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KOF.53 - Bad Motherfuckers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Schweidler. Schweidler gets slowly back to his feet.
Schweidler misses with an uppercut.
Schweidler throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Schweidler scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweidler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schweidler throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler fails with a takedown attempt.
Nathan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Schweidler.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schweidler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schweidler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schweidler keeping control of the position.
Schweidler is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Schweidler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schweidler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control but Schweidler is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schweidler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones wants to control from the top but Schweidler keeps moving.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schweidler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Schweidler is having none of it.
Schweidler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schweidler off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schweidler.
Schweidler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Schweidler unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Schweidler throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schweidler unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schweidler.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler 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.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Schweidler misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schweidler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schweidler off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweidler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones takes a swing at Schweidler's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones controls Schweidler momentarily but Schweidler frees himself.
Schweidler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Schweidler from controlling successfully.
Schweidler throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schweidler's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schweidler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schweidler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler landing shots from mount.
Schweidler landing punches.
Schweidler unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones really wants to buck Schweidler off and get back to his feet.
Jones 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schweidler.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schweidler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schweidler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Schweidler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schweidler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schweidler.
Schweidler unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Schweidler raining down shots from the mount!
Schweidler looking to finish with strikes here!
Schweidler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Schweidler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Schweidler loaded up on that one.
Schweidler dominating with strikes here.
Schweidler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones tries to hold on but Schweidler pushes him away.
Schweidler throwing strikes but Jones recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schweidler is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schweidler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schweidler throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Rene Schweidler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schweidler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schweidler is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schweidler misses with the combination.
Schweidler walks into a left hand.
Schweidler avoids the body shot from Jones.
Schweidler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schweidler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schweidler.
Schweidler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Schweidler throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Schweidler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones looking to control.
Schweidler stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schweidler with a nice head shot there.
Schweidler throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schweidler's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Schweidler wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schweidler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schweidler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Schweidler trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Schweidler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schweidler's head.
Schweidler wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Rene Schweidler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schweidler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schweidler preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Schweidler is keeping him busy.
Nathan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schweidler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schweidler is not content to let Jones control the position.
Schweidler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schweidler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rene Schweidler.
I've got Schweidler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Schweidler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Free trade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Free trade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlspergher tries to clinch up.
Free trade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hitzlspergher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Free trade tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Free trade has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Free trade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Free trade could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Free trade swings around for an armbar but Hitzlspergher sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Free trade's guard.
Free trade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Free trade keeping moving, preventing Hitzlspergher from controlling successfully.
Hitzlspergher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Free trade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free trade looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hitzlspergher is defending well. Free trade quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hitzlspergher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Free trade celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masaaki Free trade!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Tamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Uzomaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Tamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Uzomaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kenji Tamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Tamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uzomaki dives in and grabs Tamura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamura pushes down on Uzomaki's head and hops out.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown but Tamura shows good takedown defense.
Uzomaki closes the distance and clinches up with Tamura, looking for a takedown. Uzomaki pushes Tamura against the ropes but Tamura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uzomaki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uzomaki trying to control but Tamura is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Tamura really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Uzomaki wants to finish this one by submission but Tamura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Uzomaki.
Uzomaki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tamura can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
Uzomaki working for a guillotine from mount but Tamura is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tamura wants to get back to his feet.
Uzomaki has hold of Tamura's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tamura manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uzomaki tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki misses with a head shot.
Uzomaki throwing strikes here but Tamura is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tamura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Uzomaki.
Uzomaki unloads with some shots from mount but Tamura bucks and avoids them well.
Tamura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uzomaki working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Tamura turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Uzomaki off and cradles Tamura's limp body as Uzomaki celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kenichi Uzomaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dikki's choice of entrance music: . Michele Mancinelli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ibi Dikki's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ibi Dikki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dikki throws out a leg kick but Mancinelli moves out of range and Dikki only half commits.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancinelli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Mancinelli scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Dikki is looking to slow Mancinelli down with leg kicks.
A jab from Dikki finds it's way through Mancinelli's defenses.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that Dikki avoids nicely.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Dikki moves out of range.
Mancinelli tries to clinch there but Dikki circles away.
Dikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mancinelli tries to clinch there but Dikki circles away.
Mancinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dikki closes the distance and clinches up with Mancinelli, looking for a takedown. Dikki pushes Mancinelli against the ropes but Mancinelli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dikki blocks a head kick by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancinelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dikki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dikki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mancinelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mancinelli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mancinelli keeping full guard, as Dikki tries to pass.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Dikki keeps it at a distance.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Dikki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Dikki.
Dikki tries for a takedown but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Dikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mancinelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancinelli's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mancinelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dikki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dikki winds up and cracks Mancinelli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dikki is trying to work for a kimura but Mancinelli is defending well.
Mancinelli trying to hold on to Dikki's head to control him but Dikki postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dikki connects with a nice short shot to Mancinelli's temple.
Dikki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mancinelli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dikki throwing shots but Mancinelli is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibi Dikki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dikki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dikki counters by moving into the clinch.
Mancinelli crunches a lovely knee into Dikki's ribcage.
Mancinelli works on Dikki's body with a couple of short punches.
Mancinelli lands a body punch.
Mancinelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dikki is defending well for now.
Mancinelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mancinelli lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a body shot in the 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!
Mancinelli with a knee to the head.
Dikki is breathing heavily.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mancinelli pulls guard effortlessly.
Mancinelli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dikki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli raining down shots from the mount!
Dikki wants to hold on but Mancinelli pushes him away.
Mancinelli scoring with strikes but Dikki is staying in there.
Mancinelli controlling his opponent.
Mancinelli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mancinelli landing strikes from the mount and Dikki is in trouble!
Mancinelli wants to control the pace but Dikki is squirming around nicely.
Dikki can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dikki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancinelli lands with some strikes.
Dikki is squirming around, avoiding Mancinelli's attempts to control the action.
Mancinelli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mancinelli with good strikes from the mount here!
Mancinelli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mancinelli lands a big shot there that rocks Dikki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dikki wants to hold on but Mancinelli pushes him away.
Mancinelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dikki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dikki is looking to improve his position but Mancinelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Mancinelli wants to control the pace but Dikki is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli tries to control but Dikki wriggling away.
Dikki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dikki thows a big elbow that misses.
Dikki looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to keep a closed guard but Dikki is proving a slippery customer.
Dikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mancinelli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dikki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mancinelli is looking for a triangle but Dikki pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancinelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mancinelli tries for a takedown but Dikki circles away easily
and Dikki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dikki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mancinelli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dikki has Mancinelli in his guard.
Mancinelli is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dikki looking for a guillotine here but Mancinelli defends easily.
Dikki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancinelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to control but Dikki is working from the bottom.
Dikki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dikki is trying to keep Mancinelli in close.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Dikki keeps moving.
Dikki keeping full guard, as Mancinelli tries to pass.
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.
Dikki keeping moving, preventing Mancinelli from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mancinelli with a poor takedown
and Dikki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mancinelli!
Dikki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mancinelli wants to hold on but Dikki pushes him away.
Dikki unloads with some shots from mount but Mancinelli bucks and avoids them well.
Dikki tries to control but Mancinelli wriggling away.
Dikki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mancinelli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mancinelli shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mancinelli working to try and regain half guard.
Mancinelli wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Mancinelli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dikki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Mancinelli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dikki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mancinelli is surviving well by controlling Dikki's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mancinelli turns into him and now he's in Dikki's guard.
Mancinelli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mancinelli wants to get up but he can't break Dikki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ibi Dikki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mancinelli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibi Dikki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dikki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibi Dikki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Fight Music - D12 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Allen scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rufus Johnson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Johnson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Allen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Trine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Trine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye throws a lazy right hand but Trine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haye.
Trine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haye's waist but Haye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trine off to one side.
A clash of legs there as Trine blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Haye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trine doesn't seem phased though.
Haye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trine.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trine tries to keep at a distance but Haye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Haye misses.
Trine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trine was well out of range. Poor timing from Haye.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Trine moves away from the strike by Haye.
Trine misses with a looping right.
Haye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trine.
Trine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haye wants to get back to striking at distance but Trine won't allow it.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trine is controlling him.
Trine keeps control of Haye as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trine is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Haye gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haye has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haye tries to break free but Trine pushes him back against the ropes.
Trine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haye.
