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ONI Fight Night Live 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Max Power has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Good low kicks
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power slips a jab and a cross from Sudo.
Sudo misses with the combination.
Sudo throws a sloppy head kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Sudo misses with a hook to the body
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sudo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Power back to the cage. Sudo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sudo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Power defends it nicely.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Power sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Power tries to clinch but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sudo throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Sudo closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Sudo pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyun Sudo.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sudo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sudo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power is looking to clinch.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power tries to clinch there but Sudo circles away.
A big right from Power misses.
Sudo closes the distance but Power moves to the side
and Power counters with a good low kick that Sudo was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Sudo misses with a body kick.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Sudo is out of range.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sudo throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sudo looks gassed!
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Sudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Power staying out of range there.
Sudo throws a head kick that half lands.
Sudo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sudo misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power blocks a head kick by Sudo.
Sudo slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Sudo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sudo tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
Power lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands an elbow just above Sudo 's eye.
Sudo tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sudo is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
Sudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Sudo is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Hyun Sudo's cut even more.
Power lands a damaging elbow.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power with a hook.
Sudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Power counters with a thumping low kick.
Sudo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudo avoids the head kick by Power.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Hyun Sudo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sudo tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Sudo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sudo tries for a takedown but Power circles away easily
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sudo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Power shoots in for a double leg but Sudo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power cracks Sudo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyun Sudo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Power tenderised Sudo's leg. Sudo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power throws a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hyun Sudo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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25
285 lbs
11 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lesnar to the ground. Jones is now in Lesnar's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lesnar has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Lesnar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lesnar working Jones over with strikes here.
It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jimmy Jones's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jimmy Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Lesnar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lesnar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lesnar throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Jeez, Jimmy Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasuda's entrance music is Volbeat- A Warrior's Call. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
145 lbs
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151 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirkesalo misses with a hook
and Yasuda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sirkesalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yasuda is just out of range.
Sirkesalo misses with an uppercut
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda wants to land a leg kick but Sirkesalo is out of range.
Yasuda moves out of range as Sirkesalo strikes.
Sirkesalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yasuda counters with an outside leg kick.
Sirkesalo misses with a hook
and Yasuda counters with a right hand to the body.
Yasuda throws out a leg kick but Sirkesalo moves out of range and Yasuda only half commits.
Sirkesalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo misses with a shot to the body
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
Sirkesalo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yasuda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Sirkesalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkesalo controls the action.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Sirkesalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Sirkesalo looks gassed!
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sirkesalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkesalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body. Sirkesalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirkesalo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Sirkesalo moves out of range easily.
Yasuda throws a combination. Sirkesalo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sirkesalo's sensitive parts.
Sirkesalo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yasuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yasuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo misses with a shot to the body
and Sirkesalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yasuda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sirkesalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yasuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasuda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sirkesalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sirkesalo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sirkesalo tries to move into range but Yasuda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sirkesalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sirkesalo lands an overhand right.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. Sirkesalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Sirkesalo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Sirkesalo moves out of range.
Sirkesalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasuda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sirkesalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Sirkesalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sirkesalo down.
Sirkesalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasuda counters with a nice leg kick.
Yasuda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yasuda clinches.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
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!
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda cracks Sirkesalo with a nice body shot.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda works on Sirkesalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda works on Sirkesalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda works on Sirkesalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Sirkesalo can't break the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirkesalos head.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda prevents Sirkesalo from breaking the clinch.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Sirkesalo's ribcage. Sirkesalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sirkesalo is trying to break free.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sirkesalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sirkesalo is trying to force a seperation but Yasuda has the dominant position.
Sirkesalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Sirkesalo blocking some punches.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Sirkesalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Sirkesalo working hard to break the clinch.
Sirkesalo blocking some punches.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo pressed against the cage, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sirkesalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sirkesalo misses with a combination
and Yasuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sirkesalo throws a right hand that misses
and Yasuda moves into the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sirkesalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirkesalos head.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Sirkesalo is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda gets through Sirkesalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Sirkesalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yasuda thumps Sirkesalo with a low kick.
