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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 1410 p4p, 197 weight class) and Samran Mookjai (ranked 2857 p4p, 370 weight class). Jamie Bounty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty throws a lazy uppercut
and Mookjai counters with a stiff right hand.
Mookjai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mookjai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mookjai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Mookjai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bounty scores with a nice head shot.
Mookjai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bounty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bounty is looking to land body kicks.
Bounty connects with a body shot.
Bounty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mookjai manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mookjai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Mookjai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bounty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bounty throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bounty.
Mookjai slips a jab from Bounty.
Bounty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mookjai momentarily.
Bounty misses with a straight left.
Bounty throws a sloppy body shot
and Mookjai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mookjai.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Mookjai slips a jab from Bounty.
Mookjai lands with a nice body punch.
Bounty takes a swing at Mookjai's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bounty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Bounty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bounty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty scoring well with a low kick there.
Mookjai 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.
Mookjai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Bounty.
Mookjai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Mookjai's shoulder, as Mookjai tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty lands a body shot.
Mookjai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bounty looks to score with a jab to the body but Mookjai is just out of range.
Bounty connects with a right hand. Mookjai shakes it off.
Mookjai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
Mookjai flicks out a counter leg kick but Bounty steps away.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. Mookjai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lands with a nice body punch.
Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mookjai moves away.
Mookjai feints a counter leg kick.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses.
Bounty throws a body punch but Mookjai moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mookjai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mookjai slips under a jab from Bounty.
Mookjai flicks out a counter leg kick but Bounty steps away.
Bounty blocks a head kick by Mookjai.
Mookjai throws an overhand right that lands on Bounty's shoulder, as Bounty tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty throws a jab when Mookjai was well out of range.
Mookjai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mookjai misses with a low kick.
Bounty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bounty looks to land a left hand but Mookjai moved out of range nicely.
Mookjai is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Bounty misses the target.
Mookjai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
Mookjai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bounty.
Bounty lands a slapping body shot.
Mookjai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bounty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mookjai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mookjai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
Mookjai throws a sloppy head kick and Bounty moves out of range easily.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Mookjai saw that one coming.
Mookjai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Mookjai's shoulder, as Mookjai tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty throws a looping overhand right but Mookjai ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Mookjai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mookjai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Bounty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mookjai doesn't seem phased though.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mookjai.
It seemed like Mookjai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bounty looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
Bounty misses with a hook to the body
and Mookjai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mookjai jabs Bounty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bounty lands an overhand right.
Bounty lands a leg kick that knocks Mookjai off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mookjai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bounty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mookjai can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty throws a poor cross that misses
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Bounty tries to clinch there but Mookjai circles away.
Bounty misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mookjai.
Mookjai staying out of range there.
Bounty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mookjai's head.
Nice body kick there by Bounty.
Bounty lands the left hand.
Mookjai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bounty's hands.
Bounty misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Bounty.
Mookjai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mookjai there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty throws a poor cross that misses
and Mookjai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bounty looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
Bounty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mookjai lands a head kick. Bounty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Mookjai.
Bounty throws a looping overhand right but Mookjai ducks down to avoid it.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bounty throws a shot from downtown. Mookjai moves away and avoids it.
Mookjai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mookjai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bounty.
Bounty scores with a nice right hand.
Jamie Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
Bounty stuns Mookjai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai misses the jab.
Bounty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Mookjai saw that one coming.
Bounty throws a leg kick
and Mookjai counters with a two punch combo.
Bounty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mookjai has time to react.
Nice body kick from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Bounty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mookjai.
A swing and a miss from Bounty.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bounty.
Bounty throws a body punch but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bounty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bounty misses the target.
Mookjai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bounty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mookjai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bounty has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bounty. Mookjai shrugs it off though.
Mookjai throws a head kick that misses.
Bounty moves in looking to clinch but Mookjai pushes him off.
Bounty digs a good body shot into Mookjai's ribs.
The fighters circling - Bounty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Bounty.
Bounty looks to score with a jab to the body but Mookjai is just out of range.
Bounty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mookjai blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bounty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mookjai throws a leg kick but Bounty checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bounty.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mookjai.
Bounty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bounty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bounty feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mookjai throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Mookjai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mookjai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Mookjai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bounty blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty blocks a head kick by Mookjai.
It looked like Bounty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bounty throws a big shot that misses.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Mookjai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bounty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mookjai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mookjai misses with a double jab
letting Bounty counter with a right hand.
Mookjai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mookjai misses with a low kick.
Bounty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mookjai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bounty eats them both and turns towards Mookjai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mookjai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mookjai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mookjai avoids a kick to the body.
Bounty connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bounty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Mookjai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bounty throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mookjai to counter with a crisp jab.
Mookjai takes one to the side of the head.
Mookjai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mookjai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bounty counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses.
Mookjai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Mookjai's shoulder, as Mookjai tries to avoid the shot.
Bounty's corner calls for a 1-2. Bounty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bounty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mookjai on the side of the head.
Bounty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jamie Bounty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mookjai staying out of range there.
Mookjai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mookjai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mookjai tried to score with a low kick but Bounty checks it.
Bounty throws a quick counter head kick but Mookjai was just out of range.
Mookjai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bounty finds it's way round the side to connect with Mookjai's head.
Bounty lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai ducks under a wild hook from Bounty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mookjai. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mookjai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mookjai walks into a jab.
