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RS 84 - Andric/Lice II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellson Ballswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp's entrance music is Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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26
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellson Ballswick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sthowp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ballswick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sthowp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballswick shoots in and gets a takedown into Sthowp's guard.
Sthowp tries to strike from the bottom.
Ballswick content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sthowp has locked up a guillotine! Sthowp's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ballswick is holding on here and Sthowp must be using up a lot of energy. Ballswick has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sthowp gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sthawy Sthowp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Dudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu comes to the cage accompanied by Engel. Thirtynine has chosen Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eduardo Dudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dudu sprawls well initially but Thirtynine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thirtynine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dudu sees it coming and defends easily.
Dudu wants to get back to full guard.
Thirtynine frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dudu is looking to improve his position but Thirtynine isn't that keen on the idea.
Thirtynine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dudu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thirtynine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thirtynine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dudu is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dudu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thirtynine trying to control but Dudu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dudu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thirtynine won't allow Dudu to sweep him here.
Thirtynine cracks Dudu with a solid left hand.
Dudu looking to control.
Thirtynine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thirtynine 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thirtynine trying to control but Dudu is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thirtynine looking to sit in guard and control but Dudu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dudu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thirtynine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thirtynine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dudu has picked Thirtynine up and slammed him! Thirtynine can't keep hold of the triangle and Dudu manages to pass to side control!
Thirtynine prevents Dudu from moving into mount.
Dudu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thirtynine keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thirtynine tries to escape but Dudu is in control.
A control attempt from Thirtynine but he's now mounted!
Thirtynine can't escape the position.
Dudu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thirtynine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dudu is trying to get an arm triangle but Thirtynine is defending well.
Dudu prevents Thirtynine from escaping the position.
Thirtynine is not content to let Dudu control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thirtynine tries to buck Dudu off but Dudu is having none of it.
Dudu tries for a kimura but Thirtynine is defending well.
Thirtynine wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dudu trying to control the position but Thirtynine is working away.
Dudu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thirtynine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thirtynine is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eduardo Dudu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thirtynine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dudu gets caught flat footed, as Thirtynine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dudu wants to sweep here but Thirtynine controlling him for the moment.
Dudu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thirtynine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thirtynine looking to sit in guard and control but Dudu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dudu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thirtynine controls Dudu momentarily but Dudu frees himself.
Thirtynine 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 one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dudu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thirtynine trying to control but Dudu is working from the bottom.
Dudu wants to sweep here but Thirtynine controlling him for the moment.
Dudu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thirtynine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dudu trying to control the position.
Dudu keeping full guard, as Thirtynine tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thirtynine looking to sit in guard and control but Dudu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dudu looking to sit in guard and control but Thirtynine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dudu looking for a sweep. Not yet Dudu, not yet.
Dudu keeping full guard, as Thirtynine tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudu trying to control the position.
Thirtynine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Saku Thirtynine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dudu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dudu misses with an uppercut.
Saku Thirtynine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thirtynine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dudu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thirtynine is in Dudu's guard.
Dudu keeping moving, preventing Thirtynine from controlling successfully.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Dudu trying to keep a closed guard but Thirtynine is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saku Thirtynine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saku Thirtynine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thirtynine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dudu is trying to defend but Thirtynine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thirtynine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dudu!
Dudu tries to hold on but Thirtynine pushes him away.
Thirtynine jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dudu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dudu and Thirtynine has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Thirtynine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thirtynine swings widly with a right hand
and Dudu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dudu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thirtynine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dudu counters with a good low kick that Thirtynine was not able to check.
Dudu throws a series of punches but Thirtynine avoids them all with ease.
Thirtynine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dudu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dudu is trying to keep Thirtynine in close.
Dudu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thirtynine trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thirtynine throws and elbow that misses. Dudu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thirtynine's guard. Nice move by Dudu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu looking to pass the guard.
Dudu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thirtynine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dudu has managed to get both his arms back between Thirtynine's legs - danger averted.
Thirtynine working a defensive guard but Dudu manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thirtynine is trying to improve his position.
Dudu trying to control the position but Thirtynine is working away.
Dudu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thirtynine is trying to control Dudu's posture but Dudu avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thirtynine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dudu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dudu laying and praying for a moment but Thirtynine takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thirtynine wants to get back to his feet.
