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PFC 146 Wright vs Hepple PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1475 p4p, 86 weight class) and Mana Festation (ranked 2061 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mana Festation!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festation closes the distance and pushes Fairbanks back into the cage.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Fairbanks tries to work over Festation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Festation landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks just leaning against Festation, taking a breather.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Festation's elbow.
Festation trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairbanks pushes Festation back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Festation scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Festation's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairbanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Festation cracks Fairbanks with a nice body shot.
Festation struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Fairbanks misses with the head strike.
Festation scores with a shoulder strike.
Festation digs a right hand underneath Fairbanks's ribcage. Fairbanks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Festation lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Festation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Festation lands a knee to the body.
Festation throws a head punch that misses.
Fairbanks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Festation lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbanks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Festation tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation misses with a knee strike.
Festation works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Festation tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Festation.
Festation pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Festation slips under a jab.
Festation closes the distance and clinches.
Festation lands a body punch in the clinch.
Festation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Festation has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fairbanks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Festation can turn it around.
Festation's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Festation closes the distance and clinches.
Festation misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Festation fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Festation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Festation lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Festation is trying to break the clinch but Fairbanks is controlling him.
Festation misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks blocks a body shot from Festation.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Festation tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Festation tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Festation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Festation is stalling here.
Fairbanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Festation digs a right hand into Fairbanks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairbanks's gas tank.
A short right from Fairbanks on the inside.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Festation tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
Festation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Festation tries to throw a body punch but Fairbanks avoids it by throwing Festation back against the cage.
Fairbanks digs a right hand into Festation's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Festation's gas tank.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks cracks Festation with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairbanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairbanks tries to work over Festation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Festation tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Festation misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks is leaning against Festation and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Festation gets through Fairbanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Festation fails to land.
Festation misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Festation dominated that round.
That's time! Fairbanks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Festation misses with an uppercut.
Festation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairbanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Festation stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Good shot there by Festation.
Fairbanks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Festation.
Fairbanks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fairbanks throws a looping overhand right but Festation ducks down to avoid it.
Festation clinches.
Festation blocking some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Festation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Festation has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Festation missing with knees to the body.
Festation blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Festation.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Festation makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Festation tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Festation.
Festation working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Festation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Festation lands a right hand.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Festation blocks it.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Festation breaks the clinch.
Festation gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mana Festation seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairbanks misses with the head strike.
Festation breaks from the clinch.
Festation darts in and clinches Fairbanks up against the cage.
Festation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Festation lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Festation landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairbanks avoiding damage as Festation throws knees to the body.
Fairbanks tries to work over Festation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbanks tries to work over Festation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Festation.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Festation struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Fairbanks scores with a hook to the body.
Festation is working Fairbanks over against the cage.
Festation blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Festation fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Festation misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairbanks managing to block the knees to the body from Festation.
Fairbanks tries to stall but Festation uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Festation gets through Fairbanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Festation controls the action.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation is working Fairbanks over against the cage.
Festation misses with a knee to the head.
Festation is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairbanks is defending well for now.
Fairbanks is pushing Festation up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Festation stalling against the cage.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
Fairbanks is stalling here.
Festation is trying to stall.
Festation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairbanks avoids it.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Festation.
Festation lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fairbanks as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Festation.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festation scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fairbanks.
Still in the clinch, Fairbanks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fairbanks is leaning against Festation and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairbanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks lands a left hand.
Fairbanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Festation controls the action.
Festation tries a knee to the head but Fairbanks blocks it.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Festation controls the action.
Festation missing with knees to the body.
Festation swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Festation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Festation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Festation moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
Festation let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fairbanks forces Festation back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Festation.
Fairbanks pushes Festation back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Festation.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Festation blocks it.
Festation scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Fairbanks.
Festation working Fairbanks over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Festation.
Fairbanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Festation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Festation.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Festation missing with knees to the body.
Festation lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Fairbanks to work.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks pushes Festation back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Festation tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Festation's elbow.
Fairbanks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Festation or not.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Festation pushes Fairbanks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairbanks avoids it.
Festation tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairbanks avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbanks tries to stall but Festation uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Festation with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Festation goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Festation throws a head punch that misses.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Fairbanks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Festation misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Festation struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Festation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks with a hook.
Fairbanks throws a big shot that misses.
