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Event:
Pulse 56 - Rram vs Ja II
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Madarame shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bengtsson eats them both and turns towards Madarame to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Madarame punishes Bengtsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Madarame blocks a jab.
Madarame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bengtsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madarame feints a jab promting Bengtsson to slip. Madarame then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bengtsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
Bengtsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madarame scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madarame misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengtsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bengtsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madarame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bengtsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bengtsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madarame connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madarame misses with a combination
and Madarame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Bengtsson.
As Bengtsson looks to move away, Madarame throws a big counter combo but Bengtsson just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Madarame.
Nice defenses there by Madarame.
Madarame slips under a jab.
Madarame appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bengtsson throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame cracks Bengtsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengtsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
Bengtsson throws a lazy right hand but Madarame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Bengtsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madarame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bengtsson throws a hook but Madarame blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Madarame tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Bengtsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bengtsson unleashes a big counter combination but Madarame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bengtsson tries to bum rush Madarame with a series of wild strikes but Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Bengtsson.
Madarame looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madarame scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bengtsson misses with a looping right.#T4#
Bengtsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Madarame counters with a nice uppercut.
Madarame misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Bengtsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bengtsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bengtsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madarame looks to score with a jab to the body but Bengtsson is just out of range.
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkaku Madarame dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bengtsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madarame is looking to wear down Bengtsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bengtsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bengtsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madarame has got the better of the exchanges.
Madarame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ikkaku Madarame is winning the standup battle so far.
Bengtsson connects with a single shot there.
Bengtsson throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Madarame.
Madarame dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madarame lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T1##KD2#
Bengtsson lands a big right hand that sends Madarame crashing to the mat! Bengtsson stays standing though and waves Madarame back to his feet!#ROC2#
Madarame is rocked!
Madarame misses with a hook. Bengtsson ducked under it nicely.
Oh Madarame is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madarame sizes up Bengtsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madarame is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bengtsson can do to turn this around?
Bengtsson misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Bengtsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bengtsson unleashes a big counter combination but Madarame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
and Bengtsson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Madarame! He's just covering up as Bengtsson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertil Bengtsson!
After the big win, Bertil Bengtsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Pulse 52 - Aldo vs Chonan III
Date: Dec 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook but Madarame avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by The Sublime Paralytic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a shot from downtown. Madarame moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
The Sublime Paralytic thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame tries to bum rush The Sublime Paralytic with a series of wild strikes but The Sublime Paralytic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a right hand but Madarame moved out of range.
Madarame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Madarame scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T1#
Madarame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a right hand but Madarame moved out of range.
A big left from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
Madarame looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook but Madarame blocks it.
Madarame appears to be looking for a big counter.
Madarame walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Madarame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madarame misses with a straight left.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Madarame.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a wild body shot.
Madarame defending well as The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a looping left.
Madarame appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Sublime Paralytic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame slips a jab from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
Madarame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Sublime Paralytic slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Madarame with a body shot.#T3#
Madarame lands a glancing blow to the side of The Sublime Paralytic's head.
Madarame misses with a body shot.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a counter right but Madarame avoids it with no problem.
Madarame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Sublime Paralytic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Sublime Paralytic! But no joy.
The Sublime Paralytic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madarame counters with a one-two to the body.
Madarame misses with a combination
enabling The Sublime Paralytic to counter with a crisp jab.
The Sublime Paralytic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madarame's head.
Madarame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Sublime Paralytic moves away.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a nice uppercut.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Sublime Paralytic.#T4#
The Sublime Paralytic tests Madarame's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Sublime Paralytic looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a jab to the head.
The Sublime Paralytic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Madarame slips under a jab from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Sublime Paralytic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Madarame had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Sublime Paralytic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A big left from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
Madarame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ikkaku Madarame is winning the standup battle so far.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
A big right from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook to the side of Madarame's head but Madarame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Sublime Paralytic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The Sublime Paralytic does it's job there.
A jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
The Sublime Paralytic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madarame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
The Sublime Paralytic dodges the punch combination from Madarame.
Madarame lands a slapping body shot.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
letting The Sublime Paralytic counter with a right hand.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
It looked like Madarame wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Sublime Paralytic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madarame moves out of range of the strikes.
Madarame slips a straight right by The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it.
The Sublime Paralytic thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Madarame misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Sublime Paralytic! But no joy.
Madarame moves out of range as The Sublime Paralytic strikes.
Madarame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Madarame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madarame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madarame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madarame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Sublime Paralytic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Sublime Paralytic with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madarame. The Sublime Paralytic does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madarame defending well as The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame misses with a two punch combination.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Sublime Paralytic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Madarame steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Sublime Paralytic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Sublime Paralytic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madarame sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Madarame.
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
Madarame is looking to wear down The Sublime Paralytic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Madarame on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madarame fails to land with a series of punches.
The Sublime Paralytic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Madarame jabs The Sublime Paralytic right on the nose. The Sublime Paralytic blinks but takes it well.
Madarame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Madarame misses its target.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Sublime Paralytic thinking.
The Sublime Paralytic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madarame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame staying out of range there.
