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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordy The Lordy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minami has chosen I'm Turning Japanese by The Vapors as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordy The Lordy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minami swinging wildly here.
Minami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lordy.
Minami with a hook.
Lordy misses with a kick to the body.
Minami misses with a wild combination.
Minami blocks the body kick.
Minami lands a left and a right that send Lordy crashing to the mat, dazed. Minami thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lordy is rocked!
It looks like Gordy The Lordy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lordy tries to work over Minami's front leg with a kick but Minami checks it.
Oh Lordy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lordy blocks a head kick by Minami.
Lordy seems to have got his legs back now.
Minami misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Minami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami takes the fight into the clinch.
Minami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Minami. Those never looked like landing.
Minami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lordy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minami lands a jab to the head.
Lordy misses with a body kick.
Lordy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Minami misses with a wild combination.
Minami misses with a straight left.
Ikki Minami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minami finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Minami misses with a few strikes there.
Lordy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Minami rushes Lordy and presses him up against the ropes.
Minami breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Minami.
Lordy throws a body kick that misses.
Lordy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lordy looks for the body kick but Minami saw that one coming.
Minami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lordy slips a jab and a cross from Minami.
Lordy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Minami fails to land with a series of punches.
Lordy slips a jab and a cross from Minami.
Minami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minami throws a body punch but Lordy moves out of range.
Minami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lordy looks to land a body kick but Minami moved away.
Minami throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lordy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Minami misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Minami.
Minami misses with a two punch combination.
Minami throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lordy.
Lordy tries a head kick but it misses.
Lordy is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lordy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minami.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Minami lands a big head kick that sends Lordy tumbling to the mat! Minami takes a step backwards and waves Lordy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Minami misses with a head kick.
Lordy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Minami blocks the body kick.
Minami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minami is looking to score with low kicks.
Lordy throws a sloppy head kick and Minami moves out of range easily.
Minami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minami thows a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lordy throws a head kick but Minami moves out of range.
Minami finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Minami throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lordy stumbling backwards into the ropes! Lordy bounces back off the ropes towards Minami, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Minami lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Minami celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ikki Minami!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Versmellon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batraz Osetin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbie Versmellon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Batraz Osetin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versmellon connects with a leg kick. Osetin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Osetin misses with a head kick.
Osetin throws a right and a left that Versmellon avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Osetin.
Versmellon clinches up against the ropes.
Versmellon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Versmellon prevents a body shot from Osetin.
Versmellon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Batraz Osetin has been cut.
Nice elbow from Versmellon.
Versmellon keeps control of Osetin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Versmellon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Osetin's efforts to push away.
Versmellon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osetin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Versmellon obliges.
Osetin looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Versmellon lands an elbow inside that Osetin shrugs off.
Versmellon lands an elbow that stopped Osetin in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osetin tries to work over Versmellon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Versmellon.
Osetin is rocked!
Versmellon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osetin's defenses.
Osetin is still on wobbly legs! Can Versmellon finish him?
That has opened up Batraz Osetin's cut even more.
Versmellon dips a shoulder and cracks Osetin with a mighty uppercut! Osetin falls back against the ropes and Versmellon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Osetin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Versmellon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbie Versmellon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso comes to the ring accompanied by Joe Eposito - You're the best. Tiyapairat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ram Muay. Daniel LaRusso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
LaRusso tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaRusso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiyapairat.
LaRusso takes a swing at Tiyapairat's ribcage but misses.
Tiyapairat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LaRusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LaRusso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Tiyapairat. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by LaRusso. That's going to slow Tiyapairat down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat tries to score with a low kick but LaRusso moves his leg out of the way.
Tiyapairat clinches up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
LaRusso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaRusso tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiyapairat throws an elbow but misses.
LaRusso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
LaRusso lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
It looks like Daniel LaRusso has been cut.
Tiyapairat working LaRusso over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat presses LaRusso against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
LaRusso scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
Tiyapairat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiyapairat clinches up with LaRusso and pushes him back against the ropes.
LaRusso wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaRusso's efforts to push away.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but LaRusso blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat works on LaRusso's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiyapairat prevents LaRusso from breaking the clinch.
LaRusso takes a knee right on the jaw!
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through LaRusso's defenses.
Tiyapairat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
LaRusso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiyapairat lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
LaRusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaRusso tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but LaRusso keeps it at a distance.
A lazy body kick from LaRusso
and Tiyapairat counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that LaRusso shrugs off.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
Still in the clinch, Tiyapairat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiyapairat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
LaRusso is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRusso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LaRusso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat lands with a short shot to the head.
LaRusso wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud.
Tiyapairat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaRusso breaks the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiyapairat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiyapairat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tiyapairat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaRusso misses the shot to the body.
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!