Festation ducks right into an uppercut from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fairbanks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fairbanks blocks a body shot from Festation.
Festation struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Festation prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Festation tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Festation tries to throw a body punch but Fairbanks avoids it by throwing Festation back against the cage.
Fairbanks tries to work over Festation's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Festation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Festation with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairbanks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Festation as Fairbanks tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Festation will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairbanks up against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Festation.
Festation with a knee to the head.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Festation controls the action.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Festation's elbow.
Festation taking a breather.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Festation breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Festation.
Fairbanks jabs Festation to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Festation closes the distance and clinches.
Fairbanks lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mana Festation.
Well Festation 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mana Festation!
Mana Festation thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 2009 p4p, 210 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 1099 p4p, 132 weight class). Dimitrov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drake - Energy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Dimitrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs misses with a low kick.
Dimitrov scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Justin Biggs has been cut.
Dimitrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimitrov.
Biggs scores with a nice strike.
Biggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Biggs moves out of range as Dimitrov throws a body kick.
Biggs swings for the body but Dimitrov moves out of range.
Dimitrov throws a body punch but Biggs moves out of range.
Biggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimitrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Biggs misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimitrov manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dimitrov.
Biggs misses with a combination
and Dimitrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biggs thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs blocks a leg kick.
Biggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Dimitrov avoids nicely.
Dimitrov throws a hook but Biggs avoids it easily.
Dimitrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justin Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs lands with a hook. Dimitrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dimitrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Biggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimitrov at a distance.
Biggs misses with the combination.
Dimitrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
Dimitrov with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs swinging wildly here.
Dimitrov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Biggs blocks it well.
Dimitrov throws a lazy right hand but Biggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biggs checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Biggs misses the target.
Biggs throws a jab when Dimitrov was well out of range.
Biggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimitrov throws out the jab.
Dimitrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimitrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biggs lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Biggs misses with a jab to the body
and Dimitrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Biggs throws a big shot that misses.
Biggs throws a low kick, looking for Dimitrov's leg but Dimitrov calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dimitrov! But no joy.
Dimitrov misses the body punch
and Biggs counters with a two punch combo.
Biggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs throws an off balance right hand
and Dimitrov counters with a nice right hand that sends Biggs toppling to the canvas! Biggs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dimitrov finish him?!
Justin Biggs's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biggs gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Dimitrov points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Biggs wakes up just in time to hear Dimitrov thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
Daniel Dimitrov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 767 p4p, 106 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 622 p4p, 88 weight class). Lager has chosen Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford looks for a takedown but Lager sprawls well.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lager scores with a body shot.
Lager throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
Rutherford throws a big counter combination but Lager scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lager checks a leg kick.
Lager digs a good body shot into Rutherford's ribs.
Rutherford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lager has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rutherford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lager backs up against the cage.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lager.
It looked like Rutherford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lager scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Lager.
A left lands for Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Lager works Rutherford's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lager.
Good standup being displayed there by Lager as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Lager looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
Rutherford tried to counter with a leg kick but Lager avoided it.
Lager throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford thows a body kick. Lager tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lager checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Lager feints and as Rutherford raises his hands in defense, Lager changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rutherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lager is in close to Rutherford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lager seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lager preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lager stands up over Rutherford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rutherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Rutherford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lager not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lager lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager landing with the ground and pound.
Lager wants to control from the top but Rutherford keeps moving.
Rutherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Lager throws an elbow that misses. Rutherford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lager's guard. Nice move by Rutherford!
Lager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rutherford looking to pass the guard.
Rutherford looking to improve position, pressing down on Lager's thigh with his hand. Lager seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Rutherford paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Rutherford's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Lager picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aito Lager!
Aito Lager thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1192 p4p, 147 weight class) and Danny Brixton (ranked 748 p4p, 94 weight class). Bottura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face The Pain. Brixton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Brixton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brixton's coach down at Diamond Unbreakable was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brixton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bottura throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Bottura throws a series of punches but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bottura.
Bottura throws a push kick but Brixton slaps the foot to one side.
Brixton connects with a crisp jab.
Brixton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bottura has Brixton up against the cage in a clinch.
Bottura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brixton digs a right hand into Bottura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bottura's gas tank.
Bottura is looking to control Brixton's arms but Brixton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bottura has his back to the cage.