Madarame looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a nice strike.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
The Sublime Paralytic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Sublime Paralytic's corner calls for a 1-2. The Sublime Paralytic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a series of strikes. The Sublime Paralytic will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like The Sublime Paralytic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madarame scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Sublime Paralytic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic throws the left hand but Madarame avoids the punch easily.
Madarame throws a right and a left that The Sublime Paralytic avoids nicely.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a looping overhand right but The Sublime Paralytic ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from The Sublime Paralytic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madarame throws a body punch but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Madarame misses with a double jab
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madarame tries to bum rush The Sublime Paralytic with a series of wild strikes but The Sublime Paralytic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T3#
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.
Madarame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it.
The Sublime Paralytic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T4#
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a two punch combo.
Madarame bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madarame misses the shot to the body.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a straight right.
A combination from Madarame does no damage.
Madarame looks to land a combination but The Sublime Paralytic avoids it well.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madarame swings widly with a right hand
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a stiff right hand.
Madarame throws a body punch but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikkaku Madarame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madarame 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikkaku Madarame!
After winning the bout, Ikkaku Madarame thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic had this to say: 'i won! i won! i won! fck dat shit!'.
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Event:
Pulse 50
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Lupertazzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupertazzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madarame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lupertazzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Madarame throws a hook but Lupertazzi avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Lupertazzi misses its intended target.
It looked like Madarame was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Lupertazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Lupertazzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Madarame moves away from the strike by Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi dodges the punch combination from Madarame.
Lupertazzi cracks Madarame with a good jab.
Madarame looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupertazzi throws out the jab.
Lupertazzi throws a shot to the body.
Lupertazzi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Madarame backs up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madarame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lupertazzi counters with a nice body shot.
Lupertazzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T1#
Lupertazzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Madarame was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch up
and Madarame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.
Lupertazzi misses with a wild combination.
Lupertazzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lupertazzi throws a series of punches but Madarame avoids them all with ease.
Lupertazzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Diego Lupertazzi has been cut.
Lupertazzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madarame.
Madarame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
#T2##CL2#
Lupertazzi instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Lupertazzi. #BC2#
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Lupertazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame slips a straight right by Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi misses with a left hand
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madarame misses with the combination.
Madarame gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lupertazzi.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lupertazzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Lupertazzi misses with a body shot
and Madarame counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupertazzi. Madarame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Lupertazzi cracks Madarame with a good jab.
Lupertazzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madarame ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi looks to throw the jab but Madarame is out of range.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Lupertazzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madarame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Madarame is looking to wear down Lupertazzi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madarame scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lupertazzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madarame throws a big counter combination but Lupertazzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madarame misses with the combination.
Lupertazzi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lupertazzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Madarame throws a series of punches but Lupertazzi avoids them all with ease.
Lupertazzi throws a counter combo.
Lupertazzi connects with the punch.
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lupertazzi throws a series of punches but Madarame moves out of range.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Madarame manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lupertazzi slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
A nice side step and Lupertazzi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Madarame misses with a wild combination.
Lupertazzi scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Lupertazzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madarame scores with a decent looking hook.
Lupertazzi throws a hook but Madarame blocks it.
Lupertazzi closes the distance but Madarame moves to the side
and Madarame counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Lupertazzi finds it's target.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lupertazzi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madarame misses with a few strikes there.
Lupertazzi wants to clinch up but Madarame keeps it at a distance.
Madarame appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame throws a right hand that Lupertazzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupertazzi also avoids with ease.
Madarame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Lupertazzi takes a swing at Madarame's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Lupertazzi cracks Madarame with an open hand slap.
Ikkaku Madarame is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Madarame does no damage.
Lupertazzi tests Madarame's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupertazzi.
A jab from Lupertazzi misses.
Lupertazzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madarame finds it's way round the side to connect with Lupertazzi's head.
Lupertazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame misses with a two punch combination.
Lupertazzi throws a hook but Madarame blocks it.
Madarame appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Lupertazzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Madarame takes one to the chin there.
Lupertazzi digs a good body shot into Madarame's ribs.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madarame looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madarame throws a body shot but no joy.
Lupertazzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madarame scores with a jab to the body.
Lupertazzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lupertazzi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lupertazzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lupertazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Madarame breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Madarame takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Madarame does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lupertazzi! But no joy.
Madarame fails to land with a series of punches.
Madarame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lupertazzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madarame defending well as Lupertazzi loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lupertazzi lands with a nice body punch.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Madarame is looking for a counter combo.
Madarame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lupertazzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Lupertazzi lands a jab to Madarame's midsection.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupertazzi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madarame throws a body punch but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Lupertazzi throws a hook but Madarame blocks it.
Lupertazzi connects with a body shot that sends Madarame's belly button to the back.
Madarame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Madarame was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Lupertazzi does no damage.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lupertazzi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupertazzi. Madarame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupertazzi misses with a body shot
and Madarame counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lupertazzi scores with the left hand. Madarame knows he should have avoided that one.
Madarame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madarame swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lupertazzi cracks Madarame with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lupertazzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Lupertazzi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lupertazzi misses with a shot to the body
and Madarame counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madarame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed right hand from Lupertazzi misses the target.