LaRusso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiyapairat is looking to chop away at LaRusso's legs.
LaRusso misses with a leg kick.
LaRusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiyapairat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LaRusso.
LaRusso checks a leg kick.
LaRusso wants to land a leg kick but Tiyapairat is out of range.
Tiyapairat scoring well with a low kick there.
LaRusso throws a series of strikes that have Tiyapairat backpedaling.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws out a leg kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range and LaRusso only half commits.
LaRusso moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
LaRusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiyapairat throws a body punch but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiyapairat was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with LaRusso.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaRusso's face.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
LaRusso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lets loose with a powerful body kick. LaRusso will feel that in the morning.
LaRusso is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with LaRusso.
LaRusso takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but LaRusso blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat cracks LaRusso with a nice body shot.
LaRusso is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Tiyapairat working LaRusso over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped LaRusso in his tracks for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat working LaRusso over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat scores with a leg kick.
Tiyapairat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiyapairat rushes LaRusso and presses him up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat leaning his opponent against the ropes.
LaRusso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick from Tiyapairat.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat rushes LaRusso and presses him up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on LaRusso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Daniel LaRusso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a jab.
LaRusso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
LaRusso misses with a body punch.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but LaRusso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LaRusso throws a right and a left that Tiyapairat avoids nicely.
LaRusso misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaRusso throws a series of punches but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso scores with a leg kick.
Tiyapairat tried to score with a low kick but LaRusso checks it.
A jab from LaRusso misses.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiyapairat slips a straight right by LaRusso.
Tiyapairat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before LaRusso has time to react.
LaRusso walks into a left hand.
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick which misses LaRusso's front leg but catches the back leg as LaRusso tries to avoid it.
LaRusso avoids a kick to the body.
Tiyapairat rushes LaRusso and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiyapairat.
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!
Tiyapairat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
LaRusso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that LaRusso shrugs off.
LaRusso avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
LaRusso scores with a nice body kick.
LaRusso tries a head kick but it misses.
LaRusso throws a series of punches but Tiyapairat avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from LaRusso misses its intended target.
LaRusso blocks a leg kick.
Tiyapairat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook to the body. LaRusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. LaRusso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiyapairat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaRusso.
Daniel LaRusso is winning the standup battle so far.
LaRusso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiyapairat's hands.
A slow jab from LaRusso misses its intended target.
Tiyapairat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LaRusso is able to avoid easily.
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat swinging wildly here.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
LaRusso tries to work over Tiyapairat's front leg with a kick but Tiyapairat checks it.
LaRusso tries a low kick but Tiyapairat avoids it.
Tiyapairat throws a low kick, looking for LaRusso's leg but LaRusso calmly moves out of range.
Tiyapairat moves in looking to clinch but LaRusso pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso misses with a hook. Tiyapairat ducked under it nicely.
Tiyapairat throws a sloppy head kick and LaRusso moves out of range easily.
Tiyapairat takes a swing at LaRusso's ribcage but misses.
LaRusso throws a lazy right hand but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiyapairat throws a push kick but LaRusso slaps the foot to one side.
LaRusso misses with a low kick.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LaRusso. That did some damage!
LaRusso throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Tiyapairat slips a straight right by LaRusso.
Tiyapairat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LaRusso rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiyapairat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tiyapairat dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
LaRusso swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to land a body kick
and LaRusso counters with a three punch combo that has Tiyapairat backing up. Tiyapairat nods at LaRusso to acknowledge the strikes.
LaRusso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from LaRusso misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a head kick. That will keep LaRusso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiyapairat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiyapairat throws a quick inside leg kick.
LaRusso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaRusso walks into a jab.
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with LaRusso against the ropes.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a low kick.
Tiyapairat clinches up with LaRusso and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Tiyapairat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat clinches.
Tiyapairat is leaning against LaRusso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRusso avoids the damage to the body.
LaRusso is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning LaRusso up against the ropes.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped LaRusso in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat stalls.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiyapairat.
LaRusso tried to score with a low kick but Tiyapairat checks it.
LaRusso misses with a kick to the body.
LaRusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyapairat checks a low kick from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat fakes the leg kick and cracks LaRusso in the body.
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!
Tiyapairat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LaRusso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiyapairat's hands.
Tiyapairat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiyapairat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiyapairat forces LaRusso back against the ropes and clinches.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
LaRusso is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but LaRusso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaRusso's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiyapairat manages to avoid it.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaRusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaRusso.
Tiyapairat misses with a few strikes there.
LaRusso throws a one two combo.
Tiyapairat moves into range and connects with a jab.
LaRusso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiyapairat blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
Tiyapairat slips a straight right by LaRusso.
LaRusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to work over LaRusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
LaRusso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRusso avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
LaRusso takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat prevents LaRusso from breaking the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick that knocks LaRusso off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaRusso tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat is working LaRusso over against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped LaRusso in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat is working LaRusso over against the ropes.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
LaRusso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above LaRusso 's eye.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaRusso's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat leaning his opponent against the ropes.
LaRusso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from LaRusso misses.
Tiyapairat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LaRusso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
LaRusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick which misses LaRusso's front leg but catches the back leg as LaRusso tries to avoid it.
LaRusso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiyapairat's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoids a punch combination nicely.
LaRusso throws the left hand but Tiyapairat avoids the punch easily.
Tiyapairat clinches up with LaRusso and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat lands a right hand that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
A hook to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tiyapairat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat rushes LaRusso and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above LaRusso 's eye.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaRusso wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.
LaRusso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes.
Tiyapairat keeps control of LaRusso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat works on LaRusso's body with a couple of short punches.
LaRusso is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
LaRusso takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a body punch.
Tiyapairat lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but LaRusso blocks it.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. LaRusso won't want to take too many of those.
LaRusso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat prevents LaRusso from breaking the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into LaRusso's ribcage.
Tiyapairat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LaRusso throws a shot from downtown. Tiyapairat moves away and avoids it.
Tiyapairat checks a low kick from LaRusso.
A head kick by LaRusso misses
and Tiyapairat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiyapairat misses the shot to the body.
LaRusso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat connects with a crisp jab.
Tiyapairat checks a leg kick.
Tiyapairat lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaRusso's sensitive parts.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiyapairat circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiyapairat pushes LaRusso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat has LaRusso pressed against the ropes, preventing LaRusso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has LaRusso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that LaRusso shrugs off.
LaRusso working hard to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to LaRusso's face.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
LaRusso is trying to break free.
LaRusso is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
LaRusso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Tiyapairat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaRusso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
LaRusso needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LaRusso's calf.
LaRusso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but LaRusso is avoiding it.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LaRusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a right and a left that LaRusso avoids nicely.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaRusso swings for the body but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiyapairat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaRusso manages to avoid it.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Tiyapairat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tiyapairat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiyapairat instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRusso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LaRusso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LaRusso tries to stall but Tiyapairat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
LaRusso tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
LaRusso working hard to break the clinch.
LaRusso is trying to stall.
LaRusso misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRusso avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat keeps control of LaRusso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has LaRusso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
LaRusso is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
LaRusso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiyapairat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaRusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick that knocks LaRusso off balance momentarily.
LaRusso throws a low kick but Tiyapairat avoids it.
LaRusso throws a jab when Tiyapairat was well out of range.
LaRusso scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiyapairat should have avoided that one.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiyapairat was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
LaRusso is looking to chop away at Tiyapairat's legs.
LaRusso misses with the combination.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiyapairat. That's going to slow LaRusso down.
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
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!
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. LaRusso won't want to take too many of those.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. LaRusso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but LaRusso is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
LaRusso misses with a body punch.
LaRusso misses with the head strike.
LaRusso avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. LaRusso won't want to take too many of those.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LaRusso at a distance.
LaRusso throws a hook but Tiyapairat avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat looks to land a combination but LaRusso avoids it well.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that half lands.
LaRusso 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiyapairat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiyapairat was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
LaRusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiyapairat.
A punch combination from LaRusso misses.
A left lands for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat throws a series of punches but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaRusso misses with a double jab.
Tiyapairat lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat moves out of range of the leg kick from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiyapairat pushes LaRusso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through LaRusso's defenses.
Tiyapairat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiyapairat lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat can't find room to land a body shot as LaRusso controls the action.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat keeps control of LaRusso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
LaRusso is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LaRusso blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
LaRusso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaRusso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from LaRusso misses.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso scores with a hook to the body. Tiyapairat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
LaRusso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
LaRusso tests Tiyapairat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LaRusso throws the kick towards the body but Tiyapairat avoids it.
Tiyapairat thuds a left hand into LaRusso's body.
LaRusso throws the kick towards the body but Tiyapairat avoids it.
LaRusso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tiyapairat misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Tiyapairat both land. Nice combination.
LaRusso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.
Tiyapairat takes a swing at LaRusso's ribcage but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
LaRusso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a body punch but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
LaRusso avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with LaRusso against the ropes.
LaRusso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat pushes LaRusso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaRusso's efforts to push away.
LaRusso is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
LaRusso has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaRusso scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaRusso blocks an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but LaRusso blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaRusso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
LaRusso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. LaRusso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
LaRusso blocks an elbow strike.
LaRusso tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but LaRusso blocks it.
Tiyapairat keeps control of LaRusso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LaRusso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat is working LaRusso over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses Tiyapairat's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiyapairat tries to avoid it.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
LaRusso thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRusso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by LaRusso. That's going to slow Tiyapairat down.
