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BB 60 - Hawk vs Man PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Albans (ranked 2761 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 315 p4p, 352 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Albans !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Hatfield slips a straight right by Albans .
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Albans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hatfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hatfield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Albans moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hatfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield sneaks out the side door and pushes Albans away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Albans sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield thows a leg kick but Albans checks it
and Albans counters with a shoot takedown. Hatfield fights it but they end up in guard.
Hatfield uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Albans has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Albans lands the left hand.
Hatfield slips a jab from Albans .
Albans shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albans has a takedown stuffed.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut. Albans saw that one coming.
Albans scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albans digs a good hook to Hatfield's body.
Albans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albans lands with a right to the head.
Albans lands a body shot.
Hatfield controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Albans goes for a takedown attempt but Hatfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Albans . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Albans with that takedown attempt.
Albans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Albans avoids it well.
Albans throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield throws a series of strikes that have Albans backpedaling.
Hatfield throws a solid leg kick but Albans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Albans .
A telegraphed right hand from Hatfield misses the target.
Riley Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albans throws a lazy right hand but Hatfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Albans stalling away here and it's allowed Hatfield to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Albans is controlling him.
Albans engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Albans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatfield striking off his back but it's not causing Albans any problems.
Hatfield wants to get back to his feet but Albans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Albans passes Hatfield's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Albans is trying to control. Hatfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Albans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Albans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hatfield!
Hatfield wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Albans trying to control but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield bucks up and throws Albans to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hatfield throws a hook but Albans avoids it easily.
Hatfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Albans scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riley Hatfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Albans avoids the punch easily.
Albans slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield tests Albans 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albans checks a leg kick nicely.
Albans shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield shows good takedown defense.
Nice cross by Hatfield.
Albans jabs Hatfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
Albans 's corner calls for a 1-2. Albans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Albans checks a leg kick.
Hatfield walks into a straight right hand from Albans .
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albans moves away.
Albans throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Albans is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Albans misses the target.
A jab lands there for Hatfield.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Albans checks a leg kick.
Albans misses with a body punch
and Hatfield counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield stuffs the takedown.
Albans scores with a nice strike.
Hatfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield lands with a nice combination. Albans backs away looking to recover.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Albans counters with a takedown into side control.
Hatfield is pushing Albans 's head away, looking to escape. Albans manages to hold on to the position though.
Albans tries to move to mount but Hatfield blocks the move with his legs.
Albans goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hatfield has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Albans but great work by Hatfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hatfield jabs Albans right on the nose. Albans blinks but takes it well.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Albans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatfield jabs Albans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Albans ducks down to avoid it.
Albans with a jab.
The fighters circling - Albans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield throws a nice looking combination but Albans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatfield connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Hatfield.
Albans lands a slapping body shot.
Albans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albans .
Riley Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hatfield tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Albans is in Hatfield's guard.
Riley Hatfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Albans advances to half guard.
Hatfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Albans is controlling the pace.
Hatfield is trying to escape back to his feet but Albans uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Albans is controlling him well.
Albans laying and praying for a moment but Hatfield takes advantage and regains half guard.
Albans maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hatfield could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Albans has cracked it and Hatfield is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Albans !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matthew Albans !
In his post fight interview, Matthew Albans 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trimagasi Junior (ranked 2362 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Kevin Lassiter (ranked 305 p4p, 444 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trimagasi Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lassiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Kevin Lassiter has been cut.
Lassiter throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Lassiter throws a poor cross that misses
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lassiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior lands a big right hand that sends Lassiter crashing to the mat! Junior stays standing though and waves Lassiter back to his feet!
 Lassiter is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lassiter misses with a body punch
and Junior counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trimagasi Junior!
A victorious Trimagasi Junior thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1865 p4p, 2963 weight class) and Rene Lafayette (ranked 247 p4p, 371 weight class). Lafayette has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rupert Helenius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rupert Helenius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170
20 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Helenius counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette moves into range and clinches up with Helenius.
Helenius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Helenius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helenius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helenius has a couple of punches blocked by Lafayette.
Helenius breaks the clinch.
Lafayette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius has clasped his hands together around Lafayette's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette wants to control but Helenius postures up.
Lafayette is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helenius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lafayette struggling a bit here.
Lafayette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lafayette is trying to control Helenius's posture but Helenius avoids it.
Helenius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lafayette is pushing Helenius's head away, looking to escape. Helenius manages to hold on to the position though.
Helenius has control of an arm but Lafayette manages to advance to Helenius's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette is persistently looking for the submission but Helenius is defending it well.
Lafayette controls the position.
Helenius is in bad spot here.
Helenius showing good submission defense here.
Helenius trying to control the hands but Lafayette breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lafayette's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is really stuck here.
