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DUEL#178 Andersson vs Justice PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 2284 p4p, 220 weight class) and Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 1982 p4p, 191 weight class). Diddlybottom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Milquetoast. McGraw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: High on Fire - The Sunless Years. Milktoast Diddlybottom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonesaw McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diddlybottom tries to counter with a takedown but McGraw is quick to defend against it.
McGraw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diddlybottom. That one must have hurt.
McGraw loads up on a big right hand but Diddlybottom slips the punch.
McGraw tries to bum rush Diddlybottom with a series of wild strikes but Diddlybottom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diddlybottom feinted with a counter takedown.
McGraw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diddlybottom.
McGraw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGraw missing with a left hand there. Diddlybottom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGraw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diddlybottom.
McGraw misses with a wild body shot.
Diddlybottom tries to work over McGraw's front leg with a kick but McGraw checks it.
McGraw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diddlybottom. That did some damage!
Diddlybottom tries to work over McGraw's front leg with a kick but McGraw checks it.
McGraw blocks a head kick by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraw misses with a straight right.
Diddlybottom lands an overhand right.
Diddlybottom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGraw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diddlybottom manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom slips under a jab.
McGraw throws a sloppy head kick and Diddlybottom moves out of range easily.
Diddlybottom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGraw on the side of the head.
Diddlybottom misses with a straight left.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddlybottom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGraw misses with a wild combination.
Diddlybottom with a hook.
Diddlybottom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from McGraw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diddlybottom. McGraw shrugs it off though.
McGraw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diddlybottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom cracks McGraw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraw looks to land a body kick but Diddlybottom moved away.
McGraw 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.
Diddlybottom looks to land a combination but McGraw avoids it well.
Diddlybottom misses with a straight left.
Diddlybottom throws the left hand but McGraw avoids the punch easily.
McGraw misses with a hook. Diddlybottom ducked under it nicely.
Diddlybottom tries to counter with a takedown but McGraw is quick to defend against it.
McGraw tries a head kick but it misses.
McGraw tests Diddlybottom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diddlybottom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGraw.
Diddlybottom attempts a counter takedown but McGraw avoids it well and moves away.
McGraw lands a lovely overhand right.
Diddlybottom avoids a kick to the body.
Diddlybottom attempts a counter takedown but McGraw avoids it well and moves away.
Diddlybottom thumps McGraw with a low kick.
McGraw wants to clinch but Diddlybottom slips to the side
and Diddlybottom counters with a shoot takedown. McGraw fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGraw is on top in guard.
Diddlybottom has control of McGraw's left arm, preventing McGraw from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw wants to pass the guard but Diddlybottom is keeping the position.
McGraw engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diddlybottom looking for a sweep. Not yet Diddlybottom, not yet.
Diddlybottom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGraw is pushing down on Diddlybottom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diddlybottom is fighting to maintain full guard but McGraw has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diddlybottom is holding on to half guard well.
McGraw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diddlybottom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGraw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGraw's back!
Diddlybottom is hanging on to McGraw's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Diddlybottom pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
McGraw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diddlybottom wants to finish this one by submission but McGraw is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diddlybottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddlybottom goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McGraw is on top in guard.
McGraw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diddlybottom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraw trying to keep a closed guard but Diddlybottom is proving a slippery customer.
McGraw wants to sweep here but Diddlybottom controlling him for the moment.
Diddlybottom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Milktoast Diddlybottom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
That's time! Diddlybottom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diddlybottom misses the shot to the body.
Diddlybottom moves out of range of the strikes.
Diddlybottom looks to score with a jab to the body but McGraw is just out of range.
McGraw lands with a nice combination. Diddlybottom backs away looking to recover.
McGraw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diddlybottom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGraw slips under a jab from Diddlybottom.
A big right from Diddlybottom misses.
Diddlybottom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diddlybottom ducks under a wild hook from McGraw.
McGraw throws a shot to the body.
McGraw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diddlybottom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraw wants to improve his position but Diddlybottom is controlling well.
Diddlybottom working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McGraw's thigh. McGraw counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Diddlybottom tries to free his leg and advance position but McGraw is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw is trying to keep Diddlybottom in close.
Diddlybottom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diddlybottom preventing the sweep.
