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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 1365 p4p, 154 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 1445 p4p, 161 weight class). Paddington comes to the cage accompanied by Broken - Next time around. Nando Vasquez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez misses with a kick to the body
and Paddington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez defending well as Paddington loads up on a big left hand.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Vasquez tries to land a body kick
and Paddington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paddington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paddington.
Paddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez looks to land a body kick but Paddington moved away.
A jab from Paddington misses.
Nice takedown defense from Vasquez. No joy for Paddington on that attempt.
Vasquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez loads up on a big right hand but Paddington slips the punch.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
Paddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a body shot.
Paddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Paddington has closed the distance and engaged Vasquez in a clinch.
Paddington is trying to pull guard but Vasquez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paddington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasquez lands with a right to the head.
Come on Paddington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paddington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paddington blocks an uppercut.
Vasquez tries to throw a body punch but Paddington avoids it by throwing Vasquez back against the cage.
Vasquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vasquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paddington backwards.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Paddington has him pressed against the cage.
Paddington tries to work over Vasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez blocks a body shot from Paddington.
Paddington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez tries to break the clinch but Paddington is controlling the position.
Vasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut. Paddington saw that one coming.
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez with a jab.
Paddington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasquez tries to bum rush Paddington with a series of wild strikes but Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paddington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws out a leg kick but Paddington moves out of range and Vasquez only half commits.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez throws a leg kick which misses Paddington's front leg but catches the back leg as Paddington tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez swings for the body but Paddington moves out of range.
Paddington throws a right hand that misses
and Vasquez counters with a three punch combo that has Paddington backing up. Paddington nods at Vasquez to acknowledge the strikes.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
Vasquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vasquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paddington, pushing him back against the cage.
Paddington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasquez.
Paddington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vasquez walks away with a smile on his face. Paddington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vasquez misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Paddington coming out on top.
Vasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Vasquez misses its intended target.
Paddington lands with a cross.
Paddington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paddington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vasquez defends well and Paddington ends up having to push Vasquez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Paddington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paddington tries for a takedown but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vasquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paddington misses with a looping right.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Vasquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paddington connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vasquez! But no joy.
Vasquez tries to clinch up but Paddington circles away and keeps his distance.
Paddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Paddington moves into range and clinches up with Vasquez.
Vasquez pushes Paddington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paddington tries to work over Vasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Vasquez.
Paddington takes a shot to the head.
Paddington misses with the head strike.
Paddington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Paddington instigates a clinch.
Nando Vasquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
Paddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paddington prevents a body shot from Vasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddington.
Vasquez is trying to break the clinch but Paddington has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddington controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Paddington.
Paddington misses with some punches.
Vasquez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paddington swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paddington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paddington checks a leg kick.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Vasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddington misses with a looping left.
Vasquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Paddington blocks a head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasquez misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez scores with a leg kick.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Paddington drops his hands momentarily and Vasquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paddington blocks a jab.
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Paddington misses with an uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a low kick, right behind Paddington 's knee.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paddington is out of range.
Paddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington looks to land a left hand but Vasquez moved out of range nicely.
Paddington takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vasquez can't fight it off and eventually Paddington manages to take the fight to the floor. Vasquez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasquez pulls Paddington in close to prevent any damage.
Paddington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasquez is trying to keep Paddington in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddington advances position into side control!
Vasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paddington tries to score with some ground and pound. Vasquez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paddington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vasquez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paddington working the ground and pound.
Vasquez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paddington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Paddington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Paddington.
Paddington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Vasquez lands a head shot.
Paddington moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Vasquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paddington manages to avoid it.
A jab from Paddington misses.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nando Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vasquez cracks a nice hook into Paddington's ribs.
Paddington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
Vasquez cracks Paddington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paddington misses with a wild body shot.
Paddington connects with a right hand. Vasquez shakes it off.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
Paddington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vasquez drives through and clinches with Paddington against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez lands with a left to the head.
Paddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Vasquez.
A short right from Vasquez.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasquez.
Vasquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasquez lands a right hand.
Vasquez lands with a left to the head.
Paddington cracks Vasquez with a nice body shot.
Paddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Paddington controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paddington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Paddington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Vasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paddington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vasquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paddington lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Paddington.
Paddington catches Vasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasquez throws a lazy head kick
and Paddington counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paddington wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Paddington postures up and lands a big shot to Vasquez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paddington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paddington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasquez has his hands on Paddington's head, controlling the position.
Paddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vasquez's head.
Vasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paddington throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Vasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasquez 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Vasquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Nando Vasquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 941 p4p, 52 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 785 p4p, 41 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcelo Barbosa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcelo Barbosa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Walcott.
Walcott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walcott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott throws a leg kick
so Barbosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
Walcott is pulling down on Barbosa's head to control his posture.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Walcott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
Walcott has control of Barbosa's left arm, preventing Barbosa from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walcott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott scores with a shoulder strike.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Walcott cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa gets through Walcott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walcott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Walcott won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Barbosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
Barbosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Walcott cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Walcott tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Walcott gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Walcott lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walcott takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Marcelo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa cracks Walcott with an open hand slap.
Jab from Barbosa.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Walcott finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Walcott throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walcott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Walcott tries for a takedown but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Walcott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Walcott's body.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Walcott darts in looking for a takedown but Barbosa gets double underhooks and turns Walcott into the cage.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott has a takedown stuffed.
Marcelo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Walcott.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Walcott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling the position.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to push Walcott away but Walcott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott checks the leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walcott steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbosa. That one must have hurt.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott throws out a leg kick but Barbosa moves out of range and Walcott only half commits.
Barbosa scores with a head kick.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott lands a high kick!
Walcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Walcott lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Barbosa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbosa lands with a kick to the temple. Walcott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Walcott is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Walcott circles away and keeps his distance.
Walcott dives in and scores a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Walcott trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walcott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walcott is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walcott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walcott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walcott has managed to get both his arms back between Barbosa's legs - danger averted.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle here but Walcott uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barbosa tries to buck Walcott off but Walcott is having none of it.
Walcott staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is trying to work for a sweep but Walcott has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Walcott postures up.
Walcott controlling from the full mount.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
Barbosa wants to control but Walcott is having none of it.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walcott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walcott throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcelo Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tommy Walcott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walcott controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa wants to control but Walcott is having none of it.
Walcott throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Perkins (ranked 709 p4p, 88 weight class) and Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 444 p4p, 60 weight class). Kai Perkins 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirigushi misses with a double jab
and Hirigushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkins slips a straight right by Hirigushi.
It looked like Perkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hirigushi.
Perkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Hirigushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hirigushi throws a hook to the side of Perkins 's head but Perkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Hirigushi.
Perkins lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Perkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins trying to stall but Hirigushi improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hirigushi lands an uppercut.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Hirigushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi blocking some punches.
Perkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
Hirigushi blocks a body shot from Perkins .
Perkins 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hirigushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hirigushi can turn it around.
Perkins '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.
I was talking to Perkins 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins avoiding damage.
Perkins stalling in the clinch but Hirigushi improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Hirigushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins lands a left hand.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirigushi lands a right hand.
Hirigushi lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kai Perkins has been cut.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Hirigushi.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins takes a shot to the head.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hirigushi gets through Perkins 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hirigushi as Perkins tries to tie him up.
Perkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Perkins .
Hirigushi is working Perkins over against the cage.
Hirigushi lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirigushi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkins s head.
Hirigushi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirigushi.
A right hand to the body from Hirigushi.
Perkins misses with some punches.
Perkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Perkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Hirigushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hirigushi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Perkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Perkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins blocks a body shot from Hirigushi.
Perkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
Hirigushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Perkins wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirigushi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins misses with some punches.
Perkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hirigushi.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Perkins 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hirigushi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hirigushi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi.
A little feinted left hand from Perkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hirigushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkins clinches up against the cage.
Hirigushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Perkins .
Hirigushi misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirigushi has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins .
A nice right hand lands inside from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Perkins taking a breather.
Hirigushi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkins prevents a body shot from Hirigushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hirigushi tries to work over Perkins 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkins tries a body shot but Hirigushi blocks it.
Perkins trying to control the position but instead, Hirigushi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkins into the cage.
Hirigushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkins controls his hands.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hirigushi scores with a shot to the side of Perkins 's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kendo Hirigushi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Hirigushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hirigushi lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Hirigushi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins .
A left hand lands to the body for Hirigushi.
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!
Perkins lands a left hand.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Perkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hirigushi has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins .
Perkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hirigushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hirigushi.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hirigushi.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi lands a shoulder strike.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hirigushi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perkins wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkins .
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Hirigushi tries to work over Perkins 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirigushi blocks a body shot from Perkins .