Helenius is working hard here to advance position.
Lafayette controls the action.
Helenius is keeping busy.
Lafayette slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lafayette has the hooks in. Helenius is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Helenius turns into Lafayette and is now in his guard.
Lafayette looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Lafayette has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rene Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Helenius scores with a nice right hand.
Lafayette fails to land the takedown.
Lafayette looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Helenius being controlled here, momentarily.
Helenius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lafayette's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Lafayette is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lafayette looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lafayette trying to control the action but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Lafayette is looking to stall here but Helenius recovers full guard.
Lafayette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Helenius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Helenius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.
Lafayette trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Helenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafayette is one step ahead there.
Lafayette wants to pass the guard but Helenius is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius trying to control the position.
Helenius looking for a sweep. Not yet Helenius, not yet.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Helenius keeps moving.
Helenius pulls Lafayette in close to his closed guard and prevents Lafayette from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lafayette is looking to advance position but Helenius has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Helenius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette tries to reverse the position but Helenius maintains control.
Lafayette regains half guard.
Lafayette trying to control here.
Lafayette is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lafayette is staying active underneath Helenius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helenius throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Helenius throws a shot to the body.
Lafayette moves out of range of the leg kick from Helenius.
Lafayette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Helenius misses.
Lafayette tries to counter with a clinch but Helenius shakes him off and moves away.
Lafayette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helenius rushes Lafayette and presses him up against the cage.
Helenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafayette ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lafayette no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helenius stopping the sweep attempt from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette is looking for a triangle here but Helenius uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Helenius landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette wants to control but Helenius postures up.
Lafayette trying to control but Helenius flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lafayette trying to control but not successfully.
Helenius is looking to control Lafayette but Lafayette is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Helenius has the hooks in. Lafayette is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius doesn't have the hooks in and Lafayette manages to turn into his guard.
Helenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lafayette is one step ahead there.
Helenius working a defensive guard here.
Lafayette trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.
Lafayette tries to free his leg and advance position but Helenius is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Helenius is on top in guard.
Rene Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette is pulling down on Helenius's head. It's preventing any offense from Helenius, at least for the moment.
Lafayette working for submissions but it's allowed Helenius to get to half guard.
Helenius wants to control but Lafayette is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lafayette trying to get back to full guard but Helenius takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've been hearing that Helenius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lafayette is trying desperately to improve position.
Lafayette wants to hold on but Helenius pushes him away.
Helenius blocks Lafayette's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafayette tries to hold on but Helenius pushes him away.
Helenius tries to control but Lafayette wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Helenius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helenius 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius wins by unanimous decision!
Rupert Helenius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 1305 p4p, 5755 weight class) and Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 175 p4p, 482 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. Fried Slobberknacker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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7 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobberknacker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slobberknacker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Zhao connects with the punch.
It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
Nice cross by Zhao.
Slobberknacker checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Slobberknacker misses.
Slobberknacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Zhao digs a good hook to Slobberknacker's body.
Slobberknacker scores with a jab.
Slobberknacker 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Slobberknacker lands.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobberknacker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slobberknacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slobberknacker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slobberknacker throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
Zhao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhao thuds his shin into the meat of Slobberknacker's side.
Zhao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhao misses with a body kick.
Zhao throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhao moves forwards but Slobberknacker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slobberknacker misses with a wild combination.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Slobberknacker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhao throws a push kick but Slobberknacker slaps the foot to one side.
Zhao throws a body punch but Slobberknacker moves out of range.
Zhao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slobberknacker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slobberknacker works Zhao's body with a nice hook.
Slobberknacker takes a swing at Zhao's ribcage but misses.
Slobberknacker throws a leg kick but Zhao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slobberknacker moves out of range of the body kick from Zhao.
Zhao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slobberknacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slobberknacker misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zhao's corner calls for a 1-2. Zhao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zhao cracks Slobberknacker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slobberknacker is rocked!
That has opened up Fried Slobberknacker's cut even more.
Slobberknacker blocks the body kick.
A big left from Zhao misses.
Slobberknacker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Slobberknacker moves out of range of the body kick.
Slobberknacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slobberknacker lands a jab to Zhao's midsection.
Zhao lands a nice shot that snaps Slobberknacker's head back.
Slobberknacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhao finish him?
Slobberknacker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zhao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slobberknacker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slobberknacker avoids a kick to the body.
Slobberknacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slobberknacker throws a leg kick
and Zhao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slobberknacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Slobberknacker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zhao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhao slips a jab from Slobberknacker.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Slobberknacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slobberknacker feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slobberknacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhao.
Zhao connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Fried Slobberknacker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slobberknacker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zhao's guard.
Slobberknacker wants to control from the top but Zhao keeps moving.
