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PFC 170 Slice vs Thompson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braylin Timmon (ranked 994 p4p, 124 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 1385 p4p, 163 weight class). Reigns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tragedy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brando Reigns has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Braylin Timmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmon moves away from the strike by Reigns.
Reigns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmon lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reigns.
Timmon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reigns finds it's way round the side to connect with Timmon's head.
Reigns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Timmon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reigns thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Timmon if he has to take too many more of those.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reigns.
Timmon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reigns blocks a head kick by Timmon.
Reigns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Timmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reigns scores with a jab.
Reigns lands a jab to the head.
Timmon misses with a straight left.
Reigns lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Timmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reigns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timmon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reigns.
A head kick misses from Reigns.
Reigns throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon lands with a nice body punch.
Reigns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Timmon.
Timmon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reigns. That did some damage!
Reigns throws a leg kick but Timmon sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Reigns.
Timmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reigns.
Timmon lands a jab to the head.
Reigns throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmon connects with a body shot.
Reigns gets tackled into the cage by Timmon. Timmon maintains the clinch.
Reigns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reigns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Reigns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reigns working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Timmon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reigns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timmon lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Timmon.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timmon tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reigns tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Timmon keeps control of Reigns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reigns's efforts to push away.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reigns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmon.
Reigns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reigns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Timmon.
Brando Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reigns, right into the meat.
We've been told by Timmon's head coaches at KILLER SQUAD^ We make Killerz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Timmon.
Timmon scores with a nice body kick.
Reigns throws an overhand right that lands on Timmon's shoulder, as Timmon tries to avoid the shot.
Reigns throws a jab when Timmon was well out of range.
Timmon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Reigns misses its intended target.
Timmon blocks a head kick by Reigns.
Reigns throws the kick towards the body but Timmon avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon connects with a nice looking jab.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Timmon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reigns connects with a right hand. Timmon shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Reigns.
Timmon connects with a body shot that sends Reigns's belly button to the back.
Reigns missing with a left hand there. Timmon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmon swings for the body but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns throws out a counter right but Timmon avoids it with no problem.
Timmon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Timmon.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Reigns misses.
Timmon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reigns's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Timmon. Reigns shrugs it off though.
Jab from Reigns.
Reigns moves out of range as Timmon throws a body kick.
Timmon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Timmon avoids the head kick by Reigns.
Reigns throws a leg kick but Timmon moved away.
Timmon is looking to counter the offense by Reigns and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmon moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
Reigns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reigns with a jab.
Timmon tries to clinch there but Reigns circles away.
Reigns scores with a leg kick.
Reigns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Timmon has time to react.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reigns lands a front kick.
Reigns with a hook.
Reigns scores with a hook to the body. Timmon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reigns misses with a kick to the body.
Reigns keeps the fight on the outside.
Reigns misses with a hook. Timmon ducked under it nicely.
Reigns loads up on a big right hand but Timmon slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns throws a lazy uppercut
and Timmon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reigns misses with a kick to the body.
Timmon clinches with his opponent.
Timmon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reigns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmon.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brando Reigns will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reigns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reigns tries to score with a low kick but Timmon moves his leg out of the way.
Reigns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reigns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmon manages to avoid it.
Timmon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Timmon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Timmon moves into the clinch.
Timmon digs a right hand into Reigns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reigns's gas tank.
Reigns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Timmon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reigns can turn it around.
Reigns breaks from the clinch.
Reigns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Timmon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reigns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timmon cracks Reigns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Timmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reigns.
Timmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Timmon checks a low kick from Reigns.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmon checks a leg kick.
Timmon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
Reigns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braylin Timmon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Reigns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmon is looking to clinch but Reigns is avoiding it.
Reigns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmon.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reigns misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Reigns.
Timmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
Reigns throws a poor cross that misses
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reigns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Timmon is out of range.
Reigns 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.
Reigns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Timmon misses its target.
Timmon blocks a jab.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a leg kick but Timmon checks it.
Reigns misses the shot to the body.
Timmon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reigns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Timmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmon throws a body shot but no joy.
Reigns misses with a looping left.
Reigns lands a body shot.
A jab from Reigns misses.
Timmon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reigns.
Reigns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmon throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Reigns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Timmon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reigns checks it well.
Timmon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reigns throws a leg kick
and Timmon counters with a nice body shot.