Tiyapairat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiyapairat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
LaRusso avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat has LaRusso pressed against the ropes, preventing LaRusso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat is working LaRusso over against the ropes.
Tiyapairat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
LaRusso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat pushes LaRusso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but LaRusso avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LaRusso blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiyapairat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tiyapairat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. LaRusso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
Tiyapairat tries a body shot but LaRusso blocks it.
LaRusso is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Tiyapairat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through LaRusso's defenses.
LaRusso avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from LaRusso fails to land.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has LaRusso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
LaRusso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaRusso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Tiyapairat as the two fighters clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
LaRusso working hard to break the clinch.
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
LaRusso missing with a left hand there. Tiyapairat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaRusso tries to bum rush Tiyapairat with a series of wild strikes but Tiyapairat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaRusso misses with a few strikes there.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Tiyapairat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiyapairat lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaRusso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat clinches.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaRusso.
LaRusso manages to break the clinch.
Daniel LaRusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaRusso loads up on a big right hand but Tiyapairat slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiyapairat 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Samak Tiyapairat!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Samak Tiyapairat!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mad Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Legend of the Dragon. On his way into the ring it seems that Bruce Leeroy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruce Leeroy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light 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, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Mad Mike!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy tries to keep at a distance but Mad Mike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Leeroy slows down the pace here.
Mad Mike throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Leeroy tries a body shot but Mad Mike blocks it.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Mad Mike avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
Mad Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Mike looking to stall.
Mad Mike has Leeroy pushed against the ropes.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leeroy is keeping busy.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Leeroy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mad Mike.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mad Mike tries to stall but Leeroy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mad Mike pushes off an throws an elbow but Leeroy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Leeroy tries a body shot but Mad Mike blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mad Mike.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Mad Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Mad Mike dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leeroy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leeroy.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mad Mike is rocked!
It looks like Big Mad Mike has been cut.
Mad Mike throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mad Mike is still on wobbly legs! Can Leeroy finish him?
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Mad Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mad Mike seems to have recovered his senses.
Mad Mike missing with knees to the body.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Leeroy to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
Leeroy stalling the fight.
Mad Mike taking a breather.
Mad Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leeroy tries to work over Mad Mike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leeroy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leeroy is pushing Mad Mike up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Mad Mike throws knees to the body.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad Mike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Mad Mike will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leeroy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mad Mike working hard to break the clinch.
Mad Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leeroy's elbow.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Mad Mike missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Bruce Leeroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leeroy stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Mad Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mad Mike looking to stall.
Mad Mike is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad Mike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mad Mike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mad Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Leeroy prevents Mad Mike from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mad Mike seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leeroy.
Mad Mike tries to circle away but Leeroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leeroy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Leeroy taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leeroy as Mad Mike tries to tie him up.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeroy lands an uppercut.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Mad Mike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Mad Mike avoiding damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mad Mike is breathing heavily.
Mad Mike misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to stall but Mad Mike uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mad Mike has his back to the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Mad Mike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leeroy blocks the elbow strike.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Mike controls his hands.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to break free.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Mike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy works on Mad Mike's body with a couple of short punches.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to stall.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Leeroy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Leeroy.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That has opened up Big Mad Mike's cut even more.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike takes the fight into the clinch.
Mad Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Mad Mike misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mad Mike rushes Leeroy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mad Mike has his back to the ropes.
Leeroy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mad Mike controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Mad Mike.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Mad Mike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leeroy stalling the fight.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Leeroy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Leeroy keeps control of Mad Mike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mad Mike stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Leeroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy pushes Mad Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Leeroy presses Mad Mike against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mad Mike trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mad Mike.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is trying to break free.
Leeroy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leeroy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Leeroy.
Leeroy leaning against his opponent.
Mad Mike looking to slow down the pace here.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Mike controls his hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mad Mike is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad Mike lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Leeroy scores with a shoulder strike.
Mad Mike with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad Mike can't break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad Mike prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mad Mike is defending well for now.
Mad Mike can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mad Mike tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Mad Mike. Those never looked like landing.
Leeroy is looking to clinch.
Mad Mike moves into the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mad Mike's elbow.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leeroy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike with a big knee straight up the middle! Mad Mike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mad Mike throws a sloppy head kick and Leeroy moves out of range easily.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad Mike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Big Mad Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy gets a clinch.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mad Mike is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mad Mike throws an elbow but misses.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leeroy.
A left hand lands to the body for Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad Mike backwards.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mad Mike can do to turn this around?
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!
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Mad Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leeroy.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lands a shot to the body.
Leeroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leeroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leeroy lands a body shot.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Mike.
A right handed body shot lands from Leeroy.
Leeroy prevents a body shot from Mad Mike.
Come on Mad Mike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Mad Mike tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mad Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Leeroy.