Zhao is pulling down on Slobberknacker's head. It's preventing any offense from Slobberknacker, at least for the moment.
Zhao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slobberknacker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slobberknacker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slobberknacker throwing strikes from guard but Zhao blocks nicely.
Slobberknacker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slobberknacker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Zhao finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slobberknacker's sensitive parts.
Zhao throws a leg kick which misses Slobberknacker's front leg but catches the back leg as Slobberknacker tries to avoid it.
Zhao is looking to slow Slobberknacker down with leg kicks.
Slobberknacker misses with a low kick as Zhao jumps back.
That kick from Slobberknacker tenderised Zhao's leg. Zhao is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slobberknacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
Zhao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slobberknacker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slobberknacker under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhao misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Slobberknacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jian Zhao is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao takes a swing at Slobberknacker's ribcage but misses.
Slobberknacker defending well as Zhao loads up on a big left hand.
Slobberknacker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zhao defends it well.
Slobberknacker tries to move into range but Zhao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slobberknacker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slobberknacker manages to avoid it.
Zhao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slobberknacker gets a double leg takedown into Zhao's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slobberknacker throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slobberknacker can do to turn this around?
Zhao 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhao 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.
Slobberknacker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobberknacker stopping the sweep attempt from Zhao.
Zhao seems keen to control Slobberknacker's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slobberknacker cracks Zhao with an open hand slap.
Slobberknacker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slobberknacker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker scores with a nice head shot.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slobberknacker.
Zhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slobberknacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhao.
Slobberknacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheers as Slobberknacker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhao doesn't seem phased though.
Zhao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slobberknacker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slobberknacker lands a nice looking body shot.
Slobberknacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fried Slobberknacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slobberknacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slobberknacker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slobberknacker misses with a looping left.
Zhao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slobberknacker looks to land a right hand but Zhao moved out of range.
Slobberknacker cracks Zhao with an open hand slap.
Zhao misses with a hook
letting Slobberknacker counter with a right hand.
Jian Zhao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slobberknacker lands a right hook to the body.
Slobberknacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a front kick that sends Slobberknacker stumbling back into the cage.
Slobberknacker with a nice calf kick.
Zhao slips under a jab from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Slobberknacker is looking for the big counter here.
Slobberknacker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Zhao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slobberknacker's head backwards.
Slobberknacker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhao moves out of range as Slobberknacker strikes.
Zhao scores with a nice right hand.
Slobberknacker scores with a body shot.
Zhao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slobberknacker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zhao lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Zhao misses.
Good leg kick by Zhao.
Zhao dodges the punch combination from Slobberknacker.
Zhao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhao misses with a body shot.
Zhao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhao misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Zhao connects with a solid leg kick.
Slobberknacker moves out of range as Zhao strikes.
Slobberknacker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhao avoids it really well and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Zhao misses the target.
Zhao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slobberknacker will feel that in the morning.
Nice shot lands for Zhao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zhao cracks Slobberknacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fried Slobberknacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zhao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Zhao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slobberknacker.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao scores with a leg kick.
Zhao misses with an uppercut.
Zhao throws a jab when Slobberknacker was well out of range.
Zhao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slobberknacker connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Slobberknacker. That snapped Zhao's head back.
Slobberknacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Slobberknacker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zhao is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Zhao misses.
Slobberknacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhao is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao with a nice calf kick.
Slobberknacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Slobberknacker backs away, Zhao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zhao cracks Slobberknacker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zhao misses the jab.
Slobberknacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao lands a jab to Slobberknacker's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Slobberknacker.
A low kick lands for Zhao.
Slobberknacker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhao circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slobberknacker tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid body kick from Zhao.
Slobberknacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slobberknacker looks to land a combination but Zhao avoids it well.
Slobberknacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhao counters with a stiff right hand.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhao.
The crowd cheers as Slobberknacker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhao doesn't seem phased though.
Zhao needs to keep his hands up - Slobberknacker had a free shot at his head there.
Slobberknacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhao connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao misses with a low kick.
Slobberknacker feints the counter takedown.
Slobberknacker ducks right into an uppercut from Zhao.
Slobberknacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhao was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobberknacker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slobberknacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Slobberknacker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Slobberknacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slobberknacker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhao. That did some damage!
Zhao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slobberknacker at a distance.
Slobberknacker walks into a left hand.
Zhao throws a push kick but Slobberknacker slaps the foot to one side.
Slobberknacker is looking for the big counter here.
Zhao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slobberknacker can pounce on him.
Slobberknacker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Slobberknacker moved out of range nicely.
Slobberknacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Slobberknacker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zhao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhao digs a good hook to Slobberknacker's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slobberknacker misses with a looping left.
Slobberknacker misses with a straight left.
Zhao slips a straight right by Slobberknacker.