Timmon tries to clinch up.
Reigns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Reigns misses.
Timmon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Timmon wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns loads up on a big right hand but Timmon slips the punch.
Reigns tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Timmon.
Brando Reigns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Reigns.
Reigns looks to land a right hand but Timmon moved out of range.
Timmon just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon gets a clinch.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmon tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns throws a body kick that misses.
Reigns cracks Timmon with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Timmon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reigns throws a lazy right hand but Timmon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Reigns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reigns manages to avoid it.
Timmon rushes Reigns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reigns manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reigns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timmon tries to clinch up but Reigns circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reigns throws a hook but Timmon blocks it.
Reigns looks to land a left hand but Timmon moved out of range nicely.
Timmon tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it.
Timmon tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns misses with a right hand
and Timmon counters by moving into the clinch.
Reigns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmon gets through Reigns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reigns is trying to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling him.
A short left from Timmon.
Timmon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reigns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Timmon digs a good body shot into Reigns's ribs.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylin Timmon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Timmon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Timmon.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Timmon is out of range.
Timmon takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Reigns 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.
Reigns throws a low kick but Timmon avoids it.
Reigns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmon tries to counter by clinching up but Reigns breaks away and moves out of range.
Reigns throws a right and a left that Timmon avoids nicely.
Reigns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reigns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Reigns.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reigns.
Reigns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reigns misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Timmon pushes Reigns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reigns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reigns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reigns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Timmon forces Reigns back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Timmon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Reigns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Reigns avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
Reigns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmon has him pressed against the cage.
Timmon tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
Reigns is trying to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling him.
Timmon tries to work over Reigns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reigns's efforts to push away.
Reigns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reigns moves away from the strike by Timmon.
Timmon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
Reigns misses with a lunging right hand
and Timmon counters with a nice body shot.
Reigns lands with a hook. Timmon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reigns throws a head kick that half lands.
Reigns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Reigns is just out of range.
Reigns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Timmon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon ducks under a wild hook from Reigns.
Timmon is looking to counter punch.
Timmon misses the shot to the body.
Timmon takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Reigns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reigns moves out of range as Timmon throws a body kick.
Reigns avoids the body shot from Timmon.
Reigns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reigns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reigns misses with a left hand
and Timmon counters with a thumping low kick.
Reigns works the jab nicely.
Timmon has Reigns up against the cage in a clinch.
Reigns tries to circle away but Timmon has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Timmon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Timmon.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reigns.
Timmon scores with a shot to the side of Reigns's head.
Reigns breaks the clinch.
Timmon tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns looks to land a right hand but Timmon moved out of range.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Reigns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmon tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Timmon has managed to clinch.
Reigns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reigns breaks the clinch.
Reigns lands a jab to the nose.
Timmon misses with a head kick.
Reigns misses with an uppercut. Timmon saw that one coming.
Timmon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reigns.
Reigns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Timmon on the side of the head.
Timmon lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Reigns
and Timmon counters with a nice uppercut.
Timmon is looking to score with low kicks.
Timmon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Timmon misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmon thuds his right hand into Reigns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reigns lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Reigns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Timmon momentarily.
Reigns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timmon clinches up with Reigns and pushes him back against the cage.
Reigns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigns lands a head shot.
Reigns misses with a low kick.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Timmon is out of range.
Timmon pushes Reigns up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns is trying to force a seperation but Timmon has the dominant position.
Timmon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reigns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braylin Timmon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Timmon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Usikov (ranked 996 p4p, 138 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 497 p4p, 74 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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206 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Usikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren scores with the left hand. Usikov knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Usikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Usikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Usikov saw that one coming.
Van Buren misses with a right hand
and Usikov counters with a three punch combo that has Van Buren backing up. Van Buren nods at Usikov to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
Usikov clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Van Buren to work.
Van Buren misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Buren blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Buren avoids it.
Van Buren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Usikov lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Van Buren.
Van Buren tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Buren taking a breather.
Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Usikov.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Usikov saw that one coming.
Van Buren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Usikov cracks a nice hook into Van Buren's ribs.
Usikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Buren throws out a counter right but Usikov avoids it with no problem.
Usikov misses with a low kick as Van Buren jumps back.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Usikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Usikov blocks it.
Usikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Buren avoids the damage to the body.
