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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that King Kobra has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily King Kobra seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Marley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra clinches.
Kobra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kobra pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Marley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kobra smiles and moves away.
Marley walks into a straight right hand from Kobra.
Marley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kobra swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Marley takes one on the button.
No joy there for Kobra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobra throws out the jab.
Kobra misses the jab.
Kobra throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it.
Kobra misses with a wild body shot.
Kobra lands with a slapping head kick.
Kobra throws a big shot that misses.
Kobra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kobra lands with a kick to the temple. Marley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kobra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley blocks a head kick by Kobra.
Kobra misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Kobra looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Kobra moves into the clinch successfully.
Marley fails to pull guard.
Kobra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marley blocks an elbow strike.
Kobra lands an elbow just above Marley 's eye.
It looks like Damian Marley has been cut.
Marley tries to pull guard but Kobra holds him up against the ropes and eventually Marley drops back down to his feet.
King Kobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Marley.
Kobra lands a nice elbow.
Marley wants a takedown.
Kobra lands a damaging elbow.
Kobra lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Damian Marley's cut even more.
Kobra lands an elbow inside.
Damian Marley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damian Marley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Kobra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keigal Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keigal Greco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Soto's chin.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keigal Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Soto.
Soto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soto throws a big right hand that misses.
Soto trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Greco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greco tries to get out of the position.
Greco wants to sweep here but Soto controlling him for the moment.
Greco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soto looks a forlorn figure.
Greco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Greco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Greco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Greco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soto's head.
Greco controlling the pace.
Greco is looking to advance position but Soto won't allow it.
Greco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Soto is looking for a sweep. Greco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco thows a huge punch but Soto dodges it nicely.
Greco wants to pass the guard but Soto is defending well.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto actively working from the bottom here.
Greco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.
Soto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greco stopping the sweep attempt from Soto.
Greco trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soto is keeping the position for now.
Greco postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Soto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Greco, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soto forces his way into half guard.
Soto wants to free his trapped foot but Greco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soto is keen to just control but Greco is a slippery customer.
Greco wants to control but Soto is keeping busy.
Greco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Greco controlling the position well.
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 Keigal Greco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greco is trying to control the position but Soto postures up.
Greco keeping full guard, as Soto tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Greco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Greco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soto!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soto hang on?
Greco avoids the attempt from Soto to control.
Soto is in a horrible position here. Greco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soto is in a horrible position here. Greco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soto is in a horrible position here. Greco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco wants to control the pace but Soto is squirming around nicely.
Soto is working to get back to half guard.
Soto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Greco prevents Soto from improving his position.
Greco thows a huge punch but Soto dodges it nicely.
Soto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greco trying to mount his opponent but Soto defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greco's back!
Greco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greco rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Greco is positioning himself well to prevent Soto advancing to mount.
Greco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Greco is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keigal Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soto wants to pass to mount but Greco is defending the position.
Greco tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greco is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greco avoid being mounted?
Soto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Soto seems content to control.
Soto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Greco is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greco trying to hold on to Soto's head to control him but Soto postures up.
Greco tries to get to full guard but Soto has control of the leg.
Greco is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keigal Greco will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Greco takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but Greco shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Greco as Soto shoots in.
Soto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greco wants it to stay on the feet.
Keigal Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Nice defenses there by Soto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soto is out of range and Greco settles back down.
Luiz Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Soto or perhaps it was just good defense by Greco which made him look bad.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt - Greco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Greco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greco works over Soto with some ground and pound from guard.
Soto controls Greco momentarily but Greco frees himself.
Greco won't allow Soto to sweep him here.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soto is keeping the position for now.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soto on the ground.
Greco trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soto being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Keigal Greco just wasn't active enough.
Soto with a poor takedown
so Greco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greco content to stall in guard here.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Soto controls Greco momentarily but Greco frees himself.
Greco chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Soto looking for a sweep. Not yet Soto, not yet.
Greco trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Greco lands a couple of digs.
Greco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luiz Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Soto working for a triangle but Greco defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keigal Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keigal Greco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichigo Kurasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ichigo Kurasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurasaki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurasaki tries to keep at a distance but Lagoo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch.
Lagoo rushes Kurasaki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lagoo manages to break the clinch.
Kurasaki staying out of range there.
Lagoo throws a shot from downtown. Kurasaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurasaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Sasha Lagoo has been cut.