Diddlybottom pushes down on McGraw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGraw is trying to maintain the position but Diddlybottom is very close to passing his half guard.
Diddlybottom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diddlybottom wants to pass the guard but McGraw is defending well.
Diddlybottom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McGraw wants to get back to full guard.
Diddlybottom is pressing down on McGraw's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGraw is holding on for now.
McGraw is looking for a sweep. Diddlybottom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGraw trying to control but Diddlybottom postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom tries to pass to full mount but McGraw defends it.
McGraw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diddlybottom is pushing down on McGraw's leg trying to pass to half guard. McGraw is fighting to maintain full guard but Diddlybottom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diddlybottom passes to full mount!
Diddlybottom is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGraw is surviving well by controlling Diddlybottom's body position as best he can.
McGraw wants to control but Diddlybottom is having none of it.
McGraw tries to reverse the position but Diddlybottom maintains control.
McGraw sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diddlybottom frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGraw gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is trying to work for a kimura but McGraw is defending well.
McGraw is looking for a sweep. Diddlybottom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGraw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diddlybottom's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diddlybottom's back!
Diddlybottom really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of McGraw's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
McGraw keeps control of the position as Diddlybottom tries to break free.
Diddlybottom breaks McGraw's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diddlybottom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGraw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGraw seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diddlybottom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGraw's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McGraw wants to improve his position but Diddlybottom is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGraw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diddlybottom tries to free his leg and advance position but McGraw is retaining full guard.
McGraw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGraw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Diddlybottom looking to pass the guard.
McGraw trying to keep a closed guard but Diddlybottom is proving a slippery customer.
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 Milktoast Diddlybottom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick but McGraw moved away.
The fighters circling - Diddlybottom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGraw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - McGraw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGraw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGraw throws the left hand but Diddlybottom avoids the punch easily.
Diddlybottom drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGraw sprawls and moves away.
Diddlybottom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGraw's waist but McGraw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diddlybottom off to one side.
McGraw throws the left hand but Diddlybottom avoids the punch easily.
McGraw throws a lazy uppercut
and Diddlybottom counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGraw won't be happy with that.
Diddlybottom working away.
McGraw is looking to reverse the position.
Diddlybottom is trying to get an arm triangle but McGraw is defending well.
McGraw wants to control but Diddlybottom postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGraw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGraw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGraw prevents Diddlybottom from moving into mount.
McGraw is looking for a sweep.
McGraw is trying to get back to his feet.
Diddlybottom tries for a kimura but McGraw is defending well.
McGraw is looking for a sweep.
Diddlybottom is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGraw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diddlybottom tries to move to mount but McGraw blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGraw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Diddlybottom working away.
McGraw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diddlybottom is looking to take a break and control but McGraw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGraw stops Diddlybottom from passing to mount.
Diddlybottom is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGraw has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom working away.
Diddlybottom tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diddlybottom has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diddlybottom is trying to get an arm triangle but McGraw is defending well.
You can see the frustration on McGraw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diddlybottom wants to control but McGraw is keeping him busy.
Diddlybottom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGraw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonesaw McGraw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diddlybottom tries to move to mount but McGraw blocks the move with his legs.
Diddlybottom trying to control the action but McGraw is working from the bottom.
Diddlybottom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Milktoast Diddlybottom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milktoast Diddlybottom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGraw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McGraw being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diddlybottom wants to control but McGraw is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milktoast Diddlybottom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diddlybottom, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milktoast Diddlybottom!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Milktoast Diddlybottom waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
Bonesaw McGraw was interviewed post fight and said 'Bonesaw bows down to no man. It's clear you had the ref in your pocket. Ain't no way Bonesaw is going out like that. Next time you are going down like Bjorn's mom.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brando Reigns (ranked 1121 p4p, 127 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 1582 p4p, 168 weight class). Reigns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tragedy. On his way into the cage it seems that Brando Reigns has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brando Reigns seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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154 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Reigns slips the punch.
Reigns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Reigns's shoulder, as Reigns tries to avoid the shot.
Reigns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reigns scores with a nice head shot.
Ho connects with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reigns. Ho shrugs it off though.
Ho wants to clinch up but Reigns keeps it at a distance.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Brando Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho wants to counter the offense by Reigns and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reigns looks for the body kick but Ho saw that one coming.
