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PFC 235 Duranto vs Graves PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 499 p4p, 802 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 66 p4p, 106 weight class). Khadan has chosen Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan misses with an uppercut.
Lupei throws a lazy right hand but Khadan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Lupei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khadan doesn't seem phased though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lupei enables Khadan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lupei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lupei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lupei keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khadan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khadan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadan throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei looking for a guillotine here but Khadan defends easily.
Khadan trying to control but Lupei is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan looking to sit in guard and control but Lupei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lupei stands and throws Khadan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Lupei's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Khadan regains half guard.
Khadan manages to get to full guard.
Lupei stopping the sweep attempt from Khadan.
Lupei stands up over Khadan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lupei is looking to work some ground and pound but Khadan has wrist control.
Khadan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khadan, not yet.
Khadan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan wants to control from the top but Lupei keeps moving.
Lupei looking for a guillotine here but Khadan defends easily.
Lupei controls Khadan momentarily but Khadan frees himself.
Khadan stopping the sweep attempt from Lupei.
Khadan trying to control but Lupei is working from the bottom.
Khadan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei has his foot on Khadan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khadan works his way back into a safe position though.
Khadan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lupei seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Khadan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lupei looking for a guillotine here but Khadan defends easily.
Khadan wants to control from the top but Lupei keeps moving.
Lupei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khadan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khadan trying to control but Lupei is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lupei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadan postures up in Lupei's guard and throws a big left but Lupei blocks it.
Khadan tries to free his leg and advance position but Lupei is retaining full guard.
Lupei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khadan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lupei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lupei keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khadan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lupei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khadan lands a nice hook to Lupei's body. Lupei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lupei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lupei with the inside leg kick.
Khadan dives in and scores a takedown into Lupei's guard.
Lupei working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Khadan has passed into half guard!
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lupei tries to roll over but Khadan keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan stalling.
Lupei wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan not doing much here.
Lupei is refusing to be controlled, as Khadan sits in half guard.
Lupei wants to get back to full guard.
Khadan seems to be working for a kimura but Lupei defends the submission attempt.
Lupei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lupei tries to get to full guard but Khadan has control of the leg.
Odchigin Khadan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khadan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khadan is working for a submission of some sort.
Lupei trying to control from the bottom.
Lupei is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Khadan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khadan is looking to advance position but Lupei won't allow it.
Khadan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lupei keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khadan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khadan's back!
Khadan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lupei's guard. Nice work there by Khadan.
Lupei is trying to keep Khadan in close.
Lupei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khadan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lupei keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Khadan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lupei keeping full guard, as Khadan tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei wants to sweep but no luck.
Khadan trying to control but Lupei is working from the bottom.
Khadan stopping the sweep attempt from Lupei.
Khadan advances to half guard.
Lupei wants to get back to full guard.
Khadan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lupei wants to control but Khadan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lupei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khadan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khadan looks to land a right hand but Lupei moved out of range.
Khadan tries to clinch
and Lupei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khadan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lupei lands a lovely overhand right.
Lupei slips a straight right by Khadan.
Khadan missing with a left hand there. Lupei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khadan moves away.
Khadan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khadan staying out of range there.
Khadan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lupeis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Khadan.
Khadan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadan throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Lupei wants to slow Khadan down by chopping away at his legs.
Khadan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lupei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Lupei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lupei working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khadan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Khadan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Khadan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lupei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khadan pulls his head out easily.
Khadan trying to control the action but Lupei is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khadan passes to full mount!
Lupei regains half guard.
Khadan is trying to control. Lupei wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lupei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khadan pulls his head out easily.
Lupei gets full guard.
Khadan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei has his foot on Khadan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khadan works his way back into a safe position though.
Lupei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khadan is aware though and is defending well.
Lupei looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khadan passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khadan wants to control but Lupei is keeping him busy.
Lupei is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Khadan stalls from top position.
Lupei is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lupei's legs.
Khadan advances to full mount.
Lupei is squirming around, avoiding Khadan's attempts to control the action.
Khadan wants to control but Lupei has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lupei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khadan.
Khadan wants to control but Lupei is keeping him busy.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odchigin Khadan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khadan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
Odchigin Khadan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 783 p4p, 679 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 45 p4p, 39 weight class). Sagaki has chosen One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Watch Out Ronaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Sagaki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ronaldo!