Kurasaki throws a series of punches but Lagoo moves out of range.
Kurasaki takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagoo lands a jab to the head.
Lagoo slips a jab and a cross from Kurasaki.
Lagoo misses with a looping right.
Ichigo Kurasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagoo throws a looping overhand right but Kurasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Lagoo dives in and grabs Kurasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kurasaki pushes down on Lagoo's head and hops out.
Kurasaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lagoo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kurasaki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kurasaki dodges the ground and pound from Lagoo.
Lagoo is looking to take a break and control but Kurasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lagoo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurasaki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lagoo is controlling him well.
Lagoo is looking to take a break and control but Kurasaki 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.
Kurasaki parries the strikes from Lagoo easily there. Lagoo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kurasaki to escape.
Lagoo working the ground and pound from side control.
Lagoo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lagoo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurasaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lagoo prevents Kurasaki from escaping the position.
Lagoo throws a strike aimed at the side of Kurasaki's head but Kurasaki avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Lagoo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lagoo stands up and beckons Kurasaki to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurasaki.
Lagoo closes the distance and clinches up with Kurasaki, looking for a takedown. Lagoo pushes Kurasaki against the ropes but Kurasaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Kurasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagoo.
Ichigo Kurasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lagoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurasaki.
Kurasaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lagoo, right into the meat.
Kurasaki misses with the combination.
Lagoo throws the left hand but Kurasaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab.
Lagoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurasaki.
Kurasaki is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagoo.
No joy there for Kurasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurasaki misses with a wild combination.
Kurasaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lagoo thows a body kick. Kurasaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Lagoo.
Kurasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurasaki tries to keep at a distance but Lagoo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurasaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lagoo counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lagoo counters by moving into the clinch.
Lagoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo has managed to clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch.
Kurasaki throws a right hand that Lagoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lagoo also avoids with ease.
Lagoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lagoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lagoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Lagoo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kurasaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurasaki looks for the body kick but Lagoo saw that one coming.
Kurasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lagoo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurasaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kurasaki.
Kurasaki looks to throw a body kick
and Kurasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lagoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lagoo throws out a powerful jab.
Kurasaki is looking to land body kicks.
Lagoo misses with the combination.
Lagoo misses with a head kick.
Sasha Lagoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurasaki misses with a combination
and Lagoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagoo connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagoo lunges at Kurasaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurasaki's hand.
Lagoo is looking to clinch but Kurasaki is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lagoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lagoo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo stands up and waves to Kurasaki to follow him.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab
and Lagoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lagoo counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurasaki shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lagoo.
Kurasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lagoo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lagoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lagoo moves into the clinch.
Lagoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurasaki lands with a nice body kick.
Kurasaki throws a combination that misses
and Lagoo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurasaki throws a wild body kick that Lagoo sees coming a mile off.
Kurasaki misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kurasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lagoo counters by clinching up.
Kurasaki working aggressively here.
Kurasaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lagoo is keeping busy.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagoo throws a lazy right hand but Kurasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lagoo moves out of range as Kurasaki throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Kurasaki misses.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab.
Lagoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Lagoo.
Kurasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lagoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lagoo instigates a clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab
letting Lagoo counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurasaki throws a body kick that misses.
Lagoo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lagoo misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Kurasaki.
Lagoo cracks Kurasaki with a good jab.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab.
Lagoo has managed to clinch.
Lagoo can't get the takedown.
Kurasaki has had enough of the clinch but Lagoo keeps him there for the moment.
Kurasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kurasaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurasaki is pressed up against the ropes. Lagoo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kurasaki down to the mat. Kurasaki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ichigo Kurasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Lagoo.
Kurasaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurasaki misses with a body kick.
Kurasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lagoo.
Kurasaki throws a push kick but Lagoo slaps the foot to one side.
Lagoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurasaki stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Kurasaki. Those never looked like landing.
Lagoo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lagoo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kurasaki stalling in the clinch.
Kurasaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lagoo.
Kurasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagoo.
Kurasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Kurasaki does no damage.
Kurasaki throws a series of punches but Lagoo avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Lagoo.
Lagoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lagoo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo lands a big elbow.
Lagoo raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lagoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sasha Lagoo'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!
Lagoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lagoo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kurasaki.
A combination from Kurasaki does no damage.
Kurasaki misses with a combination
and Lagoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurasaki scores with a kick to the body.
Lagoo tries for a takedown but Kurasaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lagoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurasaki.
Lagoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kurasaki lands a front kick.
Kurasaki scores with a push kick.
Kurasaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lagoo avoids a kick to the body.
Lagoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurasaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kurasaki throws a wild body kick that Lagoo sees coming a mile off.
Lagoo scores with a three punch combo!
Ichigo Kurasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurasaki misses with a combination
and Lagoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurasaki misses with a body kick.
Lagoo connects with a jab.
Lagoo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kurasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kurasaki.
Kurasaki throws a body kick that misses.
Lagoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kurasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lagoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurasaki lands a two punch combo.
Kurasaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lagoo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurasaki misses with a double jab.
Lagoo throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kurasaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurasaki looks for the body kick but Lagoo saw that one coming.
Kurasaki misses with the body kick
and Lagoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lagoo throws a low kick but Kurasaki avoids it.
Lagoo slips a jab and a cross from Kurasaki.
Kurasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Lagoo looks to land a combination but Kurasaki avoids it well.
Kurasaki misses with a combination
and Lagoo counters with a takedown into side control.
Lagoo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lagoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lagoo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kurasaki throws a right and a left that Lagoo avoids nicely.
Lagoo cracks Kurasaki with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Kurasaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurasaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Lagoo.
Lagoo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kurasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Kurasaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lagoo.
Sasha Lagoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lagoo not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sasha Lagoo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kurasaki. Lagoo shrugs it off though.
Kurasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kurasaki.
Kurasaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lagoo counters with a straight right hand.
Kurasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lagoo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lagoo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurasaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Ichigo Kurasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagoo blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Lagoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lagoo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Lagoo!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doc Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid comes to the ring accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Humberto Jamie is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
148 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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23
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Morbid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Humberto Jamie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morbid throws the kick towards the body but Jamie avoids it.
Jamie misses with a looping right.
Morbid throws a low kick but Jamie avoids it.
Jamie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morbid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jamie blocks a low kick nicely.
Jamie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamie thows a body shot but no joy.
Morbid misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morbid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morbid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jamie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morbid throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie thows a body shot but no joy.
Morbid misses with a low kick.
Morbid moves forwards but Jamie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jamie lands with a cross.
Jamie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morbid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jamie lands a nice hook to Morbid's body. Morbid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morbid ducks under a wild hook from Jamie.
Morbid throws a leg kick but Jamie checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morbid moves away.
Jamie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morbid's hands.
Morbid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamie swings for the body but Morbid moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jamie blocks the leg kick.
Jamie pushes Morbid up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morbid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Jamie
and Morbid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jamie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jamie scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie looks for the body kick but Morbid saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Morbid.
Jamie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jamie throws a head kick but Morbid moves out of range.
Jamie tries to score with a low kick but Morbid moves his leg out of the way.
Morbid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morbid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jamie.
Nice defenses there by Morbid.
Morbid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamie.
Jamie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jamie misses with a looping left.
Morbid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jamie checks a leg kick.
Morbid throws a body kick that misses.
Morbid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jamie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jamie throws a looping overhand right but Morbid ducks down to avoid it.
Morbid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jamie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamie forces Morbid back against the ropes and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Morbid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morbid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Jamie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morbid throws a body kick the misses
and Jamie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jamie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamie darts in trying to clinch
and Morbid counters with a big head kick but Jamie shrugs it off.
Jamie misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Jamie.
Jamie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morbid.
Jamie throws a leg kick but Morbid checks it.
Jamie has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Morbid blocks with his arms.
Jamie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jamie has Morbid pressed against the ropes, preventing Morbid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamie missing with knees to the body.
Jamie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jamie wants to get back to striking at distance but Morbid won't allow it.
Morbid stalls.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamie misses with a knee strike.
Jamie missing with knees to the body.
Jamie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but Morbid blocks it.
Jamie is breathing heavily.
Morbid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morbid ducks under a wild hook from Jamie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jamie takes a swing at Morbid's ribcage but misses.
Morbid swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamie.
Morbid blocks a jab.
Jamie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jamie duly obliges.
Morbid throws a low kick, looking for Jamie's leg but Jamie calmly moves out of range.
Jamie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jamie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morbid can pounce on him.
Morbid scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morbid connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Morbid misses
and Jamie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses.
Morbid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morbid pushes Jamie away with a front kick.
Morbid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morbid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morbid throws a leg kick but Jamie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morbid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Morbid
and Jamie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morbid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jamie wants to clinch.