Bounty swings widly with a right hand
and Mookjai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bounty connects with an inside leg kick.
Samran Mookjai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mookjai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bounty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mookjai doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the body from Mookjai misses
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bounty just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Bounty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bounty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Bounty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Boss (ranked 3019 p4p, 314 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 1121 p4p, 145 weight class). Branca comes into a darkened arena with his song building. original score medley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca misses with a hook
letting Boss counter with a right hand.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Boss's corner calls for a 1-2. Boss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss scores with a hook to the body. Branca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boss scores with a jab to the head.
Boss has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Branca flicks out a counter leg kick but Boss steps away.
Branca feints and then cracks Boss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boss down.
Branca getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Branca has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Branca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boss. Boss obviously looking to wear him down.
Boss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boss feints and then cracks Branca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Branca down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Branca misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Branca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Branca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Branca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Branca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Boss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boss lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Joao Cajo Branca's cut even more.
Boss is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Boss misses the target.
Branca feints a counter leg kick.
Branca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Branca slips a straight right by Boss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss works Branca's body with a nice hook.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branca moves away.
Branca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Boss connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Boss.
Boss moves out of range of the body kick.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branca.
Boss throws a lazy uppercut
and Branca counters with a nice leg kick.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boss throws a hook but Branca blocks it.
Boss scoring well with a low kick there.
Branca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boss.
Boss jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Joao Cajo Branca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a nice looking combination but Boss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branca tests Boss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Branca misses with an uppercut. Boss saw that one coming.
Boss misses with a low kick.
Boss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Branca throws a shot from downtown. Boss moves away and avoids it.
Branca throws a leg kick but Boss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Branca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boss connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss with a hook.
Branca misses with a leg kick
and Boss counters with a nice leg kick.
Branca moves out of range as Boss throws a body kick.
Branca walks into a stiff left hand from Boss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Branca scrambles back to his feet.
Joao Cajo Branca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Branca misses with a hook
and Branca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boss throws a leg kick which misses Branca's front leg but catches the back leg as Branca tries to avoid it.
A jab from Boss does it's job there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joao Cajo Branca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Like Boss!
After winning the bout, Like Boss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 939 p4p, 120 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 1493 p4p, 188 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
27 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal throws a head kick that half lands.
Mason throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal lands a head kick!
Mason lands a jab to the nose.
Lethal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Lethal.
We've been informed that Mason 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 chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Lethal thumps Mason with a low kick.
Lethal is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal lunges at Mason with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mason's hand.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Lethal.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Lethal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal is looking to chop away at Mason's legs.
Lethal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lethal ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Lethal connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
Mason scores with a nice right hand.
Mason jabs Lethal right on the nose. Lethal blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as Lethal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mason doesn't seem phased though.
Lethal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mason is looking to slow Lethal down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
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!
Mason avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Mason is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mason takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lethal wants to land a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Lethal backing away here, and Mason unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lethal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lethal half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mason throws a combination that misses
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lethal cracks Mason with an open hand slap.
Lethal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mason appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lethal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lethal is out of range and Mason settles back down.
Lethal cracks the inside of Mason's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lethal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lethal tries to work over Mason's front leg with a kick but Mason checks it.
Mason was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lethal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mason's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lethal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mason scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws a front kick aimed at Mason's knee but Mason avoids it well.
Jab by Lethal.
Lethal 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.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lethal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lethal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lethal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Lethal misses.
Mason takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Lethal has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal is looking to chop away at Mason's legs.
Lethal dips to his left and cracks Mason with an uppercut!
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lethal.
Mason swinging wildly here.
Mason misses with a hook to the body
and Lethal counters by clinching up.
Mason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason is stalling here.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lethal 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.
Mason throws a hook but Lethal avoids it easily.
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lethal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mason's head backwards.
Mason has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lethal.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Lethal.
A little feinted left hand from Lethal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lethal has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Lethal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Lethal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lethal.
Lethal throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mason connects with a body shot that sends Lethal's belly button to the back.
Mason checks a leg kick nicely.
Lethal scores with a head kick. Mason tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Lethal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lethal.
Mason displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lethal up against the cage.
Lethal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason misses with a series of wild punches.
As Mason tries to get set, Lethal tries to push him back and clinch up but Mason manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mason moves out of range as Lethal throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lethal. That's going to slow Mason down.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Lethal thumps Mason with a low kick.
Lethal blocks a jab.
Lethal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lethal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mason checks it well.
Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason jabs Lethal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Lethal's head but Lethal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lethal lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lethal. That snapped Mason's head back.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal slips under a jab from Mason.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mason lands with a straight right. Lethal didn't see that one coming.
Lethal wants to land a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Mason tries a quick counter leg kick but Lethal is wise to it.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason lands with a hook. Lethal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lethal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal is looking to chop away at Mason's legs.
Lethal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lethals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Mason.
Mason on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lethal. Lethal obviously looking to wear him down.
Lethal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lethal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lethal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mason back to the cage. Lethal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 Matt Lethal will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lethal.
Lethal tries to score with a low kick but Mason moves his leg out of the way.
Lethal misses with an uppercut.
Mason misses with a leg kick.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lethal blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Lethal moves away from the strike by Mason.
Mason avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lethal with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lethal at a distance.
Mason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lethal counters with a low kick, right behind Mason 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mason throws a front kick aimed at Lethal's knee but Lethal avoids it well.
Lethal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Mason misses.
Lethal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lethal lands an overhand right.