Sagaki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Sagaki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sagaki working away.
Sagaki is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ronaldo is trying to control Sagaki's posture but Sagaki avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo is not content to let Sagaki control the position.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to control but Sagaki postures up.
Ronaldo manages to get back to half guard.
Sagaki trying to control the pace.
Ronaldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sagaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sagaki's back!
Sagaki fending off the submission attempt from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo doesn't have the hooks in and Sagaki manages to turn into his guard.
Ronaldo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronaldo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sagaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sagaki keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
Sagaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ronaldo postures up.
Sagaki has his foot on Ronaldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ronaldo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Sagaki keeps moving.
Sagaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ronaldo defends well.
Ronaldo controlling from the top position.
Sagaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronaldo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ronaldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sagaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Sagaki, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ronaldo passes Sagaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sagaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Ronaldo is looking to take a break and control but Sagaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sagaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ronaldo seems to be working for a kimura but Sagaki defends the submission attempt.
Sagaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ronaldo pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ronaldo is working for a submission of some sort.
Ronaldo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sagaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ronaldo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takumi Sagaki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ronaldo throws a jab when Sagaki was well out of range.
Sagaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagaki.
Sagaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ronaldo missing with a left hand there. Sagaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Sagaki throws a low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagaki with the counter takedown but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo throws a jab when Sagaki was well out of range.
Sagaki throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
We've been informed that Sagaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sagaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sagaki lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronaldo is on top in guard.
Ronaldo trying to control but Sagaki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sagaki pushing down on Ronaldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sagaki drops an elbow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo gets full guard.
Ronaldo looking for a guillotine here but Sagaki defends easily.
Sagaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ronaldo pulls Sagaki in to control the position.
Ronaldo controls Sagaki momentarily but Sagaki frees himself.
Sagaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki won't allow Ronaldo to sweep him here.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
Sagaki looking to pass the guard.
Ronaldo trying to control the position here.
Ronaldo trying to keep a closed guard but Sagaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ronaldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ronaldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sagaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takumi Sagaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ronaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sagaki is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to advance position but Ronaldo counters by regaining guard.
Sagaki postures up.
Sagaki pushing down on Ronaldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sagaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ronaldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ronaldo trying to control here.
Ronaldo has hold of Sagaki's hands but Sagaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ronaldo moves into full guard.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sagaki is pushing down on Ronaldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ronaldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sagaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki is trying for a kimura here. Ronaldo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sagaki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takumi Sagaki!
Post fight, Takumi Sagaki stared into the camera and said 'My Mat Mofo.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 432 p4p, 234 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 55 p4p, 34 weight class). Yamaguchi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yama Yama. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 42 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu connects with a single shot there.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Kettu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kettu looks to throw a body kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Kettu blocks the low kick.
Kettu throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Kettu throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kettu clobbers Yamaguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kettu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Yamaguchi slips a jab and a cross from Kettu.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Kettu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Nice body punch from Yamaguchi.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi walks into a straight right hand from Kettu.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu misses the jab.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
Kettu takes one to the chin there.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Kettu misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Yamaguchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Yamaguchi scores with a jab.
Kettu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kettu takes one on the button.
Yamaguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kettu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a hook
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi stuns Kettu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamaguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Kettu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kettu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kettu works the jab nicely.
Kettu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kettu.
As Kettu backs away, Yamaguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kettu.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kettu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kettu scrambles back to his feet.
Kettu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamaguchi.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Kettu checks it.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kettu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Kettu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yamaguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Kettu scores with a punch to the head.
Kettu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Kettu moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Kettu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Kettu moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Yamaguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kettu on the side of the head.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu misses the jab.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
Kettu wants to slow Yamaguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Kettu moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamaguchi 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 Kettu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kettu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kettu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamaguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Kettu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kettu's elbow.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi is working Kettu over against the cage.
Kettu blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Kettu's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kettu lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kettu.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Kettu.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
Kai Yamaguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands with a right to the head.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kettu lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kettu scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu is working Yamaguchi over against the cage.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Kettu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
Yamaguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kettu.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kettu scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi is working Kettu over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yamaguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kettu presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Kettu blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Kettu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi gets through Kettu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kettu can do to turn this around?
Kettu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kettu's elbow.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands with a right to the head.
