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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 3867 p4p, 408 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 22951 p4p, 564 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Syndicate does no damage.
Wanker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Syndicate gets full guard.
Wanker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Syndicate can't keep his opponent in guard - Wanker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wanker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but Syndicate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wanker to get the leverage.
Syndicate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wanker.
Syndicate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wanker prevents Syndicate from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wanker controlling the action here.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndicate keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Syndicate tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wanker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orla Wanker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 2885 p4p, 365 weight class) and Danny Corleone (ranked 3798 p4p, 431 weight class). Sydney Thift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thift lands with a straight right. Corleone didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Danny Corleone has been cut.
Thift tries to bum rush Corleone with a series of wild strikes but Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corleone tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Thift.
Thift throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corleone.
Corleone slips under a jab from Thift.
Corleone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
Thift wants to sweep but no luck.
Corleone trying to control but Thift is working from the bottom.
Thift throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thift will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thift swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thift controlling Corleone's posture.
Thift 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.
Thift is working hard here to advance position.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Thift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corleone. Thift does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corleone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thift to the mat! Thift manages to get full guard.
Corleone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thift's head.
Thift keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thift wants to sweep here but Corleone controlling him for the moment.
Thift keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone being controlled here momentarily.
Corleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thift controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thift is on top in guard.
Thift distracts Corleone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thift throws a big elbow that misses.
Thift stands up over Corleone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Thift from controlling successfully.
Thift throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thift cracks Corleone with a solid left hand.
Thift has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thift trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thift postures up and lands a big shot to Corleone's brow.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thift makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Corleone has momentary wrist control but Thift slips an elbow through the middle.
Thift keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Thift lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thift trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thift defends it easily.
Thift got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corleone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thift has managed to get both his arms back between Corleone's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Thift dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Corleone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corleone dives in and grabs Thift's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thift pushes down on Corleone's head and hops out.
Thift is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Thift.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Corleone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Thift throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sydney Thift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thift slips a straight right by Corleone.
Thift lands a left and a right that sends Corleone crashing to the canvas! Thift dives into mount looking to finish!
Corleone is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thift postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Corleone badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Thift around the waist but Thift pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Thift is the winner by TKO! Thift jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Thift!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Halli (ranked 3460 p4p, 319 weight class) and Del Werthers (ranked 2352 p4p, 249 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Del Werthers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werthers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Halli throws out a powerful jab.
Werthers throws a lazy right hand but Halli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halli ducks under a wild hook from Werthers.
A little feinted left hand from Halli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Halli.
Halli misses with a straight left.
Werthers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Werthers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Werthers misses.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt - Werthers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Werthers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Halli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Werthers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Werthers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halli lands a jab.
Halli shoots in but Werthers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halli scores with a nice right hand.
Halli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Werthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Halli.
Werthers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Werthers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halli.
Werthers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli dips to his left and cracks Werthers with an uppercut!
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!
Halli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Werthers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Del Werthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halli misses with a straight right.
Halli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reijo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halli tries for a takedown but Werthers circles away easily
and Werthers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli throws a looping overhand right but Werthers ducks down to avoid it.
Werthers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Werthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halli moves away.
Werthers walks into a left hand.
Halli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli dives in and scores a takedown into Werthers's guard.
Werthers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halli slips nicely into half guard.
Werthers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Werthers gets full guard.
Werthers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Werthers keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Werthers wants to stand but Halli is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werthers keeping full guard, as Halli tries to pass.
Halli is working hard here to advance position.
Werthers 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.
Halli advances position into side control!
Halli tries to score with some ground and pound. Werthers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Halli advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halli throws out a powerful jab.
Halli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Halli finds it's target.
Halli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halli misses with a right hand
and Halli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Werthers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Halli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Werthers can do to turn this around?
Halli throws a hook to the side of Werthers's head but Werthers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Werthers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Werthers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli connects with a jab.
Halli throws a hook but Werthers avoids it easily.