A counter left hand to the body from Zhao misses its target.
Slobberknacker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zhao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slobberknacker scrambles back to his feet.
Fried Slobberknacker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker throws a leg kick but Zhao moved away.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Slobberknacker slips the punch.
Slobberknacker blocks the body kick.
Zhao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jian Zhao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fried Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker avoids the body shot from Zhao.
Zhao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slobberknacker.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slobberknacker checks a leg kick.
Fried Slobberknacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhao lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhao connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Slobberknacker misses the target.
Slobberknacker goes for a double leg but Zhao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zhao continues to drive forward.
A leg kick checked by Zhao.
Zhao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhao lands a right hook to the body.
Zhao connects with a nice looking jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhao lands the left hand.
Zhao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhao can pounce on him.
Slobberknacker needs to keep his hands up - Zhao had a free shot at his head there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fried Slobberknacker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jian Zhao!
Jian Zhao 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 1678 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 174 p4p, 222 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fujimaro takes a step back to recover.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fujimaro works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fujimaro 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.
Fujimaro misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Fujimaro checks a low kick from Williams.
Fujimaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Fujimaro throws a right hand that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fujimaro. That's going to slow Williams down.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fujimaro thumps Williams with a low kick.
Nice cross by Williams.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams avoids the body shot from Fujimaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams wants to clinch.
Fujimaro throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fujimaro!
Williams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fujimaro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fujimaro being controlled for a moment.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williams trying to control the position but Fujimaro is working away.
Williams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fujimaro works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Williams is working for a kimura but Fujimaro is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimaro keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fujimaro pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Fujimaro won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Fujimaro is not content to let Williams control the position.
Fujimaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Fujimaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fujimaro connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sone Fujimaro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Fujimaro misses.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Fujimaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Fujimaro.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Fujimaro lands a jab to the nose.
Williams with a jab.
Fujimaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Fujimaro misses its intended target.
Williams tries to counter with a takedown but Fujimaro is quick to defend against it.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Fujimaro misses its intended target.
Fujimaro misses with a body shot.
Fujimaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Fujimaro throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Fujimaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
A low kick lands for Fujimaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Fujimaro avoids it well and moves away.
Fujimaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Fujimaro throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fujimaro won't be happy with that.
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!
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fujimaro is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fujimaro wants to get back to his feet.
Williams 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.
Williams trying to control the action but Fujimaro is working from the bottom.
Fujimaro is trying to buck Williams off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fujimaro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Fujimaro!
Williams is working an open guard so Fujimaro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fujimaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fujimaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fujimaro connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Fujimaro.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimaro slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Fujimaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sone Fujimaro 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!
Fujimaro misses with a straight right.
Fujimaro is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Fujimaro scores with a leg kick.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fujimaro defends well and Williams ends up having to push Fujimaro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimaro tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Fujimaro working hard to break the clinch.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fujimaro is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams pulls Fujimaro into guard.
Fujimaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fujimaro has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fujimaro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujimaro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Fujimaro sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fujimaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Fujimaro, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Fujimaro against the cage but Fujimaro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Fujimaro.
Sone Fujimaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fujimaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fujimaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fujimaro.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Fujimaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Fujimaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Fujimaro's ribs.
Fujimaro cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fujimaro scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fujimaro 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Fujimaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimaro clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams cracks Fujimaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Fujimaro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fujimaro.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looks like Williams has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimaro lands the left hand.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sone Fujimaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fujimaro 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Sone Fujimaro!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sone Fujimaro!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sone Fujimaro!
Sone Fujimaro wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Sone Fujimaro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 1382 p4p, 1548 weight class) and Riyu Mendes (ranked 189 p4p, 215 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Riyu Mendes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riyu Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes darts in and clinches Tryastsyn up against the cage.
Tryastsyn wants the takedown. Mendes is fighting it off but Tryastsyn persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mendes's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tryastsyn stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
Tryastsyn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tryastsyn landing with the ground and pound.
Tryastsyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tryastsyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryastsyn lands a couple of digs.
Tryastsyn preventing the sweep.
Mendes working for a triangle but Tryastsyn defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn landing with the ground and pound.
Mendes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tryastsyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Tryastsyn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tryastsyn is working Mendes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tryastsyn connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Tryastsyn from controlling successfully.
Tryastsyn preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Tryastsyn throws an elbow that misses. Mendes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tryastsyn's guard. Nice move by Mendes!
Tryastsyn is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
Tryastsyn looking for a guillotine here but Mendes defends easily.
Tryastsyn trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn tries to strike from the bottom.
Mendes is looking to work some ground and pound but Tryastsyn has wrist control.
Tryastsyn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mendes stacks Tryastsyn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mendes!
Mendes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tryastsyn keeps working.
Tryastsyn is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tryastsyn is working hard here to advance position.
