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SMMA 41 - Nitaya v Tavarius PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goa Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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232 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goa Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep tries a head kick but it misses.
Pep throws a head kick that misses.
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice 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.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Pep shoots in.
Slice connects with a right hand. Pep shakes it off.
It looks like Goa Pep has been cut.
Slice cracks Pep with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice moves into range and clinches up with Pep.
Pep fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slice cracks Pep with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pep is rocked!
Pep tries to get into range but Slice steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pep! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Slice scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weathers comes into the arena with By The Way blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazu Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weathers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakamura trying to control but Weathers postures up.
Weathers thows a huge punch but Nakamura dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weathers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakamura wants to control but Weathers is keeping busy.
Weathers blocks the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura has hold of Weathers's hands but Weathers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura gets full guard.
Nakamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weathers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weathers trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers lands a couple of digs.
Nakamura is trying to keep Weathers in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weathers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura working a defensive guard but Weathers passes into half guard.
Weathers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakamura defending well though.
Nakamura is looking to control Weathers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakamura avoid being mounted?
Nakamura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Weathers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weathers tries to pass to full mount but Nakamura defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Weathers has control of the leg.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weathers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weathers is looking to stall here but Nakamura recovers full guard.
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weathers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weathers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weathers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura throws his legs up looking for a submission but Weathers uses it to pass to side control.
Weathers working the body and head with strikes.
Weathers lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Weathers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Weathers working some strikes from top position.
Weathers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weathers stands up over Nakamura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Weathers has picked Nakamura up and slammed him! Nakamura can't keep hold of the triangle and Weathers manages to pass to side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nakamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura being controlled for a moment.
Weathers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to buck Weathers off but Weathers is having none of it.
Weathers working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura gets back to half guard.
Nakamura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Weathers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Weathers's back!
Weathers wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura looking to hold on to the position here but Weathers rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Weathers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Weathers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Weathers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Weathers postures up in Nakamura's guard and throws a big left but Nakamura blocks it.
Weathers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weathers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weathers works over Nakamura with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura has Weathers pulled in close to control his posture.
Weathers works over Nakamura with some ground and pound from guard.
Nakamura controls Weathers momentarily but Weathers frees himself.
Weathers works over Nakamura with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet but Weathers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Weathers is working Nakamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Weathers lands a couple of elbows.
Nakamura doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nakamura looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Weathers passes into half guard.
Weathers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Weathers 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.
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!
Weathers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Weathers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamura moves into full guard.
Josh Weathers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pushes Weathers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Weathers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weathers gets caught napping as Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown. Weathers manages to retain guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Weathers keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazu Nakamura was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Weathers counters with a single leg into guard. Nakamura didn't expect that.
Weathers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Weathers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weathers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weathers stands up over Nakamura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Weathers is in close to Nakamura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Nakamura tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Weathers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamura can do to turn this around?
Nakamura wants to hit a switch here but Weathers passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nakamura there!
Weathers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Weathers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Weathers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakamura is working to get back to half guard.
Weathers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weathers is really struggling to control Nakamura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Weathers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Weathers fails with the takedown.
Weathers shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown. Weathers fights it but they end up in guard.
Weathers is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nakamura stays in close to Weathers's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Josh Weathers.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
and Weathers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers slows the pace down in half guard.
Weathers slips a nice elbow through Nakamura's hands, connecting with Nakamura's forehead.
Weathers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakamura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakamura.
Nakamura thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nakamura is trying to keep Weathers in close.
Weathers wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weathers defends it easily.
Nakamura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
Weathers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nakamura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Weathers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Weathers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Josh Weathers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weathers lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weathers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weathers looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakamura pushes down on Weathers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is trying to control. Weathers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weathers wants to get back to full guard.
Weathers is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nakamura is looking to stall here but Weathers recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Weathers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weathers 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Weathers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oj Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oj Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayo trying to pass the guard but Panzanaro defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panzanaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayo trying to control from half guard but Panzanaro is working away.
Mayo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panzanaro defending well though.
Panzanaro is trying to stand.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Panzanaro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mayo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mayo 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.
Mayo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mayo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayo.
Panzanaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Mayo with a series of wild strikes but Mayo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayo slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayo tries to move into range but Panzanaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Panzanaro.
Mayo dodges the punch combination from Panzanaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panzanaro's half guard.
Mayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panzanaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayo throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Mayo throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Mayo wants to control but Panzanaro is keeping him busy.
Panzanaro is trying to stand back up but Mayo is controlling him
Mayo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panzanaro wants to get back to his feet.
Panzanaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
Mayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mayo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayo with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo throwing strikes here but Panzanaro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Panzanaro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayo working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oj Mayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Panzanaro lands the left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayo.
Panzanaro scores with a hook.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panzanaro but Panzanaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayo wants to slow Panzanaro down by chopping away at his legs.
Panzanaro misses with a few strikes there.
Panzanaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panzanaro swinging wildly here.
Panzanaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzanaro looks to land a right hand but Mayo moved out of range.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayo takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro throws a hook but Mayo blocks it.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
Mayo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panzanaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Panzanaro throws a one two combo.
Mayo is rocked!
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Panzanaro tries to avoid it but Mayo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Panzanaro to the ground. Panzanaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oj Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mayo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panzanaro is breathing heavily.
Panzanaro is stalking Mayo. Mayo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Panzanaro, and it's lights out! Mayo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piero Panzanaro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongo Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Malkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkowski has chosen BOOM as his entrance music. Kongo Bongo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Janek Malkowski's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kongo Bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janek Malkowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkowski looking to score a takedown here. Bongo is defending well but Malkowski drives through and ends up in Bongo's guard.
Bongo wants to sweep but no luck.
Malkowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Bongo has wrist control.
Malkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Malkowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Malkowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bongo shoots for a double leg takedown but Malkowski sprawls well. He's pushed Bongo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Bongo. No joy for Malkowski on that attempt.
Bongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malkowski pinned against the cage. Malkowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bongo throws a body kick that misses.
Malkowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Bongo tries to break the clinch but Malkowski is controlling the position.
Bongo wants to break free but Malkowski has control.
Malkowski drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malkowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Malkowski keeping moving, preventing Bongo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkowski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bongo has his hands clasped together but Malkowski extends an breaks Bongo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Malkowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Janek Malkowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuririn Kame has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jin Kazama's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama closes the distance but Kame moves to the side
and Kame counters with a single leg into guard. Kazama didn't expect that.
Kame stands and steps away. Kazama gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kazama is looking to clinch.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and Kame counters with a shoot takedown. Kazama fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kame stands up and waves to Kazama to follow him.
Kame tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kazama swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and Kame counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kame stands up from Kazama's guard - Kame perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kazama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kame avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame gets a takedown into half guard.
Kame stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is looking to clinch but Kame is avoiding it.
Kazama throws a nice head kick!
Kazama is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Kazama. No joy for Kame on that attempt.
Kazama tries to clinch but Kame moves away
and Kame counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kame stands and steps away. Kazama gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kame tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kazama swivels and escapes.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuririn Kame.
Kazama throws a head kick but Kame moves out of range.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and Kame counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kame gets to his feet - Kazama follows without any prompting.
Kame closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kazama to the mat! Kazama manages to get full guard.
Kame decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kame tries for a takedown but Kazama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuririn Kame dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kazama leaves Kame with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kame keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kame changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kazama tries to avoid it but Kame manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kazama to the ground. Kazama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuririn Kame.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kame defending well as Kazama loads up on a big left hand.
Kame gets the takedown into side control.
Kame decides to stand back up.
Jin Kazama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kame fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame shoots in but Kazama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kazama is looking to clinch but Kame is avoiding it.
Kame looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kame stands up from Kazama's guard - Kame perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kame is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kame shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kazama's guard.
Kame gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kame scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuririn Kame has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kame is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kame closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kazama to the mat! Kazama manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kame decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kazama, up you get!
Kame shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kazama defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kame shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kazama napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuririn Kame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Kazama slaps away a takedown attempt from Kame, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazama tries for a takedown but Kame circles away easily
and Kame counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kame gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kame shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kazama pinned against the cage. Kazama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kame blocks a head kick by Kazama.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame avoids the head kick by Kazama.
Kame shoots in for a takedown but Kazama shows good takedown defense.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuririn Kame.
Kame shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kazama pinned against the cage. Kazama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kame dives in and grabs Kazama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazama pushes down on Kame's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kame was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kame is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kame is defended easily by Kazama.
Nice sprawl there from Kame as Kazama shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kazama throws a lazy right hand but Kame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazama gets caught napping as Kame dives in and scores a takedown. Kazama manages to retain guard.
Kame gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jin Kazama is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kame misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kame closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kame lands in his opponent's guard.
Kame gets to his feet - Kazama follows without any prompting.
Jin Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kame is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kazama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kame throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kazama's waist but Kazama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kame off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuririn Kame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kame winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuririn Kame!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam takes one to the chin there.
Yvel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Alistair Yvel has been cut.
Yvel misses with a few strikes there.