Haye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haye's efforts to push away.
Trine tries for a takedown but Haye manages to get underhooks.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Trine.
Trine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haye's efforts to push away.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trine has him pressed against the ropes.
Trine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
A solid body kick from Trine.
Haye is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trine doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Trine looks to clinch
and Haye counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trine.
Trine drives through and clinches with Haye against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trine lands an uppercut.
Trine landing knees to the head.
It looks like David Haye has been cut.
Haye is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trine lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Trine.
Trine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trine wants a takedown but no success here.
Trine breaks the clinch.
Trine tries to close the distance and clinch but Haye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haye.
Trine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trine shoots in and bounces Haye off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Trine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye is trying to control the position but Trine postures up.
Trine trying to control the position from guard on top but Haye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trine stands and throws Haye's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haye is trying to buck Trine off.
Trine misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Haye wants to control but Trine postures up.
Haye prevents Trine from moving into mount.
Trine is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Trine working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trine throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Haye wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trine checks a leg kick.
Trine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trine pushes Haye up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trine crunches a lovely knee into Haye's ribcage.
Trine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haye up against the ropes.
Trine breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trine tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Haye is predictable there
and Trine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trine.
Haye wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trine obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Trine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Haye's cut.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trine stops Haye from standing up.
Trine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haye will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Haye wants to stand up but Trine is controlling him.
Trine trying to control but Haye is working from the bottom.
Trine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trine wants to pass the guard but Haye is keeping the position.
Haye wants to get back to his feet but Trine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haye keeping moving, preventing Trine from controlling successfully.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trine clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trine is looking to control Haye's arms but Haye gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trine has his back to the ropes.
Haye is looking to break free of the clinch but Trine has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trine looking to stall.
Haye wants to break free but Trine has control.
Haye working hard to break the clinch.
Haye is looking to break free of the clinch but Trine has double underhooks.
Trine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haye shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Trine moved out of range.
Trine tries to clinch up.
Trine moves into the clinch.
Trine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haye can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Haye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haye wants to break free but Trine has control.
Haye wants to get back to striking at distance but Trine won't allow it.
Trine lands an elbow just above Haye 's eye.
Trine gets through Haye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haye wants to break free but Trine has control.
Trine lands a left hand.
Haye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haye throws a series of punches but Trine avoids them all with ease.
Haye tries to keep at a distance but Trine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trine lands a right hand.
Trine lands a knee to the body.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Trine.
Trine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haye backwards.
Trine just leaning against Haye, taking a breather.
Trine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Haye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trine has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Haye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trine connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Trine.
Trine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trine tries to clinch up.
Trine tries to clinch up.
Trine throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Trine moved out of range.
Michael Trine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye scores with a jab. Trine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haye throws out the jab.
Haye throws a shot from downtown. Trine moves away and avoids it.
Trine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trine prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.
Trine lands a damaging elbow.
Haye is looking to break free of the clinch but Trine has double underhooks.
Haye tries to circle away but Trine has him pinned against the ropes.
Trine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trine lands a left hand.
Trine breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trine moves into the clinch successfully.
Haye is trying to force a seperation but Trine has the dominant position.
A short right from Trine.
Trine pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Trine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Trine.
Trine fails to land the takedown.
Haye throws the left hand but Trine avoids the punch easily.
Trine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haye, pushing him back against the ropes.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Trine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Haye's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Trine misses the shot to the body.
Haye throws an overhand right that lands on Trine's shoulder, as Trine tries to avoid the shot.
Trine tries to clinch but Haye moves out of range.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trine ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye throws a hook but Trine blocks it.
Trine wants to clinch up but Haye keeps it at a distance.
Trine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Haye swings for the body but Trine moves out of range.
Trine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haye scores with a sloppy right hand. Trine should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Haye is predictable there
and Trine moves into the clinch.
Trine has Haye pressed against the ropes, preventing Haye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trine instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye tries to break free but Trine pushes him back against the ropes.
Trine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Trine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haye wants to get back to striking at distance but Trine won't allow it.
Trine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trine breaks from the clinch.
Haye throws out a leg kick but Trine moves out of range and Haye only half commits.
Haye throws a series of punches but Trine avoids them all with ease.