Yasuda rushes Sirkesalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling him.
Yasuda prevents Sirkesalo from breaking the clinch.
Yasuda cracks Sirkesalo with a nice body shot.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sirkesalo.
Yasuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirkesalo can do to turn this around?
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo pressed against the cage, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zari Yasuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirkesalos head.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling him.
Yasuda gets through Sirkesalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Sirkesalo's ribcage. Sirkesalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sirkesalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
Sirkesalo is trying to push Yasuda away but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirkesalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo pressed against the cage, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
A short left from Yasuda.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Sirkesalo's ribcage. Sirkesalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Sirkesalo working hard to break the clinch.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirkesalo controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Sirkesalo is trying to push Yasuda away but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirkesalo controls his hands.
Sirkesalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yasuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda works on Sirkesalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Sirkesalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sirkesalo has had enough of the clinch but Yasuda keeps him there for the moment.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sirkesalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Sirkesalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sirkesalo tries to circle away but Yasuda has him pinned against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sirkesalo is looking to break free of the clinch but Yasuda has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
A short right from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yasuda. That's going to slow Sirkesalo down.
Yasuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yasuda connects with a body shot that sends Sirkesalo's belly button to the back.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo misses with an uppercut
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aki Sirkesalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yasuda scores with a body shot.
Sirkesalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkesalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Sirkesalo blocks it.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sirkesalo.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo pressed against the cage, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sirkesalo tries to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling the position.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sirkesalo's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Sirkesalo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirkesalos head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sirkesalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda 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!
Yasuda lands a right hook to the body.
Yasuda 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.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Yasuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkesalo.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkesalo is just out of range.
Yasuda is looking to wear down Sirkesalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the body from Sirkesalo misses
and Yasuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Sirkesalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sirkesalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasuda works on Sirkesalo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling him.
Sirkesalo has had enough of the clinch but Yasuda keeps him there for the moment.
Yasuda gets through Sirkesalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sirkesalo takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sirkesalo.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Yasuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasuda cracks Sirkesalo with a nice body shot.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
A short left from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda gets through Sirkesalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkesalo controls the action.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkesalo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sirkesalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo can't break the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Sirkesalo blocks it.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Sirkesalo is trying to break free.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkesalo controls the action.
Sirkesalo tries to break free but Yasuda pushes him back against the cage.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Sirkesalo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirkesalo is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo is trying to force a seperation but Yasuda has the dominant position.
Sirkesalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirkesalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda pushes Sirkesalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda keeps control of Sirkesalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda prevents Sirkesalo from breaking the clinch.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda cracks Sirkesalo with a nice body shot.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch.
Sirkesalo takes one to the side of the head.
Yasuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sirkesalo's calf.
Sirkesalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yasuda. Yasuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Sirkesalo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasuda counters with a straight right hand.
Yasuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sirkesalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkesalo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda moves in looking to clinch but Sirkesalo pushes him off.
Sirkesalo throws a combination that misses
and Yasuda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Sirkesalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda has Sirkesalo pressed against the cage, preventing Sirkesalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda presses Sirkesalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirkesalo backwards.
Sirkesalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sirkesalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sirkesalos head.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
Sirkesalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Sirkesalo blocks it.
Sirkesalo can't break the clinch.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sirkesalo tries to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling the position.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda prevents Sirkesalo from breaking the clinch.
Sirkesalo wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Sirkesalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Sirkesalo's ribcage. Sirkesalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yasuda is working Sirkesalo over against the cage.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirkesalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirkesalo.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sirkesalo controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
Sirkesalo tries to circle away but Yasuda has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Sirkesalo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirkesalo or not.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirkesalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Sirkesalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sirkesalo's gas tank.
Yasuda is leaning against Sirkesalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aki Sirkesalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sirkesalo.