A slow jab from Lupertazzi misses its intended target.
Madarame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Lupertazzi scores with a four punch combination!
Lupertazzi throws a body punch but Madarame moves out of range.
Madarame moves forwards but Lupertazzi connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Lupertazzi has Madarame up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lupertazzi lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupertazzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lupertazzi lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madarame. #BC2#
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupertazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Lupertazzi throws a hook to the side of Madarame's head but Madarame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madarame tries to bum rush Lupertazzi with a series of wild strikes but Lupertazzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Lupertazzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madarame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madarame swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madarame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupertazzi moves away.
Lupertazzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
Lupertazzi lands an overhand right.
Madarame just misses with a punch to the body.
Madarame fails to land with a series of punches.
Lupertazzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Madarame circles away.
Madarame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madarame walks into a left hand. #T2#
Madarame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Lupertazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupertazzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi misses with a looping right.
Lupertazzi missing with a left hand there. Madarame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madarame misses with the combination.
Lupertazzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Lupertazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupertazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madarame just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupertazzi misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Lupertazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupertazzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madarame's hands.
Lupertazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
Lupertazzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madarame under the eye.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lupertazzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Madarame stuns Lupertazzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Madarame manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
Lupertazzi lands the left hand.
Lupertazzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Lupertazzi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lupertazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Lupertazzi throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupertazzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lupertazzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupertazzi throws a combination that misses
and Madarame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Madarame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lupertazzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupertazzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lupertazzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lupertazzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madarame sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madarame is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupertazzi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lupertazzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lupertazzi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lupertazzi!
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Event:
Pulse 48
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame staying out of range there.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madarame digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Li misses.
Madarame defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Madarame.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madarame misses with a double jab.
Madarame scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li lands with a hook. Madarame tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madarame slips a straight right by Li.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madarame, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madarame.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Li lands with a left to the head.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike from Li.
Madarame is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Madarame is rocked!
Madarame blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madarame is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Knees to the body from Li.
#T3#
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Madarame blocking some punches.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madarame seems to have recovered his senses.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Madarame controls the action.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Madarame is blocking nicely.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Madarame trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Li gets through Madarame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madarame letting Li take a breather here.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li just leaning against Madarame, taking a breather.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Li has closed the distance and engaged Madarame in a clinch.
Madarame wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Madarame tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li working aggressively here.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Madarame controls his hands.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madarame.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame being controlled against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li misses with some punches.
#T1#
Madarame is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Li just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madarame's brow.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Madarame won't want to take too many of those.
Li presses Madarame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li lands with a right to the head.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madarame.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madarame's elbow.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madarame.
Li working aggressively here.
#T2#
Madarame is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
A right hand to the body from Li.
Li working aggressively here.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Madarame.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a left hand.
Madarame prevents a body shot from Li.
Madarame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?#T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li lands a left hand.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame prevents a body shot from Li.
Li just leaning against Madarame, taking a breather.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Madarame misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Li.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Li avoiding damage.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madarame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Madarame blocks a body shot from Li.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Yonglong Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Madarame tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Li misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Li scores with a one two! Madarame had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Li connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Madarame tumbling to the canvas! Li pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Madarame was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yonglong Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Pulse 45
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Bolton misses.
Madarame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madarame works Bolton 's body with a nice hook.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madarame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madarame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a three punch combo that has Bolton backing up. Bolton nods at Madarame to acknowledge the strikes.
Madarame lands a jab to the nose.
Bolton throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolton swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a left to the body. #KD2#
Madarame lands a left and a right that send Bolton crashing to the mat, dazed. Madarame thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Bolton is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Ade Bolton has been cut.
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bolton badly! Madarame follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bolton out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Madarame finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ikkaku Madarame!
After winning the bout, Ikkaku Madarame 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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Event:
Pulse 42
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a right hand but Madarame moved out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a looping right.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madarame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Sublime Paralytic to score with a decent uppercut.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to throw the jab but Madarame is out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hook to the side of Madarame's head but Madarame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madarame looks to land a combination but The Sublime Paralytic avoids it well. #T1#
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madarame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madarame there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Sublime Paralytic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a shot to the body.
Madarame blocks a jab.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Sublime Paralytic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Sublime Paralytic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
The Sublime Paralytic throws a right hand that misses
and Madarame counters with a stiff right hand.
Madarame throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Sublime Paralytic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madarame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madarame has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Madarame coming out on top.
Madarame steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it.
Madarame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with an uppercut. The Sublime Paralytic saw that one coming.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a left hand
and Madarame counters with a two punch combo.
Madarame stalks The Sublime Paralytic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Sublime Paralytic's face. The Sublime Paralytic staggers backwards, shaken.#T3#
Madarame steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with a few strikes there.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
The Sublime Paralytic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a combination but Madarame avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Sublime Paralytic circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Sublime Paralytic.#T4#
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Sublime Paralytic throws an off balance right hand
and Madarame counters with a two punch combo.
The Sublime Paralytic lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Sublime Paralytic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Madarame staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Madarame releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
The Sublime Paralytic avoids the body shot from Madarame.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Sublime Paralytic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big shot that misses.
