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DMMA 246 Kersikov vs Pinkman 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Wilson (ranked 2416 p4p, 3495 weight class) and Ron Funches (ranked 205 p4p, 280 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Funches!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Funches throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a nice strike.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Eddie Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Funches tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funches under the eye.
Wilson lands a jab.
Wilson 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.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Funches defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funches uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Funches throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Funches counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Funches is trying to defend but Wilson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funches won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funches keeps working.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Funches with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Funches defends it.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Funches is having none of it.
Funches pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Funches knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Funches is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Funches defends it.
Wilson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Funches has recovered full guard.
Funches really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Funches avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Funches is keeping the position.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Funches's brow.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Funches keeps moving.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funches preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Funches keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
Wilson stops Funches from getting back to his feet.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funches defending well though.
Funches tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funches's head.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funches keeps working.
Wilson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Funches misses with a straight right.
Funches misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson defending well as Funches loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Funches checks it well.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Funches tries to work over Wilson's front leg with a kick but Wilson checks it.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Funches takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Funches avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Funches moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Funches throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson scores with a jab. Funches acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eddie Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Funches avoids it really well and circles away.
Funches follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Funches counters with a low kick, right behind Wilson 's knee.
Funches ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Funches sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funches doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ron Funches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Wilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funches doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funches dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Funches let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funches blocks the body kick.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Funches just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson tries to move into range but Funches moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Funches throws a leg kick but Wilson checks it.
Funches takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson throws a body punch but Funches moves out of range.
Funches defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Funches lands a body shot.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Funches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Funches working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Funches fails to land.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes Funches back into the cage.
Funches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Funches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is pushing Funches up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Funches tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Funches back against the cage.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funches can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Funches blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Funches gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Funches fails to land.
Funches doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funches lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Wilson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Funches takes one to the side of the head.
Funches throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wilson catches Funches with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson misses with a hook.
Funches misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Funches counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Funches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a body punch but Funches moves out of range.
Funches appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funches circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Funches counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Funches does it's job there.
Funches throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Funches to counter with a crisp jab.
Funches keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Funches steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson works over Funches's head and body with a nice combination.
Funches scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Funches steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funches uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ron Funches has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funches.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funches avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funches swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funches is trying to stand.
Eddie Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Funches is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches is trying to stand.
Wilson trying to control the action but Funches is working from the bottom.
Wilson uses his free foot to push down on Funches's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Funches.
Funches is trying to stand.
Funches is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to control but Funches wriggling away.
Funches avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Funches manages to avoid easily.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
Wilson blocks Funches's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Eddie Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funches throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klinx Maxwell (ranked 2412 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Harry Winks (ranked 321 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Klinx Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Harry Winks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but Winks shows good takedown defense.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell moves into the clinch.
Winks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winks is pushing Maxwell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Winks blocks with his arms.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maxwell tries for a takedown but Winks manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klinx Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winks misses with a punch on the inside.
Maxwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winks misses with a punch on the inside.
Winks avoids a wild elbow strike from Maxwell.
Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winks struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
Maxwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winks is defending well for now.
Winks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maxwell tries a body shot but Winks blocks it.
Winks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
Maxwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Klinx Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Winks is avoiding it.
Winks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maxwell as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maxwell.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maxwell is defended easily by Winks.
Winks throws a sloppy head kick and Maxwell moves out of range easily.
Winks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winks throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell blocks a head kick by Winks.
Winks throws a push kick but Maxwell slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winks with the inside leg kick.
Winks lands a lovely overhand right.
Maxwell with a poor takedown
and Winks counters with a nice uppercut.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell misses with a two punch combination.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Winks is avoiding it.
Maxwell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maxwell somewhat.
Winks feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Winks tenderised Maxwell's leg. Maxwell is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Winks misses.
Winks swats away the attempt to clinch by Maxwell.
Maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maxwell backing away here, and Winks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell pushes Winks up against the cage in a clinch.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
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.
No luck for Maxwell with that takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winks.
Winks throws a hook but Maxwell blocks it.
Maxwell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winks.
Maxwell has his takedown stuffed
and Winks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell scores with a shot to the side of Winks's head.
A head punch on the inside from Winks fails to land.
Maxwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Winks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Winks blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Winks blocks it.
Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
Klinx Maxwell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maxwell working Winks over with knees to the body.
Winks takes a shot to the head.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maxwell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maxwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klinx Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winks tries to land a leg kick but Maxwell saw it coming and moves away.
Maxwell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maxwell fails with the takedown.
Maxwell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWinks.
Maxwell blocks the body kick.
Maxwell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winks manages to circle out of the way.
Maxwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maxwell.
Winks scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Klinx Maxwell has been cut.
Winks throws a body kick that misses.
Maxwell tries to counter by clinching up but Winks breaks away and moves out of range.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Winks pushes him off.
Maxwell fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maxwell connects with the punch.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Winks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maxwell defends it well.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winks but Winks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harry Winks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maxwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maxwell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maxwell needs to keep his hands up - Winks had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maxwell fails to land the takedown.
Maxwell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maxwell defends it well.
Maxwell clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winks's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maxwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winks has had enough of the clinch but Maxwell keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Winks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Winks pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maxwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winks, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Winks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell tries for a takedown but Winks circles away easily
and Winks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maxwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winks.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Winks circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maxwell tries to stall but Winks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winks manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Winks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maxwell enables Winks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maxwell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Winks trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maxwell 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell working for a triangle but Winks defends it easily.
Winks passes Maxwell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winks controlling the action here.
Winks is working for a submission of some sort.
Maxwell trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winks is trying to work for a kimura but Maxwell is defending well.
Winks prevents Maxwell from improving his position.
Harry Winks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maxwell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winks stays in close to Maxwell's body and controls the position.
Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maxwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maxwell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Winks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maxwell.
Winks controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maxwell tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Maxwell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maxwell is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sydney Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maxwell tries to buck Winks off but Winks is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Winks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winks 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winks!
Harry Winks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Motshan Bogachev (ranked 1603 p4p, 3585 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 213 p4p, 366 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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165
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World class 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Motshan Bogachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogachev scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bogachev lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogachev cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Bogachev 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.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Bogachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bogachev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogachev misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Bogachev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bogachev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogachev throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a head kick but Bogachev moves out of range.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogachev throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bogachev lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Bogachev throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bogachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Bogachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogachev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Bogachev knocks Lee to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
 Lee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogachev decides to stand back up.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogachev finish him?
Bogachev throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands with a straight right. Bogachev didn't see that one coming.
Lee throws a jab when Bogachev was well out of range.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogachev throws an overhand right that has Lee reeling! Bogachev follows up with more punches and Lee is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Motshan Bogachev!
During a confident post fight interview, Motshan Bogachev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 1918 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 135 p4p, 175 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann throws a push kick but Yeltsin Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Hermann counters with a nice uppercut.
Hermann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yeltsin Jr.
A clash of legs there as Hermann blocks the low kick.
Yeltsin Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Yeltsin Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeltsin Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Hermann.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yeltsin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermann.
A short left from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr looking to stall.
Yeltsin Jr blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr prevents a body shot from Hermann.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a body shot from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yeltsin Jr fails to land.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeltsin Jr blocks a body shot from Hermann.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermann blocking some punches.
Hermann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hermann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeltsin Jr lands a right hand.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeltsin Jr's elbow.
Yeltsin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yeltsin Jr fails to land.
Hermann tries to throw a body punch but Yeltsin Jr avoids it by throwing Hermann back against the cage.
Yeltsin Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermann gets an underhook and turns Yeltsin Jr into the cage.
Hermann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermann tries to work over Yeltsin Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann breaks the clinch.
Yeltsin Jr scores with the left hand. Hermann knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yeltsin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a right hand
and Hermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeltsin Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Hermann.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick
and Hermann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the side of Hermann's head but Hermann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeltsin Jr with a body shot.
Yeltsin Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermann.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a loose jab but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeltsin Jr is just out of range.
A low kick from Yeltsin Jr is predictable there
and Hermann counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeltsin Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermann.
A big left from Yeltsin Jr misses.
A shot to the liver by Hermann. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr connects with the punch.
Yeltsin Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeltsin Jr with a body shot.
Hermann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hermann jabs Yeltsin Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Yeltsin Jr is out of range.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yeltsin Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann drops his hands momentarily and Yeltsin Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hermann is rocked!