Sirkesalo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zari Yasuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yasuda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Zari Yasuda wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. Tommy The Poodle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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315 lbs
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31
272 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer throws a looping overhand right but The Poodle ducks down to avoid it.
The Poodle throws a body punch but De Troyer moves out of range.
The Poodle throws the left hand but De Troyer avoids the punch easily.
The Poodle scores with the left hand. De Troyer knows he should have avoided that one.
The Poodle lands a big head kick that sends De Troyer tumbling to the mat! The Poodle takes a step backwards and waves De Troyer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Olivier De Troyer has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Poodle thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Poodle's guard now.
De Troyer looking to pass the guard.
The Poodle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
De Troyer goes for a takedown attempt but The Poodle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Poodle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Troyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Poodle. The Poodle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Troyer moves away from the strike by The Poodle.
The Poodle slips under a jab from De Troyer.
The Poodle misses the shot to the body.
De Troyer dodges the punch combination from The Poodle.
The Poodle misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from The Poodle.
De Troyer throws a leg kick
and The Poodle counters with a three punch combo that has De Troyer backing up. De Troyer nods at The Poodle to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Poodle misses with an uppercut
and De Troyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Poodle thows a body shot but no joy.
The Poodle just misses with a punch to the body.
The Poodle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Poodle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Poodle throws an overhand right that lands on De Troyer's shoulder, as De Troyer tries to avoid the shot.
De Troyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from The Poodle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Troyer shoots in and drives through. The Poodle sprawls well.
The Poodle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tommy The Poodle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Troyer throws a jab when The Poodle was well out of range.
De Troyer misses with a looping right.
The Poodle misses with a combination
and De Troyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Poodle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Troyer feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
De Troyer throws an off balance right hand
and The Poodle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Poodle swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Poodle blocks a jab.
De Troyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Poodle manages to avoid it.
De Troyer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Troyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tommy The Poodle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Troyer.
De Troyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Poodle counters with a nice uppercut.
The Poodle throws a looping overhand right but De Troyer ducks down to avoid it.
The Poodle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Troyer moves away.
The Poodle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Troyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Poodle misses with a double jab.
De Troyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Troyer showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Poodle is trying to stand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is trying to work for a kimura but The Poodle is defending well.
De Troyer wants to take a breather but The Poodle is having none of it.
De Troyer stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Troyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Poodle is trying to stand back up but De Troyer is controlling him
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Poodle is trying to stand.
De Troyer trying to control from half guard but The Poodle is working away.
De Troyer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Poodle has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Troyer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Poodle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Troyer.
De Troyer is working for a kimura but The Poodle is defending it quite comfortably.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Poodle is trying to stand.
De Troyer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Troyer is pressing down on The Poodle's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Poodle is holding on for now.
De Troyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Troyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is trying to stand up here but De Troyer is controlling him well.
The Poodle wants to stand back up but De Troyer manages to pass into side control.
The Poodle is trying to buck De Troyer off.
De Troyer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Troyer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Troyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy The Poodle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olivier De Troyer'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.
De Troyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from The Poodle. Those never looked like landing.
Tommy The Poodle is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from De Troyer.
De Troyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Troyer throws an off balance right hand
letting The Poodle counter with a right hand.
De Troyer swings widly with a right hand
and The Poodle counters with a nice body shot.
De Troyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Poodle but The Poodle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Poodle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Troyer checks a leg kick.
The Poodle misses with a few strikes there.
Tommy The Poodle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Poodle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Troyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Troyer cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
De Troyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Poodle circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Poodle thows a leg kick but De Troyer checks it
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by The Poodle.
De Troyer throws a low kick, looking for The Poodle's leg but The Poodle calmly moves out of range.
De Troyer throws a hook but The Poodle blocks it.
The Poodle misses with an uppercut.
The Poodle falls off balance throwing a combination
so De Troyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Poodle wants to stand but De Troyer is controlling the position.
The Poodle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Poodle tries to get out of the position.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Poodle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Poodle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Poodle!
De Troyer can't do much from the bottom here.