Morbid is looking to chop away at Jamie's legs.
Jamie is looking to clinch but Morbid is avoiding it.
Morbid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Morbid dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morbid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doc Morbid is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morbid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jamie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morbid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morbid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jamie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morbid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jamie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamie throws a lazy right hand but Morbid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Jamie does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morbid misses with a kick to the body.
Morbid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morbid fakes the leg kick and cracks Jamie in the body.
Jamie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamie checks a low kick from Morbid.
Jamie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morbid thuds his shin into the meat of Jamie's side.
Morbid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamie misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid blocks the body kick.
Morbid thuds his shin into the meat of Jamie's side.
Jamie throws the left hand but Morbid avoids the punch easily.
Morbid throws a leg kick but Jamie checks it.
Morbid connects with an inside leg kick.
Morbid slips a straight right by Jamie.
Jamie misses with a hook. Morbid ducked under it nicely.
Jamie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morbid scores with a head kick.
Jamie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid is looking to score with low kicks.
Jamie tries to clinch but Morbid moves out of range.
Jamie throws a wild body kick that Morbid sees coming a mile off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morbid.
Morbid wants to slow Jamie down by chopping away at his legs.
Morbid lands a high kick!
Morbid throws a head kick but Jamie moves out of range.
Jamie moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie misses with a leg kick
and Morbid counters with a body kick that stops Jamie in his tracks momentarily.
Jamie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jamie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morbid.
Morbid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamie. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Morbid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morbid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jamie counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morbid tried to score with a low kick but Jamie checks it.
Jamie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morbid at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Morbid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morbid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Morbid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes to the ring accompanied by One Minute in Heaven. Jonathan Moxon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
196 lbs
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194 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moxon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Moxon wants to get back to full guard.
Minowa controlling the action here.
Moxon is looking to improve his position.
Minowa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minowa lands a nice short elbow.
Minowa trying to control from half guard but Moxon is working away.
Moxon wants to control but Minowa is keeping busy.
Moxon is looking to improve his position.
Moxon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.
Moxon is staying active underneath Minowa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moxon tries to get to full guard but Minowa has control of the leg.
Moxon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minowa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Minowa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Minowa is trying to control the action in half guard but Moxon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Moxon looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Minowa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Minowa lands with a punch from half guard.
Minowa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Minowa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Moxon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moxon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Moxon is keeping the position.
Minowa pushing down on Moxon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Minowa is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moxon is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moxon looking for a kimura from the bottom but Minowa passes into side control!
Minowa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Minowa working the ground and pound effectively.
Minowa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moxon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Minowa controlling the pace for now.
Minowa lands a nice shot to the head.
Minowa lands a heavy elbow.
Minowa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
Minowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minowa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moxon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minowa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minowa ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Minowa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moxon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Minowa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Minowa has escaped and now he's on top!
Moxon wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minowa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moxon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Minowa escapes and throws Moxon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Moxon is trying to work for a sweep but Minowa has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Minowa lands with some strikes.
Minowa working for a guillotine from mount but Moxon is in no mood to give up.
Minowa controlling the position easily from mount.
Isamu Minowa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moxon is working to get back to half guard.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
Moxon is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa lands a big shot there that rocks Moxon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Minowa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minowa 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.
Minowa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moxon tries to hold on but Minowa postures up.
Minowa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Minowa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxon is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moxon tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moxon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Minowa trying to control but Moxon is having none of it.
Minowa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to control but Moxon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moxon is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa controlling from the full mount.
Moxon is trying to escape the mount.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Minowa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moxon looks a forlorn figure.
Minowa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Minowa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moxon tries to avoid it but Minowa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moxon to the ground. Moxon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Minowa moves out of range as Moxon strikes.
Moxon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minowa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa throws a leg kick but Moxon moved away.
Moxon punishes Minowa's body with a nice straight punch.
Moxon misses with a takedown attempt
and Minowa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minowa trying to control but Moxon is working from the bottom.
Moxon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moxon working for submissions but it's allowed Minowa to get to half guard.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
Minowa slows the pace down in half guard.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa is taking a breather. Moxon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Isamu Minowa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moxon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minowa moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minowa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Minowa laying and praying for a moment but Moxon takes advantage and regains half guard.
Minowa moves nicely into side control.
Minowa controls the position from side control.
Moxon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Minowa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Minowa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to take a breather but Moxon is having none of it.