Dudu is looking for a kimura here.
Dudu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thirtynine!
Dudu tries to control but Thirtynine wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudu has hold of Thirtynine's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thirtynine manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thirtynine is trying to stand.
Thirtynine tries to hold on but Dudu pushes him away.
Dudu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thirtynine is looking to improve his position but Dudu isn't that keen on the idea.
Dudu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thirtynine is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dudu takes Thirtynine's back.
Thirtynine tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dudu looking to control but Thirtynine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thirtynine squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thirtynine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dudu controlling from the full mount.
Dudu looking for a guillotine from mount but Thirtynine is having none of it.
Dudu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Dudu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dudu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew McPain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McPain comes into the arena with Killing in the Name blaring out of the sound system. 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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166 lbs
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23
168 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew McPain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McPain missing with a left hand there. Sik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sik misses the body punch
and McPain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sik tries to clinch there but McPain circles away.
Sik misses with a double jab
and McPain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Sik misses its intended target.
McPain misses with a straight left.
Sik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McPain has his hands clasped together around Sik's back. He's all about the action.
Sik stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat Sik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sik misses the target.
Matthew McPain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sik connects with a crisp jab.
Sik pushes McPain up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sik throws a head punch that misses.
Sik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McPain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from McPain.
Sik misses with a short punch on the inside.
McPain tries to throw a body punch but Sik avoids it by throwing McPain back against the cage.
McPain lands a body shot.
Sik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McPain blocks it with crossed arms.
McPain misses with the head strike.
Sik tries for a takedown but McPain manages to get underhooks.
Matthew McPain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Sik looks gassed!
Sik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but McPain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McPain misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sik.
McPain takes a shot to the head.
McPain swings wildly with an uppercut but Sik uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sik is trying to drag McPain to the mat but McPain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik drops down looking for an ankle pick but McPain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sik shoots in and bounces McPain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McPain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sik is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPain keeping moving, preventing Sik from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dat Sik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McPain defending well as Sik loads up on a big left hand.
Sik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from McPain.
Sik fails to land the takedown.
Sik looks to clinch
and McPain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sik shoots and misses
and McPain counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew McPain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McPain throws a good cross that connects.
McPain moves out of range of the body kick from Sik.
Sik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McPain counters with a stiff right hand.
McPain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McPain keeps the fight on the outside.
Sik tries to score a power double leg takedown but McPain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sik somewhat.
Sik takes one to the chin there.
McPain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McPain cracks a nice hook into Sik's ribs.
McPain works the jab nicely.
Sik is breathing heavily.
McPain tests Sik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sik is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sik is still on wobbly legs! Can McPain finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McPain scores with a hook to the body. Sik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McPain.
Sik seems to have recovered his senses.
McPain lands with a shot to the body.
McPain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McPain lands a jab to Sik's midsection.
McPain lands with an uppercut that bounces Sik off the cage and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McPain throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from McPain.
McPain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sik's head backwards.
McPain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sik throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McPain counter with a right hand.
McPain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPain lands a jab to Sik's midsection.
McPain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McPain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McPain scores with a nice body kick.
McPain lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McPain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McPain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McPain scores with a nice head shot.
McPain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McPain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sik ducks right into an uppercut from McPain.
Sik darts in trying to clinch
enabling McPain to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew McPain is winning the standup battle so far.
McPain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Sik misses
and McPain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPain throws a leg kick but Sik moved away.
McPain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McPain looks to land a right hand but Sik moved out of range.
McPain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sik walks into a stiff left hand from McPain.
McPain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from McPain as Sik shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPain scores with a sloppy right hand. Sik should have avoided that one.
Sik moves away from the strike by McPain.
McPain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McPain misses with a low kick.
McPain throws a jab when Sik was well out of range.
McPain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sik's calf.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sik tries to move into range but McPain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McPain scores with a jab.
McPain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sik's hands.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sik. McPain shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPain lands a right hook to the body.
McPain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McPain misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew McPain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McPain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McPain works Sik's body with a nice hook.
Sik moves out of range as McPain strikes.
McPain digs a good hook to Sik's body.
McPain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sik in his tracks.
Sik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sik throws a poor cross that misses
and McPain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sik tries to clinch up but McPain circles away and keeps his distance.