Dean Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws an off balance right hand
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Lethal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Mason throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Lethal lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Lethal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
Lethal throws the kick towards the body but Mason avoids it.
Mason throws out a counter right but Lethal avoids it with no problem.
Mason throws a series of punches but Lethal moves out of range.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Lethal.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Lethal misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal lands with a slapping head kick.
Lethal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
A low kick from Lethal is predictable there
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Lethal tries to move into range but Mason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
Mason only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason misses with a body shot
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lethal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal cracks Mason with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason walks into a left hand.
Mason misses with a jab to the body
and Lethal moves into the clinch.
Lethal blocking some punches.
Mason working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lethal.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matt Lethal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason presses Lethal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Mason.
Lethal taking a breather.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
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 Matt Lethal.
Well Lethal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lethal!
Matt Lethal 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 965 p4p, 147 weight class) and Johnny Cocaine (ranked 734 p4p, 111 weight class). Cocaine has chosen Nothing To Lose as his entrance music. Johnny Cocaine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Rubenstein blocks a jab.
Rubenstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cocaine tried to score with a low kick but Rubenstein checks it.
Cocaine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rubenstein.
Cocaine throws a hook but Rubenstein blocks it.
Cocaine misses with a shot to the body
and Cocaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubenstein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cocaine with a nice cross.
Rubenstein rushes Cocaine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rubenstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubenstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cocaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubenstein cracks Cocaine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rubenstein moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cocaine blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cocaine.
Rubenstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cocaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cocaine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cocaine blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein tries to work over Cocaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
Cocaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubenstein thuds his right hand into Cocaine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cocaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rubenstein, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cocaine. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubenstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cocaine works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubenstein. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine connects with a solid leg kick.
Rubenstein misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Cocaine.
Rubenstein checks a leg kick.
Cocaine moves away from the strike by Rubenstein.
Cocaine has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rubenstein throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubenstein defending well as Cocaine loads up on a big left hand.
Cocaine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cocaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cocaine 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 Rubenstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rubenstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Rubenstein.
Cocaine blocks a head kick by Rubenstein.
A slow jab from Cocaine misses its intended target.
Rubenstein looks to land a right hand but Cocaine moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cocaine misses.
Rubenstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cocaine.
Rubenstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubenstein throws a body punch but Cocaine moves out of range.
Rubenstein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cocaine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rubenstein clinches.
Rubenstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cocaine backwards.
Cocaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubenstein is looking to clinch.
Rubenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocaine manages to avoid it.
Rubenstein misses with an uppercut. Cocaine saw that one coming.
Rubenstein clinches up against the cage.
Cocaine working aggressively here.
Cocaine scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubenstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rubenstein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cocaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubenstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubenstein takes a shot to the head.
Cocaine blocking some punches.
Rubenstein cracks Cocaine with a nice body shot.
Cocaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubenstein has Cocaine pressed against the cage, preventing Cocaine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rubenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Cocaine.
Rubenstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cocaine can pounce on him.
Rubenstein cracks Cocaine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cocaine slips a straight right by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein clinches up with Cocaine and pushes him back against the cage.
Cocaine breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cocaine.
Cocaine misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rubenstein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine moves out of range of the strikes.
Cocaine tries a quick counter leg kick but Rubenstein is wise to it.
Rubenstein throws a lazy body kick
and Cocaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rubenstein moves into the clinch.
Cocaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cocaine connects with a body shot.
Cocaine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubenstein checks it well.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Cocaine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Rubenstein misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cocaine.
Rubenstein missing with a left hand there. Cocaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubenstein misses with a hook to the body
and Cocaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cocaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cocaine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubenstein takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cocaine.
A head punch on the inside from Rubenstein fails to land.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubenstein's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubenstein.
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 Spencer Rubenstein will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rubenstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubenstein rushes Cocaine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cocaine.
Cocaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rubenstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cocaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but Cocaine is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rubenstein scores with a head kick.
Cocaine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rubenstein.
Cocaine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rubenstein misses with a head kick.
Cocaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rubenstein.
Cocaine misses with a looping right.
Rubenstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cocaine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rubenstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubenstein checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rubenstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocaine manages to avoid it.
Rubenstein blocks a jab.
Rubenstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cocaine. Cocaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnny Cocaine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubenstein misses with a combination
and Cocaine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cocaine with a nice cross.
Rubenstein wants to clinch but Cocaine slips to the side
and Cocaine counters with a nice body shot.
Cocaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cocaine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cocaine with a nice cross.
Cocaine tries to score with a low kick but Rubenstein moves his leg out of the way.
Rubenstein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cocaine eats them both and turns towards Rubenstein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cocaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubenstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cocaine misses with a leg kick.
Rubenstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cocaine swings widly with a right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a straight right hand.
Cocaine ducks under a wild hook from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rubenstein is looking to clinch but Cocaine is avoiding it.
Cocaine slips under a jab from Rubenstein.
Cocaine flicks out a counter leg kick but Rubenstein steps away.
Cocaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cocaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cocaine lands with a nice body kick.
Rubenstein moves out of range as Cocaine strikes.
Cocaine digs a good body shot into Rubenstein's ribs.
Cocaine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rubenstein checks it well.
Rubenstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cocaine. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine scores with a nice head shot.
Rubenstein slips a straight right by Cocaine.
A big left from Rubenstein misses.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cocaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cocaine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rubenstein. That did some damage!