Usikov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Joost Van Buren has been cut.
Usikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Usikov throws a push kick but Van Buren slaps the foot to one side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Usikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Usikov.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Usikov's head but Usikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Usikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Usikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Buren throws a chopping leg kick but Usikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donk. Van Buren catches Usikov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Alexander Usikov has been cut.
Usikov is looking to slow Van Buren down with leg kicks.
Usikov throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Van Buren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Usikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is looking to clinch but Van Buren is avoiding it.
Usikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Usikov.
Van Buren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Usikov, right into the meat.
Usikov scores with a nice head shot.
Usikov throws an off balance right hand
and Usikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Usikov misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Buren, as that shot connected.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usikov.
Van Buren wants to land a leg kick but Usikov is out of range.
Usikov wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a big head kick that sends Usikov tumbling to the mat! Van Buren takes a step backwards and waves Usikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Usikov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usikov misses with a hook.
Usikov wants to clinch.
Usikov misses with a straight right.
Usikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Buren scores with the left hand. Usikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Usikov is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Usikov.
Van Buren looks to throw a body kick
and Usikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Buren's knee momentarily.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Usikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Usikov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Usikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Usikov tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren lands a jab.
Van Buren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Usikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usikov darts in and clinches Van Buren up against the cage.
Usikov lands a nice elbow.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Van Buren blocks it.
A hook to the body from Van Buren.
Usikov presses Van Buren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Usikov lands an elbow that stopped Van Buren in his tracks for a moment.
Van Buren taking a breather.
Usikov lands an elbow just above Van Buren 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Buren blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Usikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Van Buren loads up on a big right hand but Usikov slips the punch.
Van Buren throws an overhand right that lands on Usikov's shoulder, as Usikov tries to avoid the shot.
Usikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Buren's head backwards.
Usikov avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Usikov. Usikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Buren 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.
Van Buren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Usikov misses.
Usikov cracks Van Buren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usikov clinches with his opponent.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Buren blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Buren swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Usikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Buren's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Buren.
Van Buren breaks the clinch.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Usikov.
Van Buren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Usikov slips a straight right by Van Buren.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Usikov ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Usikov.
Usikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Usikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Usikov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Usikov is looking to clinch.
Van Buren throws a big counter head kick but Usikov avoids it with no problem.
Usikov tries to clinch but Van Buren is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Buren eats them both and turns towards Usikov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Buren thinks about the counter body kick.
Usikov motions for Van Buren to come forward. Usikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Usikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Usikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Usikov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Usikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Usikov looks to land a left hand but Van Buren moved out of range nicely.
Usikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Buren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Usikov throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Usikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren lands with a hook. Usikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Usikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Van Buren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Buren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Usikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usikov tries to clinch there but Van Buren circles away.
Joost Van Buren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Buren lands a nice shot that snaps Usikov's head back.
Van Buren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Usikov eats them both and turns towards Van Buren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alexander Usikov's cut is getting worse.
Usikov tries to clinch up but Van Buren circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Usikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Usikov tries to clinch up.
Usikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Usikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Usikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Usikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
A head kick misses from Van Buren.
Usikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joost Van Buren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Usikov avoids a kick to the body.
Van Buren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Buren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Usikov moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
Van Buren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Usikov.
Usikov lunges at Van Buren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Buren's hand.
Van Buren throws the left hand but Usikov avoids the punch easily.
Usikov ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Buren circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Buren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Usikov.
Van Buren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Usikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren lunges at Usikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Usikov's hand.
Usikov moves out of range of the body kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Usikov.
Van Buren scores with a nice right hand.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Usikov tests Van Buren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Buren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Buren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Buren scores with a jab. Usikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Usikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws the left hand but Usikov avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Usikov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Buren keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexander Usikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Buren is looking for the big counter here.
Van Buren throws a sloppy head kick and Usikov moves out of range easily.
Usikov throws a leg kick but Van Buren moved away.
Usikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Usikov moves in looking to clinch but Van Buren pushes him off.
Usikov moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
Usikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Buren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Usikov misses with the combination.
Usikov scores with the left hand. Van Buren knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to land a front kick but Usikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Usikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
Usikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Buren works on Usikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Buren has Usikov pushed against the cage.
Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Buren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Usikov circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Usikov.
A big right from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Usikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Van Buren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Buren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Usikov does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Usikov blocks the low kick.