Reigns has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reigns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
Reigns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ho unleashes a big counter combination but Reigns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ho misses with a jab to the body
and Reigns counters with a head kick.
Reigns is looking to chop away at Ho's legs.
Reigns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reigns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reigns misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Reigns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Reigns sets himself, and Ho steps forward looking for the clinch! Reigns avoids it this time.
Reigns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reigns lands a really nice looking cross but Ho seems unphased.
Reigns clobbers Ho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reigns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Reigns fails to land.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Ho takes a shot to the head.
Reigns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reigns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Reigns will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ho up against the cage.
Reigns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reigns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ho.
Reigns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Reigns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reigns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho lands a body punch.
Reigns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
Reigns scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reigns fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reigns as Ho tries to tie him up.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reigns as Ho tries to tie him up.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
Reigns breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Ho swats away the attempt to clinch by Reigns.
Reigns scores with a hook to the body. Ho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ho tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Li Kong Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reigns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Ho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ho is not content to let Reigns control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Reigns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reigns misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reigns's knee momentarily.
Ho misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Reigns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho's head.
Ho looks to clinch
and Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigns throws a right hand that misses
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reigns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho on the side of the head.
Reigns avoids the body shot from Ho.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brando Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Reigns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Reigns lands a nice hook to Ho's body. Ho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reigns.
Ho wants to counter with a clinch but Reigns pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reigns slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho gets a clinch.
Reigns misses with some punches.
Reigns misses with some punches.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Reigns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reigns misses with some punches.
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Reigns.
Reigns blocking some punches.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Brando Reigns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reigns can't find room to land a body shot as Ho controls the action.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Reigns.
Ho prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Ho misses with some punches.
A short right from Reigns.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns works on Ho's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns blocks a body shot from Ho.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Reigns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Ho blocks a body shot from Reigns.
Reigns manages to break the clinch.
Reigns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho.
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!
Reigns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reigns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho lands a head shot.
Reigns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho.
Reigns throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reigns with a hook.
Reigns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a body kick that misses.
Reigns is looking to land body kicks.
Reigns connects with a body shot.
Reigns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Reigns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Reigns gets the takedown into side control.
Reigns is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reigns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reigns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Ho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Reigns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ho defends it well.
Reigns content to control rather than advance.
Ho is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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 Brando Reigns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reigns checks a low kick from Ho.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Reigns misses with a body kick.
Ho throws a counter combo.
Reigns throws a leg kick
and Ho counters by clinching up.
Ho misses with some punches.
Reigns breaks the clinch.
Ho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reigns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reigns swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reigns missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho is looking to score with low kicks.
Reigns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns fails with the takedown.
Ho avoids a kick to the body.
Reigns throws a solid leg kick but Ho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reigns.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Reigns's shoulder, as Reigns tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Ho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reigns throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reigns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reigns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Ho as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Ho throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho tries to counter with a clinch but Reigns shakes him off and moves away.
Ho avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Ho misses.
Reigns lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reigns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Reigns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reigns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho prevents a body shot from Reigns.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ho.
Li Kong Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho lands a body punch.
Ho digs a right hand underneath Reigns's ribcage. Reigns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reigns jumps guard but Ho turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brando Reigns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reigns being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reigns.
Ho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho.
Ho lands a body punch.
Ho gets through Reigns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns takes a shot to the head.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Ho is leaning against Reigns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reigns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho cracks Reigns with a nice body shot.
Reigns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reigns misses with a body punch.
Reigns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ho working aggressively here.
Reigns swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Ho avoiding damage.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brando Reigns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reigns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Kong Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reigns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Reigns!
A very excited looking Brando Reigns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian MacFarlane (ranked 2106 p4p, 204 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 1120 p4p, 117 weight class). MacFarlane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Foggy Dew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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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
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacFarlane throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
Proctor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacFarlane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacFarlane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacFarlane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proctor blocks a body shot from MacFarlane.
Proctor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacFarlane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacFarlane.
Proctor blocks an uppercut.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by MacFarlane.
Proctor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Proctor lands with a left to the head.
MacFarlane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacFarlane throws a head punch that misses.
MacFarlane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacFarlane lands a shot to the body.
