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PFC 59 Brophy vs Gaetz II* PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 598 p4p, 72 weight class) and Carlos Ortega (ranked 772 p4p, 88 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wannanen does no damage.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortega. That did some damage!
Ortega misses with an uppercut.
Wannanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wannanen misses with a leg kick
and Ortega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wannanen pushes Ortega away with a front kick.
Wannanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wannanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega lands a lovely overhand right.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wannanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wannanen takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Wannanen throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega misses with a hook. Wannanen ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen throws a one two combo.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Wannanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortega.
Wannanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Ortega misses.
Ortega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wannanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wannanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega lands a slapping body shot.
Wannanen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ortega eats them both and turns towards Wannanen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ortega feints and then cracks Wannanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wannanen down.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wannanen.
Wannanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortega is out of range and Wannanen settles back down.
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega moves into the clinch.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Ortega in his tracks for a moment.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Ortega presses Wannanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wannanen fails to land.
Ortega tries a body shot but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen lands a left hand.
Ortega dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Ortega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wannanen lands with a left to the head.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Wannanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wannanen throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wannanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wannanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega connects with the punch.
Wannanen throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Ortega.
Ortega takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Wannanen.
Ortega lands with a straight right. Wannanen didn't see that one coming.
Ortega lands with an overhand left.
Wannanen scores with a jab.
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Wannanen.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Wannanen moved out of range.
Ortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wannanen.
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!
Ortega misses with a hook. Wannanen ducked under it nicely.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega slips under a jab from Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a straight right.
Ortega tries to clinch but Wannanen is having none of it.
It looked like Wannanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a chopping leg kick but Wannanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wannanen misses with a wild combination.
Ortega lands with a good body shot.
Ortega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wannanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wannanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wannanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega lands with a right hand.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wannanen throws a chopping leg kick but Ortega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ortega is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega lands a nice looking body shot.
Wannanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega takes one to the chin there.
Ortega feints and then cracks Wannanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wannanen down.
Ortega is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wannanen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Ortega will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wannanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Ortega thumps Wannanen with a low kick.
Wannanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
A quick step to the side and Wannanen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Wannanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortega misses with an uppercut. Wannanen saw that one coming.
Wannanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortega scores with a hook.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wannanen's sensitive parts.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortega has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wannanen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ortega can turn it around.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen motions for Ortega to come forward. Wannanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega tests Wannanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortega lands with a good body shot.
Ortega throws an overhand right that lands on Wannanen's shoulder, as Wannanen tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wannanen with a jab.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but Ortega sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Ortega misses.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wannanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wannanen lands a really nice looking cross but Ortega seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wannanen checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Wannanen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wannanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Wannanen coming out on top.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Ortega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Wannanen scores with a jab. Ortega acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega cracks Wannanen with a good jab.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega misses with a double jab.
Carlos Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wannanen throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega misses with a low kick.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Ortega staying out of range there.
Ortega steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wannanen.
Ortega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wannanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortega counters with a right hand to the body.
Wannanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Wannanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega throws a shot to the body.
Ortega gets tackled into the cage by Wannanen. Wannanen maintains the clinch.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Carlos Ortega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ortega tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Ortega lands a hook that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wannanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Ortega as the two fighters clinch.
Wannanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Ortega lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
A short uppercut from Ortega.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wannanen working aggressively here.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen lands a jab to the nose.
Ortega lands a jab to the head.
Wannanen looks to land a body kick but Ortega moved away.
Ortega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen lands a two punch combo.
Ortega throws a body punch but Wannanen moves out of range.
Wannanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wannanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Wannanen.
Nice straight punches there by Ortega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortega.
A big right from Wannanen misses.
Wannanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortega.
Wannanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wannanen throws a one two combo.
Wannanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Ortega misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ortega.
Wannanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
A short right from Wannanen on the inside.
Wannanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Ortega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Wannanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Ortega scores with a shot to the side of Wannanen's head.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega manages to break the clinch.
Wannanen cracks Ortega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target.
Wannanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega throws a front kick aimed at Wannanen's knee but Wannanen avoids it well.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wannanen slips a jab from Ortega.
Ortega works over Wannanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Wannanen cracks Ortega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wannanen misses with a straight left.
Ortega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wannanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Ortega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wannanen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Ortega off balance momentarily.
Ortega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortega slips under a jab from Wannanen.
Wannanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
Wannanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Ortega off balance momentarily.
Ortega throws a solid leg kick but Wannanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ortega.
Ortega throws a sloppy head kick and Wannanen moves out of range easily.
Ortega throws a low kick but Wannanen avoids it.
A low kick from Wannanen misses
and Ortega counters by clinching up.
Wannanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortega.
Ortega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortega digs a right hand into Wannanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wannanen's gas tank.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wannanen.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pekko Wannanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Wannanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wannanen working aggressively here.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen takes a shot to the head.
Ortega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
Ortega tries a body shot but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
Ortega digs a right hand into Wannanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wannanen's gas tank.
Wannanen avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with some punches.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ortega.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega throws a leg kick which misses Wannanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Wannanen tries to avoid it.
Wannanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Pekko Wannanen was interviewed post fight and said 'well that's some bullshit!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Paxman (ranked 244 p4p, 33 weight class) and Lucjan Lucjusz (ranked 559 p4p, 68 weight class). Paxman comes into the arena with Jeremy Paxman. blaring out of the sound system. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucjan Lucjusz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paxman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucjusz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lucjusz walks into a stiff left hand from Paxman.
Paxman checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucjusz tries to score with a low kick but Paxman moves his leg out of the way.
Paxman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucjusz dives in and grabs Paxman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paxman pushes down on Lucjusz's head and hops out.
Lucjusz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paxman.
Lucjusz takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
Paxman throws a body punch but Lucjusz moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucjusz.
Lucjusz connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucjusz throws a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Lucjusz walks into a left hand.
Lucjusz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paxman.
Lucjusz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucjusz lands a nice hook to Paxman's body. Paxman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman avoids the body shot from Lucjusz.
Paxman blocks a leg kick.
Paxman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucjusz.
Lucjusz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxman manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lucjusz misses its intended target.
Paxman swings for the body but Lucjusz moves out of range.
We've been told by Paxman's head coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paxman moves into the clinch.
Lucjusz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucjusz misses with a low kick.
Lucjusz throws out a leg kick but Paxman moves out of range and Lucjusz only half commits.
