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PFC 256 Arundel vs Mfer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kidney Stone (ranked 1079 p4p, 796 weight class) and Sergey Objedkov (ranked 67 p4p, 46 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Objedkov throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.
Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Objedkov counters with a takedown into side control.
Objedkov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
Objedkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Objedkov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stone is not content to let Objedkov control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone parries the strikes from Objedkov easily there. Objedkov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stone to escape.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Objedkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Stone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Objedkov.
Objedkov in the domination position with Stone hanging on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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Objedkov trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
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.
Objedkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Objedkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Objedkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stone trying to control but Objedkov flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Objedkov keeps control of the position as Stone tries to break free.
Stone trying to control but not successfully.
Objedkov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Objedkov is hanging on to Stone's back as he tries to escape.
Stone is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Objedkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Objedkov.
Objedkov gets his hands free as Stone looks to control.
Stone tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Objedkov controlling the positon.
Stone trying to control the position but Objedkov manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Objedkov cracks Stone with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Stone from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Objedkov fails with the takedown.
Objedkov shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Objedkov is one step ahead there.
Objedkov landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Objedkov defends easily.
Objedkov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position.
Objedkov is pushing down on Stone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stone is fighting to maintain full guard but Objedkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Objedkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone trying to control here.
Objedkov trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Objedkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Objedkov wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Objedkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Objedkov prevents Stone from improving his position.
Objedkov not doing much here.
Objedkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Objedkov in particular looking to stall.
Objedkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Objedkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Objedkov sits in half guard.
Stone trying to control from the bottom.
Sergey Objedkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Objedkov trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stone tries to roll over but Objedkov keeps him under control.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Objedkov is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Objedkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Objedkov.
Objedkov misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Objedkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Objedkov throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Stone.
Objedkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Objedkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Objedkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Objedkov throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.
Objedkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Objedkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Objedkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Objedkov.
Stone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Objedkov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Stone slaps away a takedown attempt from Objedkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kidney Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Objedkov checks a low kick from Stone.
Objedkov moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone blocks a body shot from Objedkov.
A short left from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Objedkov. Those never looked like landing.
Objedkov swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Objedkov down.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Objedkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kidney Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Objedkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Objedkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Objedkov fails with the takedown.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Objedkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Objedkov darts in looking for a takedown but Stone gets double underhooks and turns Objedkov into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Objedkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Objedkov is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Objedkov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stone is in trouble now - Objedkov has advanced to mount!
Kidney Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Objedkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Objedkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Objedkov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sergey Objedkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to hold on but Objedkov pushes him away.
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Objedkov controlling from mount.
Stone holds on, trying desperately to control.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Objedkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Objedkov prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control but Objedkov is having none of it.
Objedkov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stone looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Objedkov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Objedkov.
I've got Objedkov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Objedkov!
A very excited looking Sergey Objedkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 406 p4p, 450 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 49 p4p, 53 weight class). Active comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu blocks a jab.
Active throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Active thinking.
Kettu scores with a body shot.
Active throws a body shot but no joy.
Active closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Active keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Active cracks Kettu with an open hand slap.
Kettu throws out a leg kick but Active moves out of range and Kettu only half commits.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Active throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Active swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Radio Active has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu connects with a crisp jab.
Kettu cracks a nice hook into Active's ribs.
A big left from Active misses.
Kettu jabs Active right on the nose. Active blinks but takes it well.
Active lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu connects with a leg kick.
Kettu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Active throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu catches Active with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kettu tried to score with a low kick but Active checks it.
Active gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Active escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Active uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Active.
Active throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Active stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kettu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Active with that takedown attempt.
Active takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Active keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Active misses.
Kettu throws out a counter right but Active avoids it with no problem.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Active moves away and avoids it.
Kettu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Active.
Active misses the jab.
Active's corner calls for a 1-2. Active obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Active throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Active moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Kettu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Active misses.
Active sizes up Kettu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Active listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Active misses with a body shot
and Kettu counters with a good, hard body kick but Active shrugs it off.
Active lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kettu at a distance.
Kettu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Active scores with the left hand. Kettu knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Active's leg. Active is trying to keep his angry face on.
Active drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Active scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Active darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Active takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Active lands a nice hook to Kettu's body. Kettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Active. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Active.
Kettu slips a jab and a cross from Active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a left hand
and Active counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu wants to get back to full guard.
Kettu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Active.
Active looks to land a strike but Kettu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kettu looking to control.
Kettu 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.
