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WW Round 4 Winners PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caius Marius (ranked 2504 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Domino Hurley (ranked 321 p4p, 334 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Marius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Domino Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley wants to clinch.
Marius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hurley.
Hurley staying out of range there.
Marius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Marius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Hurley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a looping right.
Hurley throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
Hurley throws a hook to the side of Marius's head but Marius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hurley looks to score with a jab to the body but Marius is just out of range.
Marius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marius stalks Hurley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hurley's face. Hurley staggers backwards, shaken.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
Caius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius lands with a nice body punch.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurley manages to avoid it.
Hurley tests Marius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marius digs a good hook to Hurley's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hurley.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Hurley's head but Hurley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Hurley misses.
Marius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurley counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius slips a straight right by Hurley.
Marius cracks Hurley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Marius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marius lands with a shot to the body.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Hurley misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marius.
Hurley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marius throws a shot from downtown. Hurley moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hurley misses.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius lands with an overhand left.
Hurley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurley throws out a counter right but Marius avoids it with no problem.
Hurley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hurley slips a straight right by Marius.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurley! But no joy.
Marius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius looks to throw the jab but Hurley is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurley! But no joy.
Marius tests Hurley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurley closes the distance and clinches.
Marius working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurley lands a really nice looking cross but Marius seems unphased.
Hurley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurley clinches up with Marius and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Hurley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marius working hard to break the clinch.
Hurley pushes off an throws an elbow but Marius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hurley fails to land.
Hurley scores with a shoulder strike.
Hurley lands with a right to the head.
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Marius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hurley backs up against the cage.
Hurley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Hurley coming out on top.
A big right from Hurley misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Marius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurley throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Hurley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hurley sends Marius down but not out. Hurley dives into side control looking to finish.
Sloppy strikes there by Hurley.
Marius regains half guard, as Hurley was trying to land strikes.
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!
Marius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hurley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hurley is just content to waste time from the top position. Marius takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hurley being controlled here momentarily.
Hurley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Marius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hurley throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hurley tries to clinch up
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marius slips a jab from Hurley.
Marius is looking to counter punch.
Marius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurley counters with a left to the body.
Hurley wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hurley misses
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Marius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hurley counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
Hurley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marius blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Marius misses
and Hurley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius connects with the punch.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley wants to clinch up but Marius keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Marius does it's job there.
Hurley looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Marius cracks Hurley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hurley blocks a jab.
Hurley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marius stuns Hurley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
Marius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurley momentarily.
Hurley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domino Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hurley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurley has Marius pressed against the cage, preventing Marius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hurley avoiding damage.
Hurley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hurley misses with some punches.
Marius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurley is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hurley.
Marius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Hurley misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurley darts in trying to clinch
and Marius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurley tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius connects with a body shot that sends Hurley's belly button to the back.
Hurley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marius cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hurley counters with a nice body shot.
Hurley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hurley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurley manages to avoid it.
Hurley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius punishes Hurley's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurley scores with a jab. Marius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius lands with a good body shot.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurley looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hurley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Marius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
It looked like Marius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Marius pushes him off.
Hurley rushes Marius and presses him up against the cage.
Hurley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Marius blocks an elbow strike.
Hurley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hurley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marius blocking some punches.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Hurley lands a damaging elbow.
Hurley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marius avoids a wild elbow strike from Hurley.
Hurley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marius cracks Hurley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Hurley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marius throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Hurley misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurley misses the target.
Hurley throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurley forces Marius back against the cage and clinches.
Marius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Marius misses with an uppercut. Hurley saw that one coming.
Marius scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caius Marius.
I think Marius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Marius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd (ranked 2541 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Choke Gracie (ranked 328 p4p, 346 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nerdspoof The 3rd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loser. Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Choke Gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Choke Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nerdspoof The 3rd defends it well.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nerdspoof The 3rd taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but Nerdspoof The 3rd has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Nerdspoof The 3rd is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd taking a breather here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nerdspoof The 3rd slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to buck Nerdspoof The 3rd off but Nerdspoof The 3rd is having none of it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nerdspoof The 3rd yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Beznisko (ranked 2508 p4p, 2530 weight class) and Leonard Foster (ranked 322 p4p, 326 weight class). Beznisko comes into the arena with JANE AIR — Junk blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Foster!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beznisko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beznisko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beznisko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beznisko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beznisko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is looking for a sweep.
Foster is trying to control Beznisko's posture but Beznisko avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko looking to control but instead Foster has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Foster is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Beznisko has latched onto it... Big trouble! Beznisko pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Foster is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Beznisko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Beznisko!