Kettu lands with a left to the head.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kettu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Kettu lands a body shot.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kettu scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi punishes Kettu's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Kettu.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kettu's head.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaguchi can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Yamaguchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kettu.
Kai Yamaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Yamaguchi tenderised Kettu's leg. Kettu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kettu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Kettu.
A shot to the liver by Yamaguchi. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamaguchi.
Kettu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kettu lands with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kettu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kettu moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kettu. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick from Kettu.
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!
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kettu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kettu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
Kettu lands with a nice body punch.
Kettu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from Kettu misses.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Kettu is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Yamaguchi - just one landing.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi misses with a head kick.
Kettu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamaguchi in his tracks.
Yamaguchi is looking to wear down Kettu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu lands a body shot.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Kettu with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Yamaguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Kettu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kettu throws a leg kick
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kettu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamaguchi slips a straight right by Kettu.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kettu. Kettu obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamaguchi jabs Kettu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kettu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamaguchi 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
A relieved looking Kai Yamaguchi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 112 p4p, 423 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 10 p4p, 30 weight class). Boaz comes into the arena with Preciso me encontrar blaring out of the sound system. Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. 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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136
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145
17 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz misses with a left hand
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jain digs a good hook to Boaz's body.
Jain scores with a nice strike.
Jain fails with the takedown
and Boaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jain scores with a jab to the head.
Boaz scores with a body shot.
Boaz defending well as Jain loads up on a big left hand.
Jain lands with a cross.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Boaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boaz staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jain tries to buck Boaz off but Boaz is having none of it.
Boaz working away.
The referee asks Boaz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boaz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jain is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boaz wants to pass to mount but Jain is defending the position.
Jain manages to get to full guard.
Boaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz pushes down on Jain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jain is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jain is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz passes to side control.
Jain is not content to let Boaz control the position.
A control attempt from Jain but he's now mounted!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain stops Boaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jain 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.
Jain controlling the position for now.
Jain manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jain checks it well.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jain misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jain with a jab.
Jain misses with a straight right.
Moganesh Jain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Boaz misses.
Boaz lands with a nice body kick.
Boaz connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boaz scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Boaz lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jain fails to land.
Jain tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Jain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boaz as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boaz.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.
Jain has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Jain has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Jain blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Jain misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jain controls his hands.
Jain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jain's elbow.
Jain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz pushes Jain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jain stops a takedown attempt from Boaz.
Jain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Boaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jain backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz scores with a shot to the side of Jain's head.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Jain controls the action.
Jain blocks an uppercut.
Boaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Jain.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Boaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Boaz.
Boaz lands a shot to the body.
Jain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boaz.
Boaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jain tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jain misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz lands a right hand.
Jain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jain goes for a takedown attempt but Boaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wamberto Boaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moganesh Jain.
Jain lands a body shot.
Moganesh Jain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain with a nice cross.
Jain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jain laying and praying for a moment but Boaz takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jain trying to control the action but Boaz is working from the bottom.
Jain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is looking to improve his position.
Boaz is staying active underneath Jain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jain's back!
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!
Boaz is trying to stick to Jain's back but Jain is turning into Boaz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boaz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jain.
Boaz trying to keep a closed guard but Jain is proving a slippery customer.
Boaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jain is defending well. Boaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jain has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Boaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wamberto Boaz!
A relieved looking Wamberto Boaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 175 p4p, 269 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 21 p4p, 40 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
171
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27
180
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Serronen on the inside.
Serronen throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Serronen - that landed with a thud.
Serronen lands a hook that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Serronen prevents a body shot from Trudeau.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serronen takes a shot to the head.
Serronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Serronen lands with a left to the head.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Trudeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau lands a shot to the body.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Serronen pushes Trudeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Trudeau.
Trudeau pulls guard effortlessly.
Trudeau trying to keep a closed guard but Serronen is proving a slippery customer.
Serronen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trudeau is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trudeau has his hands on Serronen's head, controlling the position.
Trudeau looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trudeau is looking for a triangle but Serronen pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trudeau pulls Serronen in close to prevent any damage.
Serronen trying to control but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Serronen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trudeau looking for submissions off his back.
Trudeau is trying to maintain the position but Serronen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen seems to be working for a kimura but Trudeau defends the submission attempt.
Serronen wants to pass the guard but Trudeau is defending well.
Trudeau is in trouble now - Serronen has advanced to mount!