A short body shot lands from Hirigushi as the two fighters clinch.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Hirigushi lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hirigushi.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hirigushi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkins taking a breather.
Perkins works on Hirigushi's body with a couple of short punches.
Perkins is looking to control Hirigushi's arms but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkins has his back to the cage.
Hirigushi scores with a hook to the body.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkins slows down the pace here.
Hirigushi gets through Perkins 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hirigushi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Perkins '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. And we move into the final round!
Perkins clinches up with Hirigushi and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hirigushi.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Hirigushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hirigushi.
Perkins blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkins .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi blocks an uppercut.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkins .
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins looking to stall.
Hirigushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Perkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Perkins seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hirigushi is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A hook to the body from Hirigushi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Perkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Perkins .
Hirigushi lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirigushi.
Perkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Perkins .
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirigushi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hirigushi lands a body punch.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkins stalling the fight.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi misses with a body punch.
Kendo Hirigushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hirigushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Hirigushi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Hirigushi gets through Perkins 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirigushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Perkins tries to work over Hirigushi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Hirigushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hirigushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirigushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins tries to stall but Hirigushi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
Hirigushi tries to work over Perkins 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirigushi letting Perkins take a breather here.
Kai Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkins blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendo Hirigushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hirigushi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 860 p4p, 130 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 647 p4p, 97 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Orlov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orlov throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Orlov avoids it.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Orlov scores with a head kick. Allen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen throws a counter high kick but Orlov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a nice right hand that sends Orlov toppling to the canvas! Orlov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Allen finish him?!
Orlov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Allen rattles Orlov with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Orlov tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Allen dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Orlov stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Allen!
A very excited looking George Allen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Impaler (ranked 622 p4p, 83 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 760 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Impaler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemieux.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Impaler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Impaler.
Lemieux connects with a body shot that sends Impaler's belly button to the back.
Impaler feints and then cracks Lemieux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lemieux down.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
It looked like Impaler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lemieux has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Impaler.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Impaler.
Impaler tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Impaler lands an uppercut.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Impaler tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler can't break the clinch.
Impaler lands a shot to the body.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Impaler lands with a short shot to the head.
Impaler cracks Lemieux with a nice body shot.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Impaler.
Impaler tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Impaler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemieux.
Lemieux looks winded!
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Impaler scores with a shot to the side of Lemieux's head.
Nice body punch from Impaler.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
Lemieux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Impaler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Impaler digs a right hand into Lemieux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lemieux's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Impaler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Impaler.
Impaler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lemieux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
Impaler takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Impaler.
Impaler sets himself, and Lemieux steps forward looking for the clinch! Impaler avoids it this time.
Impaler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Lemieux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Impaler moved out of range.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Impaler's head but Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Impaler takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Impaler misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux moves into the clinch successfully.
Impaler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Impaler gets through Lemieux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux lands a nice uppercut.
Impaler struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux lands a body shot.
Impaler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Impaler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Impaler breaks the clinch.
Impaler slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Impaler.
Impaler misses with a looping right.
A combination from Lemieux does no damage.
Lemieux closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Impaler blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Impaler.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Impaler as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Impaler.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Impaler gets through Lemieux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Impaler manages to break the clinch.
Impaler slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a big right hand! Oh Lemieux is in trouble here! Impaler follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Impaler!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vladimir Impaler made sure he mentioned Sportivité, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 1068 p4p, 127 weight class) and Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 988 p4p, 120 weight class). Schmorgen Biscuit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Biscuit's waist but Biscuit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murhaa off to one side.
Biscuit looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Biscuit clinches with his opponent.
Biscuit has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Murhaa is trying to keep an underhook but Biscuit manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Biscuit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murhaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Biscuit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Biscuit thows a huge punch but Murhaa dodges it nicely.
Biscuit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Biscuit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murhaa keeps working.
Murhaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biscuit is nestled in close to Murhaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murhaa is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Biscuit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biscuit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murhaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit won't allow Murhaa to sweep him here.
Biscuit tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Murhaa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Biscuit.
As Biscuit tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Biscuit manages to avoid the attempt.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit slips under a jab.
Biscuit lands with a right hand.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Biscuit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Biscuit's body.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Biscuit coming out on top.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
Biscuit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murhaa sprawls well. Murhaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biscuit gets slowly back to his feet.
Biscuit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Biscuit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biscuit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Biscuit moves out of range.
Biscuit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Biscuit misses the target.
Murhaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Biscuit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Biscuit throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa closes the distance and clinches up with Biscuit, looking for a takedown. Murhaa pushes Biscuit against the cage but Biscuit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biscuit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Biscuit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Biscuit gets caught napping as Murhaa dives in and scores a takedown. Biscuit manages to retain guard.
Biscuit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murhaa is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Biscuit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murhaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa pulls Biscuit in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit stopping the sweep attempt from Murhaa.
Biscuit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murhaa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Biscuit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Biscuit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Murhaa looking to control.
Biscuit won't allow Murhaa to sweep him here.
Murhaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Biscuit circles away.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
Biscuit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Biscuit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Biscuit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biscuit misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Biscuit.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Biscuit is just out of range.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biscuit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Biscuit pushes him off.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Biscuit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Biscuit is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murhaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Biscuit, which made it look bad.
Biscuit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biscuit.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhaa wants to clinch up but Biscuit keeps it at a distance.
Biscuit feints the counter takedown.
Biscuit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Biscuit swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
Biscuit throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biscuit manages to avoid it.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biscuit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Biscuit clinches up with Murhaa and pushes him back against the cage.
Biscuit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Biscuit tries to score a body lock takedown but Murhaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Biscuit wants to take the fight to the mat but Murhaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mike Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schmorgen Biscuit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biscuit.
Biscuit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa avoiding damage as Biscuit throws knees to the body.
Murhaa tries to work over Biscuit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biscuit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Biscuit is trying to stall.
Biscuit seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Biscuit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murhaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Biscuit misses with a looping right.
Biscuit swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
Murhaa jabs Biscuit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biscuit avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to wear down Biscuit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biscuit has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit can't get the takedown.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Biscuit.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa gets through Biscuit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Murhaa tries to work over Biscuit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Biscuit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murhaa gets back to full guard.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Murhaa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Biscuit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murhaa has Biscuit pulled in close to control his posture.
Biscuit scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa has momentary wrist control but Biscuit slips an elbow through the middle.
Murhaa has control of Biscuit's left arm, preventing Biscuit from doing any damage.
Biscuit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Biscuit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biscuit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
Biscuit landing some decent shots from guard.
Schmorgen Biscuit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Biscuit postures up in Murhaa's guard and throws a big left but Murhaa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa defending well as Biscuit loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
And Biscuit tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Biscuit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biscuit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Biscuit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Biscuit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biscuit feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biscuit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit pushes Murhaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Biscuit blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa gets underhooks to prevent Biscuit's takedown attempt.
Mike Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schmorgen Biscuit.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa gets underhooks to prevent Biscuit's takedown attempt.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Biscuit.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biscuit.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biscuit presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Biscuit wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Biscuit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murhaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Biscuit moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit lands a body punch.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action.
Biscuit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Biscuit has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Biscuit breaks from Murhaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Murhaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit dominating with strikes here.
Biscuit lands a nice shot to the head.
Biscuit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murhaa is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Biscuit! Murhaa is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Rockwell (ranked 293 p4p, 46 weight class) and Corban Storm (ranked 306 p4p, 49 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rockwell tries to work over Storm's front leg with a kick but Storm checks it.
The crowd cheers as Rockwell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Storm doesn't seem phased though.
Rockwell feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Storm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Rockwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rockwell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Rockwell moves away from the strike by Storm.
Good work by Rockwell as he checks the leg kick.
Rockwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm tries to clinch but Rockwell moves out of range.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rockwell counters with a leg kick.
Rockwell moves away from the strike by Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Storm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rockwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Storm looks for the body kick but Rockwell saw that one coming.
Storm forces Rockwell back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockwell .
Rockwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rockwell .
Storm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rockwell takes a shot to the head.
Rockwell manages to break the clinch.
Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
A big left from Storm misses.
A slow jab from Rockwell misses its intended target.
Rockwell backing away here, and Storm unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rockwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Rockwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rockwell scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Rockwell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Storm doesn't seem phased though.
Rockwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm feints a counter leg kick.
Rockwell tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rockwell blocks a head kick by Storm.
Rockwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockwell .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockwell lands with a shot to the body.
Rockwell throws a solid leg kick but Storm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockwell .
Rockwell misses with a double jab
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rockwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rockwell .
Rockwell throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
Rockwell avoids the head kick by Storm.
Rockwell thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rockwell throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Rockwell misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a shoot takedown. Rockwell fights it but they end up in guard.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm advances position into side control!
Storm scoring with punches from side control.
Storm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rockwell some visible discomfort.
Storm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rockwell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Storm misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Storm lands a nice forearm strike.