Bottura blocking some punches.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura pulls guard effortlessly.
Bottura is trying to keep Brixton in close.
Brixton stopping the sweep attempt from Bottura.
Bottura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brixton defends it easily.
Bottura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brixton rolls with it to try and escape but Bottura cranks on the arm and Brixton is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Bottura!
A victorious Caio Bottura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Danny Brixton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Something's gotta change'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 364 p4p, 46 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 420 p4p, 55 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date tries to work over Picker's front leg with a kick but Picker checks it.
Date has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Date misses with a body shot.
Date buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Date connects with a body shot that sends Picker's belly button to the back.
Date's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Picker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Date scrambles back to his feet.
Picker throws a right hand that misses
and Date counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Date stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Picker misses with a two punch combination.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Date misses
and Picker counters with a nice 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!
Nice straight punches there by Date. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Date.
Date ducks right into an uppercut from Picker.
Date blocks a jab.
Date throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker throws a hook but Date avoids it easily.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Date was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Picker looks to move away, Date throws a big counter combo but Picker just gets out of the way.
Picker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Date looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Date takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Date sizes up Picker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Date throws out the jab.
Picker scores with a hook.
Date walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Date moved out of range.
Date scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Date, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker misses with a looping left.
It looked like Date wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Date.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Date misses the target.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Picker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Date can pounce on him.
Date lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Picker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Date.
Date misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely.
Date scores with a jab.
Date misses with a looping left.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Date misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker blocks a head kick by Date.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Date swings for the body but Picker moves out of range.
Date takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker 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.
Picker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Date had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Picker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Picker.
Date cracks a nice hook into Picker's ribs.
Date slips a jab from Picker.
Date fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picker manages to avoid it.
Date feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Date misses with a hook.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker moves out of range as Date strikes.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Date appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picker.
Date moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker jabs Date right on the nose. Date blinks but takes it well.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Date counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Date scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Date throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
Date's jab looks to have found its range, popping Picker under the eye.
Picker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Date under the eye.
Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Date.
Date dips to his left and cracks Picker with an uppercut!
Picker misses with a left hand
and Date counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picker is rocked!
Date drops Picker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Picker! Date dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Date!
After winning the bout, Mamoru Date thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 672 p4p, 88 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 1086 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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19 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Bishop misses.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castillo scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
A big left from Castillo misses.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Castillo darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Castillo is controlling him.
Castillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
Castillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo is trying to break the clinch but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Castillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castillo or not.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillo lands a right hand.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Castillo tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castillo.
Castillo wants to stall.
Castillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.
Castillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Castillo.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Castillo on the inside.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Castillo lands a left hand.
Castillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Keith Bishop's cut even more.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
Castillo lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop lands a jab to Castillo's midsection.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo clinches.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Castillo tries to tie him up.
Castillo has Bishop pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Castillo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bishop tumbling to the mat - Castillo dives into Bishop's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo preventing the sweep.
Bishop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Castillo stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.
Castillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Bishop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Castillo with a body shot.
Bishop slips under a jab from Castillo.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Castillo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bishop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice cross by Castillo.
Castillo misses the body punch
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Castillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castillo lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Castillo.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bishop enables Castillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bishop manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop seems keen to control Castillo's posture.
Bishop has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Castillo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castillo.
Castillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
The cut above Keith Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Castillo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castillo scrambles back to his feet.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo throws out a powerful jab.
Castillo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop with a hook.
Castillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop needs to keep his hands up - Castillo had a free shot at his head there.
Castillo throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Bishop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Castillo does it's job there.
Keith Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Castillo sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 491 p4p, 62 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 253 p4p, 39 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
263 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
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270 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr has managed to clinch.
Bobby Jr prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Bobby Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Bobby Jr lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobby Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson tries a body shot but Bobby Jr blocks it.
Bobby Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bobby Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thompson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bobby Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Bobby Jr's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Bobby Jr.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr lands a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Bobby Jr tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Bobby Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Jr misses with a knee strike.
Bobby Jr pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bobby Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bobby Jr.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson is working Bobby Jr over against the cage.
Thompson gets through Bobby Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobby Jr has double underhooks.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bobby Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bobby Jr.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Bobby Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby Jr misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Thompson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab by Bobby Jr.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Bobby Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Bobby Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Bobby Jr stalling in the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Thompson.