Michael Trine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Haye tries to circle away but Trine has him pinned against the ropes.
Trine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Trine tries to clinch up.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trine.
Trine lands a jab to the nose.
David Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Trine catches Haye right on the button with a cross.
Trine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trine moves into the clinch.
Trine slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Trine has him pressed against the ropes.
Haye can't break the clinch.
Trine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haye can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Trine.
Trine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haye is keeping busy.
Trine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trine throws a right hand that Haye ducks under and follows up with a left that Haye also avoids with ease.
Trine lands a jab.
Trine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trine throws out the jab.
Trine checks a leg kick.
Trine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trine defending well as Haye loads up on a big left hand.
Haye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trine was well out of range. Poor timing from Haye.
A big right from Haye misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trine digs a right hand underneath Haye's ribcage. Haye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haye takes an elbow to the temple.
Haye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haye blocks it with crossed arms.
Michael Trine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Trine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haye misses with a double jab
and Trine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haye really felt that one!
Trine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haye wants to stand and escape but Trine is having none of it.
Michael Trine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trine trying to control but Haye is working from the bottom.
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trine is stalling in the full guard.
Haye is looking for a triangle but Trine pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Trine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trine 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Trine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manaka Perelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thiago de Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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22
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manaka Perelman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Perelman pulls de Souza into guard.
de Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perelman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, de Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Perelman's legs - danger averted.
Perelman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Souza cracks Perelman with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
de Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perelman's guard.
de Souza 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.
Perelman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Perelman is trying to get back to full guard.
Perelman is trying to escape back to his feet but de Souza uses the scramble to pass into side control.
de Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
de Souza landing strikes.
Perelman is pushing de Souza's head away, looking to escape. de Souza manages to hold on to the position though.
Perelman taking a bit of punishment here - de Souza scoring with strikes.
Perelman tries to bench press de Souza off him but de Souza keeps the position.
Perelman is trying to buck de Souza off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perelman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perelman can do anything to dispel that myth.
de Souza lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Perelman is trying to get back to his feet.
de Souza works to advance to full mount. Perelman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Perelman is working to get back to half guard.
Perelman looks gassed!
de Souza trying to control but Perelman is having none of it.
de Souza scoring with strikes but Perelman is staying in there.
Perelman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Perelman is wriggling around trying to escape.
de Souza moves to back control.
de Souza scores with punches and elbows.
Perelman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Perelman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Can Perelman hold on?! de Souza is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
de Souza is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Perelman up.
de Souza landing with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Souza looking for the RNC.
Perelman grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
de Souza has Perelman flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Perelman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from de Souza!
Perelman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza looking to break Perelman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Perelman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise de Souza will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
de Souza is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Perelman taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from de Souza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago de Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Jaakonpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Santi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Jaakonpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santi misses with a body shot.
Jaakonpoika avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Santi misses the target.
Santi misses with the combination.
Jaakonpoika misses with a head kick.
Santi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaakonpoika slips a jab and a cross from Santi.
Santi moves out of range of the body kick from Jaakonpoika.
Santi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaakonpoika.
Jaakonpoika moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Santi tries to bum rush Jaakonpoika with a series of wild strikes but Jaakonpoika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaakonpoika doesn't manage to clinch there - Santi circles away.
Jaakonpoika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santi.
Jaakonpoika misses with the combination.
Jaakonpoika wants to clinch up but Santi keeps it at a distance.
Santi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaakonpoika.
Jaakonpoika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaakonpoika tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Santi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaakonpoika clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika is trying to maintain a safe position but Santi gets an underhook and turns Jaakonpoika into the ropes.
Santi has had enough of the clinch but Jaakonpoika keeps him there for the moment.
Santi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Jaakonpoika.
Santi lands a left and a right that send Jaakonpoika crashing to the mat, dazed. Santi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jaakonpoika is rocked!
Jaakonpoika closes the distance and clinches up with Santi, looking for a takedown. Jaakonpoika pushes Santi against the ropes but Santi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaakonpoika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaakonpoika has closed the distance and engaged Santi in a clinch.
Santi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santi tries to break free but Jaakonpoika pushes him back against the ropes.
Santi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jaakonpoika drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaakonpoika is breathing heavily.
Santi is trying to break the clinch but Jaakonpoika has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jaakonpoika's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaakonpoika prevents Santi from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaakonpoika.