Leeroy has Mad Mike pressed against the ropes, preventing Mad Mike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mad Mike avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike wants to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leeroy avoiding damage.
Mad Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Mike trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.
Leeroy drops Mad Mike onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mad Mike is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Leeroy - that landed with a thud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mad Mike misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Mad Mike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Mike lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leeroy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy had his way with Big Mad Mike in that round.
The cut man is working on Big Mad Mike's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mad Mike rushes Leeroy and presses him up against the ropes.
Leeroy is stalling here.
Mad Mike wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad Mike misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mad Mike in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad Mike is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad Mike.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Mad Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Mad Mike's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mad Mike wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leeroy.
Leeroy digs a right hand underneath Mad Mike's ribcage. Mad Mike let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leeroy pushes Mad Mike back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike being controlled against the ropes.
Mad Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Leeroy.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Mad Mike is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Mad Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leeroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leeroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Leeroy scores a nice knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Leeroy.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Leeroy.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leeroy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mad Mike up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy blocking some punches.
Leeroy effectively controlling the action here.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mad Mike avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Mad Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce Leeroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Mad Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mad Mike - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mad Mike is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mad Mike trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mad Mike into the ropes.
Mad Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mad Mike tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Mad Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leeroy's elbow.
The referee calls for Mad Mike to work.
Mad Mike wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mad Mike is trying to maintain a safe position but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns Mad Mike into the ropes.
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
Leeroy working Mad Mike over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad Mike with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Big Mad Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mad Mike's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leeroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leeroy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bruce Leeroy!
Bruce Leeroy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkynho Romeiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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146 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Romeiro avoids the body shot from Short.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Romeiro is just out of range.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Short misses with a shot to the body
and Romeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Short takes a swing at Romeiro's ribcage but misses.
Short tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Short.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Short takes a swing at Romeiro's ribcage but misses.
Short swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Short swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Short misses with a hook. Romeiro ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short jabs at Romeiro's body.
Romeiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Short scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Short lands with a good body shot.
Short takes a swing at Romeiro's ribcage but misses.
Short scores with a nice strike.
Short cracks a nice hook into Romeiro's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Romeiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Short misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeiro.
Short uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short cracks Romeiro with a good jab.
Romeiro is rocked!
Short lands a head shot.
Oh Romeiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romeiro finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Short's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Romeiro falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Short!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo da Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Cunha comes to the ring accompanied by Racionais MC's - Negro Drama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sawaki's choice of entrance music: 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers. Rodrigo da Cunha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo da Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from da Cunha misses.
Sawaki is looking to slow da Cunha down with leg kicks.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawaki dips to his left and cracks da Cunha with an uppercut!
da Cunha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
da Cunha throws a jab when Sawaki was well out of range.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sawaki. da Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Cunha.
da Cunha motions for Sawaki to come forward. da Cunha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Sawaki misses.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki looks to land a right hand but da Cunha moved out of range.
da Cunha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
A jab from Sawaki misses.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Cunha misses with a double jab.
da Cunha throws the left hand but Sawaki avoids the punch easily.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Sawaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters with a right hand to the body.
da Cunha tries to bum rush Sawaki with a series of wild strikes but Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Cunha there as he acknowledges the shot.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki lands a body shot.
Sawaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by da Cunha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki scores with a hook to the body. da Cunha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawaki throws a big shot that misses.
Sawaki misses with a looping left.
da Cunha darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawaki throws a jab but it's blocked by da Cunha.
da Cunha throws a right and a left that Sawaki avoids nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawaki avoids the body shot from da Cunha.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.
Sawaki gets tackled into the ropes by da Cunha. da Cunha maintains the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki breaks the clinch.
Sawaki dips to his left and cracks da Cunha with an uppercut!
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha throws a combination that misses
and Sawaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sawaki tries to keep at a distance but da Cunha has taken the fight into the clinch.
da Cunha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sawaki moves away.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Cunha was well out of range. Poor timing from Sawaki.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha slips under a jab.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sawaki misses with a lunging right hand
and da Cunha counters with a left to the body.
Sawaki checks a low kick from da Cunha.
Sawaki misses the shot to the body.
da Cunha tried to score with a low kick but Sawaki checks it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sawaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
da Cunha is looking to wear down Sawaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sawaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki avoids a kick to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
da Cunha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki throws a lazy right hand but da Cunha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with a body kick.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from da Cunha misses the target.
da Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Sawaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawaki checks a leg kick.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodrigo da Cunha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha slips a straight right by Sawaki.
Rodrigo da Cunha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Cunha avoids the body shot from Sawaki.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sawaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from da Cunha finds it's target.
da Cunha misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Sawaki.
da Cunha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
da Cunha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sawaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sawaki cracks da Cunha with an open hand slap.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki throws a jab when da Cunha was well out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a body punch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki throws the left hand but da Cunha avoids the punch easily.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawaki circles away quickly and effectively.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sawaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawaki lands with a cross.
Sawaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Cunha.
Sawaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Cunha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
da Cunha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawaki throws out the jab.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from da Cunha misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Cunha.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
da Cunha just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawaki checks a low kick from da Cunha.
Sawaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Sawaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
da Cunha misses with the body kick
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Sawaki takes a swing at da Cunha's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from da Cunha.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sawaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sawaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sawaki, right into the meat.
da Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from da Cunha.
A slow jab from da Cunha misses its intended target.
Sawaki misses with a hook. da Cunha ducked under it nicely.
Sawaki throws out a loose jab but da Cunha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on da Cunha's shoulder, as da Cunha tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki scores with a nice right hand.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki clobbers da Cunha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodrigo da Cunha is winning the standup battle so far.
da Cunha throws a nice looking combination but Sawaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Sawaki tenderised da Cunha's leg. da Cunha is trying to keep his angry face on.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Sawaki.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki avoids the head kick by da Cunha.
Sawaki throws a leg kick but da Cunha moved away.
da Cunha throws a hook but Sawaki avoids it easily.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Cunha misses with a two punch combination.
da Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sawaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
da Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Sawaki.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a stiff right hand.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki takes a swing at da Cunha's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha wants to clinch but Sawaki slips to the side
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Cunha.
Keizo Sawaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki scoring well with a low kick there.
da Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawaki.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki connects with a body shot.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha instigates a clinch.
da Cunha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
da Cunha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawaki lands a glancing blow to the side of da Cunha's head.
The crowd cheers as Sawaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. da Cunha doesn't seem phased though.
da Cunha rushes Sawaki and presses him up against the ropes.
Sawaki has had enough of the clinch but da Cunha keeps him there for the moment.
da Cunha can't break the clinch.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keizo Sawaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sawaki swings for the body but da Cunha moves out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki avoids the head kick by da Cunha.
Sawaki misses with a hook.
Sawaki sizes up da Cunha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
da Cunha is looking to clinch.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki looks to throw the jab but da Cunha is out of range.
Sawaki scores with a body shot.
Sawaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
da Cunha moves away from the strike by Sawaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
da Cunha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki lands the left hand.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sawaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Cunha moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki with a hook.
Sawaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki throws an off balance right hand
and da Cunha counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from da Cunha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sawaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sawaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sawaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki throws a jab but it's blocked by da Cunha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sawaki.
Danga de danga de dang - da Cunha scores with a four punch combination!
da Cunha blocks a jab.
Sawaki lands a slapping body shot.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
da Cunha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sawaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
da Cunha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
da Cunha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sawaki. da Cunha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawaki thows a body shot but no joy.
da Cunha clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on da Cunha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Cunha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Cunha has had enough of the clinch but Sawaki keeps him there for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is trying to force a seperation but Sawaki has the dominant position.
Sawaki is trying to break the clinch but da Cunha has him pressed against the ropes.
Sawaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
da Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
da Cunha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
da Cunha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sawaki counters with a good low kick that da Cunha was not able to check.
Sawaki scores with a jab to the head.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sawaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
da Cunha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawaki.
da Cunha wants to clinch but Sawaki slips to the side
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sawaki misses with a hook.
da Cunha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands with a nice body punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawaki counters with a three punch combo that has da Cunha backing up. da Cunha nods at Sawaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sawaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
da Cunha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
da Cunha slips under a jab.
da Cunha throws a head kick that misses.
Sawaki punishes da Cunha's body with a nice straight punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki counters with a thumping low kick.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sawaki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Sawaki finds it's target.
da Cunha swings for the body but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha has Sawaki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Keizo Sawaki just about did enough to take it.
That's time! da Cunha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
da Cunha tried to score with a low kick but Sawaki checks it.
da Cunha misses with a series of wild punches.
Sawaki throws a shot from downtown. da Cunha moves away and avoids it.
Sawaki missing with a left hand there. da Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
da Cunha tries to clinch up
and Sawaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
da Cunha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from da Cunha.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sawaki.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha looks to land a combination but Sawaki avoids it well.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
Sawaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
da Cunha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and da Cunha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
Sawaki misses the jab.
da Cunha throws a low kick, looking for Sawaki's leg but Sawaki calmly moves out of range.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawaki.
Sawaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses da Cunha's sensitive parts.
da Cunha looks to clinch
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
da Cunha darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
da Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sawaki jabs at da Cunha's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from da Cunha.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
da Cunha moves into range and clinches up with Sawaki.
da Cunha wants to get back to striking at distance but Sawaki won't allow it.
Sawaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki feints and then cracks da Cunha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow da Cunha down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.
da Cunha wants to clinch
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki digs a good hook to da Cunha's body.