Paxman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paxman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paxman moves into the clinch.
Lucjusz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lucjusz presses Paxman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucjusz blocks it with crossed arms.
Paxman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucjusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucjusz misses with a body punch.
Lucjusz lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Paxman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paxman.
Lucjusz digs a right hand into Paxman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paxman's gas tank.
Lucjusz stalls.
Lucjusz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lucjusz as the two fighters clinch.
Lucjusz lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jeremy Paxman has been cut.
Lucjusz trying to control the position but instead, Paxman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucjusz into the cage.
Lucjusz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz taking a breather.
Lucjusz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucjusz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paxman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paxman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucjusz working aggressively here.
Paxman throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Lucjusz.
Paxman trying to land knees to the body.
Lucjusz tries to work over Paxman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paxman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucjusz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paxman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paxman misses with a knee to the head.
Lucjusz lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paxman.
Paxman prevents a body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz digs a right hand underneath Paxman's ribcage. Paxman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lucjusz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paxman up against the cage.
Paxman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paxman lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paxman throws a head punch that misses.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Paxman.
Lucjusz looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Lucjusz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paxman.
Lucjusz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paxman or not.
Lucjusz slows down the pace here.
Paxman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucjan Lucjusz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Paxman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lucjusz moves out of range as Paxman throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Lucjusz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lucjusz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paxman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lucjusz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucjusz misses with a jab to the body
and Paxman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paxman throws a hook but Lucjusz blocks it.
Paxman avoids the body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz connects with an inside leg kick.
Paxman misses with a body shot.
Paxman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paxman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lucjusz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paxman throws a nice head kick!
Lucjusz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paxman's calf.
Lucjusz throws the left hand but Paxman avoids the punch easily.
Lucjusz takes a swing at Paxman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjusz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucjusz thuds his shin into the meat of Paxman's side.
Paxman checks a leg kick.
Lucjusz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paxman has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucjusz. That's going to slow Paxman down.
Paxman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucjusz wants to land a leg kick but Paxman is out of range.
Lucjusz loads up on a big right hand but Paxman slips the punch.
Lucjusz connects with a body shot that sends Paxman's belly button to the back.
Paxman misses with a body shot.
Lucjusz lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucjusz thumps Paxman with a low kick.
Lucjusz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lucjusz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucjusz throwing strikes from guard but Paxman blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz won't allow Paxman to sweep him here.
Paxman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lucjusz trying to hold on to Paxman's head to control him but Paxman postures up.
Paxman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paxman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Paxman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucjusz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paxman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucjusz keeps working.
Lucjusz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Paxman throwing shots but Lucjusz is blocking nicely.
Lucjusz manages to get to full guard.
Lucjusz is trying to keep Paxman in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paxman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucjusz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lucjusz is on top in guard.
Lucjusz chips away with some ground and pound.
Paxman looking to control.
Paxman keeping moving, preventing Lucjusz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucjan Lucjusz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Paxman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucjusz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lucjusz throws a low kick but Paxman avoids it.
Paxman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lucjusz cracks a nice hook into Paxman's ribs.
Lucjusz throws a low kick, looking for Paxman's leg but Paxman calmly moves out of range.
Lucjusz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paxman lands a jab to the head.
Lucjusz checks a low kick from Paxman.
Paxman misses with a hook
and Lucjusz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paxman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucjusz connects with a solid leg kick.
Paxman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucjusz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paxman checks it well.
Paxman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucjusz misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman cracks Lucjusz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucjusz misses with an uppercut.
Paxman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lucjusz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lucjusz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paxman is fending him off so far but Lucjusz persists. Nope, Paxman circles away and we're back to standing.
Paxman pushes Lucjusz up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucjusz has a couple of punches blocked by Paxman.
Paxman scores with a shoulder strike.
Paxman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucjusz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paxman misses with a knee to the head.
Lucjusz tries to stall but Paxman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucjusz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paxman tries to score a body lock takedown but Lucjusz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucjusz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucjusz misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeremy Paxman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxman controls his hands.
Lucjusz slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucjusz.
Paxman misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucjusz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paxman working aggressively here.
Lucjusz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paxman tries to break free but Lucjusz pushes him back against the cage.
Paxman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paxman blocks an uppercut.
Lucjan Lucjusz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paxman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paxman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucjusz lands a really nice looking cross but Paxman seems unphased.
Lucjusz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paxman rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucjusz throws an off balance right hand
and Paxman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paxman throws a sloppy head kick and Lucjusz moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman connects with a leg kick. Lucjusz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucjusz blocks a head kick by Paxman.
Lucjusz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paxman misses with an uppercut
letting Lucjusz counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucjusz, right into the meat.
Paxman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucjusz is just out of range.
Lucjusz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paxman throws a wild body kick that Lucjusz sees coming a mile off.
Paxman misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucjusz, right into the meat.
A low kick from Paxman is predictable there
and Lucjusz counters with a straight right hand.
Lucjusz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paxman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Lucjusz is looking to take a break and control but Paxman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Lucjusz.
Lucjusz trying to control the action but Paxman is working from the bottom.
Lucjusz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucjusz working the ground and pound.
Lucjusz scoring with punches and elbows.
Lucjusz working the ground and pound from side control.
Lucjusz is looking to take a break and control but Paxman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Lucjusz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucjan Lucjusz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucjusz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucjan Lucjusz!
A relieved looking Lucjan Lucjusz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 747 p4p, 104 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 228 p4p, 40 weight class). Darren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here's to the losers. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
178 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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177 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
James Darren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darren cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Darren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
An inside leg kick from Darren misses.
Darren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darren does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darren.
We've been told by Darren's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darren throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Darren moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone 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.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone checks a low kick from Darren.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darren staying out of range there.
Darren misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a body kick.
A cross from Darren lands.
Darren throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Darren wants to clinch.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone moves out of range as Darren throws a body kick.
Darren takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren misses with a hook.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren misses with a wild body shot.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.
Darren moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Stone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darren thumps Stone with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Darren.
A slow jab from Darren misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Darren scores with a leg kick.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darren tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Darren was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone defending well as Darren loads up on a big left hand.
Stone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Darren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darren.
Darren misses with the body kick
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Darren tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren lands a right hook to the body.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Darren moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Darren is wise to it.
Stone checks a low kick from Darren.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darren.
Darren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Darren throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Darren misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Stone throws a low kick but Darren moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darren thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darren misses with a right hand
and Darren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren lands a head shot.