Active scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Active off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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 Radio Active will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Radio Active's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Active fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Active moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Kettu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Active.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Active clinches up against the cage.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Active.
Active lands a hook to the side of the head.
Active breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kettu throws a hook but Active blocks it.
Active is looking to counter punch.
Active tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Active throws a sloppy body shot
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Active misses with a lunging right hand
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Kettu. No joy for Active on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Active misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Active, as that shot connected.
Kettu slaps away a takedown attempt from Active, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kettu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Active counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Active misses with a hook to the body
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Active.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Active swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu slips a straight right by Active.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Active throws out the jab.
Kettu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Active is out of range.
Nice cross by Kettu.
Kettu throws out a leg kick but Active moves out of range and Kettu only half commits.
Active lands with a hook. Kettu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radio Active seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Active, as that shot connected.
Kettu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Active.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu walks into a left hand.
Active scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kettu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Active rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kettu counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Active with a hook.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on Active's shoulder, as Active tries to avoid the shot.
Kettu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kettu takes one on the button.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Active tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kettu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Active's sensitive parts.
Kettu takes a swing at Active's ribcage but misses.
Kettu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Active throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Active.
Active gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Active misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Active.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Active.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Active breaks the clinch.
Active clobbers Kettu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kettu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Active tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kettu.
Radio Active's cut is getting worse.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Radio Active's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kettu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Active moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Active scores with a punch to the head.
Active takes one to the side of the head.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Active.
Kettu misses the jab.
Active moves away from the strike by Kettu.
Active lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kettu leaves Active with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Active misses with a hook
and Active takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu clobbers Active with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to sprawl but Active drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Active missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kettu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Active.
Active throws a strike but Kettu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kettu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kettu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active looking for a sweep. Not yet Active, not yet.
Active trying to control the position.
Active wants to improve his position but instead Kettu has moved into half guard.
Kettu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Active does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kettu is thwarting Active's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu prevents Active from improving his position.
Active slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Active can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kettu controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kettu stopping the sweep attempt from Active.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Active throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kettu with a hook.
Kettu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Active.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Active. That snapped Kettu's head back.
Active swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Active rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Active takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Active dips to his left and cracks Kettu with an uppercut!
Active throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Kettu misses.
Kettu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Active dips to his left and cracks Kettu with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esa Kettu.
I think Kettu 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 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 227 p4p, 289 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 29 p4p, 42 weight class). Great Tiger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger 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.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
A left lands for Ali.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Ali throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali catches Tiger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Tiger 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.
Ali sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiger defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali misses the body punch
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Ali.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tiger slips a straight right by Ali.
Despite the aggression on Tiger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiger counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Ali stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Tiger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tiger.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Ali.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiger! But no joy.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Ali.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Sarfraz Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali misses with a looping left.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Tiger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiger checks it well.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Tiger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiger blocks the leg kick.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Tiger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Tiger throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali lands an overhand right.
Ali stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger unleashes a big counter combination but Ali bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger counters with a body kick.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ali.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Ali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 Ali is rocked!
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Tiger counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ali throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tiger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ali has got the better of the exchanges.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiger defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Tiger lands with a right hand.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiger misses.
Crunch! Ali slams his shin into Tiger's torso.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger lands a big head kick that sends Ali tumbling to the mat! Tiger takes a step backwards and waves Ali back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ali lands a body shot.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Tiger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiger. Tiger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tiger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ali thinking.
Ali misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Tiger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Tiger slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiger! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Oooooh!!! Tiger has knocked Ali down with a huge combo! Tiger steps away and waves a wobbly Ali back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali tries to work over Tiger's front leg with a kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Ali. Beautiful body shot.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali sizes up Tiger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali lands a body shot.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Ali lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ali throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Tiger slips a jab from Ali.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
Tiger loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and Tiger counters with a good low kick that Ali was not able to check.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ali thuds a left hand into Tiger's body.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Tiger slips under a jab from Ali.
Tiger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Tiger's leg but Tiger calmly moves out of range.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ali tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiger blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali misses the body punch
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Tiger has a takedown stuffed.
Ali lands with a straight right. Tiger didn't see that one coming.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiger throws out the jab.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali pushes Tiger off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Tiger checks a low kick from Ali.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
Tiger jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiger with a nice calf kick.
Ali scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiger lands a high kick!
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiger tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 448 p4p, 693 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 57 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Beukeboom blocks it.
Beukeboom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with a looping left.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beukeboom keeps the fight on the outside.