Yvel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beam circles away quickly and effectively.
Beam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yvel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yvel connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Yvel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beam scores with a body shot.
Yvel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yvel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yvel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yvel's back!
Beam controlling well, preventing Yvel from escaping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yvel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beam has got one arm under Yvel's chin. This could be trouble... Yvel trying to control the other hand but Beam gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Yvel has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Beam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rigan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathias Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a double jab
and Machado counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Machado lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
Machado trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
Machado landing some decent shots from guard.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to stand but Machado is controlling the position.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Machado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Machado.
Torres wants to stand but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado throwing strikes but missing.
Machado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machado throwing strikes but missing.
Machado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Machado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machado trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Machado slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Machado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machado throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machado throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machado is controlling him.
Machado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Machado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Machado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Machado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Machado advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres is in trouble now - Machado has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Torres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rigan Machado dominated that round.
That's time! Machado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machado. That's going to slow Torres down.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Machado throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Machado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Torres wants to stand and escape but Machado is having none of it.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Machado lands a couple of digs.
Machado slips nicely into half guard.
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado lands strikes from half guard.
Torres has hold of Machado's hands but Machado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machado working the head and body with strikes.
Machado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Machado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Torres has hold of Machado's hands but Machado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Machado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machado throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Machado working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machado.
Machado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Machado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Machado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to take a breather but Torres is having none of it.
Machado is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torres!
Machado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Machado raining down shots from the mount!
Machado with shots to the head and body - Torres looks very uncomfortable down there.
Torres is rocked!
Machado is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Torres is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Torres flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Machado anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Torres and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Machado slips an arm under Torres chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Machado has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Machado is squeezing on Torres like an anaconda would it's prey. Torres fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rigan Machado!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Foreman's choice of entrance music: Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Foreman as he connects with a hook.
Foreman scores with a shot to the body.
Foreman cracks Pirzmak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pirzmak tries to clinch up.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown but Pirzmak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foreman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Foreman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Pirzmak circles away.
Pirzmak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foreman shoots in but no luck this time.
Foreman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pirzmak.
Pirzmak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirzmak shoots in but Foreman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pirzmak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Pirzmak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirzmak was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a series of wild punches.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Pirzmak misses with a body shot.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Pirzmak circles away.
Pirzmak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foreman lands with an overhand left.
Pirzmak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foreman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pirzmak has control of Foreman's left arm, preventing Foreman from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirzmak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirzmak looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirzmak, not yet.
Foreman wants to control from the top but Pirzmak keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Pirzmak keeps it at a distance.
Pirzmak walks into a left hand.
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Foreman moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Foreman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foreman.
Pirzmak closes the distance and clinches.
Pirzmak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pirzmak can't break the clinch.
Pirzmak avoids a wild elbow strike from Foreman.
Pirzmak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pirzmak wants a takedown but no success here.
Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pirzmak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foreman, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Foreman.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pirzmak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pirzmak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foreman has a takedown stuffed.
Pirzmak misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirzmak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foreman to the ground. Pirzmak is now in Foreman's guard.
Pirzmak throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
Pirzmak throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman is looking to stand up but Pirzmak isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pirzmak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as Pirzmak shoots in.
A cross from Foreman lands.
Foreman lands with a nice body punch.
Pirzmak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Foreman pinned against the cage. Foreman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Pirzmak. No joy for Foreman on that attempt.
Foreman drops Pirzmak with a nice combination! Foreman dives into Pirzmak's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman tries to stand but Pirzmak is controlling from the bottom.
Foreman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak 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.
Foreman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pirzmak is trying to control the position but Foreman postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foreman scores with a shot to the body.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foreman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foreman moves out of range of the strikes.
Foreman lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak checks a low kick from Foreman.
A shot to the body from Pirzmak misses
and Foreman counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman throws a leg kick but Pirzmak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pirzmak thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman with a poor takedown
letting Pirzmak counter with a right hand.
Pirzmak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foreman is fending him off so far but Pirzmak persists. Nope, Foreman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pirzmak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirzmak slaps away a takedown attempt from Foreman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirzmak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pirzmak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Pirzmak avoids it well.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirzmak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pirzmak lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pirzmak. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirzmak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pirzmak showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirzmak trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Pirzmak wants to advance to full mount but Foreman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak is looking to work some ground and pound but Foreman has wrist control.
Foreman pushes Pirzmak off and scrambles back to his feet.
Foreman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirzmak keeping moving, preventing Foreman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pirzmak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pirzmak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foreman defends it nicely.
Foreman cracks Pirzmak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Foreman scores with a four punch combination!