Van Buren gets tackled into the cage by Usikov. Usikov maintains the clinch.
Van Buren working aggressively here.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Usikov controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Buren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Van Buren tries to break free but Usikov pushes him back against the cage.
Usikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Usikov lands an elbow that stopped Van Buren in his tracks for a moment.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Van Buren blocks with his arms.
Alexander Usikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Buren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Buren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 600 p4p, 78 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 1063 p4p, 143 weight class). Vieira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet The Blue Sky. Alexey Andreev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
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185 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Vieira walks into a jab.
Andreev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vieira.
Andreev blocks a head kick by Vieira.
A jab from Vieira misses.
Vieira tries to sprawl but Andreev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andreev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vieira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andreev defends it easily.
Vieira seems keen to control Andreev's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Andreev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Andreev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andreev is working Vieira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Andreev cracks Vieira with a solid left hand.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andreev trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Vieira has his foot on Andreev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andreev works his way back into a safe position though.
Vieira trying to control the position.
Andreev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andreev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Andreev postures up in Vieira's guard and throws a big left but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Andreev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andreev keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Vieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andreev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vieira trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom.
Vieira preventing the sweep.
Vieira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andreev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andreev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andreev!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vieira keeps working.
Andreev lands some shots froms side control.
Vieira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vieira taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andreev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vieira down.
Andreev lands an elbow.
Vieira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vieira is looking to regain half guard here but Andreev keeps moving and retains side control.
Vieira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev controlling from side mount.
Vieira is looking for a sweep.
Vieira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Andreev's best efforts.
Vieira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andreev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Andreev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vieira controls Andreev momentarily but Andreev frees himself.
Vieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andreev swings widly with a right hand
and Vieira counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieira misses the target.
Andreev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andreev throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Andreev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vieira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andreev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Andreev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vieira checks a leg kick.
Andreev throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira lands with a hook. Andreev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andreev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Andreev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Vieira catches Andreev right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Andreev.
Vieira tests Andreev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vieira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira misses with an uppercut
and Andreev moves into the clinch.
Andreev is trying to stall.
Andreev scores with a shoulder strike.
Andreev stalling.
Vieira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andreev tries to work over Vieira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira breaks from the clinch.
Andreev throws a lazy right hand but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andreev lands a lovely overhand right.
Eduardo Vieira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andreev tries to clinch up but Vieira circles away and keeps his distance.
Vieira misses with a straight right.
Andreev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vieira lands with a shot to the body.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Andreev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andreev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andreev tries to clinch but Vieira is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Vieira.
Andreev throws a poor cross that misses
and Vieira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andreev throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Andreev is just out of range.
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andreev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andreev connects with a nice looking jab.
Andreev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Andreev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Vieira.
Andreev misses with a straight left.
Andreev throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vieira cracks Andreev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vieira takes a swing at Andreev's ribcage but misses.
Andreev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vieira there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev scores with a jab to the head.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Andreev tries to bum rush Vieira with a series of wild strikes but Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vieira misses with a body punch
and Andreev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andreev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Vieira scores with a nice head shot.
Vieira staying out of range there.
Andreev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vieira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Andreev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Andreev.
Andreev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Vieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Andreev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vieira.
Vieira throws a looping overhand right but Andreev ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira scores with a jab to the head.
Vieira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vieira slips under a jab.
Andreev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vieira's hands.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Andreev is just out of range.
Andreev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andreev lands with a right hand.
Vieira looks to land a combination but Andreev avoids it well.
Andreev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andreev clinches up with Vieira and pushes him back against the cage.
Vieira wants to break free but Andreev has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Andreev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Vieira.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andreev's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexey Andreev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vieira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andreev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vieira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andreev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vieira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andreev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vieira in his tracks.
Andreev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andreev misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Vieira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieira digs a good body shot into Andreev's ribs.
Vieira misses with an uppercut. Andreev saw that one coming.
Andreev avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Andreev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira digs a right hand into Andreev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andreev's gas tank.
Vieira blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andreev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Andreev misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Andreev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vieira! But no joy.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreev throws a low kick but Vieira avoids it.
Vieira misses with a looping left.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Andreev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andreev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vieira throws a hook but Andreev avoids it easily.
Andreev throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vieira counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Vieira.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andreev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vieira ducks right into an uppercut from Andreev.