Serronen avoids the attempt from Trudeau to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trudeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Trudeau wants to control but Serronen is having none of it.
Trudeau might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serronen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Serronen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Trudeau to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Trudeau shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trudeau wants to control but Serronen is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Trudeau.
Serronen throwing a counter right hand but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Serronen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yves Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trudeau throws the left hand but Serronen avoids the punch easily.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Serronen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Trudeau blocks the low kick.
Trudeau is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Serronen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trudeau swinging wildly here.
Trudeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Serronen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trudeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serronen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serronen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Trudeau loads up on a big right hand but Serronen slips the punch.
Serronen lands with a hook. Trudeau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Serronen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Serronen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Serronen moved out of range.
Trudeau misses with a right hand
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
Serronen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serronen jabs Trudeau right on the nose. Trudeau blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trudeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Serronen connects with a leg kick.
Trudeau cracks Serronen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Trudeau has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Serronen to stand back up!
Trudeau looks to clinch
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serronen tries to land a front kick but Trudeau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Serronen swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
Serronen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Trudeau avoids it.
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!
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Trudeau. Those never looked like landing.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Trudeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Serronen circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Serronen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Trudeau lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trudeau.
Serronen gets a clinch.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Serronen.
Serronen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Serronen as the two fighters clinch.
Trudeau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Serronen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trudeau can turn it around.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Trudeau is trying to force a seperation but Serronen has the dominant position.
Trudeau digs a right hand underneath Serronen's ribcage. Serronen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Serronen counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Serronen coming out on top.
Trudeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serronen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Trudeau throws an overhand right that lands on Serronen's shoulder, as Serronen tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Serronen moves into range and clinches up with Trudeau.
Aku Serronen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Serronen takes a shot to the head.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Serronen blocks it.
Trudeau blocking some punches.
Trudeau pulls guard successfully.
Trudeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau keeping full guard, as Serronen tries to pass.
Trudeau trying to control the position.
Serronen trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Trudeau is trying to control the position but Serronen postures up.
Trudeau keeping full guard, as Serronen tries to pass.
Trudeau wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Serronen is now in half guard.
Serronen tries to pass to full mount but Trudeau defends it.
Trudeau trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aku Serronen 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trudeau misses the jab.
Trudeau lands with an uppercut that bounces Serronen off the cage and back into range.
Trudeau clinches up with Serronen and pushes him back against the cage.
Trudeau pulls guard successfully.
Serronen trying to control but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Trudeau looking to control.
Serronen passes Trudeau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trudeau wants to control but Serronen is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Serronen trying to control from Trudeau's half guard. Trudeau has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Serronen wants to control from the top but Trudeau keeps moving.
Trudeau has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Serronen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Trudeau.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Yves Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
A control attempt from Trudeau but he's now mounted!
Serronen fails to advance to Trudeau's back.
Trudeau wants to control but Serronen is having none of it.
Serronen wants to control the pace but Trudeau is squirming around nicely.
Trudeau 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is looking to control Serronen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trudeau avoid being mounted?
Trudeau trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Trudeau wants to hold on but Serronen pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeau can't escape the position.
Serronen controlling from the full mount.
Serronen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Trudeau is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau controlling from the top position.
Trudeau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Serronen is keeping the position for now.
Aku Serronen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen seems keen to control Trudeau's posture.
Trudeau landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trudeau stopping the sweep attempt from Serronen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Trudeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serronen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aku Serronen!
A relieved looking Aku Serronen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 629 p4p, 268 weight class) and Yuvraj Singh (ranked 82 p4p, 47 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh moves into the clinch.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singh! But no joy.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
 It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Singh is looking to control McDonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
McDonald wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Singh to regain full guard.
That's two 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.
McDonald cracks Singh with a solid left hand.
McDonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald throws an elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to improve his position but instead Singh has moved into half guard.
McDonald tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
Singh stalling.
Singh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McDonald bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh being controlled here, momentarily.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McDonald tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
McDonald has his hands clasped together around Singh's back. He's all about the action.
McDonald trying to control but Singh postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuvraj Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh thuds his shin into the meat of McDonald's side.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonald cracks Singh with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
Singh slips under a jab from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a cross.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Singh.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
Singh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald avoiding damage as Singh throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Singh as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
McDonald pulls guard.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Singh seems keen to control McDonald's posture.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh trying to control the position here.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Singh keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Singh tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Jim Bob McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Singh with an uppercut!