De Troyer manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Poodle's best efforts.
De Troyer wants to control but The Poodle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Poodle wants to get back to his feet.
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.
The Poodle tries to stand and escape but De Troyer actually recovers to full guard.
De Troyer pulls The Poodle in close to his closed guard and prevents The Poodle from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Poodle preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer has The Poodle pulled in close to control his posture.
De Troyer has a closed guard, preventing The Poodle from standing up.
The Poodle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The Poodle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Poodle throws a body punch but De Troyer moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as The Poodle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Troyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tommy The Poodle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
That's six 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.
De Troyer slips under a jab.
Tommy The Poodle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Poodle just misses with a punch to the body.
The Poodle gets caught flat footed, as De Troyer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Poodle keeping moving, preventing De Troyer from controlling successfully.
De Troyer advances to half guard.
De Troyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Troyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Troyer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle tries to kick De Troyer off but De Troyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Troyer is trying to control. The Poodle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Poodle is trying to stand back up but De Troyer is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Troyer not doing much here.
De Troyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Troyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Poodle is just riding it out for now. De Troyer eventually gives up the hold.
Olivier De Troyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Troyer is looking for a kimura but The Poodle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Troyer to get the leverage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard but The Poodle defending well.
The Poodle looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Troyer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Troyer works his way into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
De Troyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Poodle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Troyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olivier De Troyer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Poodle loads up on a big right hand but De Troyer slips the punch.
The Poodle swings widly with a right hand
and De Troyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Poodle misses with a head kick.
De Troyer misses with a right hand
and The Poodle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Poodle throws a hook but De Troyer blocks it.
De Troyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Troyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Troyer looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Troyer won't allow The Poodle to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Troyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Poodle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Poodle keeping moving, preventing De Troyer from controlling successfully.
De Troyer won't allow The Poodle to get back to his feet.
De Troyer wants to control from the top but The Poodle keeps moving.
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.
Olivier De Troyer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Poodle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by The Poodle.
The Poodle throws a combination that misses
and De Troyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Poodle is trying to stand.
De Troyer wants to control but The Poodle is keeping him busy.
The Poodle tries to kick De Troyer off but De Troyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to work for an arm triangle but The Poodle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Troyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Troyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Poodle defends it well.
The Poodle pushes De Troyer off and gets back to his feet.
De Troyer slips a straight right by The Poodle.
De Troyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Poodle moves out of range as De Troyer strikes.
De Troyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Poodle swivels and escapes.
The Poodle with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Poodle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Troyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Poodle blocks a head kick by De Troyer.
The Poodle tries to move into range but De Troyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Poodle throws out the jab.
De Troyer misses with a hook
and The Poodle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Poodle.
De Troyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Poodle did well to prevent De Troyer getting side control.
De Troyer is working for a kimura but The Poodle is defending it quite comfortably.
De Troyer works his way into full mount!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to finish this one by submission but The Poodle is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Troyer.
The Poodle is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
De Troyer dominating with strikes here.
De Troyer looking to control but The Poodle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The Poodle defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from De Troyer.
De Troyer has control of The Poodle's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Poodle regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Poodle is trying to stand up.
De Troyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Troyer landing strikes from the mount and The Poodle is in trouble!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle is trying to stand up.
De Troyer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Troyer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But The Poodle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from The Poodle!
De Troyer has a closed guard, preventing The Poodle from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Troyer is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer stops The Poodle from standing up.
De Troyer slips nicely into half guard.
De Troyer is looking for a kimura but The Poodle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Troyer to get the leverage.
De Troyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Troyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Poodle sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Troyer is keen to just control but The Poodle is a slippery customer.
De Troyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier De Troyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Troyer 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 Sano scores the fight for Tommy The Poodle!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Olivier De Troyer!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tommy The Poodle!
Tommy The Poodle wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Su han comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Vasquez has chosen StrangleHold as his entrance music. Kong Su han has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Su han connects with an inside leg kick.
Su han is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vasquez.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Su han moves away.