Sik misses with an uppercut
and McPain counters with a straight right hand.
Sik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McPain is fending him off so far but Sik persists. Nope, McPain circles away and we're back to standing.
McPain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sik's head.
McPain cracks Sik with an open hand slap.
McPain throws a leg kick but Sik checks it.
Sik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sik misses with a body punch
and McPain counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McPain lands an overhand right.
McPain scores with a jab to the head.
Sik misses the body punch
and McPain counters with a stiff right hand.
McPain connects with a jab.
Sik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McPain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from McPain.
McPain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McPain throws a half hearted mid kick.
McPain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McPain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sik throws a head kick but McPain moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPain punishes Sik's body with a nice straight punch.
Sik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McPain throws a low kick but Sik moves out of range easily.
Sik misses with a hook to the body
and McPain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sik blocks a low kick nicely.
McPain scores with a hook to the body. Sik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - McPain coming out on top.
Sik doesn't manage to clinch there - McPain circles away.
McPain leaves Sik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McPain scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sik connects with a body shot.
Sik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sik has his takedown stuffed
and McPain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthew McPain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Sik takes one to the chin there.
McPain looks to throw the jab but Sik is out of range.
McPain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPain lands the left hand.
Sik throws a lazy uppercut
and McPain counters with a three punch combo that has Sik backing up. Sik nods at McPain to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from McPain finds it's target.
Sik misses with a body kick.
Sik misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McPain, right into the meat.
McPain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik tries to move into range but McPain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McPain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sik thinking.
McPain tries to score with a low kick but Sik moves his leg out of the way.
Sik shoots in looking for a takedown but McPain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McPain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sik can do to turn this around?
McPain jabs at Sik's body.
McPain moves into range and connects with a jab.
McPain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sik throws an off balance right hand
and Sik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik takes one to the chin there.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPain lands a lovely overhand right.
Sik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPain.
McPain lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew McPain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McPain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew McPain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josef Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzamaki circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uzamaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uzamaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dietrich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dietrich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uzamaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uzamaki lands a high kick!
It looks like Josef Dietrich has been cut.
Uzamaki misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Dietrich.
Uzamaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dietrich is out of range.
Uzamaki leaves Dietrich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dietrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dietrich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dietrich throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzamaki counters with a series of strikes. Dietrich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Uzamaki.
Naruto Uzamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzamaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dietrich.
Dietrich scores with a jab to the head.
Uzamaki misses with the combination.
Uzamaki throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dietrich to counter with a crisp jab.
Uzamaki misses with a combination
and Dietrich counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich wants to clinch up but Uzamaki keeps it at a distance.
Dietrich closes the distance and clinches up with Uzamaki, looking for a takedown. Dietrich pushes Uzamaki against the cage but Uzamaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzamaki stalks Dietrich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dietrich's face. Dietrich staggers backwards, shaken.
Dietrich misses with a few strikes there.
Uzamaki is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uzamaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dietrich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dietrich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uzamaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick but Dietrich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uzamaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Uzamaki cracks the inside of Dietrich's front leg.
Dietrich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dietrich looks to throw the jab but Uzamaki is out of range.
Uzamaki slips a jab from Dietrich.
Dietrich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uzamaki swings for the body but Dietrich moves out of range.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzamaki misses the target.
Dietrich has closed the distance and engaged Uzamaki in a clinch.
Uzamaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dietrich has him pressed against the cage.
Uzamaki working hard to break the clinch.
Dietrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Uzamaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dietrich misses with a knee strike.
Uzamaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Dietrich has double underhooks.
Uzamaki tries to break free but Dietrich pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dietrich.
Dietrich breaks the clinch.
Dietrich misses with a hook
and Uzamaki counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzamaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dietrich moves into the clinch.
Uzamaki misses with some punches.
Dietrich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dietrich tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzamaki avoids the damage to the body.
Uzamaki breaks the clinch.
Uzamaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dietrich misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uzamaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uzamaki misses with a head kick.
Dietrich looks to throw the jab but Uzamaki is out of range.
Dietrich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dietrich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uzamaki in his tracks.
Uzamaki misses with a body kick.
A jab from Dietrich misses.
Uzamaki tries to bum rush Dietrich with a series of wild strikes but Dietrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dietrich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzamaki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dietrich.