Proctor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacFarlane swings wildly with an uppercut but Proctor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane lands a nice uppercut.
MacFarlane misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacFarlane.
MacFarlane misses with a punch to the body.
MacFarlane throws a punch but it's blocked by Proctor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proctor.
MacFarlane misses with a punch to the body.
MacFarlane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacFarlane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from MacFarlane.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacFarlane misses with a punch on the inside.
MacFarlane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacFarlane digs a right hand into Proctor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Proctor's gas tank.
Proctor looks winded!
Proctor misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Proctor.
MacFarlane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacFarlane misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacFarlane lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Proctor fails to land.
MacFarlane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacFarlane.
MacFarlane blocks an uppercut.
MacFarlane misses with some punches.
MacFarlane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacFarlane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacFarlane can't find room to land a body shot as Proctor controls the action.
MacFarlane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Proctor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Proctor has MacFarlane pressed against the cage.
MacFarlane cracks Proctor with a nice body shot.
Proctor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proctor blocks an uppercut.
MacFarlane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacFarlane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacFarlane lands a body punch.
MacFarlane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacFarlane lands an uppercut.
MacFarlane lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacFarlane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from MacFarlane as the two fighters clinch.
MacFarlane lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacFarlane lands with a left to the head.
MacFarlane lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacFarlane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacFarlane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Proctor backwards.
Proctor is rocked!
MacFarlane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacFarlane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Proctor is still on wobbly legs! Can MacFarlane finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proctor.
A right hook to the body lands for MacFarlane.
Proctor seems to have recovered his senses.
Proctor blocks an uppercut.
MacFarlane scores with a shoulder strike.
MacFarlane misses with a punch to the body.
MacFarlane dips a shoulder and cracks Proctor with a mighty uppercut! Proctor falls back against the cage and MacFarlane unloads with a barrage of strikes! Proctor is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - MacFarlane screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rian MacFarlane!
Rian MacFarlane looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Kill or be killed!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1090 p4p, 170 weight class) and Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 944 p4p, 143 weight class). Nicomachus has chosen Drake - Trophies as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicomachus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
Nicomachus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Nicomachus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright moves out of range as Nicomachus strikes.
A big right from Nicomachus misses.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicomachus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
As Nicomachus backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicomachus ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicomachus cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Nicomachus blocks a jab.
Nicomachus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wright if he has to take too many more of those.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicomachus lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicomachus misses with a looping right.
Nicomachus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Nicomachus counters with an inside leg kick.
Nicomachus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicomachus cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright looks for the body kick but Nicomachus saw that one coming.
Nicomachus throws a shot to the body.
Nicomachus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicomachus slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Nicomachus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright moves forwards but Nicomachus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nicomachus misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Wright tries a low kick but Nicomachus avoids it.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicomachus.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicomachus.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nicomachus checks it well.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nicomachus's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicomachus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicomachus.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Nicomachus saw that one coming.
Nicomachus throws a shot to the body.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicomachus can pounce on him.
Nicomachus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicomachus.
Wright cracks Nicomachus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Nicomachus counters with a straight right hand.
Nicomachus takes one to the side of the head.
Nicomachus throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright takes one on the button.
Nicomachus looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wright.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicomachus, as that shot connected.
Nicomachus scores with a jab to the head.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicomachus.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicomachus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicomachus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Nicomachus moved out of range nicely.
Wright misses with the combination.
Nicomachus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nicomachus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicomachus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Wright lands.
Nicomachus slips a jab from Wright.
Nicomachus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicomachus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Nicomachus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristotle Nicomachus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nicomachus misses with a wild body shot.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright blocks a jab.
Nicomachus missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wright might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nicomachus wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nicomachus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Nicomachus misses with a few strikes there.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nicomachus lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicomachus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nicomachus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nicomachus counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Nicomachus saw that one coming.
Nicomachus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicomachus moves away.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Nicomachus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nicomachus throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Nicomachus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Nicomachus moved out of range.
A jab from Wright misses.
Nicomachus connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright lands with a hook. Nicomachus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright feints and then cracks Nicomachus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nicomachus down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nicomachus is able to avoid easily.