Ikkaku Madarame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a wild body shot.
Madarame is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Madarame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Sublime Paralytic at a distance.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
Madarame tries to bum rush The Sublime Paralytic with a series of wild strikes but The Sublime Paralytic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Sublime Paralytic swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses its intended target.
Madarame misses with a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Madarame lands a head shot.
The Sublime Paralytic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madarame on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Sublime Paralytic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Sublime Paralytic swings widly with a right hand
and Madarame counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Sublime Paralytic thinking.
Madarame is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Sublime Paralytic rather than just go for the knockout.
Madarame throws a combination that misses
enabling The Sublime Paralytic to counter with a crisp jab.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - The Sublime Paralytic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Sublime Paralytic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Madarames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
#T2#
The Sublime Paralytic looks to land a left hand but Madarame moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame misses with a double jab
letting The Sublime Paralytic counter with a right hand.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a shot to the body.
Madarame misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling The Sublime Paralytic to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Madarame scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Madarame lands.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Sublime Paralytic throws out the jab.
As The Sublime Paralytic backs off Madarame throws a huge counter combo but The Sublime Paralytic manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a poor cross that misses
and Madarame cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Madarame digs a good hook to The Sublime Paralytic's body.
A telegraphed right hand from The Sublime Paralytic misses the target.
Madarame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
The Sublime Paralytic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madarame counters with a series of strikes. The Sublime Paralytic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame moves away from the strike by The Sublime Paralytic.
As The Sublime Paralytic backs off Madarame throws a huge counter combo but The Sublime Paralytic manages to avoid it all.#T4#
The Sublime Paralytic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a punch to the head.
The Sublime Paralytic misses the jab.
Madarame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Sublime Paralytic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madarame.
Madarame lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madarame keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madarame.
Madarame moves out of range as The Sublime Paralytic strikes.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Madarame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from The Sublime Paralytic misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ikkaku Madarame will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madarame lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Sublime Paralytic backs up against the ropes.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Madarame.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from The Sublime Paralytic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab but it's blocked by Madarame.
Madarame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madarame there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
Madarame throws a right and a left that The Sublime Paralytic avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from The Sublime Paralytic misses its target.
Madarame misses with a wild body shot.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a right hand that misses
and Madarame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook
and Madarame counters with a stiff right hand.
The Sublime Paralytic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic throws the left hand but Madarame avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Madarame lands with an overhand left.
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic avoids them all with ease.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a big counter combination but Madarame scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madarame takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with an uppercut.
Madarame is looking for the big counter here.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
Madarame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Sublime Paralytic throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madarame throws a series of punches but The Sublime Paralytic moves out of range.
The Sublime Paralytic loads up on a big right hand but Madarame slips the punch.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Sublime Paralytic slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
The Sublime Paralytic avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
The Sublime Paralytic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madarame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Madarame throws a lazy uppercut
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Sublime Paralytic counters with a nice uppercut.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a lunging right hand
and Madarame counters with a one-two to the body.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Madarame both land. Nice combination.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a hook. Madarame ducked under it nicely.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Madarame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Sublime Paralytic was well out of range. Poor timing from Madarame.
It looked like The Sublime Paralytic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Sublime Paralytic scores with a hook to the body. Madarame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Sublime Paralytic throws a lazy right hand but Madarame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Sublime Paralytic connects with a jab.
Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Sublime Paralytic.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but The Sublime Paralytic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Sublime Paralytic misses with a left hand
and Madarame counters with a straight right hand.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Sublime Paralytic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Sublime Paralytic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madarame changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ikkaku Madarame is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Sublime Paralytic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikkaku Madarame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madarame has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikkaku Madarame!
Ikkaku Madarame thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Apolinario The Sublime Paralytic was interviewed post fight and said 'i won! i won! i won! fck dat shit!'.
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Event:
Pulse 40
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Pinakamalupet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madarame circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame stalks Pinakamalupet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinakamalupet's face. Pinakamalupet staggers backwards, shaken.
Madarame lands with an overhand left.
Pinakamalupet throws a series of punches but Madarame moves out of range.
Madarame seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madarame defending well as Pinakamalupet loads up on a big left hand.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinakamalupet throws a series of punches but Madarame avoids them all with ease.
Pinakamalupet slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
Pinakamalupet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinakamalupet throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Madarame holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Pinakamalupet breaks from the clinch.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Pinakamalupet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madarame dodges the punch combination from Pinakamalupet.
#T1#
Pinakamalupet swings for the body but Madarame moves out of range.
Pinakamalupet fails to land with a series of punches.
As Pinakamalupet looks to move away, Madarame throws a big counter combo but Pinakamalupet just gets out of the way.
Pinakamalupet misses with a lunging right hand
and Madarame counters with a series of strikes. Pinakamalupet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Madarame pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinakamalupet back to the ropes. Madarame follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pinakamalupet lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinakamalupet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Madarame was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Madarame throws a combination that misses
and Pinakamalupet counters with a straight right hand.
Pinakamalupet misses the jab.