Rockwell defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockwell keeps working.
Storm throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Storm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Storm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rockwell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Storm working the strikes but Rockwell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rockwell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Storm with the ground and pound but Rockwell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Storm is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Storm postures up in Rockwell 's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rockwell 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm throws a hook but Rockwell avoids it easily.
Rockwell lands a slapping body shot.
Storm throws a hook but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rockwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rockwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Rockwell misses with a straight right.
Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Storm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rockwell avoids the head kick by Storm.
Rockwell throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Rockwell looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Storm lands a jab to Rockwell 's midsection.
Rockwell cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Rockwell throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rockwell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Storm is able to avoid easily.
Storm throws the left hand but Rockwell avoids the punch easily.
Rockwell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rockwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockwell misses the target.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Elliot Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rockwell .
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rockwell .
Storm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rockwell !
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm controlling the position from side mount.
Storm working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Storm crashes against the mat.
Storm throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rockwell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Storm lands a nice short elbow.
Storm tries to pass to full mount but Rockwell defends it.
Storm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Storm tries to pass to full mount but Rockwell defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockwell 's head.
Storm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Storm is looking to advance position but Rockwell won't allow it.
Storm trying to control the action but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Storm drops an elbow to the side of Rockwell 's head.
Storm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockwell 's head.
Rockwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rockwell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Storm is working away from the top position though.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Rockwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Storm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rockwell taking some punishment here, with Storm in his half guard.
Rockwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Rockwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Storm misses with a head shot. Rockwell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Storm trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rockwell throws a big shot that misses.
Rockwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rockwell .
Storm looks for a takedown but Rockwell sprawls well.
Rockwell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Storm avoids it.
Nice jab there from Storm.
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rockwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockwell .
Rockwell takes one to the chin there.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockwell .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rockwell .
Decent striking displayed by Rockwell there.
Storm lunges at Rockwell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rockwell 's hand.
Rockwell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Storm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Rockwell misses.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Rockwell .
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm drives through with a takedown into Rockwell 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Storm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Storm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rockwell 's head.
Elliot Rockwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
Storm wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm passes Rockwell 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rockwell is not content to let Storm control the position.
Corban Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Rockwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Storm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockwell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Storm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockwell defending well though.
Storm is just content to waste time from the top position. Rockwell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Rockwell is keeping the position.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid body kick from Rockwell .
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Elliot Rockwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rockwell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rockwell misses with a low kick.
Rockwell misses with an uppercut
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm darts in and clinches Rockwell up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rockwell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rockwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Storm trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Storm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
An out of breath Corban Storm thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Marley (ranked 162 p4p, 23 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 125 p4p, 18 weight class). Marley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome to Jamrock. Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty moves into the clinch successfully.
Marley lands an elbow that stopped Tama Ginty in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Conrad Tama Ginty has been cut.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tama Ginty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Tama Ginty has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Tama Ginty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Marley.
Marley throws an elbow but it misses.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Tama Ginty blocks the elbow strike.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
Marley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tama Ginty or not.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marley lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tama Ginty.
A hook to the body from Marley.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley gets through Tama Ginty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Tama Ginty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
Marley cracks Tama Ginty with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tama Ginty avoids the damage to the body.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Marley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marley obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama Ginty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marley tries a body shot but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Marley presses Tama Ginty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Tama Ginty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Marley misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Marley throws a sloppy body shot
and Tama Ginty counters with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tama Ginty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buffalo Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley misses with a hook
and Tama Ginty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conrad Tama Ginty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tama Ginty's sensitive parts.
Marley rushes Tama Ginty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a damaging elbow.
Tama Ginty wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tama Ginty.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Tama Ginty blocks with his arms.
Buffalo Marley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Still in the clinch, Marley scores with a nice short 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!
Tama Ginty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marley.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty lands with a light punch inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tama Ginty is defending well for now.
Tama Ginty working aggressively 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!
Stalling in the clinch from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands a good knee to the midsection. Tama Ginty won't want to take too many of those.
Marley blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley connects with a knee to the head.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
A short left from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tama Ginty can do to turn this around?
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
Tama Ginty is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conrad Tama Ginty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the strikes.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with a hook. Tama Ginty ducked under it nicely.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tama Ginty.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley takes a swing at Tama Ginty's ribcage but misses.
Tama Ginty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tama Ginty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tama Ginty connects with a body shot.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ginty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. Marley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley backing away here, and Tama Ginty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty lands a glancing blow to the side of Marley's head.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Tama Ginty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Marley throws a big shot that misses.