Foreman throws a sloppy head kick and Pirzmak moves out of range easily.
George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirzmak keeps the fight on the outside.
Pirzmak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pirzmak is looking to wear down Foreman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pirzmak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Pirzmak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foreman as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pirzmak doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Pirzmak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pirzmak sprawls well. Pirzmak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman shoots in and drives through. Pirzmak sprawls well.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body. Pirzmak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pirzmak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak looking to sit in guard and control but Foreman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirzmak has control of Foreman's left arm, preventing Foreman from doing any damage.
Foreman stays in close to Pirzmak's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman trying to control but Pirzmak is working from the bottom.
Foreman stands and steps away. Pirzmak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pirzmak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pirzmak scores a takedown into full mount!
Foreman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pirzmak.
Pirzmak trying to control but Foreman is having none of it.
Foreman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak 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.
Pirzmak is landing with some decent strikes but Foreman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pirzmak dominating with strikes here.
Mariusz Pirzmak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Foreman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pirzmak thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirzmak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pirzmak controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman tries to buck Pirzmak off but he can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mariusz Pirzmak.
I think Foreman 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foreman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem Ft. Royce Da 5'9 - Living Proof. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavarius is just out of range.
Nitaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tavarius takes a step back to recover.
Nitaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Nitaya tenderised Tavarius's leg. Tavarius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tavarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nitaya moves away.
Tavarius rushes Nitaya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavarius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitaya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tavarius's face.
Tavarius misses with some punches.
Tavarius is looking to control Nitaya's arms but Nitaya gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tavarius has his back to the cage.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Nitaya throws an elbow but misses.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavarius misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya stops a takedown attempt from Tavarius.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Nitaya.
Tavarius looks gassed!
Nitaya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavarius avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nitaya.
Tavarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nitaya's elbow.
Tavarius tries to work over Nitaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nitaya looking to throw knees to the head but Tavarius is blocking nicely.
Tavarius tries to work over Nitaya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nitaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tavarius is defending well for now.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavarius.
Tavarius has Nitaya pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tavarius pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nitaya tumbling to the mat - Tavarius dives into Nitaya's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tavarius wants to pass the guard but Nitaya is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarius makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tavarius swings for the body but Nitaya moves out of range.
Tavarius looks to land a left hand but Nitaya moved out of range nicely.
Tavarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
Tavarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya keeps Tavarius at a distance using the push kick.
Kob Nitaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nitaya lands a high kick!
Nitaya lands a nice looking body shot.
Nitaya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya feints and then cracks Tavarius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavarius down.
Nitaya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nitaya scores with a kick to the body.
Nitaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Tavarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nitaya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nitaya works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya lands with a nice body kick.
Kob Nitaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavarius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitaya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nitaya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nitaya with a hook.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nitaya thows a body kick. Tavarius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tavarius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavarius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nitaya.
Nitaya cracks the inside of Tavarius's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Nitaya.
Nitaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavarius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nitaya connects with an inside leg kick.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nitaya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Nitaya.
Nitaya lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tavarius takes a swing at Nitaya's ribcage but misses.
Nitaya scores with a nice body kick.
Tavarius tries to move into range but Nitaya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tavarius is breathing heavily.
That kick from Nitaya tenderised Tavarius's leg. Tavarius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tavarius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya scores with the left hand. Tavarius knows he should have avoided that one.
Nitaya connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nitaya. That's going to slow Tavarius down.
Nitaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tavarius takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nitaya scores with a head kick. Tavarius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Nitaya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tavarius can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Nitaya. That's going to slow Tavarius down.
Nitaya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tavarius's hands.
Nitaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tavarius's sensitive parts.
Tavarius takes a swing at Nitaya's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nitaya scores with a nice body kick.
Nitaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nitaya lands a leg kick that knocks Tavarius off balance momentarily.
Tavarius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nitaya. That's going to slow Tavarius down.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nitaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nitaya thumps Tavarius with a low kick.
Nitaya punishes Tavarius's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavarius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tavarius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tavarius 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.
Tavarius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavarius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Nitaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Nitaya.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tavarius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nitaya rather than just go for the knockout.
Tavarius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nitaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a head kick that Tavarius semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitaya connects with a single shot there.
Tavarius avoids the body shot from Nitaya.
Tavarius walks into a stiff left hand from Nitaya.
Nice body kick from Nitaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tavarius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nitaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a front kick that sends Tavarius stumbling back into the cage.
Nitaya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavarius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tavarius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nitaya.
Nitaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nitaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. Tavarius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nitaya lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya with a nice cross.