Pinakamalupet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madarame was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Madarame misses with a wild combination.
Madarame pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinakamalupet back to the ropes. Madarame follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Pinakamalupet throws a jab when Madarame was well out of range.
Pinakamalupet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madarame counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#
Pinakamalupet is rocked!
Madarame swinging wildly here.
Pinakamalupet is still on wobbly legs! Can Madarame finish him?
Pinakamalupet throws an off balance right hand
and Madarame counters with a huge left! Pinakamalupet is in big trouble! He's backing up but Madarame isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pinakamalupet from any more damage. A dominating finish by Madarame!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikkaku Madarame!
A very excited looking Ikkaku Madarame made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Pulse 35
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slime swings for the body but Madarame moves out of range.
Slime with a nice cross.
Slime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madarame manages to avoid it.#CL#
Slime takes the fight into the clinch.
Slime letting Madarame take a breather here.
I was talking to Slime's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slime prevents a body shot from Madarame.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slime scores with a knee to the head.
Slime swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slime lands an uppercut.
Slime misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Madarame prevents a body shot from Slime.
Nice body punch from Slime - that landed with a thud.
Slime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slime misses with a knee strike.
Slime looking to slow down the pace here.
Slime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Slime scores with a hook to the body.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slime has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madarame is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Madarame tries a body shot but Slime blocks it.
Slime tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
#TD#
Slime gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #T2#
Madarame avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slime wants to control from the top but Madarame keeps moving.
Slime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slime 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.
Slime trying to control the position from guard on top but Madarame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slime controlling from the top position.
Slime trying to control but Madarame is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Madarame ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slime cracks a nice hook into Madarame's ribs.
Slime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slime.
Slime works the jab nicely.
Slime misses the shot to the body.
Slime throws a shot from downtown. Madarame moves away and avoids it.
Slime looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
Slime misses with a hook
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slime wants to clinch
and Madarame counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madarame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madarame stalks Slime and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slime's face. Slime staggers backwards, shaken.
Slime misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Slime closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Madarame to the mat! Madarame manages to get full guard.
Slime trying to control but Madarame is working from the bottom.
Slime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slime is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slime stands and throws Madarame's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Madarame is not content to let Slime control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slime dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Madarame keeps the fight on the outside.
Slime looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
Madarame is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slime with a body shot.
Madarame throws a shot to the body.
Madarame misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Slime misses
and Madarame counters with a one-two to the body.
Slime misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Madarame.
Slime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madarame.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slime tries to close the distance and clinch but Madarame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slime is looking to wear down Madarame with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slime looks to score with a jab to the body but Madarame is just out of range.
Madarame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slime changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Madarame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slime.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Slime wants to clinch up but Madarame keeps it at a distance.
Madarame is looking for the big counter here.
Madarame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slime manages to avoid it.
Slime tries to land a leg kick but Madarame saw it coming and moves away.
Slime connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madarame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madarame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madarame looks to land a combination but Slime avoids it well.
Ikkaku Madarame seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Slime gets a clinch.
Slime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Madarame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Slime lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Slime has clasped his hands together around Madarame's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Slime is looking to take a break and control but Madarame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Madarame wants to get back to his feet.
Slime works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slime is looking to take a break and control but Madarame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Slime landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Slime fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Slime trying to control the position but Madarame is working away.
Madarame dodges the ground and pound from Slime.
Slime is looking to take a break and control but Madarame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?
Slime lands an elbow. #T4#
Slime lands a decent elbow from side control.
Slime is looking to take a break and control but Madarame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slime in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Slime scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Slime's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#ROC#
Madarame is rocked!
Slime scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Madarame to see if he's OK.
Madarame is still in real trouble! Can Slime finish him?
Slime is putting a hurting on Madarame here, landing some big shots from side control.
Slime cracks Madarame with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Slime immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Madarame is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Slime!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slime!
A victorious Kimbo Slime thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Pulse 33
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Madarame!
Adedji throws a sloppy body shot
and Madarame counters with a left and a right that stings Adedji.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adedji throws out the jab.
Adedji is looking to clinch.
Adedji throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adedji misses with an uppercut. Madarame saw that one coming.
Madarame has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adedji is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Madarame looks to land a combination but Adedji avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Madarame. Those never looked like landing.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adedji circles away quickly and effectively.
Adedji throws a hook but Madarame avoids it easily.
Adedji walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Adedji drives through and clinches with Madarame against the ropes.
Madarame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Adedji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madarame's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adedji.
Adedji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Adedji to work.
Adedji looking to slow down the pace here.
Adedji 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.
Adedji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Madarame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adedji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adedji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madarame blocks it with crossed arms.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Adedji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madarame's efforts to push away.
Madarame is trying to break the clinch but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes. #T2#
The referee calls for Adedji to work.
Madarame takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adedji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji lands a damaging elbow.
Madarame misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Adedji fails to land.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Madarame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T3#
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adedji stalling in the clinch but Madarame improves position.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Madarame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madarame dodges an elbow strike from Adedji.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Adedji.
Adedji trying to stall but Madarame improves his position.