Dietrich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uzamaki, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzamaki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dietrich asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Uzamaki looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki is looking for a sweep.
Dietrich working the head with strikes.
Uzamaki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dietrich gets to mount! Uzamaki was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dietrich 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.
Dietrich landing strikes from the mount.
Dietrich lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzamaki is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dietrich has control of Uzamaki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uzamaki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naruto Uzamaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josef Dietrich'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.
Uzamaki throws a head kick but Dietrich moves out of range.
Dietrich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uzamaki has time to react.
Dietrich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dietrich.
Dietrich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uzamaki.
Dietrich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzamaki is fending him off so far but Dietrich persists. Nope, Uzamaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Dietrich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dietrich throws a hook to the side of Uzamaki's head but Uzamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dietrich misses with a combination
and Uzamaki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Uzamaki misses with a combination
and Dietrich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uzamaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Naruto Uzamaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzamaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dietrich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich lands a jab to Uzamaki's midsection.
Uzamaki is breathing heavily.
Uzamaki misses with a leg kick
and Dietrich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dietrich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uzamaki's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dietrich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dietrich wants to control from the top but Uzamaki keeps moving.
Dietrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Uzamaki has wrist control.
Dietrich is standing up over Uzamaki. Uzamaki looks to escape but Dietrich dives into side control.
Dietrich lands a nice forearm strike.
Dietrich lands a few punches from side control.
Uzamaki wants to control but Dietrich postures up.
Uzamaki is looking for a sweep.
Dietrich tries for a kimura but Uzamaki is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as Dietrich stalls from top position.
Dietrich in side control lands a decent elbow.
Uzamaki looks to move to half guard but instead Dietrich has passed into mount! Damn!
Dietrich looking to finish Uzamaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Uzamaki!
Dietrich lands with some strikes.
Dietrich goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Uzamaki turns into him and now he's in Dietrich's guard.
Dietrich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uzamaki is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uzamaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dietrich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uzamaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Josef Dietrich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uzamaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dietrich is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uzamaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dietrich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uzamaki is aware though and is defending well.
Uzamaki wanted to stand there but Dietrich had control of the position.
Uzamaki wants to control from the top but Dietrich keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzamaki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dietrich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Uzamaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uzamaki misses with a right hand
and Dietrich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uzamaki's guard now.
Dietrich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Uzamaki, up you get!
Uzamaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dietrich tests Uzamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dietrich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Uzamaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uzamaki throws a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uzamaki misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dietrich.
Dietrich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uzamaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzamaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dietrich avoids the head kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dietrich throws a jab when Uzamaki was well out of range.
Dietrich moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzamaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dietrich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dietrich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uzamaki did well to prevent Dietrich getting side control.
Uzamaki trying to control but Dietrich postures up.
Dietrich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uzamaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Uzamaki is not content to let Dietrich control the position.
Dietrich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzamaki's head.
Dietrich tries to pass to full mount but Uzamaki defends it.
Ground and pound from Dietrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uzamaki is just riding it out for now. Dietrich eventually gives up the hold.
Uzamaki is trying to control but can't.
Dietrich working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uzamaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dietrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dietrich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dietrich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dietrich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich trying to control but Uzamaki is working from the bottom.
Uzamaki pulls Dietrich in close to prevent any damage.
Uzamaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dietrich is one step ahead there.
Dietrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzamaki has momentary wrist control but Dietrich slips an elbow through the middle.
Dietrich sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uzamaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dietrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzamaki has momentary wrist control but Dietrich slips an elbow through the middle.
Uzamaki keeping full guard, as Dietrich tries to pass.
Uzamaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uzamaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Dietrich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Uzamaki taking some punishment here, with Dietrich in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzamaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dietrich pushing down on Uzamaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dietrich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dietrich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dietrich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Laboy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Amazing by Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laboy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Laboy is having none of it.
Kelly prevents Laboy from improving his position.
Laboy is doing well to control the position and prevent Kelly from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laboy avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laboy is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Laboy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Laboy misses with a punch to the head.
Kelly trying to control the hands but Laboy breaks the grip.
Laboy tightening his grip on Kelly, looking for the choke.
Laboy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laboy looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Kelly is controlling Laboy 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Laboy is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laboy holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelly trying to control but Laboy is working from the bottom.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Laboy circles away.