Santi tries to break free but Jaakonpoika pushes him back against the ropes.
Santi breaks the clinch.
Santi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaakonpoika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaakonpoika looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaakonpoika closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santi works Jaakonpoika's body with a nice hook.
Santi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi fails to land with a series of punches.
Lalli Jaakonpoika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaakonpoika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santi.
Jaakonpoika gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Santi 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.
Oh Jaakonpoika is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
Jaakonpoika bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santi's guard.
Santi controlling Jaakonpoika's posture.
Jaakonpoika seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaakonpoika trying to control the position from guard on top but Santi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jaakonpoika!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jaakonpoika has worked his arm free - good work by Jaakonpoika!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jaakonpoika!
Jaakonpoika tries to reverse the position but Santi maintains control.
Jaakonpoika is working hard here to advance position.
Santi looking for a guillotine from mount but Jaakonpoika is having none of it.
Jaakonpoika is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jaakonpoika is squirming around, avoiding Santi's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaakonpoika defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santi.
Jaakonpoika is desperately trying to improve his position but Santi has a good base and remains in mount.
Santi is working for a guillotine from mount but Jaakonpoika frees his head quite easily.
Jaakonpoika is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jaakonpoika is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jaakonpoika and Santi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jaakonpoika struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Santi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santi misses with a hook. Jaakonpoika ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santi slips a straight right by Jaakonpoika.
Jaakonpoika throws a body punch but Santi moves out of range.
Santi lands with a right hand.
Jaakonpoika shoots in for a takedown but Santi shows good takedown defense.
Santi rushes Jaakonpoika with punches - Jaakonpoika moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Jaakonpoika goes down! Santi follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Santi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini connects with the punch.
Fuschini tries to clinch up but Oliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliva swings for the body but Fuschini moves out of range.
Fuschini closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Fuschini.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Oliva working hard to break the clinch.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch but Fuschini keeps him there for the moment.
Fuschini scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Oliva has been cut.
Fuschini crunches a lovely knee into Oliva's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliva is trying to break free.
Fuschini slows down the pace here.
Fuschini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuschini tries to clinch up but Oliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuschini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fuschini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fuschini leaning against his opponent.
Oliva is trying to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling him.
Oliva tries to break free but Fuschini pushes him back against the ropes.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuschini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliva working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva takes a shot to the head.
Fuschini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliva throws a hook but Fuschini avoids it easily.
Oliva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fuschini finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliva's head.
Fuschini lands with an uppercut that bounces Oliva off the ropes and back into rage.
Oliva fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Fuschini digs a good hook to Oliva's body.
Oliva looks gassed!
Fuschini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliva momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuschini as he connects with a hook.
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!
Fuschini clinches up against the ropes.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fuschini breaks the clinch.
Fuschini tries to clinch up.
Fuschini slips under a jab from Oliva.
Fuschini connects with a jab.
Oliva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuschini moves into range and clinches up with Oliva.
A body shot lands from Fuschini.
Fuschini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a two punch combo.
Fuschini has closed the distance and engaged Oliva in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Oliva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuschini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuschini is looking to control Oliva's arms but Oliva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuschini has his back to the ropes.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuschini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Mike Oliva's cut even more.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
A nice combination there by Fuschini.
Fuschini knocks Oliva to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Oliva is rocked!
Fuschini decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oliva to his feet.
Fuschini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fuschini scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oliva has time to react.
Fuschini scores with a leg kick.
Fuschini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliva if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuschini lunges at Oliva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliva's hand.
The cut above Mike Oliva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fuschini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fuschini clinches.
Oliva misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuschini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuschini crunches a lovely knee into Oliva's ribcage.
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!
Fuschini pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Fuschini lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuschini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliva up against the ropes.
Fuschini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fuschini scores with a knee to the head.
Fuschini works on Oliva's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuschini working Oliva over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alessio Fuschini.
Oliva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuschini pushes Oliva up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fuschini.
Oliva can't break the clinch.
Oliva can't break the clinch.
Oliva working hard to break the clinch.
Fuschini lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuschini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuschini just leaning against Oliva, taking a breather.
Fuschini lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuschini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuschini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuschini scores with a kick to the body.