It seemed like Werthers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halli throws a big shot that misses.
Werthers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Werthers throws a combination that misses
and Halli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werthers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halli tries to work over Werthers's front leg with a kick but Werthers checks it.
A nice side step and Werthers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Werthers momentarily.
Halli cracks Werthers with a good jab.
Reijo Halli is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Halli.
Halli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Werthers.
Halli tests Werthers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halli swings for the body but Werthers moves out of range.
It seemed like Werthers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Werthers walks into a stiff left hand from Halli.
Halli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werthers throws a series of punches but Halli avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Halli misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halli misses with an uppercut.
Halli goes for a double leg but Werthers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Werthers continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Werthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli slips a jab from Werthers.
Halli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Werthers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Werthers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Werthers throws out a counter right but Halli avoids it with no problem.
Good work by Werthers as he checks the leg kick.
Del Werthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Halli misses
and Werthers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Werthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halli.
A little jabbing left from Werthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli looks to land a left hand but Werthers moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli scores with a hook to the body. Werthers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Werthers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halli misses with a left hand
and Werthers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Halli misses.
A little jabbing left from Werthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli misses with a left hand
and Werthers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Werthers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Werthers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Werthers ducks under a wild hook from Halli.
Halli connects with a right hand. Werthers shakes it off.
Werthers slips a jab from Halli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Werthers counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halli connects with a body shot.
Halli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halli misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Werthers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Halli tries to clinch there but Werthers circles away.
Werthers unleashes a big counter combination but Halli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A lazy left from Halli finds it's target.
Halli connects with a leg kick. Werthers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Werthers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halli throws a jab when Werthers was well out of range.
Werthers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halli throws a low kick, looking for Werthers's leg but Werthers calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Halli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Werthers slips a jab from Halli.
It seemed like Werthers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Werthers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Werthers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halli lands a jab to the head.
Halli slips under a jab from Werthers.
Werthers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halli finds it's way round the side to connect with Werthers's head.
Halli throws a low kick but Werthers moves out of range easily.
Werthers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halli with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is looking to clinch.
Werthers throws a counter combo.
Halli misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Werthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halli throws a lazy right hand but Werthers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Werthers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Werthers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli works the jab nicely.
Halli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Werthers unleashes a big counter combination but Halli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halli with a hook.
Halli loads up on a big right hand but Werthers slips the punch.
Halli lands a head shot.
Halli misses with a hook to the body
and Werthers counters with a series of strikes. Halli will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Halli misses the target.
Werthers throws a right hand that Halli ducks under and follows up with a left that Halli also avoids with ease.
Halli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halli lands a head shot.
A big right from Halli misses.
Werthers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halli lands with a nice body punch.
Halli misses with a hook to the body
letting Werthers counter with a right hand.
Halli just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Werthers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Werthers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Werthers throws a jab but it's blocked by Halli.
Halli throws a lazy uppercut
and Werthers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Werthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werthers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halli.
Werthers moves forwards but Halli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Werthers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halli connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Halli misses the target.
Werthers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Werthers at a distance.
Werthers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halli throws out a leg kick but Werthers moves out of range and Halli only half commits.
Werthers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halli misses the jab.
It seemed like Werthers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Werthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Werthers scores with a nice right hand.
Halli is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halli throws a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Werthers misses.
Halli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Werthers throws out a counter right but Halli avoids it with no problem.
Halli connects with a body shot.
Halli misses with a hook
and Werthers counters with a crisp right that sends Halli to the canvas! Werthers follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Werthers!
A victorious Del Werthers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 23882 p4p, 250 weight class) and Oleg Borisov (ranked 23227 p4p, 261 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha doesn't manage to clinch there - Borisov circles away.
Budinha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Borisov will feel that in the morning.
Borisov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Budinha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borisov takes a step back to recover.
Borisov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Budinha defends well and Borisov ends up having to push Budinha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Budinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borisov misses with a head kick.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Budinha rushes Borisov and presses him up against the cage.
Borisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Budinha walks away with a smile on his face. Borisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Budinha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov tries to keep at a distance but Budinha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Budinha avoiding damage.
Borisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Borisov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha is trying to maintain a safe position but Borisov gets an underhook and turns Budinha into the cage.
Budinha stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borisov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha tries to clinch
and Borisov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borisov tries to keep at a distance but Budinha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borisov jumps guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Budinha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Budinha has Borisov pushed against the cage.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Budinha to work.
Budinha leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Budinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Borisov circles away and keeps his distance.
Budinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Budinha trying to stall but Borisov improves his position.
Budinha is looking to control Borisov's arms but Borisov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Budinha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Budinha wants to stall.
Budinha slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Borisov looks to clinch
and Budinha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borisov's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha throws a front kick that sends Borisov stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Budinha - that will leave a mark!
Budinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Budinha gets a clinch.
Borisov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Borisov's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Budinha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Budinha looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Oleg Borisov has been cut.
Borisov can't break the clinch.
Budinha is trying to maintain a safe position but Borisov gets an underhook and turns Budinha into the cage.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Borisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov tries to pull guard but Budinha holds him up against the cage and eventually Borisov drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Borisov looks winded!
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Borisov won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Borisov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Budinha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Borisov's head.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borisov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borisov wants to counter the offense by Budinha and move into the clinch position.
Borisov looks to land a left hand but Budinha moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Budinha. That's going to slow Borisov down.
Budinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Budinha is looking to clinch.
Borisov takes the fight into the clinch.
Budinha lands an elbow that stopped Borisov in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Budinha avoiding damage as Borisov throws knees to the body.
Borisov letting Budinha take a breather here.
Borisov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Budinha taking a breather.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
I was talking to Budinha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Borisov.
Budinha wants to stall.
Borisov slows down the pace here.
Borisov stalling the fight.
Borisov throws a head punch that misses.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borisov's face.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Borisov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Budinha is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Budinha is trying to maintain a safe position but Borisov gets an underhook and turns Budinha into the cage.
Budinha can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Borisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budinha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Budinha avoiding damage.
Budinha is pushing Borisov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Budinha gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Borisov wants to clinch.
Budinha gets a clinch.
Budinha wants to stall.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borisov's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borisov tries a knee to the head but Budinha blocks it.
Budinha slows down the pace here.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borisov can do to turn this around?
Budinha wants to stall.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Budinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Budinha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Budinha stalling the fight.
Borisov misses with some punches.
Budinha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borisov up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Budinha tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Borisov unleashes a big counter combination but Budinha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budinha keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha cracks the inside of Borisov's front leg.
Borisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Budinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Borisov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Budinha throws a leg kick which misses Borisov's front leg but catches the back leg as Borisov tries to avoid it.
Borisov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Budinha counters with an inside leg kick.
Budinha forces Borisov back against the cage and clinches.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Budinha trying to stall but Borisov improves his position.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borisov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Budinha gets to his feet - Borisov follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Budinha was looking to counter with a kick there.
Budinha stuffs the takedown attempt from Borisov. Borisov gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borisov.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Borisov.
Borisov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borisov keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha forces Borisov back against the cage and clinches.
Budinha stalling in the clinch.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Borisov shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borisov takes an elbow to the temple.
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Borisov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
Budinha taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borisov is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Borisov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Budinha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Budinha has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Borisov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha trying to stall but Borisov improves his position.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borisov's face.
That has opened up Oleg Borisov's cut even more.
Borisov fails to pull guard.
Budinha stalling against the cage.
Borisov looking for a takedown.
Budinha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Borisov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Borisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budinha is looking to clinch but Borisov is avoiding it.
Borisov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borisov swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Borisov throws out a loose jab but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budinha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Budinha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Budinha moves into the clinch.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borisov's face.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha stalling against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Budinha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Borisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Borisov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borisov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Budinha.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcos Budinha.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Budinha is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borisov as Budinha tries to tie him up.