A victorious Ruslan Beznisko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2524 p4p, 2517 weight class) and Randy No Neck (ranked 325 p4p, 324 weight class). Randy No Neck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy No Neck!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Neck lands a body shot.
No Neck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinkead moves away.
No Neck slips a jab from Kinkead.
No Neck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkead's shoulder, as Kinkead tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kinkead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kinkead 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.
 It looks like Randy No Neck has been cut.
Kinkead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Kinkead.
Kinkead misses with a hook. No Neck ducked under it nicely.
Kinkead throws a shot from downtown. No Neck moves away and avoids it.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead misses the shot to the body.
Kinkead ducks under a wild hook from No Neck.
A big right from Kinkead misses.
Kinkead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kinkead takes a swing at No Neck's ribcage but misses.
No Neck scores with a jab. Kinkead acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kinkead swings for the body but No Neck moves out of range.
No Neck has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No Neck scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead throws a hook but No Neck avoids it easily.
No Neck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkead manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kinkead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No Neck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from No Neck.
No Neck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No Neck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinkead lands a jab.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinkead throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck lands a nice hook to Kinkead's body. Kinkead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinkead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No Neck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kinkead.
No Neck misses the shot to the body.
Kinkead throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.
No Neck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinkead.
No Neck wants to counter with a clinch but Kinkead pushes him away.
Kinkead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No Neck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No Neck throws a jab when Kinkead was well out of range.
Kinkead misses with a lunging right hand
and No Neck counters by clinching up.
No Neck misses with a punch on the inside.
No Neck misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinkead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinkead takes one on the button.
 It looks like Rhashaun Kinkead has been cut.
Kinkead scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinkead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy No Neck will probably get the nod.
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.
No Neck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinkead misses with a right hand
and No Neck counters by clinching up.
Kinkead tries to throw a body punch but No Neck avoids it by throwing Kinkead back against the cage.
No Neck breaks from the clinch.
No Neck misses with a two punch combination.
Kinkead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and No Neck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Neck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randy No Neck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No Neck misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kinkead. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kinkead.
No Neck slips under a jab.
Kinkead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from No Neck.
Kinkead lands a really nice looking cross but No Neck seems unphased.
Kinkead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kinkead looks to land a left hand but No Neck moved out of range nicely.
No Neck lands a jab.
No Neck moves away from the strike by Kinkead.
No Neck misses with a body shot.
Kinkead is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Randy No Neck's cut even more.
No Neck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No Neck slips under a jab from Kinkead.
No Neck throws a shot to the body.
No Neck misses with a wild body shot.
No Neck blocks a jab.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kinkead rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkead throws out a loose jab but No Neck uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Neck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Neck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinkead.
Kinkead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kinkead slips a straight right by No Neck.
No Neck bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinkead's head backwards.
Kinkead throws a looping overhand right but No Neck ducks down to avoid it.
No Neck wants to counter with a clinch but Kinkead pushes him away.
Kinkead misses with an uppercut. No Neck saw that one coming.
Kinkead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by No Neck.
Kinkead throws a body punch but No Neck moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Neck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkead manages to avoid it.
Kinkead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinkead lands a head shot.
No Neck jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kinkead misses with a straight right.
No Neck connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from No Neck misses.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No Neck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randy No Neck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kinkead defending well as No Neck loads up on a big left hand.
Rhashaun Kinkead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from No Neck. Kinkead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from No Neck.
No Neck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck slips under a jab.
No Neck wants to counter the offense by Kinkead and move into the clinch position.
Kinkead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Neck blocks a jab.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinkead throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Neck connects with a nice looking jab.
No Neck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kinkead throws a hook but No Neck blocks it.
Kinkead throws a looping overhand right but No Neck ducks down to avoid it.
No Neck scores with a body shot.
No Neck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinkead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No Neck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No Neck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kinkead.
Randy No Neck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck scores with a hook to the body. Kinkead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No Neck cracks Kinkead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kinkead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch.
No Neck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinkead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No Neck takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kinkead misses.
Kinkead looks to throw the jab but No Neck is out of range.
No Neck tries to counter with a clinch but Kinkead shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling No Neck to score with a decent uppercut.
Kinkead throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinkead misses with an uppercut. No Neck saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kinkead.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.
Kinkead throws a hook to the side of No Neck's head but No Neck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinkead walks into a straight right hand from No Neck.
Kinkead throws a right hand that misses
and No Neck moves into the clinch.
Kinkead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead throws a big shot that misses.
Kinkead scores with a jab to the head.
Kinkead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No Neck lands a right hook to the body.
Kinkead throws an off balance right hand
and No Neck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Neck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kinkead.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy No Neck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well No Neck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy No Neck! Randy No Neck retains his welterweight title!
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