Beukeboom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the side of Beukeboom's head but Beukeboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beukeboom throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunyasarn.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn avoids the body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn clinches up against the cage.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Beukeboom controls the action.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beukeboom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beukeboom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom pushes Bunyasarn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunyasarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Beukeboom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to work over Bunyasarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries to throw a body punch but Bunyasarn avoids it by throwing Beukeboom back against the cage.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
Beukeboom blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn manages to break the clinch.
Bunyasarn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bunyasarn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunyasarn scores with a hook to the body. Beukeboom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beukeboom blocks a jab.
Bunyasarn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beukeboom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bunyasarn lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom lunges at Bunyasarn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunyasarn's hand.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot.
Beukeboom throws a looping overhand right but Bunyasarn ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bunyasarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Beukeboom misses its intended target.
Beukeboom lands a right hook to the body.
Bunyasarn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beukeboom loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyasarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beukeboom moves into the clinch successfully.
Beukeboom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunyasarn's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beukeboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Beukeboom prevents a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn tries to work over Beukeboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Beukeboom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Bunyasarn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beukeboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beukeboom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body.
Beukeboom misses with a looping right.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ananada Bunyasarn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bunyasarn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom throws a big shot that misses.
Beukeboom sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Beukeboom avoids it this time.
Beukeboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunyasarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunyasarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beukeboom rushes Bunyasarn and presses him up against the cage.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Beukeboom moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Beukeboom should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
Bunyasarn thuds a left hand into Beukeboom's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Bunyasarn throws a good cross that connects.
Beukeboom misses the jab.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beukeboom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bunyasarn lands with a kick to the temple. Beukeboom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunyasarn misses with a head kick.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beukeboom lands a right hook to the body.
Bunyasarn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bunyasarn throws the left hand but Beukeboom avoids the punch easily.
Bunyasarn moves away from the strike by Beukeboom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses the jab.
Beukeboom sets himself, and Bunyasarn steps forward looking for the clinch! Beukeboom avoids it this time.
Bunyasarn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beukeboom will feel that in the morning.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab. Beukeboom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bunyasarn thuds his right hand into Beukeboom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beukeboom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Bunyasarn drives through and clinches with Beukeboom against the cage.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beukeboom throws a head punch that misses.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Beukeboom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunyasarn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beukeboom has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Bunyasarn prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beukeboom's elbow.
Beukeboom breaks from the clinch.
Beukeboom lands with a straight right. Bunyasarn didn't see that one coming.
Beukeboom misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunyasarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beukeboom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
Bunyasarn walks into a straight right hand from Beukeboom.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Beukeboom's ribcage but misses.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
Bunyasarn stuns Beukeboom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyasarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn with a nice calf kick.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunyasarn. That snapped Beukeboom's head back.
Bunyasarn works Beukeboom's body with a nice hook.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom cracks Bunyasarn with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bunyasarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beukeboom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Beukeboom is just out of range.
Bunyasarn cracks a nice hook into Beukeboom's ribs.
Bunyasarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Bunyasarn. Beautiful body shot.
Beukeboom jabs Bunyasarn right on the nose. Bunyasarn blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Beukeboom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beukeboom manages to avoid it.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beukeboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beukeboom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook. Beukeboom ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunyasarn moves away.
Beukeboom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunyasarn tries to land a front kick but Beukeboom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beukeboom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws out a powerful jab.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Bunyasarn misses its intended target.
Beukeboom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunyasarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunyasarn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beukeboom on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn scores with a decent looking hook.
Bunyasarn misses with a kick to the body
and Beukeboom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beukeboom takes one on the button.
Beukeboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Bunyasarn ducked under it nicely.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunyasarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn tries to counter with a clinch but Beukeboom shakes him off and moves away.
Beukeboom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Beukeboom. That snapped Bunyasarn's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom moves away from the strike by Bunyasarn.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Beukeboom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunyasarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the side of Beukeboom's head but Beukeboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunyasarn loads up on a big right hand but Beukeboom slips the punch.
Bunyasarn with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Bunyasarn coming out on top.
Beukeboom scores with a one two! Bunyasarn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beukeboom missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunyasarn lands with a shot to the body.
Beukeboom defending well as Bunyasarn loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Bunyasarn misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn takes a swing at Beukeboom's ribcage but misses.
Beukeboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunyasarn manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn lands with an uppercut that bounces Beukeboom off the cage and back into range.
Beukeboom misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beukeboom.
Bunyasarn scores with a jab to the head.
Beukeboom connects with the punch.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Bunyasarn misses.