Tama Ginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty misses with a head kick.
Marley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley is looking to slow Tama Ginty down with leg kicks.
Conrad Tama Ginty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tama Ginty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tama Ginty on the side of the head.
Marley blocks a head kick by Tama Ginty.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Nice jab there from Marley.
Marley slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Tama Ginty.
Marley throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Marley.
Tama Ginty gets tackled into the cage by Marley. Marley maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Marley - that landed with a thud.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Marley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tama Ginty avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Marley working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buffalo Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Tama Ginty as the two fighters clinch.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marley or not.
Marley prevents a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley lands an elbow inside.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tama Ginty blocks it with crossed arms.
Marley prevents a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Marley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tama Ginty lands a shot to the body.
Marley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Tama Ginty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Marley controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conrad Tama Ginty.
I think Marley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Scrotum (ranked 62 p4p, 11 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 72 p4p, 13 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrotum throws a head kick but Coker moves out of range.
Scrotum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scrotum throws a head kick that misses.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Scrotum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coker.
Scrotum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Scrotum thuds a left hand into Coker's body.
Scrotum blocks a low kick nicely.
Coker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scrotum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
Coker throws a body kick that misses.
Scrotum throws a head kick that misses.
Coker connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coker.
Coker missing with a left hand there. Scrotum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scrotum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Scrotum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrotum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrotum.
Coker misses with a looping right.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Scrotum.
Coker lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker scores with a punch to the head.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker connects with a body shot that sends Scrotum's belly button to the back.
Coker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coker lands with a nice combination. Scrotum backs away looking to recover.
Scrotum throws a head kick but Coker moves out of range.
Coker throws a good cross that connects.
Coker walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Scrotum drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Coker swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Scrotum's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeen Coker!
Our winner, Akeen Coker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 64 p4p, 9 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 55 p4p, 7 weight class). Tower comes into the arena with Kanye - Power blaring out of the sound system. Piano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick going ham on a bitch. Iain Tower could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Piano 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Piano manages to avoid it.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Piano .
Piano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tower counters with a good, hard body kick but Piano shrugs it off.
Tower defending well as Piano loads up on a big left hand.
Piano throws a lazy right hand but Tower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piano misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tower crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piano - the referee stops the clock and Tower gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piano . Tower manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Tower.
Piano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tower.
Piano scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Piano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tower appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piano lands with a nice body kick.
Piano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower avoids the head kick by Piano .
Piano lunges at Tower with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tower's hand.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Piano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tower counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Piano throws an overhand right that lands on Tower's shoulder, as Tower tries to avoid the shot.
Tower loads up on a big right hand but Piano slips the punch.
Piano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tower.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piano walks into a left hand.
Piano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piano looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
Piano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano throws a hook but Tower blocks it.
Tower lands a left and a right that send Piano crashing to the mat, dazed. Tower thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Piano is rocked!
Piano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tower doesn't seem bothered though.
Piano is still on wobbly legs! Can Tower finish him?
Piano instigates a clinch.
Tower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piano seems to have recovered his senses.
Tower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tower blocks an elbow strike from Piano .
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piano keeps control of Tower as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Piano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tower's brow.
Piano throws an elbow but it misses.
Tower takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piano .
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tower thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano clinches up against the cage.
Tower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piano .
Piano slips under a jab.
Piano misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
Piano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tower.
Piano has closed the distance and engaged Tower in a clinch.
Piano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tower walks into a stiff left hand from Piano .
Tower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tower jabs Piano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piano .
Iain Tower is winning the standup battle so far.
Tower moves forwards but Piano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piano blocks a low kick nicely.
Piano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tower's head backwards.
Tower avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower throws an overhand right that lands on Piano 's shoulder, as Piano tries to avoid the shot.
Tower takes one to the side of the head.
Piano delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Piano .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower scores with a decent looking hook.
Tower misses with a left hand
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano digs a good hook to Tower's body.
Tower steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piano . That one must have hurt.
Piano lands a big head kick that sends Tower tumbling to the mat! Piano takes a step backwards and waves Tower back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tower is rocked!
Iain Tower's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano punishes Tower's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Tower is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piano misses with an uppercut. Tower saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Tower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano drops Tower with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tower looks back up at him and smiles so Piano waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Piano lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tower falls backwards - clearly groggy! Piano dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Rick Piano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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