Su han wants to clinch up but Vasquez keeps it at a distance.
Vasquez throws a hook but Su han avoids it easily.
Vasquez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Su han slips a straight right by Vasquez.
Su han misses with a body kick.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Su han was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
A head kick by Vasquez misses
and Su han counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Su han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquez works Su han's body with a nice hook.
Vasquez stuns Su han with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Su han moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Knees to the body from Su han.
Vasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Su han blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Benito Vasquez has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Su han has Vasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Vasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vasquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Vasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Su han won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Su han obliges.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Su han blocks it.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasquez's defenses.
Nice elbow from Su han.
That has opened up Benito Vasquez's cut even more.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vasquez looks gassed!
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Su han obliges.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Benito Vasquez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Su han using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Vasquez in his tracks for a moment.
Su han lands an elbow that stopped Vasquez in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Su han.
Vasquez is rocked!
Benito Vasquez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Su han finish him?
Vasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benito Vasquez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kong Su han!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athrun Zala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zala has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Athrun Zala enters the cage!
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224 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Athrun Zala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Lodin misses.
A punch lands to the side of Lodin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lodin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lodin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lodin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodin slips under a jab.
Zala thuds a left hand into Lodin's body.
Zala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lodin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zala's knee momentarily.
Zala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lodin slips a jab from Zala.
Lodin throws a sloppy body shot
and Zala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lodin tries to land a front kick but Zala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala jabs Lodin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lodin with a hook.
Lodin defending well as Zala loads up on a big left hand.
Lodin misses with a right hand
and Zala counters with a series of strikes. Lodin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lodin misses with a shot to the body
and Zala counters with a good, hard body kick but Lodin shrugs it off.
Zala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lodin manages to avoid it.
Zala moves out of range of the strikes.
Zala fails with a takedown attempt.
Lodin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zala.
Lodin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zala swings widly with a right hand
and Lodin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lodin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zala counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank Lodin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lodin misses the shot to the body.
Zala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lodin pinned against the cage. Lodin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zala scores a takedown into full mount!
Lodin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lodin is rocked!
It looks like Frank Lodin has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zala drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lodin! More shots from Zala and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athrun Zala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuuji Hanamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Van Wilder's chin.
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195 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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194 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilder wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
Wilder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto wants to clinch but Wilder slips to the side
and Wilder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanamoto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shuuji Hanamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hanamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto scoring with strikes but Wilder is staying in there.
Hanamoto with shots to the head and body - Wilder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanamoto controlling from mount.
Wilder is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hanamoto tries to control but Wilder wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanamoto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wilder is surviving well by controlling Hanamoto's body position as best he can.
Hanamoto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilder is trying to stand.
Hanamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilder hang on?
Wilder blocking the ground and pound.
Hanamoto looking to finish Wilder with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilder!
Hanamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilder tries to buck Hanamoto off but he can't manage it.
Hanamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilder taking shots to the head.
It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Hanamoto tries to control but Wilder wriggling away.
Wilder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hanamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilder is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto working Wilder over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Wilder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilder is rocked!
The cut above Van Wilder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Van Wilder's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shuuji Hanamoto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Snot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snot has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop the World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piet Snot!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snot misses with a double jab
and Ness counters with a body kick.
Snot misses with an uppercut
and Ness counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Snot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piet Snot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snot throws a lazy uppercut
and Ness counters with an inside leg kick.
Snot throws a body kick the misses
and Ness counters with a straight right hand.
Snot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Ness moves into range and clinches up with Snot.
Ness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ness uses from the top position.
Snot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ness has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ness throws and elbow that misses. Snot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ness's guard. Nice move by Snot!
Ness keeping moving, preventing Snot from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ness keeping full guard, as Snot tries to pass.
Ness trying to control the position.
Snot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ness swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ness pulls Snot in close to prevent any damage.
Snot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Elliot Ness has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Snot shoots in for a takedown but Ness shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Ness tries to score with a low kick but Snot moves his leg out of the way.