Moxon actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa works his way into full mount!
Moxon is squirming around, avoiding Minowa's attempts to control the action.
Moxon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonathan Moxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minowa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moxon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moxon can't escape the position.
Minowa controlling from mount.
Moxon tries to reverse the position but Minowa maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Minowa controlling from the full mount.
Moxon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moxon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Minowa.
Moxon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moxon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Minowa. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Minowa, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MR STEEL PENN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). STEEL PENN comes to the ring accompanied by Everything in it's right place. Miller has chosen Moby - Extreme Ways as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MR STEEL PENN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a double leg but STEEL PENN sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
STEEL PENN scores with a nice right hand.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller throws the left hand but STEEL PENN avoids the punch easily.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but STEEL PENN pushes him off.
STEEL PENN ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
STEEL PENN lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller looks to throw the jab but STEEL PENN is out of range.
STEEL PENN scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
STEEL PENN avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
STEEL PENN lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - STEEL PENN circles away.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller tries to clinch there but STEEL PENN circles away.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller misses with a body kick.
STEEL PENN lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and STEEL PENN moves out of range easily.
Miller looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
STEEL PENN avoids the head kick by Miller.
STEEL PENN lands a jab.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - STEEL PENN sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miller missing with a left hand there. STEEL PENN was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
STEEL PENN lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN scores with a nice right hand.
STEEL PENN paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller misses with a head kick.
MR STEEL PENN is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from STEEL PENN.
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!
STEEL PENN lands with a right that hurts Miller. Miller looks to clinch but STEEL PENN throws a short knee that drops Miller. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). MR STEEL PENN!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egans misses with a few strikes there.
Crim connects with a nice looking jab.
Crim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crim lands a glancing blow to the side of Egans's head.
Egans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egans lands a two punch combo.
Egans misses with a combination
and Crim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crim throwing strikes from guard but Egans blocks nicely.
Egans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Egans wants to stand but Crim is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Egans working for a submission but Crim is keeping him at bay.
Egans controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Crim is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerald Egans!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and malu munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masahiko kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, malu munoz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from kimura misses.
kimura moves into the clinch successfully.
kimura goes for a takedown attempt but munoz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from kimura misses.
munoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
munoz misses with an attempted mid kick.
kimura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. munoz sprawls well initially but kimura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
kimura is keen to just control but munoz is a slippery customer.
munoz has hold of kimura's hands but kimura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
kimura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
munoz wants to improve his position but kimura is controlling well.
kimura 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.
munoz trying to control but kimura postures up.
munoz pushes kimura off looking to stand but kimura dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. munoz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
kimura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and munoz dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz wants to pass the guard but kimura is keeping the position.
munoz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of kimura is proving hard to escape from.
munoz looking to sit in guard and control but kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from kimura.
munoz managing to control the position.
munoz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
kimurais looking to pass into half guard but munoz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now munoz is in guard.
kimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but munoz is one step ahead there.
munoz wants to get up but he can't break kimura's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
kimura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
munoz content to stall in guard here.
munoz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing kimura to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! munoz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - kimura pulls down on the head and he's put munoz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Masahiko kimura!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead has chosen Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew as his entrance music. Craven Moorehead is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
193 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moorehead works over Taiki's head and body with a nice combination.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiki tries to clinch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moorehead throws a leg kick but Taiki moved away.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moorehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Taiki misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moorehead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taiki counters with a body kick.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Moorehead pushes him off.
Taiki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taiki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taiki misses with a combination
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combo that has Taiki backing up. Taiki nods at Moorehead to acknowledge the strikes.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
A right-left combo lands from Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki is looking to clinch but Moorehead is avoiding it.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Taiki avoids it well.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiki wants to clinch up but Moorehead keeps it at a distance.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taiki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moorehead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
Moorehead wants a takedown.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moorehead jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taiki walks away with a smile on his face. Moorehead gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moorehead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moorehead throws a series of strikes that have Taiki backpedaling.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead takes one on the button.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki wants to clinch up but Moorehead keeps it at a distance.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Taiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moorehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Taiki.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Taiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taiki counters with a head kick.
Moorehead avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Taiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Taiki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moorehead.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moorehead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Taiki misses with a leg kick
and Moorehead counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taiki checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead avoids the body shot from Taiki.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Taiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Taiki also avoids with ease.