Vieira throws a body punch but Andreev moves out of range.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eduardo Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev throws a shot from downtown. Vieira moves away and avoids it.
Vieira misses with a body punch
letting Andreev counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andreev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andreev distracts Vieira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andreev won't allow Vieira to sweep him here.
Vieira working for a triangle but Andreev defends it easily.
Vieira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andreev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andreev 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.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Vieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev scoring with some ground and pound.
Vieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andreev manages to get himself to full guard.
Vieira postures up.
Vieira is sitting in close to Andreev's body. Andreev has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vieira is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vieira is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Andreev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 535 p4p, 83 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 728 p4p, 109 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy lands with a hook. Raske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Raske was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Raske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy clobbers Raske with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raske on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Raske throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raske momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Raske counters with a left to the body.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raske counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raske.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske working aggressively here.
Raske lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Raske's ribcage. Raske let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Raske tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Raske misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raske.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raske.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Raske.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Raske.
Raske works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Raske.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Murphy cracks Raske with a nice body shot.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Raske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands an uppercut.
Raske lands a body shot.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short left from Raske.
A short left from Murphy.
Raske lands a body shot.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Raske.
Raske tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.
Raske using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tobias Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raske tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looks like Murphy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Murphy slips a straight right by Raske.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raske walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raske has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raske and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raske is out of range.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy tries to bum rush Raske with a series of wild strikes but Raske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy takes a swing at Raske's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Raske swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raske raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tobias Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raske takes a step back to recover.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raske.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raske looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy body kick from Murphy
and Raske counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Raske.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Raske moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raske moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Raske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Raske throws a fast counter high kick but Murphy manages to duck under it in time.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Raske counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Raske takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Raske takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raske swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raske lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tobias Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Raske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raske moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Raske throws a big counter head kick but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Raske is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Raske.
Raske throws a shot to the body.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske checks a low kick from Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Raske counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raske stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raske lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Raske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy digs a good hook to Raske's body.
Murphy motions for Raske to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Raske feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Raske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Raske takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raske counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raske.
Raske shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Raske's head.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Raske makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raske dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Raske moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Raske comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy cracks Raske with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Raske now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raske takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy backing away here, and Raske unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raske cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Raske defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raske is out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Raske should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Raske displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Murphy digs a good hook to Raske's body.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raske if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Raske steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Thomas Raske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Raske.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raske takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Raske misses the target.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Raske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raske takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raske throws a fast counter high kick but Murphy manages to duck under it in time.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Raske has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas Raske seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Raske tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raske lands with a right to the head.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raske.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tobias Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
An out of breath Tobias Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Thomas Raske spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you lose. Sometimes I lose. Losing sucks dick. I'm out!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaheim Reid (ranked 95 p4p, 15 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 207 p4p, 32 weight class). Reid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Reid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reid throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Masterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Reid looks to land a body kick but Masterson moved away.
Masterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Masterson 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.
A jab from Reid does it's job there.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reid.
Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Reid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reid is working Masterson over against the cage.
Reid blocking some punches.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Good body shot from Reid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
Masterson wants to break free but Reid has control.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid digs a right hand into Masterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masterson's gas tank.
Masterson looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reid.
Reid lands a shoulder strike.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Reid.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Reid scores with a hook to the body.
Reid tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Reid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson misses with a body punch.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson lands a right hand.
Reid tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Reid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Reid scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Reid.
Reid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reid lands a nice uppercut.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastersons head.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Reid.
Masterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid pushes Masterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Masterson.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid misses with a straight right.
Masterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reid has time to react.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Reid ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into range.
Masterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Masterson misses.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masterson misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reid. That's going to slow Masterson down.
Reid tries to score with a low kick but Masterson moves his leg out of the way.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reid throws a hook but Masterson avoids it easily.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Masterson sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reid looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masterson.
Reid looks to land a right hand but Masterson moved out of range.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid cracks Masterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid tries to clinch there but Masterson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reid throwing a counter right hand but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Masterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reid.
Masterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
Masterson lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reid, as that shot connected.
Masterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Masterson manages to circle out of the way.
Masterson walks into a left hand.
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Reid clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reid's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reid decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masterson, up you get!
Reid slips a straight right by Masterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid scores with a nice head shot.