Tryastsyn struggling a bit here.
Tryastsyn is looking to regain half guard here but Mendes keeps moving and retains side control.
Tryastsyn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mendes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tryastsyn with the active half guard here but Mendes passes nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendes moves into the clinch.
Mendes misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Tryastsyn has hold of one of Mendes's legs. Mendes is fighting the takedown attempt but Tryastsyn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mendes controlling Tryastsyn's posture.
Tryastsyn is looking to work some ground and pound but Mendes has wrist control.
Tryastsyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tryastsyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Tryastsyn from controlling successfully.
Mendes has momentary wrist control but Tryastsyn slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
Tryastsyn scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tryastsyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tryastsyn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Tryastsyn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tryastsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Mendes controls Tryastsyn momentarily but Tryastsyn frees himself.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tryastsyn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendes pulls Tryastsyn in to control the position.
Mendes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tryastsyn passes into half guard.
Tryastsyn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tryastsyn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tryastsyn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tryastsyn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tryastsyn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tryastsyn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tryastsyn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tryastsyn slips a nice elbow through Mendes's hands, connecting with Mendes's forehead.
Tryastsyn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tryastsyn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mendes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn working Mendes over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn slips a nice elbow through Mendes's hands, connecting with Mendes's forehead.
Mendes is rocked!
Tryastsyn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mendes is still in real trouble! Can Tryastsyn finish him?
Tryastsyn lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mendes! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tryastsyn jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
Our winner, Eugeniy Tryastsyn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zalt Gaanja (ranked 633 p4p, 794 weight class) and Osiris Maharajah (ranked 95 p4p, 124 weight class). Gaanja kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nathan Evans - Wellerman. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Osiris Maharajah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zalt Gaanja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osiris Maharajah!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maharajah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaanja misses with a lunging right hand
and Maharajah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maharajah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaanja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maharajah's hands.
Gaanja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maharajah.
Maharajah looking to score a takedown here. Gaanja is defending well but Maharajah drives through and ends up in Gaanja's guard.
Gaanja keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Maharajah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maharajah preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaanja keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Gaanja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaanja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaanja prevents Maharajah from improving his position.
Maharajah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gaanja.
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gaanja pulls his head out easily.
Maharajah gets full guard.
Gaanja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maharajah looking to control.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Gaanja from controlling successfully.
Gaanja landing with the ground and pound.
Gaanja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maharajah's head.
Gaanja passes into half guard.
Gaanja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maharajah is doing well to control the position and prevent Gaanja from advancing to side control.
Gaanja is nestled in close to Maharajah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
Gaanja working the head and body with strikes.
Maharajah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaanja is working away from the top position though.
Gaanja slips a nice elbow through Maharajah's hands, connecting with Maharajah's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Gaanja slips a nice elbow through Maharajah's hands, connecting with Maharajah's forehead.
Maharajah tries to get to full guard but Gaanja has control of the leg.
Gaanja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah is staying active underneath Gaanja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maharajah taking some punishment here, with Gaanja in his half guard.
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maharajah moves into full guard.
Gaanja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaanja is pushing down on Maharajah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maharajah is fighting to maintain full guard but Gaanja has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gaanja lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaanja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaanja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaanja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zalt Gaanja dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maharajah moves out of range as Gaanja strikes.
Maharajah throws the left hand but Gaanja avoids the punch easily.
Gaanja was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaanja looks to throw the jab but Maharajah is out of range.
Maharajah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maharajah slips under a jab.
Maharajah jabs at Gaanja's body.
Gaanja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maharajah to score with a decent uppercut.
Maharajah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaanja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaanja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maharajah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maharajah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaanja takes a swing at Maharajah's ribcage but misses.
Maharajah scores with a body shot.
Gaanja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Maharajah.
Maharajah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gaanja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaanja throws a hook to the side of Maharajah's head but Maharajah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maharajah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maharajah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaanja.
Gaanja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maharajah throws out a loose jab but Gaanja uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maharajah cracks Gaanja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 Gaanja is rocked!
Gaanja misses with a body shot.
Oh Gaanja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maharajah finds Gaanja's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gaanja flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Maharajah lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gaanja will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osiris Maharajah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satanic Panic (ranked 310 p4p, 443 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 43 p4p, 70 weight class). Panic's entrance music is Freezing Moon. A fine choice. Okafor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bliss. 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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panic moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Okafor blocks a head kick by Panic.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Okafor misses.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panic moves out of range of the body kick.
Panic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panic wants to clinch
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
Okafor cracks Panic with a good jab.
Panic looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panic scores with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Panic - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panic just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Panic avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Panic.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Panic on the side of the head.
Okafor 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.
Panic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor closes the distance and clinches.
Panic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Panic.