A low kick from Rubenstein misses
and Cocaine counters with a stiff right hand.
Cocaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubenstein moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Cocaine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein wants to clinch
and Cocaine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cocaine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rubenstein misses with an uppercut. Cocaine saw that one coming.
Cocaine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A combination from Cocaine does no damage.
Rubenstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Rubenstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rubenstein.
Rubenstein scores with a kick to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Rubenstein.
Nice uppercut lands for Rubenstein. That snapped Cocaine's head back.
Cocaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Rubenstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubenstein delivers a nice body kick.
Rubenstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cocaine manages to avoid it.
Cocaine thuds his right hand into Rubenstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Rubenstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rubenstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cocaine.
Rubenstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cocaine counters with a nice uppercut.
Cocaine cracks Rubenstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Rubenstein misses its intended target.
Rubenstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cocaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubenstein walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubenstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubenstein tries to clinch there but Cocaine circles away.
Cocaine throws a leg kick that misses.
Cocaine slips under a jab.
Cocaine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rubenstein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubenstein tries to clinch there but Cocaine circles away.
Rubenstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cocaine in his tracks.
Rubenstein takes one to the chin there.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but Cocaine moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cocaine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cocaine misses with a kick to the body.
Cocaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cocaine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rubenstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cocaine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cocaine. Cocaine obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubenstein swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Rubenstein throws the left hand but Cocaine avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cocaine, as that shot connected.
Rubenstein with a nice cross.
Cocaine misses with a looping right.
Rubenstein wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubenstein stalks Cocaine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cocaine's face. Cocaine staggers backwards, shaken.
Rubenstein misses with a head kick.
Rubenstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cocaine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rubenstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cocaine.
Rubenstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Cocaine misses its intended target.
Cocaine misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubenstein wants to clinch.
Rubenstein backing away here, and Cocaine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rubenstein clobbers Cocaine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cocaine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rubenstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Cocaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubenstein.
Cocaine misses with a looping right.
Rubenstein is looking for a counter combo.
Rubenstein throws a lazy right hand but Cocaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubenstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rubenstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Rubenstein misses the shot to the body.
Rubenstein has closed the distance and engaged Cocaine in a clinch.
Cocaine misses with some punches.
Cocaine lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubenstein blocks a body shot from Cocaine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Cocaine.
Cocaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine throws a hook but Rubenstein avoids it easily.
Rubenstein throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cocaine.
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubenstein manages to avoid it.
Rubenstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cocaine.
Cocaine misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Rubenstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rubenstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cocaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubenstein.
Cocaine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cocaine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rubenstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Cocaine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubenstein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rubenstein checks a leg kick.
Rubenstein moves away from the strike by Cocaine.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but Cocaine is having none of it.
A big left from Rubenstein misses.
Cocaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cocaine misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cocaine. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubenstein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cocaine under the eye.
Cocaine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rubenstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cocaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubenstein.
Cocaine flicks out a counter leg kick but Rubenstein steps away.
Cocaine misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Rubenstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cocaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubenstein is just out of range.
Rubenstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cocaine throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cocaine.
Rubenstein tests Cocaine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubenstein lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cocaine. That's going to slow Rubenstein down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cocaine tries to move into range but Rubenstein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rubenstein throws an overhand right that lands on Cocaine's shoulder, as Cocaine tries to avoid the shot.
Cocaine throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Rubenstein does no damage.
Cocaine looks to throw the jab but Rubenstein is out of range.
Jab, jab by Cocaine - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cocaine.
Cocaine moves away from the strike by Rubenstein.
Some bone on bone action there as Rubenstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cocaine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rubenstein throws an overhand right that lands on Cocaine's shoulder, as Cocaine tries to avoid the shot.
Cocaine lands a nice looking body shot.
Cocaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubenstein.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Cocaine.
I think Cocaine 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cocaine!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Cocaine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Greene (ranked 592 p4p, 77 weight class) and Dredman Zeus (ranked 1104 p4p, 138 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
157 lbs
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36
168 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Zeus moved out of range.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Zeus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zeus misses with a wild body shot.
Greene misses with a head kick.
Zeus misses with a hook.
Greene lands a nice looking body kick.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Zeus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
Greene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Zeus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Greene's hands.
Dredman Zeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Zeus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greene on the side of the head.
It looks like Paulie Greene has been cut.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zeus misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
Zeus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeus.
That kick from Greene tenderised Zeus's leg. Zeus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Greene misses with a two punch combination.
Greene takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zeus thuds his right hand into Greene's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Zeus connects with a body shot that sends Greene's belly button to the back.
Zeus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Zeus misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greene moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeus was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene throws a looping overhand right but Zeus ducks down to avoid it.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Zeus looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene scores with a nice head shot.
Greene misses with the combination.
Zeus misses with the combination.
Greene blocks a jab.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Zeus.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
Greene appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zeus sizes up Greene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Greene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zeus.
Greene slips under a jab.
Zeus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Greene had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Zeus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Greene's head.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zeus dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene blocks a jab.
Greene is looking to counter with head kicks.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Greene punishes Zeus's body with a nice straight punch.
Greene slips a jab from Zeus.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
Zeus blocks the body kick.
Greene lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zeus as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Greene was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zeus.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
Greene takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Zeus misses.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
A cross from Zeus lands.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Zeus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
Zeus tests Greene's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zeus misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Greene's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
Greene tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene throws the kick towards the body but Zeus avoids it.