Oliva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fuschini has closed the distance and engaged Oliva in a clinch.
Fuschini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Fuschini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Fuschini finds it's way through Oliva's defenses.
Fuschini lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuschini tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuschini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuschini moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fuschini lands with an overhand left.
Oliva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuschini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuschini works the jab nicely.
Oliva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliva there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuschini.
Nice body kick there by Fuschini.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fuschini.
Oliva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fuschini darts in and clinches Oliva up against the ropes.
Fuschini wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliva can't break the clinch.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fuschini has Oliva pushed against the ropes.
Oliva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fuschini.
Fuschini seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fuschini digs a right hand into Oliva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliva's gas tank.
Fuschini scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oliva wants to break free but Fuschini has control.
Fuschini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuschini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oliva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuschini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oliva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuschini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliva if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuschini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuschini rushes Oliva and presses him up against the ropes.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuschini tries to clinch there but Oliva circles away.
Oliva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Fuschini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oliva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuschini counters with a body kick that stops Oliva in his tracks momentarily.
Fuschini works Oliva's body with a nice hook.
Oliva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oliva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuschini - the referee stops the clock and Oliva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuschini. Oliva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliva lands a jab-cross combination.
Fuschini thumps Oliva with a low kick.
Alessio Fuschini is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuschini was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Oliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Oliva.
Fuschini has managed to clinch.
Fuschini prevents Oliva from breaking the clinch.
Fuschini has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Oliva tries to circle away but Fuschini has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuschini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fuschini.
Fuschini breaks the clinch.
Fuschini tries to clinch up.
Fuschini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliva on the side of the head.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Fuschini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuschini lands with an overhand left.
Fuschini moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliva tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
Fuschini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fuschini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fuschini is working Oliva over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Fuschini.
Oliva tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
Fuschini landing knees to the head.
Fuschini pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Oliva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva blocks an elbow strike from Fuschini.
Oliva is looking to break free of the clinch but Fuschini has double underhooks.
Fuschini is leaning against Oliva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oliva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliva blocks an elbow strike.
Fuschini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuschini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
Oliva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuschini has him pressed against the ropes.
Oliva scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuschini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliva wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuschini won't allow it.
Fuschini effectively controlling the action here.
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Fuschini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva'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!
Fuschini lands with a nice body punch.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Fuschini catches Oliva right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuschini as he connects with a hook.
Mike Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuschini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuschini manages to avoid it.
Fuschini scores with a jab. Oliva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Fuschini ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuschini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuschini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fuschini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuschini lands a jab to the head.
Fuschini instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuschini landing knees to the body.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fuschini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuschini landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini just leaning against Oliva, taking a breather.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fuschini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliva misses with some punches.
Fuschini looking to slow down the pace here.
Fuschini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliva manages to break the clinch.
Oliva misses with a jab to the body
and Fuschini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuschini connects with a crisp jab.
Fuschini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Oliva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fuschini.
Oliva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuschini clinches with his opponent.
Oliva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuschini stalling.
Oliva avoiding damage as Fuschini throws knees to the body.
Mike Oliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuschini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliva wants to get back to striking at distance but Fuschini won't allow it.
Fuschini works on Oliva's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Fuschini - that landed with a thud.
Fuschini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliva is trying to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling him.
Oliva is trying to break free.
Oliva working hard to break the clinch.
Oliva tries to break free but Fuschini pushes him back against the ropes.
Fuschini breaks from the clinch.
Fuschini lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliva's head.
Oliva throws a low kick but Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuschini rushes Oliva and presses him up against the ropes.
Fuschini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliva's face.
Mike Oliva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fuschini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oliva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fuschini looking to throw knees to the head but Oliva is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliva's face.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but Oliva blocks with his arms.
Oliva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuschini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliva.
Fuschini closes the distance and pushes Oliva back into the ropes.
Oliva wants to break free but Fuschini has control.
Fuschini leaning against his opponent.
Oliva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuschini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuschini lands a slapping body shot.
Fuschini clinches up with Oliva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fuschini lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Fuschini on the inside.
A short right from Oliva.
Fuschini trying to stall but Oliva improves his position.
Oliva is trying to break free.
Fuschini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuschini obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini managing to block the knees to the body from Oliva.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head.