Panic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panic blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
A short left from Panic.
Okafor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Okafor on the inside.
Okafor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Panic has him pressed against the cage.
Panic avoiding damage as Okafor throws knees to the body.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panic's elbow.
Panic lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic slows down the pace here.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Okafor.
A bit of stalling here from Panic.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Panic throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Panic tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Panic tries to pull guard but Okafor won't allow it.
Okafor misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
Panic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panic can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
Panic throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Panic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okafor digs a right hand into Panic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panic's gas tank.
Okafor tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Panic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okafor tries to work over Panic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor lands a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic prevents a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Panic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okafor.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Okafor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
Panic tries to pull guard but Okafor holds him up against the cage and eventually Panic drops back down to his feet.
Panic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Panic blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor lands a body punch.
A short left from Okafor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panic.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panics head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor manages to break the clinch.
Okafor connects with a single shot there.
Panic scores with a decent looking hook.
Panic is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okafor 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 Panic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Okafor tenderised Panic's leg. Panic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor lands a jab.
Panic throws a wild body kick that Okafor sees coming a mile off.
Panic needs to keep his hands up - Okafor had a free shot at his head there.
Panic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panic jabs Okafor right on the nose. Okafor blinks but takes it well.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panic.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okafor 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 Panic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor tests Panic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panic moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Panic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sunshine Okafor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Panic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panic throws a low kick but Okafor moves out of range easily.
Panic lands a jab to Okafor's midsection.
Okafor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okafor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panic.
Panic throws a low kick, looking for Okafor's leg but Okafor calmly moves out of range.
Okafor throws a big counter head kick but Panic avoids it with no problem.
Panic throws a series of punches but Okafor avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Panic throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Satanic Panic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panic throws a leg kick but Okafor checks it.
Panic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panic blocks a leg kick.
Panic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Panic.
Panic misses with some punches.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Panic can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okafor tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Okafor lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Panic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okafor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panic.
Okafor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Panic lands a shoulder strike.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Panic misses with some punches.
Okafor tries to throw a body punch but Panic avoids it by throwing Okafor back against the cage.
Panic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Panic misses with the head strike.
Panic tries to pull guard but Okafor won't allow it.
Panic managing to block the knees to the body from Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panic lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Panic working aggressively here.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panic's elbow.
Panic blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Panic tries to pull guard but Okafor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Panic's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Panic working aggressively here.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okafor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okafor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panic looks to land a combination but Okafor avoids it well.
Okafor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Panic.
Jab by Okafor.
Panic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panic tries to clinch up but Okafor circles away and keeps his distance.
Okafor connects with a crisp jab.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panic.
Panic misses with a straight right.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Panic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panic.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Panic's head.
Panic throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice body kick.
Okafor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Panic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okafor. That did some damage!
Panic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panic pushes Okafor away with a front kick.
Panic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panic throws a leg kick
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Panic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panic clinches up with Okafor and pushes him back against the cage.
Panic can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Panic.
Okafor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Panic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic working aggressively here.
Okafor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panic prevents a body shot from Okafor.
Okafor tries to circle away but Panic has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panic.
Panic prevents a body shot from Okafor.
Panic jumps guard but Okafor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satanic Panic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okafor tries to throw a body punch but Panic avoids it by throwing Okafor back against the cage.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Panic is trying to maintain a safe position but Okafor gets an underhook and turns Panic into the cage.
Panic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Panic lands with a light punch inside.
Okafor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okafor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panic's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okafor lands a shot to the body.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Panic's head.
Panic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Panic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sunshine Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Okafor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Panic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panic misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
Okafor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okafor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Okafor.
Panic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panic throws a leg kick but Okafor moved away.
Panic misses with a looping left.
Panic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okafor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Panic.
Okafor blocks a leg kick.
Panic staying out of range there.
Okafor cracks Panic with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws a low kick but Panic moves out of range easily.
A low kick lands for Okafor.
Panic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Panic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Panic swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Panic moved out of range nicely.
Panic misses with a body kick.
Okafor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okafor.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor defending well as Panic loads up on a big left hand.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okafor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okafor throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panic was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Nice body punch from Panic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor throws a solid leg kick but Panic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okafor.
Satanic Panic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Panic checks it.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okafor pushes Panic up against the cage in a clinch.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Panic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor tries to work over Panic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panic misses with some punches.
Okafor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short left from Okafor.
Panic tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panic misses with a punch on the inside.
Okafor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panic ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panic.
Panic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic with the inside leg kick.
Panic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Okafor is out of range and Panic settles back down.
Panic has Okafor up against the cage in a clinch.
Panic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Panic.
Okafor digs a right hand into Panic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panic's gas tank.
Okafor tries to work over Panic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor is working Panic over against the cage.
Panic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Okafor up against the cage.