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Greene throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greene digs a good hook to Zeus's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Greene.
Greene takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Greene misses with a straight left.
Zeus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus misses the jab.
Greene closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeus's elbow.
Zeus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeus scores with a hook.
Greene goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zeus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Zeus.
Zeus throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zeus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zeus blocks a head kick by Greene.
Zeus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeus throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
It looked like Greene wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene lands a big head kick that sends Zeus tumbling to the mat! Greene takes a step backwards and waves Zeus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zeus is rocked!
It looks like Dredman Zeus has been cut.
Greene cracks Zeus with a hook to the temple - Zeus is on wobbly legs here! Greene swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Zeus falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Greene wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paulie Greene!
Paulie Greene took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 688 p4p, 88 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 491 p4p, 58 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 11 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Ronaldo down.
Keenan is looking to chop away at Ronaldo's legs.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Keenan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Keenan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keenan takes one to the side of the head.
Keenan looks for the body kick but Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Ronaldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keenan just manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Keenan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Keenan blocks the leg kick.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ronaldo scrambles back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ronaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ronaldo is able to avoid easily.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Ronaldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Ronaldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronaldo drags the fight down to the ground.
Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Keenan passes into side control.
Ronaldo looking for a sweep but Keenan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Keenan controlling from the full mount.
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!
Ronaldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan wants to stand but Ronaldo is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan controlling the pace for now.
Keenan wants to control the pace but Ronaldo is squirming around nicely.
Ronaldo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ronaldo wants to get back to full guard.
Ronaldo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Keenan manages to pass to mount!
Keenan fails to advance to Ronaldo's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ronaldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ronaldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ronaldo is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking to control but Ronaldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ronaldo is looking to get to half guard.
Keenan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ronaldo wants to hold on but Keenan pushes him away.
Keenan prevents Ronaldo from getting the reversal.
Ronaldo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Keenan prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Keenan is pressing down on Ronaldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronaldo is holding on for now.
Well, if Keenan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Keenan is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan 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.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Keenan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ronaldo is able to avoid easily.
Ronaldo misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan wants to land a leg kick but Ronaldo is out of range.
Keenan moves out of range as Ronaldo throws a body kick.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keenan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan tries to work over Ronaldo's front leg with a kick but Ronaldo checks it.
Keenan thumps Ronaldo with a low kick.
Keenan throws a low kick but Ronaldo avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ronaldo, right into the meat.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ronaldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan jabs Ronaldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Keenan throws a head kick but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo is looking to chop away at Keenan's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws a wild body kick that Ronaldo sees coming a mile off.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ronaldo.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Ronaldo moved away.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Ronaldo moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Ronaldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Keenan avoided it.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ronaldo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ronaldo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keenan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo lands with a good body shot.
Keenan staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ronaldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Keenan thuds his shin into the meat of Ronaldo's side.
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gareth Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Ronaldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Keenan throws a push kick but Ronaldo slaps the foot to one side.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keenan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keenan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ronaldo tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan misses with a leg kick.
Keenan looks to land a combination but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Keenan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ronaldo misses the jab.
Keenan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ronaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Ronaldo.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Ronaldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keenan walks into a stiff left hand from Ronaldo.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronaldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Keenan misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Ronaldo stalks Keenan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keenan's face. Keenan staggers backwards, shaken.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo lunges at Keenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan's hand.
The fighters circling - Keenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Ronaldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Keenan is predictable there
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keenan.
Keenan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Keenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ronaldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ronaldo throws a body kick that misses.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Ronaldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ronaldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keenan connects with a jab.
Ronaldo misses the jab.
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
Crunch! Keenan slams his shin into Ronaldo's torso.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ronaldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keenan throws a low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ronaldo with a nice cross.
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!
Keenan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.
Decent striking displayed by Keenan there.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Ronaldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Keenan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ronaldo steps away.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronaldo.
Keenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ronaldo blocks the leg kick.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keenan has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Keenan's leg but Keenan calmly moves out of range.
Keenan throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Keenan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan 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.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Keenan connects with a crisp jab.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keenan misses with a straight left.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronaldo throws a wild body kick that Keenan sees coming a mile off.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
Keenan thumps Ronaldo with a low kick.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keenan connects with the punch.
Ronaldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan throws a push kick but Ronaldo slaps the foot to one side.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Ronaldo's leg but Ronaldo calmly moves out of range.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ronaldo steps away.
Keenan fakes the leg kick and cracks Ronaldo in the body.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronaldo tries to score with a low kick but Keenan moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Ronaldo blocks the low kick.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Ronaldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ronaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Keenan blocks a head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo staying out of range there.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Ronaldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Ronaldo's leg but Ronaldo calmly moves out of range.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keenan keeps Ronaldo at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gareth Keenan.
Well Keenan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I believe this is over now.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 567 p4p, 77 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 243 p4p, 36 weight class). Cobb has chosen Where's Wallace? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin misses with a body kick.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Slayin drops his hands momentarily and Cobb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Cobb looks to move away, Slayin throws a big counter combo but Cobb just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Slayin moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Slayin misses the target.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Slayin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Slayin misses with a series of wild punches.
Slayin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Slayin jumps back.
Slayin connects with the punch.
Wallace Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Slayin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobb 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.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Slayin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. Slayin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slayin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cobb lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slayin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Slayin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobb blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayin misses with some punches.
Slayin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slayin misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobb tries to work over Slayin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Slayin's ribcage.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slayin tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head.