Darren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darren.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Darren blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darren.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Jack Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Stone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Darren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Darren lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone cracks Darren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Darren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stone finish him?
Darren is rocked!
Darren throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a huge left! Darren is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Darren from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone!
Jack Stone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated James Darren had this to say: 'I'm a loser!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Clifton (ranked 307 p4p, 35 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 467 p4p, 58 weight class). Clifton comes to the cage accompanied by Tony Clifton on the Fantastic Miss Piggy Show . 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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29
159 lbs
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31
168 lbs
22 - 12 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karter staying out of range there.
Clifton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karter cracks Clifton with a good jab.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.
Karter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clifton stuffs the takedown attempt from Karter. Karter gets slowly back to his feet.
Karter fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clifton sprawls well. Clifton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karter gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Clifton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Karter.
Clifton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Clifton.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clifton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Clifton throws a body kick that misses.
Karter avoids a kick to the body.
Clifton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karter momentarily.
Clifton misses with a double jab.
Clifton looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Clifton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clifton misses with a body shot.
Karter darts in looking for a takedown but Clifton gets double underhooks and turns Karter into the cage.
Clifton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Clifton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clifton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton blocks a low kick nicely.
Clifton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Clifton moves out of range as Karter strikes.
It appears Clifton was looking to counter with a kick there.
Clifton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Clifton's head coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clifton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clifton scores with a body shot.
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!
Karter lands the left hand.
Karter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clifton scores with a jab. Karter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karter lands a slapping body shot.
Clifton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clifton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Clifton appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Clifton misses.
Clifton scores with a head kick. Karter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A lazy left from Karter finds it's target.
Karter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karter dives in for a single leg takedown but Clifton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clifton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Karter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clifton lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clifton circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
Karter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clifton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clifton lands a jab to Karter's midsection.
Karter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clifton back to the cage. Karter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Decent striking displayed by Clifton there.
Karter throws a head kick but Clifton moves out of range.
Karter throws a good cross that connects.
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Clifton moves his leg out of the way.
Clifton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karter.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clifton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Clifton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clifton with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Karter.
Karter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karter connects with a single shot there.
Karter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clifton working hard to break the clinch.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Karter effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clifton up against the cage.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries a body shot but Clifton blocks it.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clifton throws a head punch that misses.
Karter blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Clifton - that landed with a thud.
Clifton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter trying to stall but Clifton improves his position.
Karter breaks from the clinch.
Clifton stuffs the takedown attempt from Karter. Karter gets slowly back to his feet.
Clifton scores with a jab to the head.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clifton tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Karter as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Clifton scores with a four punch combination!
Karter cracks the inside of Clifton's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter cracks a nice hook into Clifton's ribs.
Karter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Clifton saw it coming and moves away.
As Karter backs away, Clifton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Clifton.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clifton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clifton dodges the punch combination from Karter.
Karter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karter trying to control but Clifton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clifton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clifton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karter being controlled here momentarily.
Karter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karter is looking to clinch.
Clifton scores with a body shot.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
Clifton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Clifton.
Clifton wants to land a leg kick but Karter is out of range.
Clifton checks a leg kick.
Clifton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clifton throws a nice looking combination but Karter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clifton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clifton.
A telegraphed right hand from Clifton misses the target.
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 Tony Clifton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clifton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter swinging wildly here.
Clifton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter wants to counter the offense by Clifton and move into the clinch position.
Clifton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karter.
Karter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karter drops his hands momentarily and Clifton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karter shoots for a takedown but Clifton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clifton gets tackled into the cage by Karter. Karter maintains the clinch.
Clifton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karter's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clifton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karter looking to stall.
Karter is looking to control Clifton's arms but Clifton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karter has his back to the cage.
Karter seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Karter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clifton.
That has opened up Chris Karter's cut even more.
Clifton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clifton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clifton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Clifton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clifton looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clifton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
A counter left hand to the body from Clifton misses its target.
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clifton throws out the jab.
Clifton lands an overhand right.
Karter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karter slips a straight right by Clifton.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clifton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter tries for a takedown but Clifton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tony Clifton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Karter.
Clifton scores with a jab to the body.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clifton looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter staying out of range there.
Karter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter ducks right into an uppercut from Clifton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clifton misses the shot to the body.
Karter tries to land a body kick
and Clifton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter takes one to the side of the head.
Clifton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karter! But no joy.
Clifton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karter is rocked!
Clifton misses with a head kick.
Karter is still on wobbly legs! Can Clifton finish him?
Karter throws a low kick but Clifton moves out of range easily.
Karter misses with a hook.
Clifton throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Clifton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Clifton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clifton stuns Karter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karter takes a swing at Clifton's ribcage but misses.
Clifton connects with a leg kick. Karter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whack! Clifton lands a heavy head kick that drops Karter. The ref tackles Clifton to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Karter was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Clifton!
A relieved looking Tony Clifton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nordskov (ranked 365 p4p, 11 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 349 p4p, 10 weight class). Nordskov comes to the cage accompanied by Fugle. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Snoats's side.
Snoats avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Snoats fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nordskov is out of range.
Nordskov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nordskov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov tries to land a front kick but Snoats steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snoats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nordskov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nordskov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Snoats.
Snoats lands with a nice body punch.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov throws a lazy uppercut
and Snoats counters with a series of strikes. Nordskov will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoats. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoats.
Nordskov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snoats. Snoats circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoats takes one on the button.
Nordskov with a nice cross.
Snoats throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nordskov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snoats moves forwards but Nordskov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nordskov lands a nice looking body kick.
Snoats slips under a jab from Nordskov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Snoats there.
Snoats throws a nice looking combination but Nordskov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nordskov scores with a body shot.
Snoats lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nordskov's sensitive parts.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Snoats on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snoats tries to score with a low kick but Nordskov moves his leg out of the way.
Snoats throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nordskov throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snoats connects with an inside leg kick.
Nordskov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nordskov checks the leg kick.
Snoats blocks the body kick.
A jab from Nordskov finds it's way through Snoats's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Nordskov throws a good cross that connects.
Nordskov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snoats on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snoats.
Snoats throws a big shot that misses.
Snoats tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Snoats throws a jab when Nordskov was well out of range.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snoats throws a low kick, looking for Nordskov's leg but Nordskov calmly moves out of range.
Snoats explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nordskov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snoats throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov tries to work over Snoats's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov connects with a right hand. Snoats shakes it off.