A shot in the inside from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Bobby Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Bobby Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
That's time! Bobby Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bobby Jr looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson misses with a hook. Bobby Jr ducked under it nicely.
Bobby Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Bobby Jr ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Bobby Jr throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bobby Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up Patrick Thompson's cut even more.
Bobby Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Bobby Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson digs a good hook to Bobby Jr's body.
Bobby Jr jabs at Thompson's body.
Bobby Jr looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Bobby Jr moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries a body shot but Bobby Jr blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Bobby Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson scores with a jab. Bobby Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thompson throws a push kick but Bobby Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson slips under a jab from Bobby Jr.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr slips a jab from Thompson.
Bobby Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Bobby Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Bobby Jr prevents a body shot from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Bobby Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Bobby Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricky Bobby Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bobby Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Bobby Jr.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Bobby Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is working Bobby Jr over against the cage.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bobby Jr digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bobby Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Thompson is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Jr working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Bobby Jr blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Bobby Jr misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Bobby Jr misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bobby Jr.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Bobby Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
Bobby Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Bobby Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Jr throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby Jr throws out the jab.
Thompson punishes Bobby Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Bobby Jr misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bobby Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobby Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson drops Bobby Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bobby Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Thompson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bobby Jr is rocked!
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Bobby Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bobby Jr's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bobby Jr's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 244 p4p, 38 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 544 p4p, 70 weight class). Kagonbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson 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.
Kagonbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kagonbo's knee momentarily.
Kagonbo throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Kagonbo.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Kagonbo looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
Ragnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A left lands for Kagonbo.
Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kagonbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kagonbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Kagonbo's front leg with a kick but Kagonbo checks it.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kagonbo.
A punch combination from Kagonbo misses.
Ragnarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ragnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kagonbo.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Kagonbo throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Kagonbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kagonbo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a wild body kick that Kagonbo sees coming a mile off.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson clinches.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
Kagonbo is trying to break free.
Kagonbo working hard to break the clinch.
Kagonbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kagonbo backwards.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Kagonbo avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kagonbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
Kagonbo is trying to break free.
Kagonbo tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Kagonbo manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kagonbo to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Kagonbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks.
Kagonbo jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Kagonbo misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kagonbo! Ragnarsson lets Kagonbo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kagonbo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kagonbo slips under a jab.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kagonbo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ragnarsson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kagonbo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
A victorious Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Bismack Kagonbo had this to say: 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kahoolawe Built (ranked 160 p4p, 25 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 238 p4p, 34 weight class). Built's entrance music is Hawaiian War Chant. A fine choice. Treadwell has chosen God gave me style, I’m coming home mix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahoolawe Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Treadwell connects with a nice looking jab.
Built takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Treadwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Built scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Built lands a nice uppercut.
Built is pressed up against the cage. Treadwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Built down to the mat. Built avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Built takes a swing at Treadwell's ribcage but misses.
Built throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Treadwell misses.
Built scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Built throws a hook but Treadwell blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Built.
Built moves into the clinch successfully.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Treadwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Treadwell's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Built pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kahoolawe Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Forest Treadwell.
Built pushes Treadwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Treadwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Built prevents a body shot from Treadwell.
I was talking to Built's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Built.
Treadwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Built avoids it.
Built lands with a light punch inside.
Built throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Treadwells head.
Treadwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Built as the two fighters clinch.
Treadwell looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Treadwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Built.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
Built lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Treadwell is rocked!
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!
Built unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Treadwell! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Built is unloading with more strikes now! Treadwell drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kahoolawe Built!
Kahoolawe Built tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ronnie Hepple (ranked 111 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hepple.
Hepple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Hepple.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hepple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Hepple sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright checks a low kick from Hepple.
Hepple checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Hepple clinches.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Hepple.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Wright lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hepple blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright pushes Hepple back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Wright lands a left hand.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Hepple keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Hepple on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Hepple struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Hepple lands an uppercut.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Hepple lands a two punch combo.
Hepple throws a nice head kick!
Hepple pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Hepple looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Hepple takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Hepple blocks a jab.
Hepple tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright looks to land a combination. Hepple sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright avoids the head kick by Hepple.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hepple sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hepple.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Hepple defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Hepple has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Hepple was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hepple checks it well.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hepple wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Hepple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hepple checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Hepple counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Wright stuns Hepple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hepple avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright'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.