Snot misses with a left hand
and Ness counters with a nice low kick that buckles Snot's knee momentarily.
Ness misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Ness.
Snot scores with a leg kick.
Ness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snot looks gassed!
Snot lands a jab to Ness's midsection.
Snot throws a lazy uppercut
and Ness counters with a head kick. That will keep Snot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Snot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ness. That did some damage!
Ness checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness tries to clinch up but Snot circles away and keeps his distance.
Ness lands a leg kick that knocks Snot off balance momentarily.
Ness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snot on the side of the head.
Ness is looking to chop away at Snot's legs.
Snot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target.
Snot shoots and misses
and Ness counters with a nice kick to the body.
Snot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ness tries to clinch there but Snot circles away.
Ness lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ness tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snot shoots in but Ness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Elliot Ness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Snot.
Ness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snot misses with a right hand
and Ness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snot misses the body punch
and Ness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ness cracks Snot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snot tries for a takedown but Ness circles away easily
and Ness makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snot swats away the attempt to clinch by Ness.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ness - that will leave a mark!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a head kick that Snot semi-blocks.
A low kick from Snot is predictable there
and Ness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ness thuds his shin into the meat of Snot's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ness.
Ness throws a shot to the body.
Ness fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Snot to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Snot looks to clinch but Ness throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Snot taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Elliot Ness!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arashi Yamada will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Starikov connects with a body shot that sends Yamada's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starikov misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Starikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Starikov misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
Starikov with a jab.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starikov is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Starikov misses
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starikov lands a nice hook to Yamada's body. Yamada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Starikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starikov misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
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.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Starikov catches Yamada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamada's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Starikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Starikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starikov checks a leg kick.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Starikov slips the punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starikov takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Starikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Starikov misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov is looking to wear down Yamada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starikov misses with a body shot
and Starikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada swings for the body but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
Starikov tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Starikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Starikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starikov misses with an uppercut
and Yamada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Starikov really felt that one!
Yamada plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arashi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starikov misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Starikov's knee momentarily.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Starikov counters with a nice body shot.
Starikov misses the shot to the body.
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Starikov moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Starikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Yamada.
Yamada misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starikov moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Starikov dips to his left and cracks Yamada with an uppercut!
Yamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Starikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada tries to land a body kick
and Starikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada slips a straight right by Starikov.
Starikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starikov misses the body punch
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Starikov is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Starikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada misses with a hook. Starikov ducked under it nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamada tries to work over Starikov's front leg with a kick but Starikov checks it.
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Starikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamada counters with a one-two to the body.
Starikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starikov misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Starikov's knee momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Starikov.
Starikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's eight 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.
Starikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starikov misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Sergei Starikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a good low kick that Starikov was not able to check.
Yamada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starikov misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamada misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Starikov misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice body shot.
Starikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Starikov.
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
Starikov blocks the body kick.
Yamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yamada tried to score with a low kick but Starikov checks it.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Starikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Starikov really felt that one!
Starikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starikov misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Starikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Starikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Starikov misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Starikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Starikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Starikov wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Starikov - just one landing.
Starikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Starikov.
Yamada lands a head kick!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starikov is out of range and Yamada settles back down.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Starikov misses with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses the body punch
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Starikov is looking to clinch.
Starikov connects with a looping right hand.
Starikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Starikov off balance momentarily.
Sergei Starikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starikov misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamada slips a jab from Starikov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada lands a nice looking body shot.
Starikov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starikov misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Arashi Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian McPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Your Hand in Mine. Carlos Rivera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian McPherson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson moves forwards but Rivera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McPherson looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
McPherson throws out a powerful jab.
Rivera throws a body kick the misses
and McPherson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera swings widly with a right hand
and McPherson counters with a left to the body.
McPherson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
McPherson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPherson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McPherson walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson digs a good hook to Rivera's body.