Kelly cracks Laboy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laboy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laboy swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Laboy fails with the takedown
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Laboy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kelly trying to hold on to Laboy's head to control him but Laboy postures up.
Kelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelly.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Laboy postures up.
Laboy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laboy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laboy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laboy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laboy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laboy.
Laboy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kelly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laboy has Kelly in his guard.
Laboy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laboy looking to control.
Kelly being controlled here momentarily.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Damian Laboy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Laboy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laboy thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laboy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laboy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laboy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kelly defend it? Laboy steps over the head and cranks it - Kelly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Laboy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Laboy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte comes to the cage accompanied by Baka Survivor!. Kenny Scylla will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scylla was covering up waiting for the punch and Kinte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kinte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scylla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kinte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kinte trying to control the position from guard on top but Scylla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Scylla is retaining full guard.
Kinte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kinte seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kunta Kinte just wasn't active enough.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scylla.
Scylla misses the body punch
and Kinte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scylla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kinte backs up against the cage.
Scylla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but Scylla shows good takedown defense.
Scylla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinte throws out the jab.
Scylla connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Scylla. That snapped Kinte's head back.
Kinte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinte there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scylla throws a nice looking combination but Kinte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Kinte misses.
Kinte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scylla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunta Kinte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scylla.
Kinte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinte really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Scylla fails to land with a series of punches.
Kinte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Scylla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scylla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Kinte with that takedown attempt.
Scylla misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Scylla as he connects with a hook.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and Scylla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scylla misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Kinte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kinte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scylla keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Scylla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kinte is controlling him.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Scylla keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scylla is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kunta Kinte just wasn't active enough.
Kinte throws a hook to the side of Scylla's head but Scylla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinte slips under a jab.
Kinte misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Scylla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scylla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scylla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scylla swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scylla. Kinte does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scylla scores with a jab to the head.
Kinte tries for a takedown but Scylla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scylla misses with a double jab.
Scylla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinte.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Scylla 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.
Kinte misses with a looping right.
Kenny Scylla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scylla counters with a two punch combo.
Scylla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danga de danga de dang - Scylla scores with a four punch combination!
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Scylla.
Kinte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Scylla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kinte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scylla did well to prevent Kinte getting side control.
Scylla is refusing to be controlled, as Kinte sits in half guard.
Kinte is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scylla is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kunta Kinte.
Kinte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla digs a good hook to Kinte's body.
Scylla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kinte missing with a left hand there. Scylla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and Scylla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scylla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scylla works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinte misses the target.
Kinte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scylla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Scylla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Kinte crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla prevents Kinte from improving position.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Scylla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scylla parries the strikes from Kinte easily there. Kinte is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Scylla to escape.
Scylla is not content to let Kinte control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kinte working the ground and pound but Scylla is defending the strikes.
Kinte moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kinte wants to control but Scylla is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinte is putting a hurting on Scylla here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kinte moves into full mount!
Kinte tries to control but Scylla wriggling away.
Kinte controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kinte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenny Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte misses with a looping left.
Kinte walks into a left hand.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and Scylla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown. Scylla fights it but they end up in guard.
Kinte advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kinte in particular looking to stall.
Kinte is trying to control. Scylla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Scylla looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kinte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scylla's head.
Kunta Kinte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scylla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinte doesn't seem bothered though.
Kinte misses with a body shot.
Kinte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scylla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kinte laying and praying for a moment but Scylla takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte not doing much here.
Scylla is not content to let Kinte control the position.
Kinte wants to free his trapped foot but Scylla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte is looking to stall here but Scylla recovers full guard.
Scylla pushes Kinte off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kinte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scylla.
Scylla misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinte throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Scylla. Those never looked like landing.
Kinte throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Kinte with that takedown attempt.
Scylla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinte.
Scylla ducks under a wild hook from Kinte.
Kinte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scylla!
Scylla is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Scylla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kinte trying to control but Scylla is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kinte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunta Kinte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Halike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halike lands with a straight right. Dawkins didn't see that one coming.
Halike defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halike was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawkins takes a swing at Halike's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Halike's shoulder, as Halike tries to avoid the shot.
Dawkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Halike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halike takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Halike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins misses with a hook to the body
letting Halike counter with a right hand.
Halike fails to land with a series of punches.
Halike slips a jab from Dawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins misses with a wild combination.