Oleg Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisov tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Borisov back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Budinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Marcos Budinha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fester Addams (ranked 1903 p4p, 85 weight class) and Ray Vision (ranked 3367 p4p, 129 weight class). Addams comes to the cage accompanied by Family Vales. Ray Vision will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fester Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Vision!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams scores with a jab.
Addams throws a lazy right hand but Vision sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vision misses with a leg kick
and Addams counters by moving into the clinch.
Addams throws an elbow but it misses.
Vision jumps guard and drags Addams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Addams postures up.
Vision keeping moving, preventing Addams from controlling successfully.
Vision looking to hit a scissor sweep but Addams is one step ahead there.
Vision is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams wants to pass the guard but Vision is keeping the position.
Addams won't allow Vision to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision controlling the position.
Vision is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Addams defends well.
Addams controls from within his opponent's guard.
Addams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vision's guard.
Addams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Addams throws a hook but Vision avoids it easily.
Vision darts in and clinches Addams up against the cage.
Vision tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Addams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Addams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vision has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Addams uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Addams wants to control from the top but Vision keeps moving.
Addams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vision is keeping the position for now.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vision is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vision can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Addams controls the pace.
Vision wants to stand up but Addams is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vision is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Addams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Addams looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vision content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vision controls from within his opponent's guard.
Addams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Addams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Addams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vision stands up over Addams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Addams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vision doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vision manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Addams is trying to keep Vision in close.
Addams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vision is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams looking to control.
Vision engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Addams is on top in guard.
Addams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vision is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vision tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Addams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Addams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vision bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Addams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Vision will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vision paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vision darts in and clinches Addams up against the cage.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
Addams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vision has hold of one of Addams's legs. Addams is fighting the takedown attempt but Vision gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vision throwing strikes from guard but Addams blocks nicely.
Addams being controlled here, momentarily.
Vision tries to free his leg and advance position but Addams is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams is looking for a triangle but Vision pushes his legs off easily.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Vision has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vision postures up.
Vision tries to free his leg and advance position but Addams is retaining full guard.
Addams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vision is one step ahead there.
Vision postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision trying to control but Addams is working from the bottom.
Vision must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Addams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Addams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vision doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vision manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vision throwing strikes but missing.
Addams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Addams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vision tries to free his leg and advance position but Addams is retaining full guard.
Vision passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Addams tries to bench press Vision off him but Vision keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams holding on.
Addams seems a little lost for a moment, as Vision dominates the positioning.
Addams struggling a bit here.
Vision controlling the position from side mount.
Ray Vision has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vision working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Addams manages to get back to half guard.
Addams has hold of Vision's hands but Vision slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Addams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vision takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vision uses his free foot to push down on Addams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Addams.
Vision lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vision can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Addams is looking to escape.
Vision wants to finish this one by submission but Addams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vision.
Addams tries to lock up and control but Vision gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Addams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Vision tries to control but Addams wriggling away.
Addams tries to buck Vision off but he can't manage it.
Vision connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vision fails to advance to Addams's back.
Addams tries to hold on but Vision pushes him away.
Vision takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Addams is bucking up trying to escape but Vision cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vision has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vision has control of Addams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Addams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Addams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vision is landing with some decent strikes but Addams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vision with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vision wants to control the pace but Addams is squirming around nicely.
Vision prevents Addams from getting the reversal.
Vision is landing with some decent strikes but Addams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vision controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vision avoids the attempt from Addams to control.
Vision can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Addams is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Vision showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Addams blocks a head kick by Vision.
Vision tries to work over Addams's front leg with a kick but Addams checks it.
Vision will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vision clinches up with Addams and pushes him back against the cage.
Addams swings wildly with an uppercut but Vision uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vision works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vision wants to control from the top but Addams keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vision throwing strikes but missing.