Nordskov lands with a hook. Snoats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nordskov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snoats manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snoats appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snoats lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nordskov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snoats.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
Snoats closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nordskov. That snapped Snoats's head back.
Snoats misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Nordskov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snoats blocks a leg kick.
Snoats feints the counter takedown.
Nordskov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snoats, pushing him back against the cage.
Nordskov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nordskov blocking some punches.
Nordskov tries to work over Snoats's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoats scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats swats away the attempt to clinch by Nordskov.
Snoats finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snoats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nordskov throws out the jab.
Nordskov lands with a nice body punch.
Nordskov throws a low kick but Snoats moves out of range easily.
Snoats gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoats.
Snoats lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Snoats is trying to pull guard but Nordskov has him pressed against the cage.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Snoats.
Snoats fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordskov's elbow.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoats.
Nordskov is leaning against Snoats and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snoats keeps control of Nordskov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snoats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Snoats.
Nordskov looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Snoats looks for the body kick but Nordskov saw that one coming.
Snoats misses the jab.
Snoats keeps the fight on the outside.
Snoats clinches.
Snoats has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Nordskov is trying to push Snoats away but Snoats has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nordskov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snoats backwards.
Snoats swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nordskov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snoats can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Snoats controls his hands.
Snoats lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
Nordskov blocking some punches.
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoats is leaning against Nordskov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snoats lands a nice uppercut.
Snoats misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoats.
Snoats blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov lands a nice uppercut.
Snoats working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoats.
Snoats scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordskov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Snoats.
Snoats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoats misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Nordskov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Snoats.
Nordskov digs a right hand underneath Snoats's ribcage. Snoats let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snoats lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snoats can't find room to land a body shot as Nordskov controls the action.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Snoats blocks it.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body.
Snoats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snoats misses with a punch on the inside.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nordskov prevents a body shot from Snoats.
Nordskov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snoats backwards.
Snoats blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoats scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Nordskov.
Nice body punch from Nordskov - that landed with a thud.
Snoats misses with some punches.
Nordskov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats blocking some punches.
Snoats digs a right hand into Nordskov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nordskov's gas tank.
Snoats lands with a right to the head.
Snoats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snoats's elbow.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoats throws a head punch that misses.
Snoats working aggressively here.
Nordskov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nordskov.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Snoats.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nordskov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nordskov manages to break the clinch.
Nordskov dips to his left and cracks Snoats with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoats goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snoats throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands with a good body shot.
Snoats defending well as Nordskov loads up on a big left hand.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Nordskov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snoats changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Snoats chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordskov lands with a nice body kick.
Nordskov connects with a body shot that sends Snoats's belly button to the back.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoats was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snoats.
Snoats walks into a straight right hand from Nordskov.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov backing away here, and Snoats unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Snoats circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Snoats was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nordskov with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snoats throws a hook to the side of Nordskov's head but Nordskov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Nordskov does it's job there.
Snoats throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snoats.
Nordskov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snoats momentarily.
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 Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Snoats takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Snoats takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nordskov avoids a kick to the body.
Mads Nordskov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordskov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snoats's hands.
Nordskov blocks the body kick.
Nordskov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Snoats misses.
Snoats lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
Nordskov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nordskov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snoats in his tracks.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Snoats.
Snoats looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nordskov sizes up Snoats with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snoats takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nordskov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Snoats counter with a right hand.
Snoats throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov blocks a low kick nicely.
Snoats throws a body shot but no joy.
Snoats on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordskov.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snoats moves away.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Snoats throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nordskov.
Snoats cracks Nordskov with an open hand slap.
Nordskov swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoats.
Nordskov jabs Snoats right on the nose. Snoats blinks but takes it well.
Snoats uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Snoats tries to clinch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov lands a nice hook to Snoats's body. Snoats takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nordskov lands a jab to Snoats's midsection.
Gale Snoats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nordskov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordskov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snoats connects with an inside leg kick.
Nordskov lands a jab.
Snoats bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snoats throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nordskov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nordskov scores with a leg kick.
Nordskov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Snoats's side.
Snoats is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Snoats avoids it.
Snoats has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snoats misses with an uppercut.
Nordskov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snoats fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nordskov.
Snoats misses with a wild body shot.
Snoats has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordskov.
Snoats looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordskov jabs at Snoats's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snoats has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nordskov.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Snoats was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snoats takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Jab from Nordskov.
Nordskov digs a good hook to Snoats's body.
Snoats digs a good hook to Nordskov's body.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Nordskov lands a glancing blow to the side of Snoats's head.
Nordskov cracks Snoats with an open hand slap.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Snoats now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nordskov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nordskov swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoats.
Nordskov moves out of range as Snoats throws a body kick.
Nordskov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snoats can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov slips under a jab from Snoats.
It appears Nordskov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Snoats throws a series of punches but Nordskov avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Nordskov blocks the low kick.
Snoats swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nordskov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snoats looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Snoats is just out of range.
Snoats throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nordskov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Snoats chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nordskov can pounce on him.
Nordskov throws a big shot that misses.
Snoats avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nordskov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nordskov cracks Snoats with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Nordskov sees coming a mile off.
Nordskov lands a nice hook to Snoats's body. Snoats takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov moves in looking to clinch but Snoats pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nordskov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kosken Jorma (ranked 220 p4p, 31 weight class) and Danny Brixton (ranked 317 p4p, 43 weight class). Brixton has chosen Bad Boys - Stormzy ft Ghetts & J Hus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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149 lbs
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26
147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jorma.
Brixton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorma is just out of range.
Brixton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jorma. That did some damage!
Brixton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brixton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma catches Brixton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brixton lands with a straight right. Jorma didn't see that one coming.
Jorma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brixton's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jorma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brixton. That did some damage!
Jorma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jorma throws a low kick but Brixton moves out of range easily.
Jorma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton cracks a nice hook into Jorma's ribs.
Brixton moves out of range of the leg kick from Jorma.
Brixton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jorma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Brixton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jorma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jorma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brixton is able to avoid easily.
Jorma lands with a good body shot.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton misses with a hook.
Brixton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
Jorma is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brixton lands a jab to Jorma's midsection.
Jorma lands a right hook to the body.
Brixton staying out of range there.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brixton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brixton.
Some wild striking there from Jorma.
Jorma slips under a jab from Brixton.
Jorma slips under a jab from Brixton.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brixton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jorma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jorma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brixton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Danny Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorma moves out of range as Brixton strikes.