Beukeboom thuds a left hand into Bunyasarn's body.
Beukeboom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bunyasarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bill Beukeboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ananada Bunyasarn.
Well Bunyasarn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ananada Bunyasarn!
After winning the bout, Ananada Bunyasarn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 459 p4p, 350 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 68 p4p, 55 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent 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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Noir or perhaps it was just good defense by Bissainthe, which made it look bad.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Bissainthe throws a right and a left that Noir avoids nicely.
Noir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Noir throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bissainthe back to the cage. Noir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bissainthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noir.
Decent striking displayed by Noir there.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bissainthe wants to slow Noir down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Noir moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Noir avoids it.
Bissainthe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noir.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir scores with a nice right hand.
Bissainthe thuds his right hand into Noir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe lands with a good body shot.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
Noir scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Noir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bissainthe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Noir is looking to wear down Bissainthe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bissainthe scores with the left hand. Noir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bissainthe throws a series of punches but Noir avoids them all with ease.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Noir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir tries to counter with a takedown but Bissainthe is quick to defend against it.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Noir lands a nice shot to the body.
Noir connects with a body shot.
Noir walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bissainthe sprawls well. Bissainthe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bissainthe catches Noir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe thuds his right hand into Noir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Noir slips a jab from Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Noir walks into a straight right hand from Bissainthe.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
A clash of legs there as Noir blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Noir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Noir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Noir is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir staying out of range there.
Noir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and moves away.
Noir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bissainthe works Noir's body with a nice hook.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir walks into a jab.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Noir.
Noir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bissainthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bissainthe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bissainthe misses with a right hand
and Noir counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bissainthe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noir to score with a decent uppercut.
Noir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noir throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Noir off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Noir saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe scores with a nice head shot.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noir takes a step back to recover.
Bissainthe throws out a powerful jab.
Noir shoots in and drives through. Bissainthe sprawls well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noir might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Noir's leg. Noir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noir throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bissainthe! But no joy.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Noir moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Noir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe dips to his left and cracks Noir with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe gets caught flat footed, as Noir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bissainthe holds on and takes a little breather.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but Bissainthe has wrist control.
Noir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bissainthe wants to improve his position but instead Noir has moved into half guard.
Bissainthe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Noir is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir trying to control but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir 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.
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
Noir is working Bissainthe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Noir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noir preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Noir is looking to counter punch.
Noir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
Noir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noir lands a jab to Bissainthe's midsection.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noir moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bissainthe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bissainthe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Noir.
Noir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bissainthe.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Noir throws a one two combo.
Bissainthe digs a good hook to Noir's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Noir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Noir throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe punishes Noir's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bissainthe motions for Noir to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bissainthe sprawls well. Bissainthe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Bissainthe.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Bissainthe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bissainthe throws a solid leg kick but Noir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bissainthe.
Noir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Noir moved away.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir lands with a hook. Bissainthe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bissainthe on the side of the head.
Noir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noir throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Noir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noir shoots in and bounces Bissainthe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bissainthe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noir controls the pace.
Noir throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bissainthe trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looking for a sweep. Not yet Noir, not yet.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noir looking to control.
Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noir has his foot on Bissainthe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bissainthe works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Noir looking for a guillotine here but Bissainthe defends easily.
Noir keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
I've got Bissainthe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A relieved looking Toussaint Bissainthe 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 48 p4p, 98 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 8 p4p, 11 weight class). Ramirez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Jarabe Tapatio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Ramirez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Caunt is having none of it.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Caunt's leg. Caunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
Nice shot lands for Caunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Caunt.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Caunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Caunt tries to avoid it.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Ramirez.
Caunt throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Caunt circles away.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caunt - that will leave a mark!
Caunt loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Ramirez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
A nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Caunt drops his hands momentarily and Ramirez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Ramirez moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Caunt misses.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caunt.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Caunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramirez off the cage and back into range.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Caunt.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Ramirez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Caunt lands a shot to the body.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Caunt lands with a hook. Ramirez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramirez connects with a high kick.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Caunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Caunt jumps back.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Caunt misses with a double jab
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Caunt slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Caunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
Caunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caunt throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Caunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez feints a counter leg kick.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caunt slips a straight right by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
Caunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez delivers a nice body kick.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Caunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caunt down.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Caunt jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caunt.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Caunt scores with a push kick.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Caunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caunt with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Caunt.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Caunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caunt drops his hands momentarily and Ramirez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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 Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Ramirez throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a nice body kick.
Caunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Ramirez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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 Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez slips a jab from Caunt.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Caunt thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Caunt misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Caunt.
Caunt throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Caunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Ramirez 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.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramirezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Caunt misses the target.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Ramirez shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Caunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramirez scores with a body shot.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
Nice body kick there by Caunt.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice body 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!
Caunt misses with a hook
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Caunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caunt cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Caunt stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Caunt misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Caunt checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Caunt's head but Caunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Ramirez.
Iker Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Caunt.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
A short right from Caunt.
Ramirez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caunt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramirez can turn it around.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Caunt throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
Caunt blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Caunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caunt lands the left hand.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt with a jab.
Ramirez has Caunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caunt manages to break the clinch.
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
In his post fight interview, Dick Caunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 78 p4p, 84 weight class) and Patty O Reilly (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). Archibald Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patty O Reilly's chin.
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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 33 - 20 - 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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Reilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
O Reilly counters with a body kick.
O Reilly feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Reilly. O Reilly obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that O Reilly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knox lands a jab to O Reilly's midsection.
O Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
O Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Knox tries a body shot but O Reilly blocks it.
O Reilly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Reilly. Knox shrugs it off though.
O Reilly moves out of range as Knox strikes.
O Reilly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Reilly tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
O Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
O Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Reilly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knox on his heels. He'll look to pass Knox's guard now, I'm sure.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
O Reilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox seems keen to control O Reilly's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
O Reilly works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox trying to keep a closed guard but O Reilly is proving a slippery customer.
O Reilly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox has his hands on O Reilly's head, controlling the position.
O Reilly is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly throws a big elbow that misses.
O Reilly trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
O Reilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Reilly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox has control of O Reilly's left arm, preventing O Reilly from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Reilly gets a clinch.
O Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from O Reilly fails to land.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as O Reilly controls his hands.
O Reilly stalling.
Knox misses with some punches.
O Reilly gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands an elbow that stopped O Reilly in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Patty O Reilly has been cut.
O Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Reilly's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by O Reilly.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
O Reilly gets control of Knox's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Reilly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Reilly looking for subs off his back but Knox has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patty O Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patty O Reilly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Reilly.
Knox cracks O Reilly with an open hand slap.
Patty O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends O Reilly's belly button to the back.
Archibald Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
O Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
O Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox throws out a loose jab but O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
O Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
O Reilly misses with a straight right.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox lands a body shot.
O Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Reilly's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
O Reilly misses with the head strike.
O Reilly pulls guard.
Knox is posturing up here but O Reilly has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Knox tries to roll out but it's too tight and Knox has to tap! Slick submission there by O Reilly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patty O Reilly!
Patty O Reilly decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peleki Tuala (ranked 164 p4p, 105 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 31 p4p, 18 weight class). Tuala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dock of Fiji. Laine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Laine misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Tuala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
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!
Laine lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Tuala shrugs it off though.
Tuala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuala is looking to counter with head kicks.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Tuala blocks it.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Crunch! Tuala slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuala counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Tuala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tuala.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuala.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala throws a lazy body kick
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuala's head.
A left lands for Laine.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tuala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuala lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Laine digs a good body shot into Tuala's ribs.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Laine lands with a straight right. Tuala didn't see that one coming.
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Laine.
Jab by Laine.
Tuala with a nice cross.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Laine staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Donk. Tuala catches Laine right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oulu Laine dominated that round.
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.
Laine throws a front kick that sends Tuala stumbling back into the cage.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Tuala shrugs it off though.
Laine scores with the left hand. Tuala knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuala tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Tuala tries to clinch but Laine is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Laine misses.
Tuala bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with the punch.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses.
Tuala swings widly with a right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Tuala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Tuala moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laine. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tuala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Tuala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Tuala's head.
Tuala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laine cracks Tuala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tuala falls to his knees and Laine doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 64 p4p, 24 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 10 p4p, 5 weight class). McDonald 's entrance music is Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boretti's choice of entrance music: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Matteo Boretti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cletus McDonald 's chin.
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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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Boretti circles away.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald .
Boretti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Boretti.
McDonald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boretti is trying to get back to his feet.
McDonald in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McDonald asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McDonald working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McDonald landing strikes.
Boretti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McDonald is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Boretti with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boretti is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McDonald has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boretti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDonald 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Boretti is trying to stand.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Boretti's head.
Boretti has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McDonald is on him like a limpet, forcing Boretti back against the cage.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from McDonald .
Boretti gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald .
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Boretti prevents McDonald from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from McDonald .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti lands a left hand.