Vision is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vision drops back looking for a leg! Addams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Addams manages to kick Vision off! Vision jumps back into Addams's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision throws a strike but Addams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Addams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Addams stands and throws Vision's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vision is looking to reverse the position.
Addams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vision keeps working.
Addams taking a breather here.
Vision is not content to let Addams control the position.
Fester Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams controls the position.
Addams is trying to get an arm triangle but Vision is defending well.
Vision is looking to reverse the position.
Vision is trying to control Addams's posture but Addams avoids it.
Addams throws a strike aimed at the side of Vision's head but Vision avoids it well.
Vision tries to improve position but can't.
Addams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vision sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams controls the position from side control.
Vision is looking for a sweep.
Vision keeps trying to improve his position.
Vision struggling a bit here.
Addams is looking to take a break and control but Vision is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Addams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vision, who protects the arm well.
Vision sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ray Vision is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vision wants to control but Addams is keeping busy.
Vision wants to improve his position but Addams is controlling well.
Addams is keen to just control but Vision is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vision is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Addams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fester Addams.
I think Vision has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Minaj (ranked 2593 p4p, 334 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 2210 p4p, 292 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abdul Rahman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Minaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minaj throws out a loose jab but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minaj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minaj listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Minaj throws an overhand right that lands on Rahman's shoulder, as Rahman tries to avoid the shot.
Rahman tries to counter with a clinch but Minaj shakes him off and moves away.
Minaj looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rahman ducks right into an uppercut from Minaj.
Minaj with a hook.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch but Minaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rahman.
Rahman cracks a nice hook into Minaj's ribs.
Rahman gets caught flat footed, as Minaj shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj throwing strikes from guard but Rahman blocks nicely.
Minaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minaj with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rahman looking for a sweep. Not yet Rahman, not yet.
Minaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Minaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minaj throws a strike but Rahman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Minaj trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahman stopping the sweep attempt from Minaj.
Minaj is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rahman is aware though and is defending well.
Minaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Minaj, not yet.
Rahman wanted to stand there but Minaj had control of the position.
Minaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Minaj, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj is working hard here to advance position.
Rahman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Minaj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Minaj misses with a double jab
and Rahman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rahman.
Minaj wants to get back to striking at distance but Rahman won't allow it.
Minaj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rahman wants to clinch up but Minaj keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Rahman.
Rahman clinches.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minajs head.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minaj lands a shot to the body.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minaj can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minaj is rocked!
Minaj misses with a body punch.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minajs head.
Oh Minaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Minaj.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Minaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Minaj has had enough of the clinch but Rahman keeps him there for the moment.
Rahman cracks Minaj with a nice body shot.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Minaj.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minaj.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Minaj.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Minaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minaj blocks an uppercut.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minaj blocks an uppercut.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Minaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Minaj.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Minaj.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rahman working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minaj.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minaj.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minaj seems to have got his legs back now.
Minaj tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Minaj back against the cage.
Minaj lands a nice uppercut.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Minaj with a big uppercut! Minaj tries to clinch up but Rahman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Minaj to the mat! Minaj covers up and Rahman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abdul Rahman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thing Thing (ranked 1165 p4p, 133 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 1142 p4p, 129 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thing might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thing. Thing Thing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahr misses the jab.
Thing tries to counter by clinching up but Ahr breaks away and moves out of range.
Thing pushes Ahr up against the cage in a clinch.
Thing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thing's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thing trying to land knees to the body.
Thing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahr avoids it.
Thing trying to land knees to the body.
Thing has picked Ahr up - he's going for a ride! Thing dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ahr is trying to maintain the position but Thing is very close to passing his half guard.
Ahr works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thing lands a couple of elbows.
Thing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thing won't allow Ahr to sweep him here.
Thing landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr has an active guard here but Thing has managed to pass into half guard.
Ahr taking some punishment here, with Thing in his half guard.
Thing is just content to waste time from the top position. Ahr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Thing preventing the sweep.
Ahr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thing landing with the ground and pound.
Thing looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ahr is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ahr throwing strikes but missing.