McPherson thows a leg kick but Rivera checks it
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McPherson with a nice cross.
Rivera has McPherson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from McPherson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
It looks like Carlos Rivera has been cut.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McPherson is keeping busy.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath McPherson's ribcage. McPherson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
McPherson throws an elbow that misses.
McPherson looking to stall.
McPherson has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
McPherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McPherson lands a right hand.
McPherson stalling.
McPherson lands with a short shot to the head.
McPherson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McPherson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McPherson trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from McPherson, against the cage.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera avoiding damage as McPherson throws knees to the body.
Rivera pushes McPherson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McPherson lands an elbow just above Rivera 's eye.
McPherson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carlos Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera wants to land a leg kick but McPherson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McPherson has Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McPherson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McPherson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPherson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
McPherson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from McPherson.
McPherson tries to clinch up.
That's six 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPherson. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McPherson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McPherson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
McPherson throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPherson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a hook
and McPherson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McPherson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McPherson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPherson throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera counters with a good, hard body kick but McPherson shrugs it off.
Rivera moves out of range as McPherson strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivera 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.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
McPherson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but McPherson is out of range.
McPherson misses with the body kick
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and McPherson counters with a low kick, right behind Rivera 's knee.
McPherson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as McPherson blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rivera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McPherson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera jabs McPherson right on the nose. McPherson blinks but takes it well.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on McPherson's shoulder, as McPherson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from McPherson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera throws out a loose jab but McPherson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a predictable looking body shot
and McPherson counters with a good low kick that Rivera was not able to check.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Rivera blocks a jab.
McPherson clinches with his opponent.
McPherson misses with the head strike.
McPherson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
A right hand to the body from McPherson.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from McPherson.
McPherson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rivera up against the cage.
McPherson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McPherson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from McPherson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McPherson blocks an uppercut.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from McPherson.
McPherson lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from McPherson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McPherson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera tries a body shot but McPherson blocks it.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera presses McPherson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McPherson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McPherson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
McPherson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
McPherson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Carlos Rivera's cut even more.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but McPherson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McPherson throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera lands with a left to the head.
McPherson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from McPherson.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from McPherson.
Rivera taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivera.
McPherson lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera trying to stall but McPherson improves his position.
McPherson trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McPherson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McPherson's elbow.
Ian McPherson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McPherson throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
McPherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
McPherson lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as McPherson controls the action.
McPherson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McPherson throws a head kick that misses
and Rivera counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. McPherson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McPherson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McPherson with a poor takedown
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McPherson.
Rivera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McPherson defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
McPherson lands a nice looking body kick.
McPherson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McPherson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
McPherson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McPherson fails with the takedown.
Ian McPherson is winning the standup battle so far.
McPherson misses with a hook
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera wants to land a leg kick but McPherson is out of range.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Rivera throws a low kick, looking for McPherson's leg but McPherson calmly moves out of range.
McPherson 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.
A jab from Rivera misses.
That's eight 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.
Rivera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McPherson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McPherson doesn't seem bothered though.
McPherson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McPherson misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McPherson throws a good cross that connects.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
Rivera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McPherson back to the cage. Rivera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 Ian McPherson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rivera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivera misses with a hook.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McPherson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from McPherson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses the jab.
McPherson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera throws a hook to the side of McPherson's head but McPherson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera misses with a left hand
letting McPherson counter with a right hand.
McPherson throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Rivera avoids the body shot from McPherson.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McPherson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and McPherson counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera drives through and clinches with McPherson against the cage.
McPherson blocks an uppercut.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as McPherson controls his hands.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as McPherson tries to tie him up.
Rivera is looking to control McPherson's arms but McPherson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivera has his back to the cage.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike from McPherson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McPherson as Rivera tries to tie him up.
McPherson misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from McPherson as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McPherson lands a nice uppercut.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from McPherson, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McPherson.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McPherson wants a takedown but no success here.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McPherson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McPherson fails to land.