Yeltsin Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeltsin Jr finish him?
Yeltsin Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Yeltsin Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Yeltsin Jr tenderised Hermann's leg. Hermann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Hermann.
Hermann gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yeltsin Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hermann is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Yeltsin Jr!
After winning the bout, Boris Yeltsin Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 815 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 60 p4p, 74 weight class). Point has chosen Roots Reggae Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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38 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Akhtankhanov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akhtankhanov lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
Akhtankhanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Point at a distance.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Point.
A counter left hand to the body from Akhtankhanov misses its target.
Akhtankhanov misses with a few strikes there.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akhtankhanov.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Akhtankhanov's shoulder, as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov jabs at Point's body.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the body
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov swinging wildly here.
Akhtankhanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blaze Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Akhtankhanov circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Akhtankhanov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akhtankhanov is defending well for now.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
A hook to the body from Point.
Point landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
Akhtankhanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Point holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Point.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akhtankhanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Point blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akhtankhanov is defending well for now.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Point scores with a nice hook to the head.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Akhtankhanov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is trying to force a seperation but Point has the dominant position.
Akhtankhanov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akhtankhanov tries to break the clinch but Point is controlling the position.
Point pushes Akhtankhanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Point - that landed with a thud.
Akhtankhanov managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Akhtankhanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akhtankhanov throws a series of strikes that have Point backpedaling.
Akhtankhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Point steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Point throws an off balance right hand
and Akhtankhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Point swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Point 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Point checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akhtankhanov with the inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the nose.
Akhtankhanov scores with a leg kick.
Point avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Akhtankhanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Point slips under a jab.
Point scores with a shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick as Point jumps back.
Akhtankhanov motions for Point to come forward. Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akhtankhanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhtankhanov swings widly with a right hand
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Akhtankhanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Point as he connects with a hook.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the body
letting Point counter with a right hand.
Point scores with a jab to the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a front kick aimed at Point's knee but Point avoids it well.
Point has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Point checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akhtankhanov throws a front kick aimed at Point's knee but Point avoids it well.
Akhtankhanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Point rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akhtankhanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akhtankhanov scores with the left hand. Point knows he should have avoided that one.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhtankhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akhtankhanov throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
Point slips under a jab.
Point avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov clobbers Point with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Akhtankhanov tenderised Point's leg. Point is trying to keep his angry face on.
Point looks to clinch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Akhtankhanov.
Point misses with an uppercut. Akhtankhanov saw that one coming.
Akhtankhanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akhtankhanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point is looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov is avoiding it.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Point's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point slips a jab and a cross from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a double jab.
Point misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Point blocks the low kick.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping right.
Point has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Point there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akhtankhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
Akhtankhanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhtankhanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point connects with a right hand. Akhtankhanov shakes it off.
Akhtankhanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Point 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.
Akhtankhanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Point.
As Point looks to move away, Akhtankhanov throws a big counter combo but Point just gets out of the way.
Point on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Akhtankhanov.
Point walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Point on the side of the head.
Point takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Akhtankhanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Point's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Point throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhtankhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Point connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akhtankhanov's hands.
Point throws a jab when Akhtankhanov was well out of range.
Akhtankhanov thows a leg kick but Point checks it
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Point checks it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Point tries to clinch there but Akhtankhanov circles away.
Point takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by Akhtankhanov.
Point misses the jab.
Point has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Akhtankhanov connects with a body shot that sends Point's belly button to the back.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Point throws a sloppy body shot
and Point takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Point has managed to clinch.
Akhtankhanov is trying to push Point away but Point has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akhtankhanov managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Akhtankhanov avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point wants a takedown but no success here.
Point throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akhtankhanov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Point misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov has had enough of the clinch but Point keeps him there for the moment.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akhtankhanov is defending well for now.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Point manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Point stalls.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Point throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akhtankhanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Point wants to stall.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Akhtankhanov blocks with his arms.
Akhtankhanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Point working aggressively here.
Point decides to pull guard.
Point looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Point is looking to sweep but instead, Akhtankhanov has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Akhtankhanov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Point tries to roll over but Akhtankhanov keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Point moves into full guard.