Nicomachus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicomachus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicomachus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Nicomachus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nicomachus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Nicomachus scores with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicomachus connects with a body shot.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Nicomachus strikes.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nicomachus connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicomachus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicomachus lands with a nice body punch.
Nicomachus staying out of range there.
Nicomachus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicomachus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nicomachus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nicomachus moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicomachus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Nicomachus's head back.
Nicomachus lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nicomachus 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 Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright moves away from the strike by Nicomachus.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nicomachus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright cracks Nicomachus with an open hand slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicomachus moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicomachus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright tries to bum rush Nicomachus with a series of wild strikes but Nicomachus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicomachus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nicomachus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicomachus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicomachus misses with a kick to the body.
Wright cracks Nicomachus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristotle Nicomachus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicomachus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright misses with a hook. Nicomachus ducked under it nicely.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nicomachus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Nicomachus lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright moves away from the strike by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus connects with the punch.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicomachus.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicomachus throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Nicomachus lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nicomachus defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicomachus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicomachus staying out of range there.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Nicomachus's head back.
Wright defending well as Nicomachus loads up on a big left hand.
Nicomachus throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicomachus. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicomachus scores with a body shot.
Nicomachus misses with a straight left.
Nicomachus connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicomachus. That did some damage!
Nicomachus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright throws a leg kick but Nicomachus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Nicomachus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicomachus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nicomachus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicomachus.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicomachus can pounce on him.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Wright misses.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nicomachus scores with a jab to the body.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Nicomachus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
Wright tests Nicomachus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright jabs Nicomachus right on the nose. Nicomachus blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicomachus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws the left hand but Nicomachus avoids the punch easily.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright misses with a low kick as Nicomachus jumps back.
Good exchange - Nicomachus coming out on top.
Nicomachus takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Nicomachus lands a nice shot to the body.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright missing with a left hand there. Nicomachus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicomachus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Nicomachus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Nicomachus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicomachus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nicomachus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nicomachus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright drops Nicomachus with a left right combo! Wright follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nicomachus is rocked!
Nicomachus is looking for a sweep.
Nicomachus is still in real trouble! Can Wright finish him?
Wright scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nicomachus is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wright can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 184 p4p, 25 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 1074 p4p, 140 weight class). Ashton's entrance music is Zombie Nation. A fine choice. Eric Ashton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
189 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton misses with a looping right.
Haack thows a body kick. Ashton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Ashton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haack at a distance.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ashton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Haack is not content to let Ashton control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Ashton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ashton trying to control the position but Haack is working away.
Ashton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haack is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ashton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haack is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ashton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ashton's back!
Haack just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Haack not allowing Ashton to control his hands.
Ashton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haack's guard. Nice work there by Ashton.
Haack keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ashton is trying to get back to full guard.
Haack controlling the action here.
Haack prevents Ashton from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haack is working away from the top position though.
Haack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ashton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ashton is looking for a sweep. Haack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to hold on to Haack's head to control him but Haack postures up.
Haack prevents Ashton from improving his position.
Ashton controlling the position well.
Haack wants to pass to mount but Ashton is defending the position.
Ashton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ashton has his hands on Haack's head, controlling the position.
Haack preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ashton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ashton continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Ashton finds it's way through Haack's defenses.
Ashton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown but Haack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ashton. Ashton obviously looking to wear him down.
Ashton swings for the body but Haack moves out of range.
Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ashton tries to clinch up.
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 Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haack to score with a decent uppercut.
Ashton checks a leg kick.
A jab from Haack does it's job there.
Ashton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haack avoids it really well and circles away.
Haack cracks Ashton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses.
Ashton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Andre Haack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton digs a good body shot into Haack's ribs.
Ashton is looking to wear down Haack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ashton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack.
Ashton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haack lands a front kick.
Haack slips a straight right by Ashton.
Andre Haack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws a hook to the side of Ashton's head but Ashton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ashton feinted with a counter takedown.
Ashton takes one to the chin there.
Ashton slips under a jab from Haack.
Ashton blocks a jab.
Ashton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ashton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haack thuds a left hand into Ashton's body.
Ashton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haack counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ashton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Ashton moves out of range easily.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Haack. No joy for Ashton on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Ashton ducks under a wild hook from Haack.
Ashton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haack's guard.
Haack looking for a sweep. Not yet Haack, not yet.