Madarame gets through Adedji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Madarame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adedji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T4#
Adedji trying to control the position but instead, Madarame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adedji into the ropes.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madarame is trying to break free.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Madarame breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Madarame.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji throws a shot from downtown. Madarame moves away and avoids it.
Adedji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madarame.
Adedji's jab looks to have found its range, popping Madarame under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Madarame.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seun Adedji dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madarame misses with a combination
#CL#
and Adedji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji pushes Madarame back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seun Adedji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madarame tries to work over Adedji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adedji lands an elbow just above Madarame 's eye.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Ikkaku Madarame has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madarame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adedji tries to stall but Madarame uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madarame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adedji's elbow.
Adedji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adedji.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adedji taking a breather.
Madarame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch but Adedji keeps him there for the moment.
Adedji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madarame tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?
Adedji lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
Madarame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Adedji.
#T2#
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji misses with the head strike.
Adedji pushes off an throws an elbow but Madarame leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Madarame scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adedji has Madarame pressed against the ropes, preventing Madarame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adedji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adedji.
Adedji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madarame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Madarame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Madarame in his tracks for a moment. #T3#
Adedji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but Madarame blocks it.
Madarame avoids the elbow strike from Adedji, against the ropes.
Adedji misses with a knee to the head.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Madarame in his tracks for a moment.
Madarame dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madarame as Adedji tries to tie him up.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but Madarame avoids the damage to the body.
Adedji looking to throw knees to the head but Madarame is blocking nicely.
Madarame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
Adedji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adedji scores with a shot to the side of Madarame's head.
Adedji swings wildly with an uppercut but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madarame working hard to break the clinch.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adedji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madarame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Adedji fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seun Adedji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ikkaku Madarame's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Madarame throws a series of punches but Adedji avoids them all with ease.
Adedji stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madarame throws a nice looking combination but Adedji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Adedji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madarame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adedji throws out a loose jab but Madarame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madarame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adedji throws out the jab.
Madarame just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adedji moves in looking to clinch but Madarame pushes him off.
Madarame takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adedji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adedji wants to clinch.
Madarame is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Madarame moves out of range as Adedji strikes.#CL#
Madarame gets tackled into the ropes by Adedji. Adedji maintains the clinch.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Madarame blocks with his arms.
Adedji landing knees to the head.
Adedji looking to stall.
Madarame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Madarame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes.
Adedji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madarame's defenses.
Madarame effectively controlling the action here.
Madarame tries to break free but Adedji pushes him back against the ropes.#T2#
Adedji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adedji has a couple of punches blocked by Madarame.
Madarame is trying to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling him.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adedji lands a right hand.
Adedji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Adedji prevents Madarame from breaking the clinch.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T3#
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Madarame blocks an elbow strike from Adedji.
Madarame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Madarame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Madarame tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Adedji lands a damaging elbow.
Madarame dodges an elbow strike from Adedji.
Seun Adedji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adedji connects with a knee to the head.
Adedji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Adedji.
Adedji is pushing Madarame up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madarame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T4#
A short left from Adedji.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adedji lands a nice elbow.
Adedji is trying to maintain a safe position but Madarame gets an underhook and turns Adedji into the ropes.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Adedji lands a hook that snaps the head of Madarame backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madarame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adedji's elbow.
Adedji working Madarame over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji misses with an elbow over the top.
Ikkaku Madarame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adedji keeps control of Madarame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seun Adedji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adedji, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seun Adedji!
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Event:
Pulse 30
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT2#
It looks like Ade Bolton has been cut.
Madarame throws a combination. Bolton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Bolton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madarame slips under a jab from Bolton .
Madarame drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madarame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolton slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
Madarame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolton .
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madarame slips a jab from Bolton .
A swing and a miss from Bolton .
Bolton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from Bolton .
Bolton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madarame.
Madarame ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bolton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolton tries to bum rush Madarame with a series of wild strikes but Madarame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Bolton throws a lazy uppercut
and Madarame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC2#
Bolton is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Bolton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madarame doesn't seem phased though.
Madarame gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madarame digs a good hook to Bolton 's body.
Madarame throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Bolton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Bolton . Those never looked like landing.
Bolton seems to have got his legs back now.
Bolton throws a looping overhand right but Madarame ducks down to avoid it.
Madarame stalks Bolton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bolton 's face. Bolton staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame lands with a right and another and another! Bolton is in big trouble! Madarame lands again and this time it's lights out for Bolton ! A quality knockout there for Madarame.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ikkaku Madarame!
Our winner, Ikkaku Madarame, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Pulse 26
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Pezzulla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madarame.
Pezzulla tries to clinch there but Madarame circles away.
#CL#
Pezzulla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pezzulla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pezzulla trying to land knees to the body.
Pezzulla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madarame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pezzulla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.#BC#
Pezzulla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madarame misses with a left hand
and Pezzulla counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pezzulla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pezzulla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madarame throws the left hand but Pezzulla avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Pezzulla does no damage.
Pezzulla scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Pezzulla.
Pezzulla scoring well with a low kick there.
Madarame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pezzulla was well out of range. Poor timing from Madarame.