Brixton 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brixton misses with a kick to the body.
Brixton scores with a hook to the body. Jorma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the liver by Brixton. Beautiful body shot.
Brixton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jorma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Jorma lands a nice hook to Brixton's body. Brixton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brixton 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.
Jorma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brixton is out of range.
Brixton scores with a nice strike.
Brixton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jorma throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brixton avoids it.
Brixton connects with a solid leg kick.
Brixton moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brixton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brixton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brixton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jorma is out of range and Brixton settles back down.
Brixton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brixton lands a nice looking body kick.
Danny Brixton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. Jorma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brixton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Brixton's head but Brixton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Jorma thuds a left hand into Brixton's body.
Jorma avoids the body shot from Brixton.
Brixton avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Brixton misses its intended target.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brixton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorma changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jorma connects with an inside leg kick.
Brixton scores with a hook.
Jorma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brixton.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jorma catches Brixton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jorma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Brixton saw that one coming.
That kick from Brixton tenderised Jorma's leg. Jorma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brixton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brixton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jorma shoots in but Brixton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosken Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brixton throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton works Jorma's body with a nice hook.
Jorma moves out of range as Brixton strikes.
Brixton misses the shot to the body.
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brixton 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.
Brixton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brixton swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
As Brixton backs away, Jorma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brixton. That's going to slow Jorma down.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Jorma catches Brixton right on the button with a cross.
Jorma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brixton.
Brixton misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jorma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brixton - the referee stops the clock and Jorma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brixton. Jorma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jorma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brixton finds it's way round the side to connect with Jorma's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Jorma misses.
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brixton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jorma scores with a nice strike.
Brixton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jorma's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Brixton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jorma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brixton misses with a body shot.
Brixton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brixton throws out a leg kick but Jorma moves out of range and Brixton only half commits.
Danny Brixton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brixton will feel that in the morning.
Brixton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorma.
Brixton lands with a cross.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Brixton fakes the leg kick and cracks Jorma in the body.
Brixton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brixton cracks the inside of Jorma's front leg.
It looks like Jorma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A combination from Jorma does no damage.
Jorma shoots in for a double leg but Brixton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jorma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton throws a chopping leg kick but Jorma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brixton blocks the body kick.
Brixton scores with a jab. Jorma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Brixton misses the target.
Brixton has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jorma throws a wild body kick that Brixton sees coming a mile off.
Brixton slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Brixton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jorma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brixton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brixton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brixton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jorma finds it's way round the side to connect with Brixton's head.
Brixton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorma backing away here, and Brixton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brixton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorma is looking to score with low kicks.
Jorma swings for the body but Brixton moves out of range.
Jorma scores with a body shot.
Brixton blocks a low kick nicely.
Jorma throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Brixton misses.
Brixton checks a low kick from Jorma.
Brixton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brixton throws a looping overhand right but Jorma ducks down to avoid it.
Jorma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brixton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brixton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorma throws a push kick but Brixton slaps the foot to one side.
Brixton throws a counter combo.
Brixton moves out of range of the body kick from Jorma.
Brixton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jorma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brixton jabs at Jorma's body.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brixton connects with a looping right hand.
Jorma throws the kick towards the body but Brixton avoids it.
Brixton missing with a left hand there. Jorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brixton connects with a right hand. Jorma shakes it off.
Jorma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jorma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brixton.
Brixton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jormas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brixton scores with a hook to the body. Jorma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brixton. That did some damage!
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jorma blocks a low kick nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jorma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brixton moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brixton. Brixton obviously looking to wear him down.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Jorma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brixton tries to avoid it but Jorma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brixton to the ground. Brixton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosken Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brixton can pounce on him.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma darts in looking for a takedown but Brixton gets double underhooks and turns Jorma into the cage.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brixton. That's going to slow Jorma down.
Jorma throws a low kick, looking for Brixton's leg but Brixton calmly moves out of range.
Brixton checks a low kick from Jorma.
Jorma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brixton slips a straight right by Jorma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma scores with a punch to the head.
Brixton misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brixton. Jorma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brixton throws a low kick, looking for Jorma's leg but Jorma calmly moves out of range.
Brixton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brixton motions for Jorma to come forward. Brixton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brixton lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Brixton lands a head kick. Jorma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jorma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brixton throws a looping overhand right but Jorma ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Jorma tenderised Brixton's leg. Brixton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jorma scores with a nice body kick.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorma lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Jorma misses its target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brixton checks a leg kick.
Jorma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brixton trying to control but Jorma postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brixton missing with a left hand there. Jorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Jorma there.
Brixton looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
Brixton needs to keep his hands up - Jorma had a free shot at his head there.
Jorma throws a body kick that misses.
Jorma moves away from the strike by Brixton.
Jorma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brixton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jorma.
Brixton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Brixton.
Jorma shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brixton eats them both and turns towards Jorma to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma looks to land a body kick but Brixton moved away.
Brixton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brixton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brixton.
Brixton just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brixton can pounce on him.
Brixton cracks Jorma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma slips under a jab from Brixton.
Jorma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brixton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jorma misses the jab.
Nice cross by Brixton.
Jorma scores with a sloppy right hand. Brixton should have avoided that one.
Brixton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jorma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jorma lands a nice shot that snaps Brixton's head back.
Brixton lands a head shot.
Brixton takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brixton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brixton.
Jorma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kosken Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Jorma lands a really nice looking cross but Brixton seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brixton blocks a low kick nicely.
Brixton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jorma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jorma is looking to score with low kicks.
Jorma misses with a two punch combination.
Brixton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Brixton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jorma takes one to the side of the head.
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Brixton misses with an uppercut.
Jorma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brixton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jorma.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. Jorma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brixton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brixton avoids a kick to the body.
Jorma backing away here, and Brixton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brixton blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a hook but Brixton blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Brixton. Beautiful body shot.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jorma throws out the jab.
As Jorma backs off Brixton throws a huge counter combo but Jorma manages to avoid it all.
Jorma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Brixton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorma.
Jorma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
Jorma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brixton on the side of the head.
Jorma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jorma swings for the body but Brixton moves out of range.
Jorma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brixton is looking to improve his position.
Brixton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorma scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands strikes from half guard.
Brixton is looking for a sweep. Jorma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brixton defends it well.
Brixton is defending against the submission attempts here by Jorma.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton is trying to maintain the position but Jorma is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brixton tries to roll over but Jorma keeps him under control.