Panic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Okafor manages to break the clinch.
Panic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okafor, pushing him back against the cage.
Okafor throws a punch but it's blocked by Panic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panic.
Okafor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic misses with some punches.
Okafor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okafor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panic.
Okafor pushes Panic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okafor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panic tries to pull guard but Okafor holds him up against the cage and eventually Panic drops back down to his feet.
Panic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Panic.
Panic has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor lands a hook that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Okafor.
Panic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Panic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
Okafor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okafor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Panic on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunshine Okafor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okafor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Sunshine Okafor!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sunshine Okafor!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Sunshine Okafor!
Sunshine Okafor wins by unanimous decision!
Sunshine Okafor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 387 p4p, 494 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 59 p4p, 72 weight class). Okongwu comes into the arena with Killin Dem (ft. Zlatan) - Burna Boy blaring out of the sound system. Gus McCrae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Okongwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Okongwu jabs McCrae right on the nose. McCrae blinks but takes it well.
A clash of legs there as McCrae blocks the low kick.
Okongwu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCrae lands with a hook. Okongwu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
Okongwu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Okongwu defending well as McCrae loads up on a big left hand.
Okongwu moves away from the strike by McCrae.
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okongwu blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Okongwu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrae misses with a body shot
letting Okongwu counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae thuds his right hand into Okongwu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu wants to slow McCrae down by chopping away at his legs.
Okongwu slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae lands with a shot to the body.
McCrae tries to clinch
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCrae 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.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Okongwu misses the target.
A slow jab from Okongwu misses its intended target.
McCrae is trying to counter with his kicks.
McCrae lands with a cross.
McCrae moves into the clinch.
McCrae lands with a light punch inside.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCrae or not.
Okongwu managing to block the knees to the body from McCrae.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCrae.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
McCrae is leaning against Okongwu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from McCrae.
A short body shot lands from McCrae as the two fighters clinch.
McCrae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okongwu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
McCrae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCrae works Okongwu's body with a nice hook.
McCrae loads up on a big right hand but Okongwu slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as McCrae blocks the leg kick.
Okongwu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McCrae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Okongwu ducks down to avoid it.
Okongwu keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCrae circles away quickly and effectively.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.
McCrae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae throws out a counter right but Okongwu avoids it with no problem.
McCrae takes a swing at Okongwu's ribcage but misses.
McCrae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCrae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCrae blocks the body kick.
Okongwu drops his hands momentarily and McCrae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okongwu misses with an uppercut.
McCrae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okongwu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu looks to land a body kick but McCrae moved away.
McCrae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okongwu.
McCrae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCrae moves out of range of the strikes.
Okongwu throws a hook but McCrae blocks it.
Okongwu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCrae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCrae lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae tries to clinch but Okongwu is having none of it.
McCrae moves into the clinch successfully.
McCrae prevents a body shot from Okongwu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okongwu misses with an uppercut. McCrae saw that one coming.
Gus McCrae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCrae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCrae connects with a looping right hand.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
McCrae unleashes a big counter combination but Okongwu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McCrae lands a jab to Okongwu's midsection.
McCrae rushes Okongwu and presses him up against the cage.
Okongwu digs a right hand into McCrae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCrae's gas tank.
McCrae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okongwu managing to block the knees to the body from McCrae.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCrae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCrae throws a head punch that misses.
Okongwu pushes McCrae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCrae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okongwu lands a body punch.
McCrae is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Okongwu.
Okongwu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu swings for the body but McCrae moves out of range.
McCrae rushes Okongwu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okongwu breaks the clinch.
McCrae avoids the head kick by Okongwu.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
McCrae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okongwu just misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCrae has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Okongwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okongwu tries to land a leg kick but McCrae saw it coming and moves away.
McCrae tries to counter with a clinch but Okongwu shakes him off and moves away.
Okongwu lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCrae's sensitive parts.
McCrae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okongwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu misses the jab.
McCrae tries to counter with a clinch but Okongwu shakes him off and moves away.
McCrae closes the distance and clinches.
Okongwu breaks from the clinch.
Okongwu throws a big shot that misses.
Okongwu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okongwu blocks the body kick.
Okongwu lands with a nice body punch.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Okongwu ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as McCrae blocks the low kick.
McCrae looks to clinch
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okongwu doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae tries to clinch but Okongwu is having none of it.
McCrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okongwu is looking to counter punch.
Okongwu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gus McCrae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okongwu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
Okongwu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
Okongwu blocking some punches.
Okongwu presses McCrae against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCrae can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
McCrae misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCrae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okongwu pushes McCrae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
Okongwu has a couple of punches blocked by McCrae.
Okongwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okongwu lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from McCrae.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okongwu cracks McCrae with a nice body shot.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Okongwu.