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald pulls guard successfully.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
Singh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets full guard.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald is pulling down on Singh's head to control his posture.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
Singh crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Singh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to McDonald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuvraj Singh.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 95 p4p, 185 weight class) and Ceaser El Toro Jr (ranked 9 p4p, 24 weight class). Bissainthe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is African Voodoo Drum Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ceaser El Toro Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
El Toro Jr takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
As El Toro Jr tries to get set, Bissainthe tries to push him back and clinch up but El Toro Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Bissainthe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
El Toro Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bissainthe to score with a decent uppercut.
El Toro Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Toro Jr misses with a head kick.
El Toro Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but El Toro Jr moved out of range.
El Toro Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro Jr lands a jab to the nose.
El Toro Jr throws a front kick that sends Bissainthe stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro Jr.
Bissainthe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but El Toro Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of El Toro Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
El Toro Jr throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bissainthe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bissainthe.
Bissainthe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
El Toro Jr throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
El Toro Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bissainthe. El Toro Jr shrugs it off though.
El Toro Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bissainthe clobbers El Toro Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
El Toro Jr misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. El Toro Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr digs a good body shot into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Toro Jr with a hook.
El Toro Jr misses with a hook.
Bissainthe throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
El Toro Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Toro Jr throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
El Toro Jr 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.
Bissainthe scores with a hook.
El Toro Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro Jr misses the jab.
El Toro Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Bissainthe throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro Jr looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
El Toro Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bissainthe's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Toro Jr under the eye.
 El Toro Jr is rocked!
Bissainthe jabs El Toro Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Toro Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Bissainthe finish him?
El Toro Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
El Toro Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
El Toro Jr looks winded!
Bissainthe connects with a body shot that sends El Toro Jr's belly button to the back.
Bissainthe drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks El Toro Jr right on the button. El Toro Jr goes down! Bissainthe follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bissainthe gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gniewomir Lach (ranked 146 p4p, 73 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 20 p4p, 11 weight class). Lach comes to the cage accompanied by Soel. Inarritu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vulcano. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu with a nice calf kick.
Inarritu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Lach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lach looks to land a left hand but Inarritu moved out of range nicely.
Lach has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
A low kick from Inarritu misses
and Inarritu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
Inarritu misses with a combination
and Lach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inarritu thinking.
Inarritu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lach counters with a nice leg kick.
Lach throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 lands for Lach. That snapped Inarritu's head back.
Inarritu misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lach lands a leg kick that knocks Inarritu off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Inarritu 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 Lach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inarritu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inarritu slips a jab from Lach.
Inarritu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inarritu.
Inarritu jabs Lach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inarritu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lach.
Lach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inarritu is able to avoid easily.
Inarritu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Inarritu misses the body punch
and Lach counters with a straight right hand.
Lach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Inarritu will feel that in the morning.
Inarritu looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach looks to land a body kick but Inarritu moved away.
Lach scores with a shot to the body.
Lach just misses with a punch to the body.
Lach just misses with a punch to the body.
Lach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inarritu at a distance.
Lach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inarritu blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lach throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Lach.
Lach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inarritu.
Inarritu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lach checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lach defending well as Inarritu loads up on a big left hand.
Inarritu connects with a leg kick.
Inarritu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Inarritu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lach lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with 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!
Lach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu misses the shot to the body.
Inarritu takes one on the button.
Lach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inarritu on the side of the head.
Lach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inarritu.
Lach misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Lach.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gniewomir Lach dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lach lands a nice looking body kick.
Lach throws a hook but Inarritu blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Inarritu.
Inarritu moves out of range as Lach throws a body kick.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Lach moves out of range.
Lach feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Inarritu throws a body shot but no joy.
Inarritu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lach moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Lach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu is looking to land body kicks.
Gniewomir Lach is winning the standup battle so far.
Lach misses with a hook to the body
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lach cracks Inarritu with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a wild body shot.
Lach avoids the head kick by Inarritu.
Lach half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Inarritu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lach misses with a hook to the body
and Inarritu counters with a nice leg kick.
Inarritu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lach at a distance.
Inarritu throws a jab when Lach was well out of range.