Slayin misses with some punches.
Slayin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slayin throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slayin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slayin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cobb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cobb is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slayin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slayin blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slayin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Slayin blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slayin working aggressively here.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cobb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb avoiding damage as Slayin throws knees to the body.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slayin.
Slayin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Slayin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayin.
Slayin is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayin.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Slayin.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slayin.
Slayin blocking some punches.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Cobb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cobb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slayin is able to avoid easily.
Slayin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cobb in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cobb avoids the head kick by Slayin.
Slayin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slayin 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.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slayin. That did some damage!
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. Slayin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slayin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Slayin down.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slayin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
Slayin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Slayin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Cobb lands.
Cobb throws a hook but Slayin blocks it.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Slayin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Slayin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Cobb misses
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slayin avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobb misses the jab.
Slayin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
A big right from Slayin misses.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cobb.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
Jab from Cobb.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Slayin counters with a left and a right that stings Cobb.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Slayin counter with a right hand.
Slayin misses with a hook.
As Slayin backs off Cobb throws a huge counter combo but Slayin manages to avoid it all.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Slayin is out of range.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Slayin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cobb.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slayin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cobb really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Slayin.
Cobb was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Slayin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Slayin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Slayin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slayin moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook. Slayin ducked under it nicely.
Slayin scores with a nice head shot.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayin is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Slayin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Slayin lands a head kick. Cobb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb drops his hands momentarily and Slayin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb lands with a slapping head kick.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Slayin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Rhymin Slayin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb with a jab.
Slayin misses with a double jab.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb wants to land a leg kick but Slayin is out of range.
A head kick from Cobb lands but Slayin takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wallace Cobb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Slayin lands with a shot to the body.
Slayin throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slayin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slayin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Slayin blocks the leg kick.
As Cobb backs away, Slayin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Slayin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slayin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slayin throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb looks for the body kick but Slayin saw that one coming.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slayin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slayin takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Slayin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tests Slayin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayin.
Cobb thows a leg kick but Slayin checks it
and Slayin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin blocks the body kick.
Slayin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slayin defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb throws a leg kick that misses.
Slayin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
Cobb misses the jab.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slayin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cobb circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Slayin avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Slayin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobb's knee momentarily.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Slayin counters with a low kick, right behind Cobb 's knee.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slayin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Slayin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cobb throws the kick towards the body but Slayin avoids it.
Slayin misses with a few strikes there.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slayin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobb with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayin throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Cobb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobb.
Cobb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Slayin is out of range.
Cobb lands the left hand.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Slayin slips under a jab.
Slayin is looking to counter punch.
Cobb connects with a body shot that sends Slayin's belly button to the back.
Cobb cracks Slayin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wallace Cobb.
Well Cobb has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wallace Cobb!
A very excited looking Wallace Cobb 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 136 p4p, 17 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 224 p4p, 28 weight class). Iolyn Madog had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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147 lbs
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153 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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ekaku throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madog's head.
Nice jab there from Ekaku.
Ekaku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Madog looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Madog is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Madog wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ekaku tries to move into full mount but can't pass Madog's legs.
Madog tries to improve position but can't.
Ekaku trying to control the action but Madog is working from the bottom.
Madog is trying to get back to his feet.
Madog is looking to regain half guard here but Ekaku keeps moving and retains side control.
Madog struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ekaku advances nicely into full mount.
Madog tries to lock up and control but Ekaku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Madog to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Madog shrugs it off.
Ekaku wants to control the pace but Madog is squirming around nicely.
Madog is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ekaku looking to control but Madog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Madog is trying desperately to improve position.
Ekaku is working for a guillotine from mount but Madog frees his head quite easily.
Madog really wants to buck Ekaku off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Madog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ekaku controlling from mount.
Ekaku looking to control but Madog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ekaku working for a submission but Madog is keeping him at bay.
Madog regains half guard.
Ekaku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Madog is looking to control Ekaku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madog avoid being mounted?
Ekaku trying to control from half guard but Madog is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ekaku trying to control the pace.
Ekaku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Madog is looking to get back to full guard here but Ekaku has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ekaku tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ekaku has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Madog is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madog is working hard here to advance position.
Madog is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ekaku has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ekaku is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Madog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Madog is looking to regain half guard here but Ekaku keeps moving and retains side control.
Madog is being controlled here.
Ekaku tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekaku tries for a kimura but Madog is defending well.
Madog trying to remain calm as Ekaku controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Ekaku dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Madog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Ekaku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Madog.
Ekaku takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku punishes Madog's body with a nice straight punch.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Madog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madog. That's going to slow Ekaku down.
Madog slips under a jab from Ekaku.
A low kick from Ekaku misses
enabling Madog to counter with a crisp jab.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body
and Madog counters with a low kick, right behind Ekaku 's knee.
Madog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ekaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madog's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku throws out a powerful jab.
Ekaku checks a low kick from Madog.
Ekaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ekaku thows a body kick. Madog tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Madog connects with a solid leg kick.
Madog misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku catches Madog with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madog lands a nice shot that snaps Ekaku's head back.
Madog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madog connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ekaku's hands.
Ekaku connects with a nice looking jab.
Madog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iolyn Madog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku avoids the head kick by Madog.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madog defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Madog misses.
Ekaku connects with the punch.
Madog is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Madog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ekaku throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog seems to have got his legs back now.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madog. Madog obviously looking to wear him down.