Point tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Point wants to hit a sweep here but Akhtankhanov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Point there!
Akhtankhanov content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Point bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akhtankhanov 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 624 p4p, 789 weight class) and Marcus Alexander (ranked 77 p4p, 95 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
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24 - 10 - 0 |
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31
192
16 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Outback.
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Outback thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
It looked like Outback was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alexander.
Outback cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Outback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alexander.
Outback moves forwards but Alexander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Outback misses.
Alexander lands a glancing blow to the side of Outback's head.
Outback cracks Alexander with an open hand slap.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Outback slips the punch.
Alexander 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.
A jab from Outback misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Alexander is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback scores with a nice right hand.
Alexander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Outback checks it well.
Alexander connects with a leg kick.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
Outback misses with a low kick.
Alexander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander works the jab nicely.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Outback's head but Outback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outback throwing a counter right hand but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Outback lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Alexander.
Good work by Outback as he checks the leg kick.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Alexander does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
As Alexander backs away, Outback returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Outback has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexander.
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Alexander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick from Outback, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback ducks right into an uppercut from Alexander.
Alexander throws a right hand that misses
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Alexander on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Outback slips the punch.
Alexander misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Outback checks a leg kick.
Outback ducks right into an uppercut from Alexander.
Alexander throws a jab but it's blocked by Outback.
Outback takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Outback looks to land a body kick but Alexander moved away.
Good work by Outback as he checks the leg kick.
Alexander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Outback had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Outback defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Outback appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexander feints and then cracks Outback's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Outback down.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexander misses with a leg kick
and Outback counters with an inside leg kick.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback misses with a straight left.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outback.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Alexander throws a leg kick which misses Outback's front leg but catches the back leg as Outback tries to avoid it.
Outback slips a straight right by Alexander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Outback doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Outback looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alexander with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Outback. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Outback misses the jab.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Outback on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexander throws the left hand but Outback avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback misses with a straight right.
Outback takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Alexander 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.
Outback misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Outback misses with a body kick.
Alexander cracks Outback with an open hand slap.
Outback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexander throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Outback misses with a hook.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander lands with a cross.
Alexander tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Alexander.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Outback's shoulder, as Outback tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Outback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Outback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Outback explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Outback down.
Outback connects with a looping right hand.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Outback throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Outback saw that one coming.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Outback appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alexander lunges at Outback with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Outback's hand.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Outback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Outback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
Outback takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Outback saw that one coming.
Outback takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Outback looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Outback misses.
Outback throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Outback defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Outback.
Marcus Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback is looking to chop away at Alexander's legs.
Outback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Outback misses with a leg kick
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alexander's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Outback on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Outback throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Outback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Outback moves away from the strike by Alexander.
Outback looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexander slips under a jab from Outback.
Alexander misses with a left hand
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Alexander.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Alexander.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander connects with a leg kick.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Outback.
Alexander lands a body shot.
Alexander misses with a hook
and Outback counters with an outside leg kick.
Outback blocks a jab.
Outback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Outback throws a leg kick but Alexander sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexander does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Outback avoids it.
Outback appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Alexander misses
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Alexander, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander lands a leg kick that knocks Outback off balance momentarily.
Alexander works Outback's body with a nice hook.
Outback stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander lands the left hand.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Outback ducks down to avoid it.
Outback throws a big counter combination but Alexander scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander tries to work over Outback's front leg with a kick but Outback checks it.
Alexander misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Outback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
It looked like Outback was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alexander.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Outback might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alexander tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Outback. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Outback.
Alexander moves out of range as Outback throws a body kick.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Outback throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Alexander throws a body punch but Outback moves out of range.
Outback lands with a kick to the ribs.
Outback blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Alexander.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Alexander misses.
Outback smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Outback closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macca Outback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Outback.
Alexander misses the jab.
Alexander defending well as Outback loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Outback misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Outback throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Outback swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Outback will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Outback throws a hook but Alexander blocks it.
Alexander looks to land a left hand but Outback moved out of range nicely.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Outback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Outback appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Alexander.
Alexander wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Outback lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Outback tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander lands a leg kick that knocks Outback off balance momentarily.
Outback throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander cracks Outback with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with an outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Outback!