McPherson misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for McPherson.
The referee is keeping an eye on McPherson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McPherson lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from McPherson on the inside.
Rivera is trying to stall.
McPherson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McPherson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
McPherson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
McPherson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McPherson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McPherson with a poor takedown
and Rivera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPherson throws an off balance right hand
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that McPherson was not able to check.
Rivera misses with a hook
and McPherson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera lands a jab to McPherson's midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rivera thows a leg kick but McPherson checks it
and McPherson counters with a nice leg kick.
McPherson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera misses with a leg kick
and McPherson counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McPherson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. McPherson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPherson tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
McPherson walks into a left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera throws a lazy uppercut
and McPherson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McPherson looks to throw a body kick
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera throws a body punch but McPherson moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and McPherson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A cross from Rivera lands.
McPherson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rivera throws a low kick but McPherson avoids it.
A big right from Rivera misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McPherson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rivera's cut.
That's time! McPherson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses McPherson's front leg but catches the back leg as McPherson tries to avoid it.
McPherson is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson tries to clinch but Rivera moves away
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by McPherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but McPherson is out of range.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and McPherson counters with a nice body shot.
McPherson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rivera darts in and clinches McPherson up against the cage.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from McPherson.
McPherson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McPherson lands with a light punch inside.
McPherson lands an elbow inside.
McPherson lands an elbow inside.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as McPherson controls his hands.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but McPherson gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera lands a body punch.
Rivera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivera stalling in the clinch but McPherson improves position.
McPherson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as McPherson controls his hands.
McPherson has Rivera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rivera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike.
McPherson lands an elbow just above Rivera 's eye.
McPherson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
McPherson working aggressively here.
McPherson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera lands a body shot.
McPherson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
McPherson blocking some punches.
McPherson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McPherson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McPherson lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera has a couple of punches blocked by McPherson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McPherson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McPherson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera looking to stall.
McPherson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera misses with a hook from the clinch.
McPherson misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera has McPherson pressed against the cage.
McPherson wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from McPherson.
Rivera scores with a shot to the side of McPherson's head.
A head punch on the inside from McPherson fails to land.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McPherson just leaning against Rivera, taking a breather.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McPherson is struggling to control the position.
McPherson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ian McPherson.
McPherson tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McPherson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
McPherson shoots for a takedown but Rivera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McPherson throws a head kick that half lands.
McPherson throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McPherson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McPherson connects with a jab.
McPherson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McPherson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivera.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McPherson moves into the clinch.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from McPherson.
McPherson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Carlos Rivera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McPherson lands a shot to the body.
McPherson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
McPherson wants to stall.
McPherson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
McPherson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
McPherson has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McPherson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera is rocked!
McPherson blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can McPherson finish him?
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
McPherson is trying to trip Rivera. He has hold of a leg but Rivera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McPherson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rivera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McPherson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McPherson thows a big elbow that misses.
McPherson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivera is retaining full guard.
McPherson prevents Rivera from getting back to his feet.
McPherson slips nicely into half guard.
McPherson is pressing down on Rivera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rivera is holding on for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McPherson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rivera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPherson.
McPherson is pressing down on Rivera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rivera is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPherson thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
McPherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPherson 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.
McPherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivera defending well though.
McPherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPherson tries to pass to full mount but Rivera defends it.
Rivera is trying to maintain the position but McPherson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McPherson had his way with Carlos Rivera in that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rivera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McPherson works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
McPherson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
McPherson looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
McPherson slips a jab from Rivera.
McPherson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - McPherson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on McPherson's shoulder, as McPherson tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McPherson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing McPherson from controlling successfully.
McPherson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivera wants to stand but McPherson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rivera manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McPherson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivera wants to get up but he can't break McPherson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McPherson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivera has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing McPherson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rivera is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - McPherson pulls down on the head and he's put Rivera to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ian McPherson!
Ian McPherson retains his middleweight title!
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