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 Kosken Jorma.
I think Brixton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Kitano (ranked 544 p4p, 56 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 197 p4p, 21 weight class). Kitano comes into the arena with Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 AM blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kitano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John clinches with his opponent.
Kitano scores with a hook to the body.
Kitano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Kitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike.
Kitano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kitano.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitano working John over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Kitano on the inside.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Kitano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kitano lands with a left to the head.
John landing knees to the body.
Kitano lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Kitano tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Kitano managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Kitano avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
John misses with some punches.
Kitano takes a shot to the head.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Kitano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Kitano avoids the damage to the body.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kitano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
John blocking some punches.
Kitano blocking some punches.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John gets through Kitano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kitano blocks it with crossed arms.
John tries to work over Kitano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitano prevents a body shot from John.
Kitano is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kitano lands a left hand.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kitano pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John looks winded!
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
Kitano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano working the clinch nicely. John is working for position but Kitano cracks him with a big knee to the head! John crumples up against the cage and Kitano lands two more shots before the ref can save John! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Sendou Kitano!
Sendou Kitano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 50 p4p, 8 weight class) and Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 131 p4p, 17 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkk lands a jab to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a hook. Darkk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darkk checks a low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
Darkk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Beautiful body shot.
Darkk drives through and clinches with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop against the cage.
Darkk tries to break the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is controlling the position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darkk gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
A body shot lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk can't find room to land a body shot as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls the action.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's shoulder, as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to avoid the shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks into a stiff left hand from Darkk.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Darkk punishes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a nice straight punch.
Darkk takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkk steps away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Darkk misses its intended target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter with a clinch but Darkk shakes him off and moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darkk closes the distance and pushes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back into the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can turn it around.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk taking a breather.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darkk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Darkk coming out on top.
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!
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away and avoids it.
Darkk takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop needs to keep his hands up - Darkk had a free shot at his head there.
Darkk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a counter combo.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips the punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkk is looking to counter the offense by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop and move into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Darkk.
A punch combination from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Darkk.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop should have avoided that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a head kick.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop! But no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's legs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop saw that one coming.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's legs.
Darkk throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darkk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That's going to slow Darkk down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good, hard body kick but Darkk shrugs it off.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk swings for the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice head kick!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shakes it off.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shakes it off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That did some damage!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Darkk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets a clinch.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body kick.
Darkk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darkk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk with a hook.
Darkk jabs Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop right on the nose. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blinks but takes it well.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk fails to land with a series of punches.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings widly with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thinking.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the body shot from Darkk.
Darkk throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darkk counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
An inside leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk clobbers Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, right into the meat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes Darkk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to get back to striking at distance but Darkk won't allow it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk tries a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk stalling in the clinch but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop improves position.
Darkk is pushing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darkk.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk controlling the action here for a moment.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop digs a right hand underneath Darkk's ribcage. Darkk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body shot.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a shot to the side of Darkk's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Darkk stalling the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darkk avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darkk.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darkk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darkk throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Darkk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darkk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scrambles back to his feet.
Darkk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a left to the body.
Darkk misses with a hook. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducked under it nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out a leg kick but Darkk moves out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop only half commits.
Darkk throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop in his tracks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darkk throws out a loose jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with an uppercut that bounces Darkk off the cage and back into range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Darkk is rocked!
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Darkk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of punches but Darkk avoids them all with ease.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk seems to have got his legs back now.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darkk doesn't seem bothered though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a looping right.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk swings for the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Darkk instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk misses with a leg kick
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a body kick.
Darkk throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk scores with a jab.
A solid body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk sets himself, and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps forward looking for the clinch! Darkk avoids it this time.
That kick from Darkk tenderised Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leg. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just manages to avoid it.
Darkk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darkk connects with a nice looking jab.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is able to avoid easily.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
Darkk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a left to the head.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darkk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop at a distance.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darkk misses the body punch
letting Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counter with a right hand.
Darkk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - just one landing.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of punches but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Darkk cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darkk counters with a right hand to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk misses with a body shot
and Darkk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darkk misses with a hook to the body
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebeneezer Darkk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Alzheimer (ranked 37 p4p, 6 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 113 p4p, 14 weight class). Alzheimer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You're The Voice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Larusso's choice of entrance music: Glory of love. Daniel Larusso has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Friedrich Alzheimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzheimer looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
Alzheimer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alzheimer throws a low kick but Larusso moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Larusso.
Alzheimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larusso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Alzheimer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzheimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larusso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larusso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alzheimer throws a jab when Larusso was well out of range.
Larusso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alzheimer tests Larusso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alzheimer looks to land a left hand but Larusso moved out of range nicely.
Larusso slips a straight right by Alzheimer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzheimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso unleashes a big counter combination but Alzheimer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Larusso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alzheimer checks a leg kick.
Larusso misses with a hook. Alzheimer ducked under it nicely.
Alzheimer blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzheimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Alzheimer misses with an uppercut. Larusso saw that one coming.
Larusso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larusso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzheimer throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso misses with a left hand
and Alzheimer counters with an outside leg kick.
Larusso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larusso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzheimer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alzheimer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzheimer avoids the body shot from Larusso.
Alzheimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzheimer.
Larusso scores with a kick to the body.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Alzheimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Alzheimer's shoulder, as Alzheimer tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alzheimer has managed to clinch.
Larusso misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso manages to break the clinch.
Alzheimer misses with a lunging right hand
and Larusso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws out a counter right but Alzheimer avoids it with no problem.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzheimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Alzheimer catches Larusso right on the button with a cross.
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzheimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larusso's calf.
Larusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alzheimer avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Nice defenses there by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larusso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larusso tries to bum rush Alzheimer with a series of wild strikes but Alzheimer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alzheimer throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Larusso loads up on a big right hand but Alzheimer slips the punch.
Alzheimer forces Larusso back against the cage and clinches.
Alzheimer lands with a right to the head.
Alzheimer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Larusso to keep the fight standing.
Larusso misses with the head strike.
Alzheimer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larusso smiles and moves away.
Larusso keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer forces Larusso back against the cage and clinches.
Alzheimer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larusso walks away with a smile on his face. Alzheimer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Friedrich Alzheimer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alzheimer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larusso is out of range and Alzheimer settles back down.
Alzheimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larusso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alzheimer takes a step back to recover.
Alzheimer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alzheimer misses with a looping right.
Alzheimer throws an overhand right that lands on Larusso's shoulder, as Larusso tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larusso dodges the punch combination from Alzheimer.