Madarame misses with a double jab
and Pezzulla counters with a head kick.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pezzulla circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pezzulla.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pezzulla counters with a low kick, right behind Madarame 's knee.
Pezzulla darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pezzulla lands a head kick. Madarame smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Madarame misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madarame throws a right hand that Pezzulla ducks under and follows up with a left that Pezzulla also avoids with ease.
Madarame throws a series of punches but Pezzulla moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Madarame. That snapped Pezzulla's head back.
Pezzulla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Madarame throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madarame paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pezzulla avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3##CL#
Pezzulla moves into the clinch successfully.
Pezzulla misses with a knee strike.
Pezzulla tries to land knees in the clinch but Madarame avoids the damage to the body.
Madarame takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pezzulla tries to throw a body punch but Madarame avoids it by throwing Pezzulla back against the ropes. #BC#
Pezzulla breaks the clinch.
Pezzulla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madarame.
Madarame lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pezzulla backs up against the ropes.
Madarame throws a body shot but no joy.
Madarame misses the jab.
Pezzulla thinks about countering with a body kick.
Madarame misses with a left hand
and Pezzulla counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madarame's knee momentarily.#T4#
Madarame keeps the fight on the outside.
Pezzulla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madarame counters with a straight right hand.
Madarame throws a body shot but no joy.
Madarame throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pezzulla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madarame scores with a one two! Pezzulla had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL#
Pezzulla clinches up with Madarame and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pezzulla landing knees to the body.
Madarame looks winded!#BC#
Pezzulla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pezzulla scores with a kick to the body.
Madarame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pezzulla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Madarame swings widly with a right hand
and Pezzulla counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirko Pezzulla will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Madarame throws an overhand right that lands on Pezzulla's shoulder, as Pezzulla tries to avoid the shot.
Madarame misses with a combination
and Pezzulla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pezzulla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pezzulla circles away quickly and effectively.
Pezzulla throws a quick counter kick to the body but Madarame avoids it.#CL#
Pezzulla clinches up with Madarame and pushes him back against the ropes.
Madarame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pezzulla lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pezzulla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Madarame's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Pezzulla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madarame fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ikkaku Madarame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madarame cracks Pezzulla with a good jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Pezzulla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madarame avoids it.
Pezzulla lands a nice elbow.
Pezzulla missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Pezzulla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pezzulla lands a leg kick that knocks Madarame off balance momentarily.
Pezzulla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Madarame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madarame has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pezzulla.
Pezzulla lands a head kick. Madarame smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Madarame misses with a right hand
and Pezzulla counters with a thumping low kick.
Madarame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pezzulla.
Madarame misses with a looping left.
Ikkaku Madarame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Pezzulla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pezzulla circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from Pezzulla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pezzulla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madarame.
Pezzulla slips a jab and a cross from Madarame.
A quick step to the side and Pezzulla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame looks to land a combination but Pezzulla avoids it well.
Pezzulla dodges the punch combination from Madarame.
Pezzulla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pezzulla counters with a nice leg kick.
Pezzulla throws a shot from downtown. Madarame moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Madarame was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pezzulla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madarame.
Madarame takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pezzulla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madarame misses with a two punch combination.
Pezzulla wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Madarame has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pezzulla misses the shot to the body.
Madarame misses with a two punch combination.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pezzulla seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Pezzulla.
Madarame throws a right hand that Pezzulla ducks under and follows up with a left that Pezzulla also avoids with ease.
And Pezzulla counters with a quick kick to the body but Madarame blocks it.
Pezzulla wants to clinch up but Madarame keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Pezzulla clinches.
Pezzulla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pezzulla landing knees to the body.
Madarame is breathing heavily.
Pezzulla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madarame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pezzulla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madarame's elbow.
Madarame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pezzulla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pezzulla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Madarame walks away with a smile on his face. Pezzulla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pezzulla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madarame.
Madarame throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Pezzulla dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Madarame looks to land a left hand but Pezzulla moved out of range nicely.
Madarame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pezzulla.
Pezzulla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Madarame.
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
Madarame misses with a combination
#CL#
and Pezzulla moves into the clinch.
Pezzulla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madarame is defending well for now.
Pezzulla is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Madarame gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pezzulla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mirko Pezzulla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pezzulla misses with an elbow strike.
Madarame tries a body shot but Pezzulla blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pezzulla prevents Madarame from breaking the clinch.
Pezzulla slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Pezzulla missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Madarame.
Madarame letting Pezzulla take a breather here.
Madarame managing to block the knees to the body from Pezzulla.
Pezzulla trying to land knees to the body.
Pezzulla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Madarame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pezzulla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madarame tries to circle away but Pezzulla has him pinned against the ropes.
Pezzulla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madarame.
Pezzulla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madarame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pezzulla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madarame can do to turn this around?
Madarame takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2##BC#
Pezzulla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pezzulla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madarame scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pezzulla tried to counter with a leg kick but Madarame avoided it.
Madarame throws a lazy uppercut
and Pezzulla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #CL#
Pezzulla gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madarame managing to block the knees to the body from Pezzulla.
Pezzulla lands a nice knee to the body.
Madarame is looking to break free of the clinch but Pezzulla has double underhooks.