Alexander misses with a hook. Outback ducked under it nicely.
Outback throwing a counter right hand but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Outback scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexander should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Alexander.
Well Alexander 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Alexander!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Alexander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 829 p4p, 866 weight class) and Alexander Lee (ranked 48 p4p, 50 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right hand that Bundy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundy also avoids with ease.
Bundy feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Bundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee 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.
Bundy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bundy forces his way into half guard.
Bundy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Bundy is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Bundy sits in half guard.
Bundy passes to side control.
Bundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bundy is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Bundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to buck Bundy off but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Bundy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lee looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bundy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lee is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bundy lets go of the hold and Lee can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ted Bundy!
After winning the bout, Ted Bundy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Henry Holliday (ranked 385 p4p, 443 weight class) and Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 23 p4p, 28 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Henry Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holliday has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Italian Job in the buildup to the fight.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holliday is looking for a counter combo.
Kirin throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
Kirin's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kirin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kirin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Kirin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holliday doesn't seem phased though.
Holliday moves out of range as Kirin throws a body kick.
Kirin misses the shot to the body.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirin avoids the body shot from Holliday.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirin.
Holliday doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirin circles away.
Holliday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin digs a good body shot into Holliday's ribs.
Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirin misses with a straight left.
Kirin tries to clinch there but Holliday circles away.
Kirin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kirin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Holliday there.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Holliday - just one landing.
Kirin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kirin wants to slow Holliday down by chopping away at his legs.
Holliday defending well as Kirin loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirin counters with a straight right hand.
Kirin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holliday's sensitive parts.
Kirin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirin is looking to slow Holliday down with leg kicks.
Kirin misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holliday is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirin.
Kirin lands a nice looking body shot.
Holliday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holliday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirin eats them both and turns towards Holliday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Holliday ducks under a wild hook from Kirin.
Kirin lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday dodges the punch combination from Kirin.
Holliday throws a right hand that misses
and Kirin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirin thuds his right hand into Holliday's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirin looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday throws the left hand but Kirin avoids the punch easily.
Holliday darts in and clinches Kirin up against the cage.
Kirin throws a head punch that misses.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Kirin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holliday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirin misses with some punches.
Kirin lands a body shot.
Holliday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirin tries to throw a body punch but Holliday avoids it by throwing Kirin back against the cage.
Holliday can't find room to land a body shot as Kirin controls the action.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kirin misses with some punches.
Holliday tries a body shot but Kirin blocks it.
Kirin lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Kirin.
Holliday digs a right hand underneath Kirin's ribcage. Kirin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Henry Holliday has been cut.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirin misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirin misses with some punches.
Kirin tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holliday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kirin manages to circle out of the way.
Kirin missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holliday fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kirin is out of range.
Holliday throws a jab when Kirin was well out of range.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Kirin circles away.
Kirin scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kirin misses its intended target.
Kirin lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Holliday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirin cracks a nice hook into Holliday's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kirin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holliday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holliday, as that shot connected.
Kirin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Kirin misses.
Jab by Kirin.
Kirin scores with a body shot.
Kirin misses with a low kick.
Kirin looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kirin manages to circle out of the way.
Holliday pushes Kirin up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
A short uppercut from Holliday.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Holliday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirin digs a right hand underneath Holliday's ribcage. Holliday let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirin blocks an uppercut.
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirin lands a good knee to the midsection. Holliday won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin tries to land knees in the clinch but Holliday avoids the damage to the body.
Kirin crunches a lovely knee into Holliday's ribcage.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holliday controls his hands.
Kirin lands an uppercut.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kirin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holliday tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Kirin.
Kirin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Kirin scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirin.
Kirin lands a hook that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Kirin missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirin.
Holliday dodges an elbow strike from Kirin.
Kirin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holliday controls his hands.
Kirin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kirin on the inside.
Kirin works on Holliday's body with a couple of short punches.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kirin fails to land.
Holliday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holliday blocks the elbow strike.
Holliday is trying to maintain a safe position but Kirin gets an underhook and turns Holliday into the cage.
Kirin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirin.
Kirin lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirin presses Holliday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirin.
Kirin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Kirin lands a right hand.
Kirin lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirin throws an elbow but misses.