Madog dips to his left and cracks Ekaku with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Madog.
Madog misses with a series of wild punches.
Madog blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ekaku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madog. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Madog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Madog tries a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Madog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands an overhand right.
Ekaku swings widly with a right hand
and Madog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ekaku's knee momentarily.
Madog lands a nice hook to Ekaku's body. Ekaku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madog throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madog is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Madog throws a hook but Ekaku blocks it.
Madog with a hook.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Madog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku 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.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by Madog.
Ekaku flicks out a counter leg kick but Madog steps away.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Madog checks it.
Ekaku throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Madog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madog throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku walks into a left hand.
Madog staying out of range there.
Madog takes one to the side of the head.
Ekaku connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Ekaku misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Madog misses its target.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madog.
Ekaku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ekaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Madog counters with an inside leg kick.
Madog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses.
Madog throws a chopping leg kick but Ekaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Ekaku's head but Ekaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog connects with a high kick.
A jab from Ekaku finds it's way through Madog's defenses.
Madog checks a leg kick.
Madog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekaku. That did some damage!
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Madog is looking to counter with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madog moves out of range as Ekaku strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Madog looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Madog scores with a hook.
Ekaku misses with a left hand
and Madog counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ekaku throws a wild body kick that Madog sees coming a mile off.
Madog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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 Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Madog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekaku. That did some damage!
Madog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Madog throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
Ekaku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Ekaku scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madog lands a slapping body shot.
Madog thumps Ekaku with a low kick.
Ekaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
Madog tries to land a leg kick but Ekaku saw it coming and moves away.
Madog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madog checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Madog with a jab.
Ekaku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ekaku scrambles back to his feet.
Madog is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku wants to land a leg kick but Madog is out of range.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekaku throws a series of punches but Madog avoids them all with ease.
Madog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Ekaku moves forwards but Madog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekaku's sensitive parts.
Ekaku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Madog fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madog.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku.
Madog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ekaku misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Madog.
Madog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ekaku to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Madog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekaku moves away.
Madog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekaku's sensitive parts.
Ekaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Madog misses.
Ekaku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madog on the side of the head.
Madog avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Madog throws the left hand but Ekaku avoids the punch easily.
Madog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madog scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madog throws out the jab.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madog staying out of range there.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick from Ekaku.
Madog jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Madog tries to score with a low kick but Ekaku moves his leg out of the way.
Madog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Madog counters with a straight right hand.
Madog connects with a leg kick. Ekaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Ekaku.
Madog scores with a punch to the head.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ekaku pushes Madog away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madog.
Madog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Madog, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog misses with a body shot.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Ekaku. Beautiful body shot.
Madog connects with an inside leg kick.
Madog connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekaku misses the target.
Madog feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Madog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ekaku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madog jabs Ekaku right on the nose. Ekaku blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Madog misses
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Madog throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madog.
Nice shot by Madog.
Madog dips to his left and cracks Ekaku with an uppercut!
Madog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ekaku momentarily.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
and Madog counters with a good low kick that Ekaku was not able to check.
Madog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ekaku throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iolyn Madog showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madog 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 103 p4p, 17 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 161 p4p, 26 weight class). Stein has chosen Red - Falling Sky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin throws a right hand that misses
and Stein counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borjigin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borjigin lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein tries to close the distance and clinch but Borjigin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borjigin misses with a straight right.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borjigin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Borjigin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stein if he has to take too many more of those.
Borjigin misses with an uppercut.
Stein tries to counter with a clinch but Borjigin shakes him off and moves away.
Stein tries a low kick but Borjigin avoids it.
Stein has closed the distance and engaged Borjigin in a clinch.
Stein keeps control of Borjigin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stein told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Borjigin throws a head punch that misses.
Stein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borjigin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borjigin.
Borjigin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borjigin - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
Stein throws a push kick but Borjigin slaps the foot to one side.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Stein's shoulder, as Stein tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin sets himself, and Stein steps forward looking for the clinch! Borjigin avoids it this time.
Borjigin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borjigin scores with a jab 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!
Borjigin blocks a head kick by Stein.
Borjigin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein 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.
A shot to the body from Borjigin misses
and Stein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borjigin's knee momentarily.
Stein has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borjigin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stein's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Borjigin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stein! But no joy.
Stein throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stein just manages to avoid it.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the body
and Stein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borjigin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Frank Stein's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borjigin, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Borjigin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stein throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borjigin manages to break the clinch.
Stein moves out of range as Borjigin throws a body kick.
Borjigin swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Stein throws a chopping leg kick but Borjigin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borjigin is looking to counter punch.
Borjigin lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That kick from Borjigin tenderised Stein's leg. Stein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borjigin throws a lazy uppercut
and Stein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borjigin lands with a right hand.
Borjigin throws a looping overhand right but Stein ducks down to avoid it.
Stein wants to counter with a clinch but Borjigin pushes him away.
Borjigin gets in close and tags Stein with a short punch that almost sends Stein to the mat! Oh Stein is in big trouble! He turns his back on Borjigin, trying to create some distance but Borjigin rushes him, striking wildly and Stein goes down! The referee tackles Borjigin into the cage to end the fight! Borjigin is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 45 p4p, 5 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 79 p4p, 9 weight class). Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod connects with a looping right hand.
Rhod lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turner staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner 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.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Rhod throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rhod stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod lands a slapping body shot.
Rhod scores with a nice right hand.