Halike slips a straight right by Dawkins.
Dawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halike thows a body shot but no joy.
Halike throws a right hand that misses
and Dawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halike.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Halike moves out of range.
Halike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halike getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dawkins swings widly with a right hand
and Halike counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Dawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Halike counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Halike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawkins slips a jab from Halike.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halike counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawkins thinking.
Dawkins misses with a right hand
and Halike counters with a three punch combo that has Dawkins backing up. Dawkins nods at Halike to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dawkins throws a right hand that misses
so Halike counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halike drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Halike seems to have locked his on tight now - Dawkins screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Halike, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nikolo Halike!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Fatal as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houzo takes one to the chin there.
Houzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Houzo.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Houzo seems unphased.
Houzo takes one to the chin there.
Houzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Liddell has left one of his arms exposed and Houzo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Liddell screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maek Houzo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Cherry is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Busters Back. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullit tried to score with a low kick but Cherry checks it.
Bullit lands a slapping body shot.
Bullit lands with a right hand.
Bullit throws an overhand right that lands on Cherry's shoulder, as Cherry tries to avoid the shot.
Bullit misses with an uppercut
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damien Bullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullit misses with a body shot.
Bullit misses with an uppercut
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Cherry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cherry swings for the body but Bullit moves out of range.
Bullit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bullit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cherry counter with a right hand.
Bullit misses with a wild body shot.
Cherry checks the leg kick.
Bullit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bullit looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit throws a right and a left that Cherry avoids nicely.
Bullit stuns Cherry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bullit digs a good hook to Cherry's body.
Bullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
Bullit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cherry is out of range and Bullit settles back down.
Cherry misses with a hook.
Bullit punishes Cherry's body with a nice straight punch.
Cherry looks gassed!
Bullit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cherry slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cherry misses its intended target.
Bullit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cherry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullit pulls Cherry in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cherry won't allow Bullit to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry prevents Bullit from getting back to his feet.
Cherry thows a big elbow that misses.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bullit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bullit is trying to break free.
Cherry lands a nice shot to the body.
Cherry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cherry prevents Bullit from breaking the clinch.
Cherry has Bullit pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cherry pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bullit tumbling to the mat - Cherry dives into Bullit's guard.
Cherry pushing down on Bullit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cherry.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullit defending well though.
Bullit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Cherry there.
Cherry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cherry.
Cherry throws a big right hand that misses.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullit is keeping the position for now.
Bullit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cherry trying to control but Bullit is working from the bottom.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bullit wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry postures up in Bullit's guard and throws a big left but Bullit blocks it.
Cherry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buster Cherry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bullit thows a leg kick but Cherry checks it
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Bullit misses with a wild combination.
Bullit misses with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Cherry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bullit's head backwards.
Bullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cherry throws a hook but Bullit blocks it.
Cherry tries to clinch up but Bullit circles away and keeps his distance.
Bullit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cherry.
Bullit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cherry.
Bullit fails to land with a series of punches.
Cherry slips a jab from Bullit.
Cherry shoots in for a double leg but Bullit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cherry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bullit misses the target.
Bullit loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Bullit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cherry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bullit cracks Cherry with a good jab.
Cherry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damien Bullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Bullit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bullit lands a jab to the head.
Cherry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bullit defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Cherry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit cracks Cherry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bullit misses with a straight left.
Bullit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cherry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damien Bullit is winning the standup battle so far.
Bullit checks the leg kick.
Bullit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cherry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bullit lands with a shot to the body.
Bullit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Bullit - just one landing.
Bullit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullit throws a right hand that misses
and Cherry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Cherry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cherry takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit scores with a hook.
Bullit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bullit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullit.
Nice jab there from Bullit.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bullit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cherry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullit takes a swing at Cherry's ribcage but misses.
Bullit misses the shot to the body.
Bullit misses with a straight right.
Bullit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cherry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullit lands a slapping 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!
Bullit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit connects with the punch.
Bullit feints a jab promting Cherry to slip. Bullit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cherry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullit finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
Cherry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bullit.
Bullit scores with the left hand. Cherry knows he should have avoided that one.
Bullit scores with a body shot.
Bullit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cherry on the side of the head.
Bullit throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullit cracks Cherry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bullit lands a jab.