Jaheim Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Reid missing with a left hand there. Masterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Masterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masterson can do to turn this around?
Masterson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reid back to the cage. Masterson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reid throws a head kick that Masterson semi-blocks.
Masterson throws a front kick aimed at Reid's knee but Reid avoids it well.
Masterson throws a good cross that connects.
Reid misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Masterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid looks to throw the jab but Masterson is out of range.
Reid's corner calls for a 1-2. Reid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson misses the shot 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!
Reid moves in looking to clinch but Masterson pushes him off.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson tries to work over Reid's front leg with a kick but Reid checks it.
A jab lands there for Reid.
Good leg kick by Reid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reid tries to clinch up but Masterson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid has closed the distance and engaged Masterson in a clinch.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Masterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands a shoulder strike.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Reid.
Masterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reid blocks a body shot from Masterson.
Masterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Reid.
Masterson can't find room to land a body shot as Reid controls the action.
Reid tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
Masterson lands a right hand.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mastersons head.
Reid tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
Reid tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reid lands a left hand.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reid scores with a hook to the body.
Masterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masterson prevents a body shot from Reid.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reid.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Masterson is trying to pull guard but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson takes a shot to the head.
Reid lands a shoulder strike.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Reid tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.
Reid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masterson or not.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masterson.
Good body shot from Reid.
Masterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Masterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Masterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masterson.
Masterson misses with some punches.
Reid lands a body shot.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Reid.
Reid scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Masterson controls the action.
Reid lands a nice uppercut.
Reid is leaning against Masterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Masterson avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Masterson working aggressively here.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Reid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid lands a body shot.
Reid lands a shot to the body.
Reid is working Masterson over against the cage.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid digs a right hand underneath Masterson's ribcage. Masterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Masterson is trying to break free.
Jaheim Reid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masterson's elbow.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Masterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid dominated that second round.
That's time! Reid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reid throws a wild body kick that Masterson sees coming a mile off.
Masterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
Masterson connects with the punch.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reid.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Reid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Masterson swings widly with a right hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid staying out of range there.
Reid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reid tries to land a leg kick but Masterson saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Masterson misses.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masterson misses with a straight right.
Masterson throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Reid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reid slips under a jab.
Masterson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid throws a solid leg kick but Masterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reid.
A jab from Reid misses.
Reid blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Masterson looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Reid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reid throws a front kick that sends Masterson stumbling back into the cage.
Reid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reid.
Reid has closed the distance and engaged Masterson in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reid.
Masterson trying to control the position but instead, Reid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masterson into the cage.
Reid tries to work over Masterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masterson blocks a body shot from Reid.
A head punch on the inside from Masterson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masterson backwards.
Masterson pulls guard.
Reid stands up from Masterson's guard - Reid perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid tests Masterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Masterson slams his shin into Reid's torso.
Masterson throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Masterson's knee but Masterson avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Reid misses.
A big left from Masterson misses.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Reid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Masterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Reid scores with the left hand. Masterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Reid misses the jab.
Masterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reid is able to avoid easily.
Masterson takes one on the button.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Reid.
Reid punishes Masterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Reid is looking to clinch but Masterson is avoiding it.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Reid with a hook.
Masterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masterson checks a low kick from Reid.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid instigates a clinch.
Masterson jumps guard but Reid stands there with Masterson around his waist. Masterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masterson blocks an uppercut.
Reid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Masterson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masterson jumps guard.
Reid stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Masterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masterson misses with a body shot.
Reid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Masterson scrambles back to his feet.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Reid saw that one coming.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
Reid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masterson's head backwards.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Masterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reid slips a jab from Masterson.
Valentine Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaheim Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaheim Reid!
Jaheim Reid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Closet Case Conservative (ranked 354 p4p, 50 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 646 p4p, 83 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for 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
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo throws a head kick that half lands.
Conservative uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Castillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conservative.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castillo.
Conservative chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castillo can pounce on him.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conservative. That did some damage!
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Conservative rushes Castillo with punches - Castillo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Castillo goes down! Conservative follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Closet Case Conservative!
Closet Case Conservative decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ricardo Castillo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 195 p4p, 28 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 274 p4p, 41 weight class). Masa Sanada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Willie Wood's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Sanada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Masa Sanada has been cut.
Sanada throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Sanada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Sanada.
Sanada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Sanada.
Sanada takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanada.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanada.