Larusso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alzheimer blocks it well.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Larusso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
Alzheimer rushes Larusso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Larusso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alzheimer lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzheimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso lands a nice uppercut.
Alzheimer misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzheimer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larusso walks away with a smile on his face. Alzheimer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alzheimer checks a leg kick.
Alzheimer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larusso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larusso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzheimer momentarily.
Alzheimer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Larusso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Alzheimer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Alzheimer's shoulder, as Alzheimer tries to avoid the shot.
Alzheimer looks for the body kick but Larusso saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alzheimer is able to avoid easily.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Alzheimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Larusso lands a nice hook to Alzheimer's body. Alzheimer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzheimer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Larusso misses with a straight right.
It looked like Alzheimer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Larusso misses.
Larusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alzheimer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larusso in his tracks.
Alzheimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alzheimer sizes up Larusso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso throws a hook but Alzheimer blocks it.
Alzheimer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larusso on the side of the head.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Larusso 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Alzheimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso checks a leg kick nicely.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso checks a leg kick.
Larusso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alzheimer sizes up Larusso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso lands with a kick to the temple. Alzheimer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alzheimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzheimer. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Alzheimer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Larusso lands with an uppercut that bounces Alzheimer off the cage and back into range.
Alzheimer tries to clinch but Larusso moves out of range.
Alzheimer tries to clinch but Larusso moves out of range.
Alzheimer throws a big shot that misses.
Alzheimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larussos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzheimer.
Larusso misses with a hook. Alzheimer ducked under it nicely.
Friedrich Alzheimer is winning the standup battle so far.
Alzheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Alzheimer closes the distance and pushes Larusso back into the cage.
Larusso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzheimer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larusso walks away with a smile on his face. Alzheimer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alzheimer wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Alzheimer swings widly with a right hand
and Larusso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larusso walks into a straight right hand from Alzheimer.
Larusso swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Alzheimer. That snapped Larusso's head back.
Alzheimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzheimer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzheimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Alzheimer scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Alzheimer misses.
Alzheimer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larusso misses with a hook
and Alzheimer counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Alzheimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer moves forwards but Larusso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alzheimer cracks Larusso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Larusso throws a low kick but Alzheimer moves out of range easily.
Alzheimer throws a good cross that connects.
Alzheimer tries to clinch but Larusso is having none of it.
Alzheimer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alzheimer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larusso throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alzheimer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larusso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larusso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzheimer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alzheimer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzheimer moves in looking to clinch but Larusso pushes him off.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
Larusso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alzheimer throws a push kick but Larusso slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso feints a counter leg kick.
Alzheimer connects with a crisp jab.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
A little feinted left hand from Alzheimer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larusso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alzheimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a lazy head kick
and Alzheimer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larusso tries to score with a low kick but Alzheimer moves his leg out of the way.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Alzheimer sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Alzheimer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Alzheimer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alzheimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Alzheimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larussos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Alzheimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzheimer moves away from the strike by Larusso.
Alzheimer's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzheimer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alzheimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larusso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larusso throws a big shot that misses.
Alzheimer misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Larusso misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Alzheimer misses the target.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzheimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alzheimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Larusso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Alzheimer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso throws a looping overhand right but Alzheimer ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Alzheimer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alzheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alzheimer wants to clinch up but Larusso keeps it at a distance.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso throws a looping overhand right but Alzheimer ducks down to avoid it.
Alzheimer lands with a nice body punch.
Larusso throws out a loose jab but Alzheimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzheimer throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larusso throws the left hand but Alzheimer avoids the punch easily.
Alzheimer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alzheimer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alzheimer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso misses with a body punch
and Alzheimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larusso throws a solid leg kick but Alzheimer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larusso.
Alzheimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Alzheimer.
Larusso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larusso.
Larusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larusso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alzheimer.
A counter left hand to the body from Alzheimer misses its target.
Alzheimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso connects with a body shot that sends Alzheimer's belly button to the back.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Alzheimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larusso misses with a looping right.
Larusso misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Alzheimer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alzheimer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alzheimer's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzheimer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larusso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alzheimer looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer misses with a looping right.
Alzheimer throws out a loose jab but Larusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Larusso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Alzheimer jumps back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larusso.
Alzheimer misses with a left hand
and Larusso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alzheimer wants to clinch.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Alzheimer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alzheimer instigates a clinch.
Alzheimer managing to block the knees to the body from Larusso.
Larusso is trying to break free.
Alzheimer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larusso's elbow.
Alzheimer lands a body punch.
Alzheimer tries to pull guard but Larusso won't allow it.
Alzheimer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzheimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzheimer scores with a shot to the side of Larusso's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a head punch that misses.
Larusso prevents a body shot from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larusso walks away with a smile on his face. Alzheimer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larusso blocks a leg kick.
Larusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larusso connects with a right hand. Alzheimer shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Alzheimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Alzheimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Larusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alzheimer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alzheimer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzheimer wants to slow Larusso down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Alzheimer finds it's way through Larusso's defenses.
Alzheimer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larusso pushes Alzheimer away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larusso. Alzheimer shrugs it off though.
Alzheimer misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Alzheimer feints and then cracks Larusso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larusso down.
Alzheimer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Alzheimer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larusso is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Larusso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larusso looks to throw the jab but Alzheimer is out of range.
Alzheimer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alzheimer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larusso, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Daniel Larusso just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alzheimer misses with a looping right.
Alzheimer throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzheimer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzheimer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larusso.
Alzheimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
Larusso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larusso misses with a right hand
and Alzheimer counters with a left to the body.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzheimer's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzheimer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alzheimer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larusso just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso connects with the punch.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alzheimer counters with a good low kick that Larusso was not able to check.
Alzheimer wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
Larusso throws out a counter right but Alzheimer avoids it with no problem.
Alzheimer cracks a nice hook into Larusso's ribs.
Alzheimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larusso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alzheimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
A jab from Larusso misses.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Alzheimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzheimer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Alzheimer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alzheimer swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Alzheimer slips under a jab.
Alzheimer forces Larusso back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larusso tries to throw a body punch but Alzheimer avoids it by throwing Larusso back against the cage.
Larusso struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzheimer controls his hands.
Alzheimer jumps guard but Larusso stands there with Alzheimer around his waist. Alzheimer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larusso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larusso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alzheimer is keeping busy.
Larusso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alzheimer up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzheimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larusso tries a body shot but Alzheimer blocks it.
Alzheimer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larusso backwards.