Tavarius tries to move into range but Nitaya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kob Nitaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Nitaya lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tavarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitaya manages to avoid it.
Nitaya throws a leg kick which misses Tavarius's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavarius tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Nitaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nitaya works over Tavarius's head and body with a nice combination.
Nitaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavarius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nitaya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Nitaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nitaya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nitaya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nitaya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tavarius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nitaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Tavarius's head.
Nitaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tavarius's calf.
Nitaya throws a nice head kick!
Tavarius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tavarius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nitaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nitaya. That's going to slow Tavarius down.
Tavarius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nitaya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Nitaya tenderised Tavarius's leg. Tavarius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nitaya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitaya lands a head shot.
Nitaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavarius. Tavarius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nitaya lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius 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.
Nitaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Nitaya.
Nitaya scores with a push kick.
Nitaya throws a hook but Tavarius avoids it easily.
Nitaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nitaya lands a leg kick that knocks Tavarius off balance momentarily.
Nitaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tavarius's calf.
Tavarius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nitaya ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
Nitaya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavarius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nitaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nitaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tavarius throws a jab but it's blocked by Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a head kick that half lands.
Nitaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavarius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nitaya.
Tavarius throws a lazy right hand but Nitaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tavarius works Nitaya's body with a nice hook.
Tavarius with a jab.
Nitaya throws a solid leg kick but Tavarius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nitaya.
Nitaya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius blocks a head kick by Nitaya.
Tavarius misses with an uppercut. Nitaya saw that one coming.
Tavarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nitaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nitaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nitaya pushes Tavarius away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitaya scores with a spinning back kick!
Nitaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nitaya misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nitaya.
The fighters circling - Tavarius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nitaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tavarius's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nitaya misses with a hook
and Nitaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nitaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Tavarius misses its intended target.
Nitaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarius.
A jab from Nitaya misses.
Nitaya misses with an uppercut.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown but Nitaya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tavarius works Nitaya's body with a nice hook.
Tavarius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nitaya cracks Tavarius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Nitaya tenderised Tavarius's leg. Tavarius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nitaya throws a leg kick which misses Tavarius's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavarius tries to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nitaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitaya.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nitaya.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nitaya.
Nitaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a sloppy head kick and Tavarius moves out of range easily.
Nitaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tavarius misses with a body punch
and Nitaya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tavarius's knee momentarily.
Nitaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nitaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nitaya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavarius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitaya lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tavarius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nitaya scores with a head kick.
Tavarius moves to clinch but Nitaya breaks away
and Nitaya counters with a good low kick that Tavarius was not able to check.
Tavarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nitaya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tavarius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nitayas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tavarius staying out of range there.
Nitaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tavarius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya moves away from the strike by Tavarius.
Tavarius 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.
Nitaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tavarius takes a swing at Nitaya's ribcage but misses.
Tavarius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nitaya throws a leg kick which misses Tavarius's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavarius tries to avoid it.
Nitaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarius moves away.
Tavarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Tavarius or perhaps it was just good defense by Nitaya which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitaya.
Nitaya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tavarius's head.
Nitaya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius thows a body shot but no joy.
Tavarius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavarius. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitaya throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nitaya scores with a head kick. Tavarius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nitaya lands a leg kick that knocks Tavarius off balance momentarily.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitaya scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya lands a head kick. Tavarius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nitaya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tavarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitaya manages to avoid it.
Nitaya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tavarius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya had his way with Richard Tavarius in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nitaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavarius takes the fight into the clinch.
Tavarius is trying to stall.
Tavarius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Tavarius stalling in the clinch but Nitaya improves position.
Nitaya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Tavarius throws a head punch that misses.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tavarius is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Nitaya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitaya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Nitaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Nitaya.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nitaya.
Nitaya tries to work over Tavarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya blocking some punches.
Kob Nitaya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavarius takes an elbow to the temple.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tavarius's defenses.
Tavarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Nitaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
Tavarius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tavarius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya tries to stall but Tavarius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tavarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Nitaya controls his hands.
Tavarius gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitaya tries to get to full guard but Tavarius has control of the leg.
Nitaya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nitaya tries to get out of the position.
Tavarius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tavarius wants to control but Nitaya is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tavarius is controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Richard Tavarius hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tavarius throws a jab but it's blocked by Nitaya.
Nitaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nitaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nitaya thuds his shin into the meat of Tavarius's side.
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavarius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nitaya thumps Tavarius with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Nitaya.
Crunch! Nitaya slams his shin into Tavarius's torso.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. Tavarius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitaya lands a head kick!
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Nitaya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nitaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richard Tavarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavarius 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kob Nitaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nitaya, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:44
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kob Nitaya!
Kob Nitaya retains his light heavyweight title!
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