Sawaki missing with a left hand there. da Cunha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawaki.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sawaki counters with an outside leg kick.
da Cunha moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.
A big left from da Cunha misses.
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cunha.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
da Cunha is looking to score with low kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sawaki connects with a right hand. da Cunha shakes it off.
Sawaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
da Cunha throws a right and a left that Sawaki avoids nicely.
da Cunha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Sawaki.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki looks to throw the jab but da Cunha is out of range.
da Cunha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
da Cunha misses with a head kick.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawaki throws a good cross that connects.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sawaki.
A big left from Sawaki misses.
Sawaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
da Cunha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sawaki.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
Sawaki blocks a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki lands with a right hand.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki needs to keep his hands up - da Cunha had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawaki as he connects with a hook.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sawaki keeps the fight on the outside.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodrigo da Cunha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from da Cunha.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
da Cunha throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sawaki.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
da Cunha misses with the combination.
da Cunha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sawaki can pounce on him.
da Cunha throws a right hand that Sawaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawaki also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a hook. da Cunha ducked under it nicely.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki punishes da Cunha's body with a nice straight punch.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Cunha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sawaki.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
da Cunha wants to clinch.
Sawaki throws a hook but da Cunha blocks it.
Sawaki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but da Cunha moved out of range nicely.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
da Cunha moves into range and clinches up with Sawaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki manages to break the clinch.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Cunha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sawaki.
da Cunha looks to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a right hand to the body.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice body shot.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
da Cunha moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
da Cunha motions for Sawaki to come forward. da Cunha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
da Cunha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
da Cunha tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawaki misses with a wild body shot.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Sawaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki is having none of it.
da Cunha clinches up against the ropes.
da Cunha is trying to break free.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki throws an off balance right hand
and da Cunha moves into the clinch.
Sawaki manages to break the clinch.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sawaki misses its intended target.
Sawaki checks a leg kick.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
da Cunha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
da Cunha moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
da Cunha tries to clinch but Sawaki moves out of range.
da Cunha instigates a clinch.
da Cunha is trying to break the clinch but Sawaki has him pressed against the ropes.
Sawaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Cunha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawaki has him pressed against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki loads up on a big right hand but da Cunha slips the punch.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as da Cunha throws out the jab.
da Cunha throws a lazy right hand but Sawaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha tries to clinch up.
Sawaki lands a jab to the head.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Cunha lands with a nice body punch.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha doesn't manage to clinch there - Sawaki circles away.
Sawaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Cunha.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha lands a jab-cross combination.
Sawaki lands with an overhand left.
Sawaki throws a body punch but da Cunha moves out of range.
Sawaki throws a shot from downtown. da Cunha moves away and avoids it.
da Cunha fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Cunha wants to clinch up but Sawaki keeps it at a distance.
Sawaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sawaki misses with a straight left.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki counters with a low kick, right behind da Cunha 's knee.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a right and a left that da Cunha avoids nicely.
da Cunha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
da Cunha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawaki misses the jab.
da Cunha is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
da Cunha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawaki looks to score with a jab to the body but da Cunha is just out of range.
da Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sawaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo da Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da Cunha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Rodrigo da Cunha wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA. 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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida scores with a nice strike.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lao misses with a few strikes there.
Lao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Lao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Lao ducks down to avoid it.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lao is able to avoid easily.
Lao throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Machida digs a good hook to Lao's body.
Machida blocks a head kick by Lao.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao throws a head kick that half lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Machida.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Lao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Machida misses.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Lao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida avoids the head kick by Lao.
Lao is breathing heavily.
Lao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Lao.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lao on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machida lands a big uppercut and Lao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lao looks OK. Machida waves Lao back to his feet!
Lao is rocked!
Machida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Lao.
Oh Lao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lao throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Lao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida lands a body shot.
Lao seems to have got his legs back now.
Lao is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machida walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Machida swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lao's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Machida!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates's entrance music is Nightmare. A fine choice. Synyster Gates could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ukyo Sato's chin.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gates slips under a jab.
Sato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sato throws a right hand that Gates ducks under and follows up with a left that Gates also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Gates misses the target.
Ukyo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Sato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato darts in trying to clinch
and Gates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gates misses the target.
Gates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Gates scores with a jab.
Gates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Gates's head back.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gates misses the shot to the body.
Gates takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves away
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato slips a jab from Gates.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato wants to clinch.
Sato lands a head shot.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Gates misses.
Gates walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Sato scores with a nice strike.
Gates misses with a looping left.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gates.
Gates circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gates throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Gates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Gates down.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Gates circles away.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Gates takes one to the side of the head.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato moves away from the strike by Gates.
Sato connects with an inside leg kick.