Kirin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holliday tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirin.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirin.
Kirin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holliday lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kirin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Kirin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holliday is defending well for now.
Kirin scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holliday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirin throws out the jab.
Holliday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kirin misses with an uppercut.
Kirin lands a right hook to the body.
Kirin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirin feints a jab promting Holliday to slip. Kirin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holliday slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kirin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday blocks a head kick by Kirin.
Kirin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin connects with a single shot there.
Kirin with the inside leg kick.
Holliday connects with a solid leg kick.
Holliday walks into a left hand.
Holliday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of Kirin's head but Kirin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirin. Holliday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kirin lands a right hook to the body.
Kirin lands a right hook to the body.
Holliday avoids the head kick by Kirin.
Kirin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holliday moves away.
Kirin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday throws a hook but Kirin avoids it easily.
Holliday misses the jab.
Kirin is looking to clinch.
Kirin misses with a kick to the body.
Kirin catches Holliday with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kirin misses with a body shot.
Kirin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holliday looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holliday looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kirin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirin with a hook.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirin.
Kirin moves into the clinch.
Kirin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Holliday lands a nice shot to the body.
Holliday tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday scores with a shot to the side of Kirin's head.
Holliday prevents a body shot from Kirin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holliday.
Kirin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holliday controls his hands.
Holliday pushes Kirin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holliday tries to work over Kirin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Holliday tries a body shot but Kirin blocks it.
Holliday tries a body shot but Kirin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Kirin tries to throw a body punch but Holliday avoids it by throwing Kirin back against the cage.
Kirin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirin's elbow.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Holliday lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday can't find room to land a body shot as Kirin controls the action.
Holliday prevents a body shot from Kirin.
Kirin misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirin.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holliday misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Kirin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holliday tries to clinch up but Kirin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holliday on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirin. Kirin obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirin as he connects with a hook.
Holliday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirin tries to score with a low kick but Holliday moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kirin throws the left hand but Holliday avoids the punch easily.
Kirin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holliday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirin.
Nice body punch from Kirin.
Holliday misses with a hook. Kirin ducked under it nicely.
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Kirin moves away and avoids it.
Kirin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holliday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kirin defending well as Holliday loads up on a big left hand.
Kirin missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holliday tries to clinch up.
Kirin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holliday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Holliday wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kirin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirin misses the target.
Kirin throws out a powerful jab.
Kirin missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holliday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirin throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kirin looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Kirin cracks Holliday with a good jab.
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!
Kirin throws a push kick but Holliday slaps the foot to one side.
Kirin throws a jab when Holliday was well out of range.
Holliday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holliday's hands.
Kirin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holliday checks it well.
Kirin scores with a nice head shot.
Holliday tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin with a jab.
Kirin misses with a shot to the body
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Kirin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday misses with a straight left.
Kirin throws a looping overhand right but Holliday ducks down to avoid it.
Kirin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirin misses with a wild body shot.
Kirin clinches with his opponent.
Holliday lands with a left to the head.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holliday working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holliday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kirin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holliday.
Holliday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirin misses with a body punch.
Kirin tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirin lands an elbow inside that Holliday shrugs off.
Holliday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirin misses with some punches.
Kirin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Kirin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Holliday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirin slips under a jab from Holliday.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Kirin connects with a nice looking jab.
Holliday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirin swings for the body but Holliday moves out of range.
Kirin looks to throw the jab but Holliday is out of range.
Kirin misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday staying out of range there.
Holliday is looking to counter punch.
Kirin missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holliday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin cracks Holliday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holliday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holliday.
A jab from Kirin finds it's way through Holliday's defenses.
Kirin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holliday manages to avoid it.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirin ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
Holliday closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Holliday.
Kirin lands with a left to the head.
Kirin tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirin.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holliday blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kirin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday blocks a body shot from Kirin.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kirin can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
Kirin scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Holliday.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holliday.
Holliday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirin backwards.
Kirin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holliday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirin's elbow.
Holliday lands with a light punch inside.
Kirin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Holliday.
Holliday pushes Kirin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holliday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holliday throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Holliday lands a body punch.
Holliday digs a right hand into Kirin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirin's gas tank.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holliday.
Holliday lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holliday.
Holliday digs a right hand into Kirin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kirin's gas tank.