Ashton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ashton won't allow Haack to sweep him here.
Haack trying to control the position here.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Haack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre Haack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ashton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haack is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control but Haack is working from the bottom.
Haack has control of Ashton's left arm, preventing Ashton from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ashton stopping the sweep attempt from Haack.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ashton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haack.
Haack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ashton will feel that in the morning.
Ashton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haack sprawls well initially but Ashton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ashton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haack defends it well.
Ashton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haack keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is working for a kimura but Haack is defending it quite comfortably.
Ashton slows the pace down in half guard.
Ashton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ashton is working for a kimura but Haack is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ashton in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack 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!
Ashton misses with a takedown attempt - Haack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ashton to score with a decent uppercut.
Haack scores with a head kick.
Ashton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haack throws out the jab.
Haack throws a looping overhand right but Ashton ducks down to avoid it.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Ashton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ashton attempts a counter takedown but Haack avoids it well and moves away.
Ashton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haack is trying to defend but Ashton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ashton trying to control from half guard but Haack is working away.
Haack trying to hold on to Ashton's head to control him but Ashton postures up.
Ashton is keen to just control but Haack is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack is looking to improve his position.
Ashton is pressing down on Haack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haack is holding on for now.
Haack tries to roll over but Ashton keeps him under control.
Ashton wants to control but Haack is keeping him busy.
Haack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haack trying to control here.
Haack is not content to let Ashton control the position.
Ashton trying to control from Haack's half guard. Haack has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ashton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Haack manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ashton has Haack in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack postures up.
Ashton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haack wants to get back to his feet but Ashton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ashton trying to move into half guard but instead Haack has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ashton is on top in guard.
Haack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ashton's guard.
Haack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ashton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Haack engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ashton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ashton has control of Haack's left arm, preventing Haack from doing any damage.
Ashton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ashton holds on and takes a little breather.
Ashton trying to control the position.
Ashton controlling the position.
Ashton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashton keeping moving, preventing Haack from controlling successfully.
Ashton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haack's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andre Haack.
I think Haack 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
After winning the bout, Andre Haack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 1350 p4p, 207 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 657 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Number's choice of entrance music: This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
217 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem thuds his right hand into Number's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Golem.
Golem throws a series of punches but Number moves out of range.
Number lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Golem backs up against the cage.
Golem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Number. Number circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Number tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Number clinches with his opponent.
Golem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem lands a hook that snaps the head of Number backwards.
Golem tries a body shot but Number blocks it.
Number fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Number.
Number lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Number fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Number has a couple of punches blocked by Golem.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golem tries a body shot but Number blocks it.
Golem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Number backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Number fails to land.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Golem.
Golem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golem cracks Number with a nice body shot.
Number looks winded!
Golem lands a hook that snaps the head of Number backwards.
Number is rocked!
Golem throws a big uppercut that drops Number! More strikes from Golem and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Number lies dazed against the cage as Golem celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emet Golem!
Emet Golem managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 449 p4p, 72 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 169 p4p, 28 weight class). 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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32
205 lbs
22 - 8 - 1 |
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Sidious counters with a body kick.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sidious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrera throws out the jab.
Barrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Sidious in the body.
Barrera is looking to land body kicks.
Barrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sidious.
Barrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Sidious thuds a left hand into Barrera's body.
A big left from Barrera misses.
Sidious has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
A little jabbing left from Sidious on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Barrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sidious cracks Barrera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera.
Sidious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barrera swings widly with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrera misses with a straight right.
Barrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Sidious doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body. Sidious takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooh!!! Sidious has knocked Barrera down with a huge combo! Sidious steps away and waves a wobbly Barrera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barrera is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sidious shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrera misses with a body punch
and Sidious counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Barrera badly! He tries to strike back but Sidious puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Barrera out cold! Oh man, Barrera will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darth Sidious!
An out of breath and clearly excited Darth Sidious thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 270 p4p, 37 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 347 p4p, 48 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arjuna's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Arjuna.
As Parker looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Parker just gets out of the way.
Parker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parker cracks Arjuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Parker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike.
Arjuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Parker lands but Arjuna takes it in his stride.
Arjuna is rocked!
Arjuna gets a clinch.