Pezzulla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC#
Pezzulla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madarame moves away from the strike by Pezzulla.
Ikkaku Madarame seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Pezzulla tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Madarame to counter with a crisp jab.
Madarame throws an off balance right hand
and Pezzulla counters with an inside leg kick.
Madarame misses with a lunging right hand
and Pezzulla counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Madarame. No joy for Pezzulla on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Pezzulla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pezzulla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madarame throws a hook but Pezzulla blocks it.
Pezzulla jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
Madarame looks to score with a jab to the body but Pezzulla is just out of range.#T4#
Pezzulla shoots in and drives through. Madarame sprawls well.
Madarame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pezzulla circles away quickly and effectively.
Pezzulla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pezzulla avoids the body shot from Madarame.
Madarame throws a right hand that misses
and Pezzulla counters with a leg kick.
Madarame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pezzulla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Madarame throws a right and a left that Pezzulla avoids nicely.
Pezzulla looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pezzulla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirko Pezzulla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madarame misses with a series of wild punches.
Pezzulla tries to counter by clinching up but Madarame breaks away and moves out of range.
Ikkaku Madarame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pezzulla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madarame's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Pezzulla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pezzulla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Pezzulla!
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Event:
Pulse 23
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ogle counters with a left to the body.
Madarame swinging wildly here.
It looked like Ogle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madarame.
Madarame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madarame ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ogle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madarame.
Ogle with a jab.
Ogle jabs Madarame to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ogle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madarame.
No joy there for Madarame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madarame misses with an uppercut
and Ogle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madarame lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madarame takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ogle misses with a straight right.
Ogle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ogle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ogle lands a really nice looking cross but Madarame seems unphased.
#T1#
Ogle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ogle cracks Madarame with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ogle swings for the body but Madarame moves out of range.
Ogle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madarame moves away.
Ogle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madarame.
Madarame blocks the body kick.
Ogle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Ogle scores with a body shot.
Ogle thuds a left hand into Madarame's body.
Madarame works Ogle's body with a nice hook.
Ghani Ogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ogle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madarame.
Madarame ducks under a wild hook from Ogle.
Ogle misses with a jab to the body
letting Madarame counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madarame misses with a double jab
and Ogle counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
A combination from Madarame does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Ogle misses its target.
Madarame scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ogle connects with a crisp jab.
Ogle misses with a wild body shot.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but Ogle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ogle thuds his right hand into Madarame's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madarame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madarame closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Madarame fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Madarame both land. Nice combination.
Madarame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ogle.
Madarame moves out of range as Ogle strikes.
Ogle lands a jab.
A big left from Ogle misses. #T3#
Madarame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ogle works Madarame's body with a nice hook.
Madarame moves out of range as Ogle throws a body kick.
Ogle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madarame misses with a combination
enabling Ogle to counter with a crisp jab.
Ogle scores with a hook to the body. Madarame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ogle throws a sloppy head kick
and Madarame counters with a three punch combo that has Ogle backing up. Ogle nods at Madarame to acknowledge the strikes.
A left and a right from Ogle both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madarame scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Madarame takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Madarame keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madarame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ogle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madarame unleashes a big counter combination but Ogle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madarame avoids the body shot from Ogle.
Ogle is looking to wear down Madarame with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Ogle misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Madarame was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Madarame misses with a right hand
and Ogle counters with a nice body shot.
Ogle's corner calls for a 1-2. Ogle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ogle fails to land with a series of punches.
Ogle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madarame manages to avoid it.
Madarame tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Madarame.
Madarame tries to bum rush Ogle with a series of wild strikes but Ogle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ogle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ogle dodges the punch combination from Madarame.
Madarame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ogle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madarame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ogle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Ogle.
Ogle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Madarame eats them both and turns towards Ogle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC#
Madarame is rocked!
Ogle circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Madarame to the canvas! Madarame doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ogle keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghani Ogle!
A relieved looking Ghani Ogle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Pulse 20
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bengtsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Madarame throws a sloppy body shot
and Bengtsson counters with a straight right hand.
Madarame misses with the combination.
Bengtsson 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.
Bengtsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madarame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madarame misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Bengtsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madarame.
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madarame.
Madarame lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T1#
Bengtsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madarame.
Madarame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madarame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Madarame lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bengtsson backs up against the ropes.
Madarame swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bengtsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bengtsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bengtsson misses the target.
Madarame throws a right and a left that Bengtsson avoids nicely.
Bengtsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Madarame. That snapped Bengtsson's head back.
Madarame throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Bengtsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madarame circles away quickly and effectively.
Madarame looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madarame connects with a body shot.
Madarame lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Madarame shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bengtsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madarame falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bengtsson counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#
Madarame is rocked!
Madarame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bengtsson counters with a huge right that knocks Madarame out cold! Bengtsson is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bertil Bengtsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bertil Bengtsson made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Pulse 16
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Madarame works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Nice jab there from Madarame. #ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Madarame lands a hook that stumbles Diaz back into the ropes. Madarame follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Diaz to the canvas! Madarame pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Diaz has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ikkaku Madarame!
Ikkaku Madarame seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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