Taiki throws a hook but Moorehead blocks it.
Taiki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taiki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Taiki avoids them all with ease.
Moorehead checks a low kick from Taiki.
Taiki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taiki throws a body kick that misses.
Moorehead is working the combinations to good effect here.
Moorehead throws a combination. Taiki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moorehead misses with a body kick.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Taiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
Moorehead throws a combination. Taiki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a leg kick but Moorehead sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Moorehead.
Taiki throws a leg kick but Moorehead checks it.
Taiki throws a chopping leg kick but Moorehead manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moorehead scores with a hook to the body. Taiki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.
Moorehead lands with a nice body punch.
Moorehead scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taiki dodges the punch combination from Moorehead.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taiki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moorehead has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moorehead and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moorehead scores with a three punch combo!
Yamada Taiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Taiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taiki moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Moorehead's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moorehead has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taiki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Moorehead.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Moorehead is blocking nicely.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki looking to stall.
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 Yamada Taiki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moorehead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taiki but Taiki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moorehead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taiki slips a jab and a cross from Moorehead.
Taiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taiki. That's going to slow Moorehead down.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taiki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moorehead lands a two punch combo.
Moorehead shoots and misses
and Taiki counters with a head kick.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Moorehead takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Moorehead wants a takedown.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Moorehead.
Moorehead managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Moorehead is blocking nicely.
Moorehead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taiki smiles and moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Moorehead.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Taiki is looking to wear down Moorehead with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada Taiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Taiki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Taiki counters with a body kick that stops Moorehead in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Moorehead's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Moorehead duly obliges.
Taiki throws a jab when Moorehead was well out of range.
Moorehead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taiki.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead lands a jab-cross combination.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.
Taiki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taiki tries to clinch up.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Taiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Taiki also avoids with ease.
Moorehead avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Taiki misses.
Moorehead connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Moorehead pushes him off.
Moorehead connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Craven Moorehead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Taiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Taiki avoids them all with ease.
Moorehead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taiki.
Taiki throws out a leg kick but Moorehead moves out of range and Taiki only half commits.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.
Taiki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Taiki with a series of wild strikes but Taiki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taiki connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taiki.
Taiki tries to clinch
and Moorehead counters with a series of strikes. Taiki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taiki tries to clinch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Moorehead throws a series of strikes that have Taiki backpedaling.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taiki wants to clinch up but Moorehead keeps it at a distance.
Moorehead misses with a body shot.
Moorehead lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moorehead.
Moorehead checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
Taiki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Taiki is just out of range.
Taiki misses the shot to the body.
Taiki throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiki throws a hook but Moorehead avoids it easily.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taiki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moorehead really felt that one!
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moorehead's calf.
Taiki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moorehead tries to keep at a distance but Taiki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taiki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moorehead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Moorehead is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taiki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moorehead counters with a series of strikes. Taiki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taiki leaves Moorehead with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki clinches with his opponent.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorehead is defending well for now.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Moorehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Moorehead jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taiki walks away with a smile on his face. Moorehead gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taiki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Taiki rushes Moorehead and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Moorehead drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Moorehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Moorehead blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moorehead avoids it.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moorehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Moorehead is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taiki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moorehead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Taiki counters by clinching up.
Moorehead managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki is pressed up against the ropes. Moorehead has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taiki down to the mat. Taiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taiki misses with a low kick.
Moorehead on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Moorehead misses.
Moorehead works over Taiki's head and body with a nice combination.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taiki counters with a good, hard body kick but Moorehead shrugs it off.
Moorehead shoots in but no luck this time.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taiki counters by clinching up.
Moorehead fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moorehead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Moorehead tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taiki just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Moorehead wants a takedown.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead blocks an elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moorehead.
Moorehead dodges an elbow strike from Taiki.
Moorehead breaks from the clinch.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Taiki moves out of range.
Taiki tries to land a front kick but Moorehead steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taiki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taiki scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Moorehead.
Taiki tries to clinch up
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Taiki.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Moorehead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Taiki avoids nicely.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moorehead drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moorehead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taiki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moorehead working the ground and pound from side control.
Moorehead tries to score with some ground and pound. Taiki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taiki pushes Moorehead away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moorehead gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Moorehead throws a strike aimed at the side of Taiki's head but Taiki avoids it well.
Moorehead misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yamada Taiki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taiki, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
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