Oh Arjuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Arjuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Arjuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Arjuna's head.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arjuna's efforts to push away.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Arjuna.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Arjuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arjuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arjuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arjuna misses with some punches.
Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Arjuna.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker throws a series of punches but Arjuna moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Parker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arjuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna thumps Parker with a low kick.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Arjuna pushes him off.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Parker.
Arjuna clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Parker.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker cracks a nice hook into Arjuna's ribs.
Parker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arjuna checks it well.
Arjuna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Parker throws a leg kick but Arjuna checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Arjuna is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
Parker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
An attempted straight right counter from Arjuna misses the target.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arjuna walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Parker tries to work over Arjuna's front leg with a kick but Arjuna checks it.
It looked like Arjuna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker misses with some punches.
Peter Parker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Arjuna has double underhooks.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arjuna.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a head kick that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice kick to the body.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Arjuna gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with the head strike.
Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arjuna 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 Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arjuna doesn't seem phased though.
Arjuna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Arjuna walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Arjuna misses with a head kick.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arjuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arjuna throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Arjuna! Parker lets Arjuna back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Arjuna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a combination
and Arjuna counters with a body kick that stops Parker in his tracks momentarily.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arjuna lands with a good body shot.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker misses the body punch
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arjuna.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Arjuna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
Parker tries to work over Arjuna's front leg with a kick but Arjuna checks it.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Arjuna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Parker cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arjuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arjuna throws a big counter combination but Parker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker lands a left and a right that send Arjuna crashing to the mat, dazed. Parker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
It looked like Arjuna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arjuna doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Arjuna.
Parker cracks Arjuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Parker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arjuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Arjuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Parker!
A less than humble Peter Parker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 73 p4p, 10 weight class) and Achab Denis (ranked 245 p4p, 35 weight class). Denis has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Staal throws a head kick but Denis moves out of range.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Denis.
Denis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denis throws a big shot that misses.
Denis lands with a cross.
Denis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Denis throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Denis fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Denis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Staal lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staal dives in for a single leg takedown but Denis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Denis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denis.
Denis is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Denis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis checks a low kick from Staal.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denis was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Denis is looking for the big counter here.
Denis tries a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis misses with a body punch
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Staal throws a nice head kick!
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Staal, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a hook but Denis blocks it.
Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Denis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal throws a head punch that misses.
Denis lands a right hand.
Denis tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denis after a bit of a struggle.
Staal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Staal dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Denis is keeping busy.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Staal blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis blocks a body shot from Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis blocking some punches.
Staal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Staal fails to land.
Denis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Staal in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Eric Staal has been cut.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis stops a takedown attempt from Staal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Staal.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Staal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Staal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Staal avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Staal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denis closes the distance and pushes Staal back into the cage.
Denis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Staal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Denis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Denis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Staal or not.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis lands an elbow just above Staal 's eye.
Staal lands a hook that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Staal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Staal's brow.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Denis has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Denis up against the cage.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
Denis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staal prevents a body shot from Denis.
Denis breaks from the clinch.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Staal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Staal scores with a head kick.
Denis moves away from the strike by Staal.
A little jabbing left from Denis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Denis misses
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis controlling Staal's posture.
Staal is in close to Denis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denis wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Denis is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Staal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Staal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Denis throws an off balance right hand
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denis lands a big head kick that sends Staal tumbling to the mat! Denis takes a step backwards and waves Staal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Staal is rocked!
Denis walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Staal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Denis swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Staal's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achab Denis!
Achab Denis is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Achab Denis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 67 p4p, 14 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 105 p4p, 20 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Justice's choice of entrance music: Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
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218 lbs
28 - 12 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andersson doesn't seem phased though.
Andersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Andersson misses
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andersson's calf.
Andersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Justice.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andersson scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Andersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justice manages to avoid it.
Andersson backing away here, and Justice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice misses with a right hand
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersson.
Justice tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Justice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Andersson walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice slips under a jab.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Justice lands.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Andersson misses with a low kick as Justice jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Justice.
Andersson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Justice unleashes a big counter combination but Andersson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Justice misses with a left hand
and Andersson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Andersson walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andersson lunges at Justice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justice's hand.
Andersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Andersson backing away here, and Justice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Andersson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Andersson settles back down.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Andersson.