Wood lands a left hand.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanada has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
A short body shot lands from Wood as the two fighters clinch.
Wood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Sanada tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood pushes Sanada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood breaks the clinch.
Sanada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanada blocks it well.
Sanada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanada scores with a jab to the head.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two 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!
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanada throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Sanada misses the jab.
Wood throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanada. That snapped Wood's head back.
Sanada closes the distance and clinches.
Sanada misses with the head strike.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanada has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood letting Sanada take a breather here.
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Sanada jabs Wood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanada jabs at Wood's body.
Sanada scores with a jab. Wood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wood defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanada takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target.
Sanada scores with a nice strike.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood slips under a jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Sanada works the jab nicely.
Sanada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Sanada'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.
Sanada closes the distance but Wood moves to the side
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanada lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Wood.
Sanada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Willie Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Sanada avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanada is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Sanada into the cage.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Sanada - that landed with a thud.
Sanada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wood as Sanada tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanada working aggressively here.
Sanada lands an uppercut.
Sanada tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Sanada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanada is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Sanada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
Sanada lands a body punch.
Wood works on Sanada's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanada has Wood pushed against the cage.
Sanada can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Sanada tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood gets through Sanada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wood up against the cage.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Sanada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Sanada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Sanada.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Wood.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Sanada.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanada misses with a punch to the body.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sanada - that landed with a thud.
Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanada scores with a jab. Wood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanada works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masa Sanada's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanada looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Sanada looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Sanada misses
and Wood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanada tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanada thinking.
Sanada misses with a hook
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Sanada scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Wood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanada blocks it well.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Sanada had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sanada.
Wood walks into a straight right hand from Sanada.
Sanada scores with a body shot.
Masa Sanada is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Wood.
Sanada scores with a shot to the body.
Wood slips a straight right by Sanada.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanada.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Sanada lands with a good body shot.
Sanada throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanada steps away.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanada misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanada is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada is looking to counter the offense by Wood and move into the clinch.
Sanada misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Wood cracks Sanada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Sanada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Wood!
A relieved looking Willie Wood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 45 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 61 p4p, 2 weight class). Verygood has chosen Bring Pain as his entrance music. Kurt Verygood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a series of strikes. Aiken will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Verygood.
Aiken throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Aiken.
Verygood dodges the punch combination from Aiken.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verygood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aiken. Aiken obviously looking to wear him down.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aiken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verygood counters with a good, hard body kick but Aiken shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Verygood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verygood under the eye.
Verygood moves out of range of the leg kick from Aiken.
Verygood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aiken lands a lovely overhand right.
Aiken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken lands a head shot.
Aiken throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Aiken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aiken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verygood takes a step back to recover.
Aiken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood throws a push kick but Aiken slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Verygood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verygood slips under a jab from Aiken.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verygoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Verygood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Verygood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aiken. Aiken obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Verygood misses with a leg kick.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
Aiken works the jab nicely.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Verygood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aiken.
A solid body kick from Aiken.
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Good work by Verygood as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from Aiken.
Aiken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verygood's calf.
Aiken is looking to chop away at Verygood's legs.
Verygood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Aiken as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Verygood counters with a right hand to the body.
Aiken throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
Aiken sets himself, and Verygood steps forward looking for the clinch! Aiken avoids it this time.
Aiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a left to the body.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
Verygood misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Aiken. That snapped Verygood's head back.
Verygood throws a low kick but Aiken moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aiken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verygood takes a step back to recover.
Verygood wants to land a leg kick but Aiken is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Verygood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Verygood there.
Aiken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Aiken.
Verygood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aiken.
Aiken cracks Verygood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
And Verygood responds with a good body kick, but Aiken manages to step out the way in time.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Aiken.
Aiken jabs at Verygood's body.
Verygood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Verygood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Aiken is looking to chop away at Verygood's legs.
Aiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verygood can do to turn this around?
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aiken with a body shot.
Aiken is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Verygood.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verygood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Verygood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Aiken misses the jab.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verygood checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Aiken
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Midick Aiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
Aiken misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken cracks the inside of Verygood's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken is looking to slow Verygood down with leg kicks.
Aiken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verygood's head backwards.
Aiken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken scores with a jab.
Aiken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aiken thows a leg kick but Verygood checks it
and Verygood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aiken's knee momentarily.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Verygood as he connects with a hook.