Bullit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Bullit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cherry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cherry.
Cherry throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullit counters with a stiff right hand.
Bullit tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bullit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bullit blocks a jab.
Cherry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bullit does it's job there.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullit.
A big left from Bullit misses.
Bullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
A low kick from Bullit misses
and Cherry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bullit's knee momentarily.
Bullit thows a leg kick but Cherry checks it
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry looks for a takedown but Bullit sprawls well.
Cherry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullit slips under a jab from Cherry.
Bullit throws out a leg kick but Cherry moves out of range and Bullit only half commits.
Bullit throws a sloppy body shot
and Cherry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bullit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cherry.
A low kick from Bullit misses
so Cherry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cherry stops Bullit from standing up.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.
Cherry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bullit has wrist control.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry thows a big elbow that misses.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing.
Cherry chips away with some ground and pound.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bullit wants to stand but Cherry is controlling the position.
Cherry thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is working Bullit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cherry passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cherry.
Cherry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullit is looking for a sweep. Cherry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cherry working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands strikes from half guard.
Cherry controlling the action here.
Cherry lands with a punch from half guard.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but Bullit is working away.
Cherry prevents Bullit from improving his position.
Cherry throwing shots but Bullit is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cherry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cherry 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Cherry!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric comes to the cage accompanied by The Crowning of Atlantis. Lice has chosen Sepultura - Refuse/Resist as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andric tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andric lands a jab to the head.
Andric misses with a right hand
and Lice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andric was well out of range. Poor timing from Lice.
Lice throws a lazy head kick
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Andric is out of range.
Lice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andric counters with a leg kick.
Andric moves out of range of the strikes.
Lice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andric throws a front kick aimed at Lice's knee but Lice avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric throws a jab when Lice was well out of range.
Lice throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
Andric moves out of range as Lice throws a body kick.
Andric lands with a nice body punch.
Lice looks to throw the jab but Andric is out of range.
Lice misses the jab.
Lice avoids the body shot from Andric.
Lice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Andric.
Lice misses with a body kick.
Lice throws a leg kick that misses.
Andric lands with a straight right. Lice didn't see that one coming.
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.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Andric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Andric.
Lice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andric, right into the meat.
Andric blocks a head kick by Lice.
Andric tests Lice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andric blocks a leg kick.
Andric misses with a hook.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Lice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lice ducks right into an uppercut from Andric.
Andric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws a chopping leg kick but Andric manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andric throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Andric.
Andric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Andric misses.
Andric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lice's hands.
Andric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lice takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Andric.
Lice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lice misses the target.
Lice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andric's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lice.
Lice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lice.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lice throws a hook but Andric blocks it.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Andric misses with a left hand
and Lice counters with a leg kick.
Andric swings for the body but Lice moves out of range.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lice throws a sloppy head kick
and Andric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lice slips under a jab from Andric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andric throws out a loose jab but Lice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Andric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andric scores with a decent looking hook.
Andric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lice.
Andric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andric misses with a few strikes there.
Andric scores with a jab.
Andric throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Andric misses with a hook
and Lice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lice cracks Andric with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric misses the jab.
Andric checks a leg kick nicely.
Andric 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.
Lice throws a poor cross that misses
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric throws a hook but Lice blocks it.
Andric misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Lice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andric lands with a right hand.
Ivica Andric is winning the standup battle so far.
Lice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andric scores with a hook to the body. Lice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lice misses with a kick to the body.
Lice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lice lands a right hook to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut. Lice saw that one coming.
Lice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andric.
Lice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice connects with a body shot that sends Andric's belly button to the back.
Andric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Andric blocks the leg kick.
Andric throws a hook to the side of Lice's head but Lice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Andric.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lice. Andric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andric avoids the body shot from Lice.
Lice just misses with a punch to the body.
Lice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andric misses with a hook.
Lice cracks the inside of Andric's front leg.
Lice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andric with a nice cross.
Lice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andric.
Lice throws a leg kick but Andric checks it.
Andric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andric. Lice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lice throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivica Andric will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lice swinging wildly here.
Lice misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andric. Lice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Andric cracks Lice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andric ducks under a wild hook from Lice.
Lice drops his hands momentarily and Andric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lice thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric lands the left hand.