Rhod throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Rhod does no damage.
Rhod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Turner throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Rhod.
Rhod slips a straight right by Turner.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner is looking to slow Rhod down with leg kicks.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turner just manages to avoid it.
Rhod clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turner on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner lands a nice hook to Rhod's body. Rhod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rhod feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Rhod slips a straight right by Turner.
Rhod throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rhod stuffs the takedown.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Rhod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhod is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Good work by Rhod as he checks the leg kick.
Rhod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It looks like Rhod has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rhod lands a glancing blow to the side of Turner's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Rhod catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Rhod.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Rhod moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Rudy Rhod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Turner misses with a hook.
Rhod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Rhod is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Rhod lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Rhod slips a jab from Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Rhod works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner lands a leg kick that knocks Rhod off balance momentarily.
Turner slips a straight right by Rhod.
Rhod drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rhod.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
Rhod attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Rhod throws a body kick that misses.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhod misses the jab.
Turner 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.
Jab from Rhod.
Turner with a jab.
Rhod takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhod throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Rhod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
Rhod throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Rhod is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Rhod's head but Rhod avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Turner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner controlling the position.
Rhod dodges the ground and pound from Turner.
Rhod prevents Turner from moving into mount.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhod keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rhod dodges the ground and pound from Turner.
Turner cracks Rhod with a big right hand but Rhod just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rhod has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turner trying to control the position but Rhod is working away.
Turner working away.
Turner is trying to ground and pound but Rhod uses the momentary lack of control by Turner to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves into full mount! Rhod won't be happy about that!
Turner trying to control but Rhod is having none of it.
Rhod holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rhod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rhod wants to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
Turner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod blocking the ground and pound.
Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rhod is looking to escape.
Turner throws some wild stikes that Rhod manages to avoid easily.
Turner trying to control but Rhod is having none of it.
Elgin Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rhod holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rhod avoids a strike by Turner and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Turner's guard! Fantastic escape!
Rhod's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Turner wants to hit a sweep here but Rhod passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Turner there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to hold on but Rhod pushes him away.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Turner is trying to get back to full guard.
Rhod trying to control from half guard but Turner is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner is looking to control Rhod's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Turner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhod slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Turner misses.
Jab from Rhod.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhod.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rhod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Rhod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhod scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Rhod seems unphased.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rhod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod 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.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner works Rhod's body with a nice hook.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod slips a jab from Turner.
Rhod misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rhod defends it well.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Rhod missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Rhod chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rhod lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Rhod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
Rhod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhod scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner checks a low kick from Rhod.
Turner is looking to clinch but Rhod is avoiding it.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner moves into range and clinches up with Rhod.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod is looking to control Turner's arms but Turner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rhod has his back to the cage.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Rhod works the jab nicely.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhod needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Rhod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Rhod moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rhod.
Turner feints the counter takedown.
Rhod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.
Turner throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Rudy Rhod is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Rhod lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner takes one on the button.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Turner catches Rhod right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Rhod with an uppercut!
Rhod will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhod. Rhod circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhod motions for Turner to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Rhod settles back down.
Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Turner throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner avoids the body shot from Rhod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Elgin Turner just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turner slips a jab from Rhod.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Good shot there by Rhod.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rhod blocks the body kick.
Rhod appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rhod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rhod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Rhod settles back down.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Rhod tenderised Turner's leg. Turner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner lands with a straight right. Rhod didn't see that one coming.
Rhod takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Rhod throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner looks to land a body kick but Rhod moved away.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod motions for Turner to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Rhod throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Rhod throws a front kick that sends Turner stumbling back into the cage.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Rhod throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Rhod lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhod circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhod thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rhod is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rhod defends well and Turner ends up having to push Rhod into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner takes one on the button.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rhod throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Rhod misses.
Rhod cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rhod throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhod should have avoided that one.
Turner clinches.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhod breaks from the clinch.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Rhod moved out of range nicely.
Turner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhod connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turner scrambles back to his feet.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner lands a body shot.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Rhod fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turner just manages to avoid it.
Rhod throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner lands the left hand.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner clinches up with Rhod and pushes him back against the cage.
Rhod tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Rhod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rhod throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner scores with a leg kick.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Rhod is out of range.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhod.
Rhod throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner tries to clinch there but Rhod circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod misses with a kick to the body.
Rhod throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Rhod misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Elgin Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rhod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Rhod settles back down.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rhod.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turner slips a straight right by Rhod.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rhod defends it well.
Turner throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rhod cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Rhod throws a low kick but Turner moves out of range easily.
Rhod lands with a right hand.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner misses with a hook.
Rhod swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod lands with a right hand.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Turner connects with a right hand. Rhod shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Rhod tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Rhod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rhod.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Turner.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Turner slips under a jab.
Rhod throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rhod wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Rhod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Rhod slips under a jab from Turner.
Rhod throws a big shot that misses.
Turner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Turner.
Turner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Turner wants to control but Rhod is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rhod works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner is trying to control. Rhod wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Rhod taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Rhod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turner trying to control the action but Rhod is working from the bottom.
Turner is thwarting Rhod's attempts to control the position.
Turner is trying to control. Rhod wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turner is looking to stall here but Rhod recovers full guard.
Turner wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elgin Turner.
I think Turner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner is the new lightweight champion!
Elgin Turner 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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