Aiken misses with a two punch combination.
Verygood throws a counter combo.
Verygood scores with a jab to the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Verygood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aiken has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Verygood throws a fast counter high kick but Aiken manages to duck under it in time.
Aiken 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.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aiken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verygood's head backwards.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken throws a hook but Verygood blocks it.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verygood.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
It seemed like Verygood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Verygood finds it's way through Aiken's defenses.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aiken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verygood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verygood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Verygood slips under a jab from Aiken.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Aiken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Kurt Verygood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiken lands an overhand right.
Aiken throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood takes one to the side of the head.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
Verygood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aiken thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aiken looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
Verygood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken blocks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Aiken finds it's target.
Verygood tries to move into range but Aiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Aiken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verygood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Verygood scores with a jab. Aiken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aiken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aiken catches Verygood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aiken misses the jab.
Verygood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Verygood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aiken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Jab by Aiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken is looking to chop away at Verygood's legs.
An inside leg kick from Aiken misses.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Verygood blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verygood! But no joy.
Aiken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Verygood swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Aiken lands a body shot.
Aiken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verygood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aiken throws a quick counter head kick but Verygood was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
A nice side step and Verygood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Verygood takes one on the button.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verygood's sensitive parts.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Aiken misses with a shot to the body
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken misses with a body shot
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verygood defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Aiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aiken.
Aiken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verygood momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aiken.
Verygood throws a hook but Aiken avoids it easily.
Donk. Aiken catches Verygood right on the button with a cross.
Aiken lands a front kick.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Verygood digs a good hook to Aiken's body.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Aiken's head but Aiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aiken misses the target.
Verygood lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verygood misses with a few strikes there.
Verygood throws a head kick that misses.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Verygood scores with a decent looking hook.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Verygood counters with a thumping low kick.
Verygood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Aiken.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Verygood moves away from the strike by Aiken.
Aiken throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Verygood flicks out a counter leg kick but Aiken steps away.
Verygood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Aiken coming out on top.
Verygood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Aiken misses its target.
Aiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Verygood.
Aiken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Aiken.
A big left from Verygood misses.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Aiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aiken really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood 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.
Aiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken thows a leg kick but Verygood checks it
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aiken, right into the meat.
Aiken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aiken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Verygood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Verygood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Despite the aggression on Verygood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Verygood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aiken cracks the inside of Verygood's front leg.
Aiken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aiken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Verygood lands a jab to Aiken's midsection.
Aiken throws a leg kick
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken wants to slow Verygood down by chopping away at his legs.
Verygood throws a fast counter high kick but Aiken manages to duck under it in time.
Aiken misses with a two punch combination.
Aiken throws a leg kick
and Verygood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aiken is rocked!
That's four 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!
Aiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Aiken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verygood drops Aiken with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Aiken! Verygood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Kurt Verygood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 67 p4p, 8 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 192 p4p, 30 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nao's choice of entrance music: The End. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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258 lbs
27 - 8 - 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Nao tried to score with a low kick but Pearson checks it.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Nao.
Pearson jabs at Nao's body.
Jab, jab by Nao - just one landing.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Nao looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nao to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nao looks to clinch but Pearson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nao taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Pearson!
A victorious James Pearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 11 p4p, 1 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 114 p4p, 16 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Slice.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Slice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Thompson 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.
A jab from Slice finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Slice wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slice 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.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice scores with a body shot.
Slice tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Slice throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Slice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.
Slice looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Slice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slice misses with a shot to the body
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a hook.
Thompson slips under a jab.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Slice moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thompson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slice throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slice misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Slice.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slice's elbow.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Slice prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slice.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slice.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
A short left from Slice.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Slice blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Slice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Slice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson tries a body shot but Slice blocks it.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Slice misses with a leg kick.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Slice throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Slice's ribs.
Slice throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thompson's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slice moves away from the strike by Thompson.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Slice swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slice pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Slice thows a leg kick but Thompson checks it
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Slice's head back.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slice cracks Thompson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slice lands a big uppercut and Thompson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thompson looks OK. Slice waves Thompson back to his feet!
Thompson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Thompson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Thompson looks to clinch but Slice throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Thompson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice is the new heavyweight champion!
Kimbo Slice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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