Ahr lands a couple of elbows.
Thing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahr defends it easily.
Thing controls Ahr momentarily but Ahr frees himself.
Ahr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahr is looking to advance position but Thing has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Thing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ahr is trying desperately to improve position.
Thing with a couple of short strikes.
Thing prevents Ahr from getting the reversal.
Thing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ahr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahr is bucking up trying to escape but Thing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ahr is rocked!
Ahr takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Thing's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thing Thing!
Thing Thing decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1884 p4p, 110 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1108 p4p, 59 weight class). Kamogawa comes to the cage accompanied by The Veer Union - Bitter End. Kreepee Krawlee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Kamogawa sizes up Krawlee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Kreepee Krawlee has been cut.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
Kamogawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Krawlee counters with a takedown into side control.
Krawlee tries for a kimura but Kamogawa is defending well.
Krawlee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kamogawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krawlee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krawlee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamogawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krawlee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kamogawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa dodges the ground and pound from Krawlee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamogawa is defending well.
Kamogawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kamogawa is looking for a sweep. Krawlee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Kamogawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krawlee is working for a kimura but Kamogawa is defending it quite comfortably.
Krawlee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kamogawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krawlee tries to pass to full mount but Kamogawa defends it.
Kamogawa wants to control the action here but instead Krawlee manages to pass to full mount!
Kamogawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamogawa tries to hold on but Krawlee pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa tries to reverse the position but Krawlee maintains control.
Krawlee has control of Kamogawa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamogawa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Krawlee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kamogawa is trying desperately to improve position.
Krawlee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kamogawa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kamogawa is looking to get to half guard.
Krawlee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kamogawa is surviving well by controlling Krawlee's body position as best he can.
Kamogawa is squirming around, avoiding Krawlee's attempts to control the action.
Kamogawa can't escape the position.
Krawlee fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa reaches up to try and control the position but Krawlee seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kamogawa rolls and tries to escape and now Krawlee has his back!
Krawlee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kamogawa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kamogawa wants to escape the position.
Kamogawa trying to control the hands but Krawlee won't let him.
Krawlee looking for the choke from the back.
Krawlee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Krawlee is persistently looking for the submission but Kamogawa is defending it well.
Krawlee missing with punches from the back.
Kamogawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krawlee on the ground.
Kamogawa breaks Krawlee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Krawlee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krawlee is keeping the position for now.
Krawlee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kamogawa defends it easily.
Kamogawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krawlee working for a triangle but Kamogawa defends it easily.
Krawlee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamogawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kamogawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krawlee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kamogawa is aware though and is defending well.
Kamogawa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamogawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krawlee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamogawa has managed to get both his arms back between Krawlee's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kreepee Krawlee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krawlee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krawlee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawlee.
Kamogawa stuffs the takedown.
Krawlee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamogawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Krawlee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamogawa lands a nice hook to Krawlee's body. Krawlee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee seems to be working for a kimura but Kamogawa defends the submission attempt.
Krawlee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kamogawa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Krawlee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kreepee Krawlee!
Kreepee Krawlee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 851 p4p, 123 weight class) and Josu Aingeru (ranked 361 p4p, 50 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Josu Aingeru enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Aingeru misses.
Aingeru wants to clinch up but Bissainthe keeps it at a distance.
It appears Bissainthe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Aingeru finds it's target.
Aingeru throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Aingeru wants to clinch but Bissainthe slips to the side
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aingeru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
A short left from Aingeru.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe misses with a punch on the inside.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Aingeru.
Bissainthe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Aingeru.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aingeru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe presses Aingeru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bissainthe misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Aingeru - that landed with a thud.
Bissainthe presses Aingeru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bissainthe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Bissainthe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bissainthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bissainthe misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Aingeru.
Bissainthe lands an uppercut.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a shoulder strike.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bissainthe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe gets through Aingeru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the side of Aingeru's head.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Bissainthe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru scores with a shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Aingeru.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aingeru.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
A short right from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a shot to the body.