Kirin blocks a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday tries a body shot but Kirin blocks it.
Holliday blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Holliday.
Kirin cracks Holliday with a nice body shot.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Kirin.
Kirin blocks a body shot from Holliday.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Kirin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holliday or not.
Kirin blocks an uppercut.
Kirin blocks an uppercut.
Holliday blocks an uppercut.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirin's elbow.
Holliday struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirin controls his hands.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Kirin working aggressively here.
Kirin swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Henry Holliday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Kirin avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
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 John Henry Holliday.
Well Kirin 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kokkoro Kirin!
After the big win, Kokkoro Kirin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 206 p4p, 277 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 27 p4p, 40 weight class). Kazuma comes to the cage accompanied by Uroko by Dir En Grey. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuma misses with a left hand
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Kazuma looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Kazuma throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazuma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuma misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuma missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazuma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuma throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazuma tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kazuma misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Kazuma takes one to the side of the head.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Kazuma looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazuma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiryu Kazuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuma throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Kazuma throws a head kick that misses.
Torres scores with a decent looking hook.
Kazuma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torres on the side of the head.
Kazuma throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuma misses with a hook.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Kazuma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kazuma.
Kazuma lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Torres out cold! Torres is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 37 p4p, 51 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix). A fine choice. Pinkman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Quavo & Takeoff - Hotel Lobby. Dmitri Kersikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman misses with a few strikes there.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Pinkman tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov with a jab.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combo that has Pinkman backing up. Pinkman nods at Kersikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinkman goes for a double leg but Kersikov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kersikov continues to drive forward.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Pinkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kersikov doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Pinkman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinkman.
Pinkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Pinkman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kersikov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pinkman finds it's target.
Pinkman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dmitri Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman moves in looking to clinch but Kersikov pushes him off.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinkman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kersikov. Kersikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinkman throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinkman dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Pinkman tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinkman scores with a punch to the head.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman walks into a left hand.
Pinkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinkman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pinkman throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinkman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pinkman looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Pinkman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinkman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses the jab.
Pinkman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinkman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Pinkman moves out of range.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinkman feints and as Kersikov raises his hands in defense, Pinkman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman preventing the sweep.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Pinkman landing with the ground and pound.
Pinkman trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Pinkman stays in close to Kersikov's body and controls the position.
Kersikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kersikov is controlling Pinkman's posture.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
Kersikov can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinkman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pinkman wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kersikov defends it well.
Pinkman controlling the pace.
Pinkman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kersikov sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov tests Pinkman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinkman throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov sizes up Pinkman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pinkman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman misses the jab.
Kersikov throws a lazy head kick
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Pinkman missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkman connects with a right hand. Kersikov shakes it off.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Pinkman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kersikov's waist but Kersikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinkman off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinkman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kersikov throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Kersikov throws a combination that misses
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Kersikov catches Pinkman right on the button with a cross.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Pinkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Pinkman.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
Pinkman feints the counter takedown.
Pinkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kersikov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Pinkman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pinkman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a combination that misses
and Pinkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Pinkman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinkman throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab by Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Pinkman.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
Pinkman cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands an overhand right.
Pinkman throws a good cross that connects.
Pinkman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kersikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov drops his hands momentarily and Pinkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman with the counter takedown but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Pinkman lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kersikov did well to prevent Pinkman getting side control.
Pinkman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Pinkman keeps him under control.
Pinkman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pinkman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Kersikov tries to kick Pinkman off but Pinkman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kersikov trying to control but Pinkman postures up.
Pinkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinkman slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control here.
Pinkman working over Kersikov with some ground and pound. Kersikov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pinkman is taking a breather. Kersikov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kersikov is refusing to be controlled, as Pinkman sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kersikov defends it well.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Pinkman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dmitri Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinkman throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
Pinkman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinkman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
Pinkman lands with a cross.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Pinkman.
Kersikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from Kersikov misses its target.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Pinkman's shoulder, as Pinkman tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman throws out a powerful jab.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Pinkman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kersikov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pinkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kersikov doesn't seem phased though.
Pinkman lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov lands a head kick!
Pinkman throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Pinkman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Donk. Pinkman catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinkman 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Jesse Pinkman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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