McCrae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okongwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okongwu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okongwu throws a low kick but McCrae avoids it.
McCrae misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okongwu cracks McCrae with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Okongwu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Okongwu throws a low kick, looking for McCrae's leg but McCrae calmly moves out of range.
McCrae takes a swing at Okongwu's ribcage but misses.
McCrae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Okongwu.
McCrae throws an overhand right that lands on Okongwu's shoulder, as Okongwu tries to avoid the shot.
Okongwu throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okongwu manages to avoid it.
McCrae closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCrae.
McCrae throws a head punch that misses.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCrae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Okongwu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCrae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCrae or not.
McCrae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCrae lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCrae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCrae doesn't manage to clinch there - Okongwu circles away.
Okongwu fires out a quick counter leg kick but McCrae just manages to avoid it.
Okongwu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okongwu looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Okongwu.
Okongwu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCrae's hands.
Okongwu misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae wants to counter the offense by Okongwu and move into the clinch position.
McCrae has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okongwu blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but McCrae avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as McCrae controls the action.
McCrae misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Okongwu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okongwu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCrae moves into the clinch successfully.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
Okongwu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okongwu throws a head kick but McCrae moves out of range.
McCrae punishes Okongwu's body with a nice straight punch.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okongwu tests McCrae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCrae is rocked!
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
McCrae digs a good hook to Okongwu's body.
Okongwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okongwu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Isaiah Okongwu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okongwu tries to keep at a distance but McCrae has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okongwu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCrae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okongwu blocks it with crossed arms.
McCrae tries to land knees in the clinch but Okongwu avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae is pushing Okongwu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCrae scores with a knee to the head.
McCrae blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as McCrae controls the action.
McCrae lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McCrae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCrae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCrae lands a good knee to the midsection. Okongwu won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrae tries to land knees in the clinch but Okongwu avoids the damage to the body.
McCrae throws a head punch that misses.
McCrae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okongwu tries a body shot but McCrae blocks it.
McCrae pushes Okongwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okongwu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCrae missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gus McCrae.
I think McCrae has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Isaiah Okongwu!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Isaiah Okongwu!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Isaiah Okongwu!
Isaiah Okongwu wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Isaiah Okongwu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gus McCrae was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 77 p4p, 141 weight class) and Matrix Man (ranked 12 p4p, 24 weight class). Matrix Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matrix Man!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man 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.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawk throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man misses with a hook
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Man misses the body punch
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Man with a jab.
Good leg kick by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses the body punch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man slips a straight right by Hawk.
Man avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Man avoids it.
Man staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Man tries to work over Hawk's front leg with a kick but Hawk checks it.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
Hawk throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man staying out of range there.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man misses with a leg kick.
As Man backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Man misses.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Man looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Man swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawk can pounce on him.
Hawk misses the jab.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Man takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawk checks a low kick from Man.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawk.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawk motions for Man to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Hawk defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
As Man backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hawk has got the better of the exchanges.
Hawk throws a shot to the body.
Hawk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Hawk lands with a cross.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawk.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Man dips to his left and cracks Hawk with an uppercut!
Man digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk throws a hook but Man blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hawk down.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a lazy body kick
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Hawk throws a body kick that misses.
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hawk misses with a body shot
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Man with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses with a looping left.
Hawk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawk scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawk. That snapped Man's head back.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Man.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ethan Hawk will probably get the nod.
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.
Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a nice body shot.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Man.
Man walks into a jab.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a hook.
Hawk misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hawk's leg but Hawk calmly moves out of range.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Man cracks Hawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
Man connects with the punch.
Jab from Man.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Man misses.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a looping left.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a solid body kick.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk misses with a leg kick.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk checks a leg kick nicely.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
Man misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hawk throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man lands a jab to Hawk's midsection.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses with a hook.
Hawk wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with an inside leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk moved away.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawk steps away.
Man looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Man misses.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hawk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hawk walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man checks a low kick from Hawk.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Hawk.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawk connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Hawk counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hawk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man works the jab nicely.
Hawk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Man lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
Hawk defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man lands with a right hand.
Man slips under a jab from Hawk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
Hawk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Man motions for Hawk to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matrix Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawk. Hawk obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
A left lands for Man.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Hawk.
Man throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Man feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Man swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
Nice body kick there by Man.
A big right from Man misses.
Hawk throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man misses with a low kick as Hawk jumps back.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man tries to move into range but Hawk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Hawk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man checks a low kick from Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man wants to slow Hawk down by chopping away at his legs.
Hawk drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hawk saw it coming and moves away.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Hawk swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Man misses with a right hand
and Hawk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawk momentarily.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matrix Man!
The fight ends as a draw!
Ethan Hawk retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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