Aingeru looks winded!
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe lands a right hand.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Bissainthe presses Aingeru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aingeru blocks an uppercut.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
Bissainthe scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aingeru presses Bissainthe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aingeru takes a shot to the head.
Bissainthe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aingeru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aingeru on the inside.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Bissainthe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Aingeru blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
Aingeru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bissainthe fails to land.
Aingeru is looking for a takedown.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aingeru tries to clinch up but Bissainthe circles away and keeps his distance.
Aingeru throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aingeru throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body shot.
Aingeru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bissainthe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aingeru tries to clinch up
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aingeru throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aingeru fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Josu Aingeru has been cut.
Bissainthe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aingeru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aingeru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Josu Aingeru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aingeru is breathing heavily.
Bissainthe digs a good hook to Aingeru's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bissainthe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aingeru.
Bissainthe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bissainthe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aingeru.
Bissainthe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aingeru. Aingeru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bissainthe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aingeru if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aingerus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aingeru is rocked!
Bissainthe takes one to the chin there.
Aingeru throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru throws a jab but it's blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Aingeru. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Aingeru to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Aingeru is still in real trouble! Can Bissainthe finish him?
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.
Bissainthe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bissainthe throws a big elbow that misses.
Aingeru seems to have recovered his senses.
Bissainthe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bissainthe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aingeru takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bissainthe working the ground and pound.
Aingeru takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bissainthe lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aingeru felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bissainthe throws an elbow but Aingeru slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bissainthe.
Aingeru being controlled for a moment.
Bissainthe lands an elbow.
Aingeru takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aingeru taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bissainthe scoring with punches and elbows.
Aingeru is not content to let Bissainthe control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws an elbow but Aingeru slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bissainthe controls the position.
Bissainthe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bissainthe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bissainthe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Bissainthe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Check out the look on Bissainthe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bissainthe scores with punches from side control.
Bissainthe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aingeru is trying to control Bissainthe's posture but Bissainthe avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josu Aingeru's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aingeru moves out of range of the strikes.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aingeru moves away.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aingeru.
Bissainthe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aingeru finds it's way round the side to connect with Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aingeru can do to turn this around?
Bissainthe lands a glancing blow to the side of Aingeru's head.
Aingeru closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru moves to clinch but Bissainthe breaks away
and Bissainthe counters with a nice uppercut.
Aingeru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe thows a body kick. Aingeru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Aingeru's ribs.
Nice jab there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe cracks Aingeru with a big right hand and Aingeru goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe cracks Aingeru with a solid left hand.
Bissainthe postures up in Aingeru's guard and throws a big left but Aingeru blocks it.
Toussaint Bissainthe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bissainthe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bissainthe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bissainthe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aingeru is keeping the position for now.
Bissainthe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aingeru keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Aingeru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bissainthe distracts Aingeru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aingeru can't keep his opponent in guard - Bissainthe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bissainthe uses his free foot to push down on Aingeru's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aingeru.
Aingeru is bucking up trying to escape but Bissainthe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aingeru is squirming around, avoiding Bissainthe's attempts to control the action.
Bissainthe with shots to the head and body - Aingeru looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bissainthe controlling from mount.
Bissainthe prevents Aingeru from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bissainthe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bissainthe with shots to the head and body - Aingeru looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bissainthe with good strikes from the mount here!
Bissainthe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Bissainthe looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Aingeru covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
Toussaint Bissainthe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Josu Aingeru was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 168 p4p, 22 weight class) and Chief Navajo (ranked 808 p4p, 95 weight class). Eugen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickboxer - Advance Training. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Navajo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen tests Navajo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eugen scores with a jab to the head.
Eugen lunges at Navajo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Navajo's hand.
Navajo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eugen but Eugen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Eugen misses the target.
Navajo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Eugen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Navajo. Eugen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Martin Eugen made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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