Fuschini connects with a knee to the head.
Oliva tries to circle away but Fuschini has him pinned against the ropes.
Oliva looking to stall.
Fuschini scores with a knee to the head.
Fuschini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuschini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuschini keeps control of Oliva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliva tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
Fuschini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fuschini with a knee to the head.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuschini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliva throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fuschini blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Fuschini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuschini 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wellington's choice of entrance music: Scary. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teboulbi checks it well.
Wellington scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wellington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teboulbi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Graham Wellington has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Teboulbi sends Wellington down but not out. Teboulbi dives into side control looking to finish.
Wellington is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington being controlled for a moment.
Wellington is still in real trouble! Can Teboulbi finish him?
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.
Wellington is trying to control Teboulbi's posture but Teboulbi avoids it.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Teboulbi trying to control the action but Wellington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington is being controlled here.
Teboulbi is looking to take a break and control but Wellington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Teboulbi controlling from side mount.
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.
Teboulbi trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wellington dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with the combination.
Wellington misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi thows a body shot but no joy.
Teboulbi drops Wellington with a left right combo! Teboulbi follows him down to the ground into side control.
Teboulbi tries for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
Teboulbi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Teboulbi trying to control the action but Wellington is working from the bottom.
Wellington is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi staying calm.
Teboulbi trying to control the position but Wellington is working away.
Teboulbi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi taking a break here but Wellington is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabry Teboulbi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Teboulbi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wellington moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teboulbi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wellington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teboulbi at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teboulbi.
Wellington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington doesn't manage to clinch there - Teboulbi circles away.
Teboulbi misses with a wild combination.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington throws a shot to the body.
Teboulbi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wellington clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wellington.
Wellington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teboulbi.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Wellington scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Wellington misses.
Wellington gets a clinch.
Teboulbi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wellington lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wellington.
Wellington cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
Wellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Wellington.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teboulbi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington is working Teboulbi over against the ropes.
Wellington is leaning against Teboulbi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellington lands a good knee to the midsection. Teboulbi won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands a good knee to the midsection. Teboulbi won't want to take too many of those.
Teboulbi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wellington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington lands a high kick!
Wellington drives through and clinches with Teboulbi against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wellington has Teboulbi pressed against the ropes, preventing Teboulbi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Wellington as the two fighters clinch.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
Teboulbi is trying to force a seperation but Wellington has the dominant position.
Teboulbi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teboulbi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
Teboulbi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Teboulbi avoids the damage to the body.
Teboulbi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teboulbi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teboulbi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teboulbi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wellington. Wellington obviously looking to wear him down.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington dips to his left and cracks Teboulbi with an uppercut!
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wellington wants to clinch.
Teboulbi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wellington. Wellington obviously looking to wear him down.
Wellington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wellington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington scores with a head kick.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Teboulbi rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington tries to clinch up but Teboulbi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wellington lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Wellington catches Teboulbi right on the button with a cross.
Wellington thuds a left hand into Teboulbi's body.
Wellington lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wellington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Teboulbi backs up against the ropes.
Wellington forces Teboulbi back against the ropes and clinches.
Wellington lands a body shot.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Teboulbi wants a takedown.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
Wellington clinches.
Teboulbi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Wellington.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Wellington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Teboulbi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teboulbi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teboulbi or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellington throws a right and a left that Teboulbi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington takes a swing at Teboulbi's ribcage but misses.
Wellington closes the distance and pushes Teboulbi back into the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Wellington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teboulbi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.
Wellington pushes Teboulbi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington keeps control of Teboulbi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wellington misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wellington.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teboulbi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Wellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Teboulbi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
A jab from Teboulbi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Teboulbi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wellington won't allow it.
Wellington gets through Teboulbi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellington obliges.
Wellington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wellington cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graham Wellington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wellington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the head.
Wellington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Teboulbi misses with a body punch.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wellington blocks a jab.
Wellington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi manages to break the clinch.
Teboulbi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellington counters with a big head kick but Teboulbi shrugs it off.
Teboulbi lands a nice shot to the body.
Teboulbi misses with an uppercut. Wellington saw that one coming.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Teboulbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellington cracks the inside of Teboulbi's front leg.
Teboulbi misses with a series of wild punches.