McDonald lands a takedown into guard.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boretti's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
Boretti trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McDonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald is working Boretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald is in close to Boretti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McDonald works over Boretti with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McDonald 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Boretti blocks nicely.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boretti's head.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
Boretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
Boretti wants to stand but McDonald is controlling the position.
Boretti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boretti keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti wants to stand and escape but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald is working Boretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boretti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Still in the clinch, Boretti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boretti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with the head strike.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Boretti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Boretti on the inside.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Boretti.
Boretti lands a body shot.
Boretti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boretti can turn it around.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Boretti.
McDonald is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald !
McDonald drops his hands momentarily. Boretti doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. McDonald staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. McDonald doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Cletus McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 9 p4p, 45 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Arundel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shook Ones. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Mfer.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Arundel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Arundel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arundel moves forwards but Mfer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Arundel 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.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Mfer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arundel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body
and Arundel counters with a body kick.
Arundel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mfer moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Mfer flicks out a counter leg kick but Arundel steps away.
Mfer throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arundel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arundel jabs at Mfer's body.
Arundel blocks a low kick nicely.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arundel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Mfer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mfer jabs at Arundel's body.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice leg kick.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Mfer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arundel catches Mfer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arundel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mfer will feel that in the morning.
Mfer looks winded!
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Arundel misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer tries a low kick but Arundel avoids it.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mfer tries to land a front kick but Arundel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arundel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mfer misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Arundel blocks the leg kick.
Arundel slips under a jab from Mfer.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands a nice hook to Arundel's body. Arundel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arundel checks a leg kick nicely.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arundel slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer takes one to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Arundel's belly button to the back.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arundel scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer lands a shot to the body.
Arundel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arundel's elbow.
Arundel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arundel manages to break the clinch.
Mfer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Arundel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer throws a combination. Arundel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
Arundel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Arundel counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Arundel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Arundel scores with a body shot.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Mfer misses
letting Arundel counter with a right hand.
Arundel throws a looping overhand right but Mfer ducks down to avoid it.
Arundel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good work by Arundel as he checks the leg kick.
Arundel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mfer misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Arundel moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Mfer takes a swing at Arundel's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Mfer.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arundel is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel scores with a jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick that misses.
Mfer lands with a cross.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arundel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arundel.
Mfer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arundel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mfer - that will leave a mark!
Arundel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with an outside leg kick.
Arundel is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer motions for Arundel to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arundel cracks Mfer with an open hand slap.
Mfer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mfer - that will leave a mark!
Mfer blocks a leg kick.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arundel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Crunch! Mfer slams his shin into Arundel's torso.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer scores with a punch to the head.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arundel punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Arundel down.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Arundel saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arundel looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arundel walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arundel avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel scores with a jab. Mfer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
Arundel lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arundel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arundel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arundel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Arundel.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arundel is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mfer lands a jab to Arundel's midsection.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Arundel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arundel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Arundel slips under a jab from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
Mfer looks to clinch
and Arundel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Arundel tenderised Mfer's leg. Mfer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Nice body punch from Arundel.
Mfer misses with a shot to the body
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Arundel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Mfer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arundel.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Arundel's body.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arundel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mfer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Mfer moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arundel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mfer misses with a double jab.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Arundel scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Arundel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
Mfer 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Arundel.
Donk. Mfer catches Arundel right on the button with a cross.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Arundel throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice leg kick.
Arundel gets tackled into the cage by Mfer. Mfer maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Latrobe Arundel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Arundel's head back.
Mfer connects with a right hand. Arundel shakes it off.
A big left from Arundel misses.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Arundel throws a chopping leg kick but Mfer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands with a hook. Arundel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arundel.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arundel has time to react.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
Arundel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Mfer is rocked!
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel tries to circle away but Mfer has him pinned against the cage.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Arundel scores with a shoulder strike.
Arundel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Arundel avoids it.
Arundel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Arundel slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Arundel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arundel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Arundel's leg but Arundel calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Arundel sees coming a mile off.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arundel moves out of range of the leg kick from Mfer.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick lands for Arundel.
Mfer feints and then cracks Arundel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arundel down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arundel is able to avoid easily.
Arundel lands a really nice looking cross but Mfer seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a jab to Arundel's midsection.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mfer as he connects with a hook.
Mfer tries a low kick but Arundel avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer throws a body punch but Arundel moves out of range.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Arundel misses with an uppercut.
Arundel moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Latrobe Arundel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mfer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer is the new middleweight champion!
Ispa Mfer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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