Andersson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andersson lands a head shot.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson misses with a straight right.
Andersson checks a leg kick nicely.
Andersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Andersson's leg but Andersson calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Andersson misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick lands from Justice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Andersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Justice tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson misses with some punches.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Justice.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Justice tries to work over Andersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andersson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
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 Benny Andersson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andersson's sensitive parts.
Justice throws a hook but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andersson. That's going to slow Justice down.
A jab lands there for Andersson.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice misses with a leg kick.
Andersson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Andersson is out of range.
Justice lands a leg kick that knocks Andersson off balance momentarily.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersson.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with the combination.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justice lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andersson's calf.
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice drops his hands momentarily and Andersson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Justice counters with a low kick, right behind Andersson 's knee.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andersson can pounce on him.
Justice avoids the head kick by Andersson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice works on Andersson's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Andersson.
Andersson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justice creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Justice breaks the clinch.
Justice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
Justice checks the leg kick.
Andersson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice cracks Andersson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice tries to clinch but Andersson moves out of range.
Justice scores with a nice strike.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Justice moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andersson counters with an inside leg kick.
Andersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Andersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson 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!
Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Andersson seems unphased.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
Andersson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Justice avoids it.
Andersson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Andersson tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andersson thuds a left hand into Justice's body.
Justice misses with a hook.
Andersson moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice blocks a jab.
Andersson lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Andersson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Andersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Andersson tries to avoid it.
Justice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andersson.
Justice misses with a leg kick
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Andersson moved out of range.
Andersson drops his hands momentarily and Justice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Justice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersson is looking for a counter combo.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Justice checks it.
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Andersson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andersson misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Andersson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Andersson lands a jab to the head.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Justice manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Justice finds it's target.
Andersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justice momentarily.
Andersson throws a lazy head kick
and Justice counters with a nice leg kick.
Andersson tries a low kick but Justice avoids it.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andersson is out of range.
Andersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Andersson lands with a cross.
Andersson slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Andersson half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Andersson misses.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Justice is looking to land body kicks.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Andersson thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice counters with a body kick that stops Andersson in his tracks momentarily.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Andersson moved away.
Andersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Andersson.
Andersson throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson misses with a wild 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!
Andersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersson.
Andersson misses with a right hand
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andersson scores with a hook.
Andersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Justice is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Justice moves out of range as Andersson throws a body kick.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Andersson tests Justice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
You can see that Justice has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Andersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andersson throws a good cross that connects.
Andersson cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andersson misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
An attempted straight right counter from Andersson misses the target.
Justice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target.
Andersson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justice at a distance.
Andersson moves away from the strike by Justice.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Andersson.
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Andersson cracks Justice with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson avoiding damage as Justice throws knees to the body.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Justice uses from the top position.
Justice trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Justice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.
Andersson controlling the position.
Justice won't allow Andersson to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andersson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Andersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersson defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Justice avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Justice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Justice throws a leg kick but Andersson moved away.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Andersson is looking to counter punch.
Justice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Andersson ducks down to avoid it.
Andersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andersson tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson had his way with Johnny Justice in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Andersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justice is able to avoid easily.
Justice tries a quick counter leg kick but Andersson is wise to it.
Good shot there by Andersson.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Justice misses.
Andersson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Andersson.
A big left from Andersson misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Andersson.
Andersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Andersson settles back down.
Justice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andersson 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.
Andersson scores with the left hand. Justice knows he should have avoided that one.
Andersson throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Andersson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Andersson checks the leg kick.
Justice throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Andersson's shoulder, as Andersson tries to avoid the shot.
Andersson checks a low kick from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a left hand
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
Andersson blocks a low kick nicely.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice misses with an uppercut
and Andersson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benny Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice wants to clinch but Andersson slips to the side
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Andersson's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice staying out of range there.
Andersson backing away here, and Justice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Andersson.
Andersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andersson finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
Andersson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justice! But no joy.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Andersson!
Justice throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justice needs to keep his hands up - Andersson had a free shot at his head there.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Andersson misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice feints a counter leg kick.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Justice closes the distance and pushes Andersson back into the cage.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andersson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Andersson!
Benny Andersson retains his light heavyweight title!
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