Hepple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hepple takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Hepple's defenses.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright tries a low kick but Hepple avoids it.
Hepple throws a counter combo.
Hepple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Hepple checks the leg kick.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hepple tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hepple is able to avoid easily.
Hepple throws a big counter head kick but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Hepple counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hepple checks it.
Hepple takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Hepple counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright thows a leg kick but Hepple checks it
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Hepple throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Ira Wright's cut is getting worse.
Hepple moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Hepple steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hepple's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hepple.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hepple only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab from Wright.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Hepple counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Hepple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hepple checks it.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Wright is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hepple can do to turn this around?
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Hepple ducks down to avoid it.
Hepple unleashes a big counter combination but Wright bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hepple checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Wright is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hepple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Hepple. Those never looked like landing.
Hepple throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hepple's head backwards.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hepple misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Hepple throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright sizes up Hepple with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hepple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Hepple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hepple works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hepple misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hepple has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A leg kick checked by Hepple.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hepple.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hepple.
Hepple throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright takes a swing at Hepple's ribcage but misses.
Hepple lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hepple tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Hepple throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Hepple avoids it.
Hepple attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hepple throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hepple is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hepple.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hepple makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hepple sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Hepple.
Hepple moves into the clinch.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hepple.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Wright prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hepple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hepple misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hepple.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Hepple.
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!
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Hepple lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Nice body punch from Hepple - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hepple.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hepple creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Hepple.
Still in the clinch, Hepple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hepple lands a shoulder strike.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
Hepple lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Hepple goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Hepple misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Hepple has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hepple can turn it around.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hepple scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Hepple.
Hepple dodges the punch combination from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hepple chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
Hepple walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hepple throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Hepple rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Hepple down.
Wright throws a leg kick but Hepple sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hepple checks a leg kick.
Hepple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Hepple counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hepple! But no joy.
Wright cracks Hepple with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hepple moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hepple fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Hepple slips a straight right by Wright.
Hepple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright misses with a left hand
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hepple.
Hepple ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Hepple misses with an uppercut.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Wright swings for the body but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Hepple releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hepple missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hepple throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hepple throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hepple.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hepple misses the jab.
Hepple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Wright tries a low kick but Hepple avoids it.
Wright lands with a cross.
Hepple looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips under a jab from Hepple.
Wright tries to work over Hepple's front leg with a kick but Hepple checks it.
Hepple counters with a body kick.
Hepple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright avoids the head kick by Hepple.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Hepple's head.
Hepple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hepple takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hepple lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright throws a body kick that misses
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hepple checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hepple.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hepple's shoulder, as Hepple tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Hepple misses with a head kick.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Hepple checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright lands a jab to Hepple's midsection.
Hepple has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Hepple avoids a kick to the body.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hepple.
Hepple tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright had his way with Ronnie Hepple in that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Hepple lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hepple throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Hepple shrugs it off though.
Wright clobbers Hepple with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hepple misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Wright checks a low kick from Hepple.
Wright throws a push kick but Hepple slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Hepple in the body.
Hepple on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright tests Hepple's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hepple. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple misses with a series of wild punches.
Hepple sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hepple checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Hepple moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a head kick that Hepple semi-blocks.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hepple slips under a jab.
Wright backing away here, and Hepple unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Hepple misses the shot to the body.
Wright motions for Hepple to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hepple only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ronnie Hepple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple motions for Wright to come forward. Hepple throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hepple throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Hepple takes one to the side of the head.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.
Hepple chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hepple misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a straight right.
Hepple has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
Hepple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Hepple. Those never looked like landing.
Hepple lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Hepple misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hepple.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright throws a right and a left that Hepple avoids nicely.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hepple looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hepple moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright looks for the body kick but Hepple saw that one coming.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hepple has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Hepple in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Hepple down.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Hepple lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hepple blocks a leg kick.
Wright moves away from the strike by Hepple.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Hepple has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Hepple's head.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Hepple's front leg but catches the back leg as Hepple tries to avoid it.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hepple is able to avoid easily.
Hepple unleashes a big counter combination but Wright bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wright scores with a kick to the body.
Hepple tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
Ira Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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