Andric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lice.
Sloppy strikes from Andric. Those never looked like landing.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andric throws a hook but Lice blocks it.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lice misses with the body kick
and Andric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andric throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Andric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lice on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice lands a nice hook to Andric's body. Andric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lice connects with a leg kick. Andric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric throws a big shot that misses.
Andric scores with a nice head shot.
Andric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lice walks into a left hand.
Lice misses with a right hand
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses with a lunging right hand
and Lice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Lice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lice misses with a jab to the body
and Andric counters with a nice body shot.
Andric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lice under the eye.
Andric swings for the body but Lice moves out of range.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Andric looks to land a left hand but Lice moved out of range nicely.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lice was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
Andric avoids the body shot from Lice.
Andric connects with a right hand. Lice shakes it off.
Andric throws a combination. Lice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andric misses with a hook.
Andric punishes Lice's body with a nice straight punch.
Andric misses the shot to the body.
Andric misses with an uppercut.
Andric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andric keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric clearly takes that round.
That's time! Andric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andric misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
Lice is looking to score with low kicks.
Lice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andric was well out of range. Poor timing from Lice.
A shot to the body from Lice misses
and Lice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andric, right into the meat.
Lice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andric throws a lazy uppercut
and Lice counters with a good low kick that Andric was not able to check.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric cracks Lice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice slips under a jab from Andric.
Andric looks to land a left hand but Lice moved out of range nicely.
Lice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lice throws a combination that misses
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Andric misses.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Andric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andric misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lice to counter with a crisp jab.
Andric throws an off balance right hand
and Lice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses with a left hand
and Lice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andric cracks Lice with an open hand slap.
Lice tries to move into range but Andric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andric looks to throw the jab but Lice is out of range.
Lice misses the jab.
Lice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lice throws a right hand that misses
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lice misses with a hook to the body
and Andric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lice throws out a powerful jab.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Lice misses
and Andric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lice misses with a looping left.
Lice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lice throws a head kick that misses.
Andric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lice's hands.
Lice takes one to the chin there.
Andric cracks Lice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lice throws a leg kick
and Andric counters with a straight right hand.
Lice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Lice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Andric. That snapped Lice's head back.
Lice ducks right into an uppercut from Andric.
Andric misses with a right hand
and Lice counters with a low kick, right behind Andric 's knee.
Lice takes one on the button.
Andric lands a lovely overhand right.
Andric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lice on the side of the head.
Lice catches Andric with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Lice's defenses.
Lice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andric lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric had his way with Bimbo Lice in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lice avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lice. That's going to slow Andric down.
Lice throws a lazy uppercut
and Andric counters with a series of strikes. Lice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lice throws a leg kick but Andric checks it.
Lice throws a jab when Andric was well out of range.
Andric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lice at a distance.
Andric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Lice misses.
Lice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andric.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andric looks to throw the jab but Lice is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
Andric slips a jab and a cross from Lice.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lice throws a leg kick that misses.
Andric throws the left hand but Lice avoids the punch easily.
Andric works Lice's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Andric misses.
Andric throws a jab but it's blocked by Lice.
Andric lands with a nice body punch.
Andric misses with a hook. Lice ducked under it nicely.
Lice tries to score with a low kick but Andric moves his leg out of the way.
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.
Lice walks into a straight right hand from Andric.
Andric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andric lands an overhand right.
Andric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lice. That did some damage!
Andric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lice's head backwards.
Lice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lice tries to work over Andric's front leg with a kick but Andric checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
Lice misses with a low kick as Andric jumps back.
Lice tries a head kick but it misses.
Lice misses with a body punch
and Andric counters with a left and a right that stings Lice.
Andric lands with an uppercut that bounces Lice off the cage and back into rage.
Lice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bimbo Lice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lice is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lice checks a leg kick nicely.
Andric lands a right hook to the body.
Lice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andric misses with a leg kick.
Lice misses with a left hand
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andric jabs Lice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andric throws a hook to the side of Lice's head but Lice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lice connects with an inside leg kick.
Andric cracks Lice with an open hand slap.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lice throws a head kick but Andric moves out of range.
Andric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Andric catches Lice right on the button with a cross.
Lice throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivica Andric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andric 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivica Andric!
Ivica Andric retains his bantamweight title!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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