Wellington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wellington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wellington counters with a head kick.
Wellington lunges at Teboulbi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teboulbi's hand.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Teboulbi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Wellington.
Teboulbi takes a swing at Wellington's ribcage but misses.
Wellington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teboulbi's calf.
Wellington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
Wellington misses with a body shot.
Teboulbi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wellington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teboulbi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wellington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington throws a head kick that half lands.
Wellington slips under a jab.
Teboulbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teboulbi. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
Teboulbi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellington.
Teboulbi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teboulbi.
Wellington tries to clinch there but Teboulbi circles away.
Graham Wellington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teboulbi misses with a looping right.
Teboulbi throws a looping overhand right but Wellington ducks down to avoid it.
Teboulbi misses with a body shot
and Wellington counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Wellington - just one landing.
Wellington lands an overhand right.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Teboulbi misses its intended target.
Wellington moves into range and clinches up with Teboulbi.
Teboulbi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Teboulbi connects with the punch.
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teboulbi throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses.
Wellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wellington is leaning against Teboulbi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Teboulbi blocks an uppercut.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teboulbi missing with a left hand there. Wellington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teboulbi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wellington clinches up against the ropes.
Wellington is working Teboulbi over against the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to force a seperation but Wellington has the dominant position.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington lands an elbow just above Teboulbi 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Wellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wellington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Teboulbi.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington has him pressed against the ropes.
Wellington digs a right hand underneath Teboulbi's ribcage. Teboulbi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body.
Wellington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Teboulbi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wellington lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wellington.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
A body shot lands from Wellington.
A shot in the inside from Wellington.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington breaks from the clinch.
Teboulbi scores with a jab to the body.
Wellington walks into a jab.
Wellington is looking to slow Teboulbi down with leg kicks.
Teboulbi misses with a wild body shot.
Wellington throws a nice head kick!
Wellington throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wellington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teboulbi scores with a jab.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teboulbi's sensitive parts.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington moves out of range as Teboulbi strikes.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wellington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws a body punch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teboulbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teboulbi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Teboulbi throws a nice looking combination but Wellington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wellington. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington avoids them all with ease.
Wellington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wellington throws a combination. Teboulbi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Wellington.
Wellington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wellington scores with a leg kick.
Wellington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teboulbi.
Wellington lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wellington is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wellington is looking to clinch but Teboulbi is avoiding it.
Teboulbi misses with a wild combination.
Wellington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wellington checks a leg kick nicely.
Teboulbi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teboulbi is trying to break free.
Teboulbi wants to break free but Wellington has control.
Teboulbi tries to break free but Wellington pushes him back against the ropes.
Wellington pushes Teboulbi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wellington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wellington lands with a light punch inside.
Wellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teboulbis head.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wellington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wellington doesn't manage to clinch there - Teboulbi circles away.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teboulbi's sensitive parts.
Wellington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wellington.
Teboulbi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wellington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wellington takes one to the chin there.
Wellington throws a head kick that Teboulbi semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington thumps Teboulbi with a low kick.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teboulbi, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Wellington.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teboulbi has had enough of the clinch but Wellington keeps him there for the moment.
Wellington breaks from the clinch.
Wellington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wellington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wellington scores with a jab.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington lands a head kick!
Teboulbi misses with a combination
and Wellington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teboulbi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington feints and then cracks Teboulbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teboulbi down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wellington tries to clinch but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wellington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Teboulbi. That snapped Wellington's head back.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teboulbi's head.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teboulbi misses with a looping left.
Graham Wellington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wellington avoids the body shot from Teboulbi.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
Wellington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wellington tries to clinch up.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teboulbi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a shot from downtown. Wellington moves away and avoids it.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
Wellington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wellington closes the distance and pushes Teboulbi back into the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Teboulbi fails to land.
Wellington crunches a lovely knee into Teboulbi's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teboulbi is trying to break the clinch but Wellington is controlling him.
Teboulbi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Teboulbi tries to circle away but Wellington has him pinned against the ropes.
Teboulbi tries to throw a body punch but Wellington avoids it by throwing Teboulbi back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wellington presses Teboulbi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wellington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wellington lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wellington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 43:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 43:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 43:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Wellington! Graham Wellington retains his light heavyweight title!
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