Larusso is trying to stall.
Alzheimer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Larusso smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso lands a nice shot to the body.
Larusso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larusso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzheimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Larusso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Alzheimer rushes Larusso and presses him up against the cage.
Alzheimer lands with a right to the head.
Alzheimer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larusso is keeping busy.
Alzheimer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larusso lands an uppercut.
Larusso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alzheimer is defending well for now.
Alzheimer manages to pull guard.
Alzheimer is trying to control the position but Larusso postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alzheimer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alzheimer managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larusso wants to get up but he can't break Alzheimer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alzheimer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Larusso tries to stand but Alzheimer is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alzheimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A cross from Larusso lands.
Alzheimer lands a nice looking body shot.
Larusso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Alzheimer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alzheimer checks a low kick from Larusso.
Alzheimer lands a jab to the nose.
Alzheimer avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a right hand that misses
and Alzheimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzheimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alzheimer scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alzheimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alzheimer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzheimer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzheimer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the leg kick from Larusso.
A big left from Alzheimer misses.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alzheimer.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Alzheimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzheimer throws out a leg kick but Larusso moves out of range and Alzheimer only half commits.
A good leg kick by Larusso.
Alzheimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Larusso lands a nice shot to the body.
Alzheimer wants to clinch.
Alzheimer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alzheimer avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Larusso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzheimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzheimer misses with a body kick.
Larusso slips a jab and a cross from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer clobbers Larusso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Alzheimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alzheimer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alzheimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alzheimer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzheimer moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Alzheimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer scores with a nice right hand.
Alzheimer drops his hands momentarily and Larusso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larusso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzheimer has time to react.
Larusso throws a solid leg kick but Alzheimer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larusso.
Alzheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Larusso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alzheimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzheimer backing away here, and Larusso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larusso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alzheimer will feel that in the morning.
Alzheimer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larusso misses with a few strikes there.
Alzheimer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzheimer blocks a low kick nicely.
Larusso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzheimer avoids the body shot from Larusso.
Larusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Friedrich Alzheimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larusso throws the left hand but Alzheimer avoids the punch easily.
Larusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alzheimer tries to clinch but Larusso is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzheimer misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larusso.
Alzheimer avoids a kick to the body.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larusso keeps the fight on the outside.
Alzheimer jabs Larusso right on the nose. Larusso blinks but takes it well.
Larusso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alzheimer is out of range.
Alzheimer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alzheimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Larusso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alzheimer checks the leg kick.
Alzheimer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larusso just manages to avoid it.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Larusso.
I think Alzheimer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Friedrich Alzheimer!
An out of breath Friedrich Alzheimer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 116 p4p, 10 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 211 p4p, 24 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with JME - The Very Best blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brophy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaetz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaetz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaetz throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy throws a body punch but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaetz as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Gaetz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaetz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brophy avoids a kick to the body.
Gaetz is looking to slow Brophy down with leg kicks.
Gaetz is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
A quick step to the side and Brophy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaetz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaetz throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz blocks a low kick nicely.
Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Gaetz thinks about the counter body kick.
Gaetz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaetz.
Gaetz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaetz lands a right hook to the body.
Gaetz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brophy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaetz lands a nice shot that snaps Brophy's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Gaetz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Gaetz's head but Gaetz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaetz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Gaetz slips the punch.
Gaetz misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Brophy thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Gaetz.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaetz.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. Gaetz moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Gaetz slips the punch.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaetz was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Gaetz avoids it.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Gaetz.
Brophy connects with a body shot that sends Gaetz's belly button to the back.
Gaetz throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gaetz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Gaetz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaetz under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Gaetz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaetz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Gaetz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaetz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaetz.
Jab by Gaetz.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaetz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaetz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gaetz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Gaetz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Gaetz scores with a hook.
Brophy throws the left hand but Gaetz avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Gaetz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaetz.
Gaetz feints a counter leg kick.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Brophy.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaetz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Gaetz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Gaetz slips a straight right by Brophy.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy throws a lazy body kick
and Gaetz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a body shot
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaetz misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaetz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Link Gaetz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Gaetz finds it's target.
Gaetz connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy lands a nice hook to Gaetz's body. Gaetz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brophy throws a lazy head kick
and Gaetz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gaetz there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy rushes Gaetz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to work over Gaetz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Gaetz.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Red Brophy's cut.
That's time! Brophy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaetz.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brophy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaetz doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaetz misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaetz.
Gaetz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Brophy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaetz was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Gaetz lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Gaetz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
Gaetz misses with a straight left.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Gaetz scores with a jab to the head.
Gaetz scores with a nice strike.
Gaetz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaetz connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Gaetz throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy walks into a jab.
Gaetz wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Gaetz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaetz misses the jab.
Gaetz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Gaetz tests Brophy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lands with a slapping head kick.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Gaetz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetz counters with a nice leg kick.
Gaetz lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Gaetz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brophy will feel that in the morning.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaetz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy throws a jab when Gaetz was well out of range.
Brophy throws a lazy body kick
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Brophy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaetz, right into the meat.
Gaetz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Gaetz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brophy tries to land a body kick
and Gaetz counters with a head kick.
Gaetz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Brophy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Gaetz just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaetz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Gaetz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaetz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Gaetz avoids it.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaetz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brophy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gaetz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Gaetz's shoulder, as Gaetz tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy scores with a push kick.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy lands a nice looking body kick.
Gaetz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy throws a hook but Gaetz avoids it easily.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Gaetz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brophy blocks it well.
Brophy cracks a nice hook into Gaetz's ribs.
Brophy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brophy throws a looping overhand right but Gaetz ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Gaetz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Gaetz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaetz thumps Brophy with a low kick.
Gaetz scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaetz counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Brophy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brophy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaetz pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaetz or not.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gaetz.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
Gaetz lands an uppercut.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
Gaetz working aggressively here.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaetz connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Gaetz coming out on top.
Red Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gaetz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaetz wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaetz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaetz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Gaetz lands a nice shot that snaps Brophy's head back.
A big left from Gaetz misses.
Brophy lands a slapping body shot.
Gaetz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brophy's knee momentarily.
Gaetz misses with a body kick.
Brophy tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaetz avoided it.
Brophy scores with a push kick.
Gaetz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaetz cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaetz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brophy. Brophy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gaetz connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaetz circles away.
Gaetz ducks right into an uppercut from Brophy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Link Gaetz.
I think Gaetz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Link Gaetz!
Link Gaetz is the new heavyweight champion!
Link Gaetz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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