Inarritu jabs Lach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lach tries to move into range but Inarritu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a head kick that misses
and Lach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lach tries a low kick but Inarritu avoids it.
Nice shot by Inarritu.
Inarritu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach throws a body shot but no joy.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lach checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Lach.
Lach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Inarritu blocks a low kick nicely.
Inarritu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Inarritu throws out a counter right but Lach avoids it with no problem.
Lach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lach feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Inarritu sprawling to the canvas! Inarritu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lach finish him?!
Inarritu is rocked!
Inarritu cracks Lach with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gniewomir Lach's cut is getting worse.
Inarritu drops his hands momentarily and Lach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Inarritu is still on wobbly legs! Can Lach finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Lach ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Inarritu clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gniewomir Lach!
After the fight, Gniewomir Lach was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 68 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 11 p4p, 8 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mfer slips a jab from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox moves away from the strike by Mfer.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox backing away here, and Mfer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knox punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mfer, as that shot connected.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lands with a cross.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mfer.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mfer is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer with a nice calf kick.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knox.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mfer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Mfer tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Mfer's head back.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox tries to bum rush Mfer with a series of wild strikes but Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mfer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Knox fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knox might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer 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.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
A lazy body kick from Mfer
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Mfer cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy body kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Knox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Knox looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a head kick.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox 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.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Mfer as he connects with a hook.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox jabs Mfer right on the nose. Mfer blinks but takes it well.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Mfer was not able to check.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Mfer thumps Knox with a low kick.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox drops Mfer with a beautiful combination! Mfer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knox is looking for the KO!
Mfer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Knox.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mfer if he has to take too many more of those.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Mfer slips under a jab from Knox.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox lands a nice looking body kick.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox lands a big right hand that sends Mfer crashing to the mat! Knox stays standing though and waves Mfer back to his feet!
That has opened up Ispa Mfer's cut even more.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Knox misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archibald Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mfer 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Archibald Knox!
Archibald Knox took some time post fight to say the following; 'Switched it up , my manager is class. Camara is 2nd string - we are Convicted. Good night.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 111 p4p, 20 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 12 p4p, 2 weight class). Graves has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
Duranto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Graves misses with a combination
letting Duranto counter with a right hand.
Duranto misses with a straight left.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duranto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duranto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Duranto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
A low kick lands for Duranto.
Graves blocks a head kick by Duranto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duranto throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duranto thinking.
Duranto with a hook.
Nice jab there from Duranto.
Duranto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Duranto does no damage.
That kick from Duranto tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duranto dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Duranto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a body punch.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves gets through Duranto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Duranto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duranto gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Graves.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto stalling.
Duranto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto taking a breather.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
A short right from Graves.
Duranto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Duranto stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Duranto wants to stall.
Duranto wants to stall.
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Duranto avoids the damage to the body.
Duranto is trying to maintain a safe position but Graves gets an underhook and turns Duranto into the cage.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto wants to stall.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Duranto lands with a left to the head.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto is looking to control Graves's arms but Graves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duranto has his back to the cage.
Duranto effectively controlling the action here.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Graves.
Duranto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Graves will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duranto swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves tries to clinch there but Duranto circles away.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Duranto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graves doesn't seem phased though.
Graves throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto with the inside leg kick.
Roberto Duranto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Duranto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto misses with a combination
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Graves slips a jab from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a combination
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Graves, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Graves counters with a nice right hand that sends Duranto toppling to the canvas! Duranto scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Graves finish him?!
 Duranto is rocked!
A combination from Duranto does no damage.
Graves misses with a hook
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Duranto looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Duranto misses the body punch
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Oh Duranto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Duranto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duranto seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duranto does it's job there.
Duranto misses with a double jab.
Donk. Graves catches Duranto right on the button with a cross.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nick Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Duranto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Duranto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Graves's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Duranto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
Duranto is looking for a counter combo.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it 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!
Duranto throws a right hand that misses
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duranto slips a jab from Graves.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duranto throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves lands a big right hand that sends Duranto crashing to the mat! Graves stays standing though and waves Duranto back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto lands a nice looking body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duranto sprawling to the canvas! Duranto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!
Duranto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick
and Graves counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
A victorious Nick Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Roberto Duranto was interviewed post fight and said 'Hated by the judges but loved by the fans. '.
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