Gates scores with a body shot.
Sato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gates had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gates is breathing heavily.
Sato moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
enabling Gates to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gates's calf.
Sato tests Gates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato fakes the leg kick and cracks Gates in the body.
Sato cracks Gates with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Gates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato lands a head kick!
Sato slips a straight right by Gates.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato wants to clinch.
Sato scores with a head kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gates in his tracks.
Sato slips a jab from Gates.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Gates is out of range.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves away
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Gates misses.
Sato throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gates finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gates slips a jab from Sato.
Sato scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Gates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gates.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sato does it's job there.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato throws a hook but Gates blocks it.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gates.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato throws a jab when Gates was well out of range.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates moves out of range.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Gates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands with a hook. Gates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Gates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gates scrambles back to his feet.
Gates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
A big left from Gates misses.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sato as he connects with a hook.
Ukyo Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato tries to clinch up but Gates circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sato.
Gates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch.
Synyster Gates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Sato lands with a straight right. Gates didn't see that one coming.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
A big right from Gates misses.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato throws a series of strikes that have Gates backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gates finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Sato moves out of range as Gates strikes.
Gates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sato catches Gates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gates is rocked!
Gates misses with a looping left.
Oh Gates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gates missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gates takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
A big left from Gates misses.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato tries to clinch but Gates is having none of it.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gates has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Gates seems to have got his legs back now.
Gates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gates's head.
Sato tries to clinch up but Gates circles away and keeps his distance.
Gates throws a one two combo.
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gates eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Sato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sato connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gates tumbling to the canvas! Sato pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gates was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ukyo Sato!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Simo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Simo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kicker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luke Simo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker throws the kick towards the body but Simo avoids it.
Simo throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Simo misses with a looping left.
Simo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simo misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.
Kicker tries to move into range but Simo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Simo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Kicker slips the punch.
Kicker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Simo throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Simo takes a step back to recover.
Kicker doesn't manage to clinch there - Simo circles away.
Kicker looks to score with a jab to the body but Simo is just out of range.
Simo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kicker counters with a body kick.
Kicker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Simo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simo cracks Kicker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kicker darts in trying to clinch
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
Simo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kicker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simo manages to avoid it.
Kicker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simo misses with a wild combination.
Simo avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Simo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kicker on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kicker pushes Simo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simo is rocked!
Kicker has Simo pressed against the ropes, preventing Simo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Simo avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Simo working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Simo.
Simo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kicker obliges.
Simo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Simo shrugs off.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker takes a shot to the head.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Simo blocks it.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Simo avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Simo is blocking nicely.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Simo avoids the damage to the body.
Simo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simo swings for the body but Kicker moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simo misses the jab.
Kicker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kicker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicker slips a jab from Simo.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Simo misses.
Simo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kicker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kicker thuds his shin into the meat of Simo's side.
Kicker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.
Simo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Simo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simo misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.
Simo misses with a left hand
and Kicker counters with a nice body kick.
Simo throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Simo misses with a straight left.
Kicker fakes the leg kick and cracks Simo in the body.
Kicker tries to clinch but Simo is having none of it.
Simo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Simo looks gassed!
Kicker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simo.
Kicker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simo, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Simo wants to stall.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Simo blocks with his arms.
Simo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simo throws a head punch that misses.
Simo lands with a left to the head.
Simo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simo misses with the head strike.
Simo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Simo avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Simo won't want to take too many of those.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicker working Simo over with knees to the body.
Simo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Simo is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Simo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
It looks like Luke Simo has been cut.
Simo scores with a shot to the side of Kicker's head.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Simo seems to have recovered his senses.
Simo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Simo - that landed with a thud.
Simo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kicker.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simo.
Simo misses with a punch to the body.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simo.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Kicker working Simo over with knees to the body.
Simo is trying to stall.
Kicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Simo avoids the damage to the body.
Simo avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Simo avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Simo fails to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simo.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simo is defending well for now.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
Simo managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Simo wants to stall.
Simo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simo manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Simo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Simo throws a series of punches but Kicker moves out of range.
Simo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kicker counters with a good, hard body kick but Simo shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Simo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kicker lands a leg kick that knocks Simo off balance momentarily.
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kicker pushes Simo away with a front kick.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicker throws a series of strikes that have Simo backpedaling.
Kicker instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Simo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Simo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ray Kicker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Simo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simo avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Simo tries a body shot but Kicker blocks it.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Simo in his tracks for a moment.
Simo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simo misses with a double jab
and Kicker counters with a leg kick.
Simo is breathing heavily.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Simo.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kicker counters with a low kick, right behind Simo 's knee.
Simo avoids the head kick by Kicker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Simo moved away.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Simo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kicker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simo misses with an uppercut
and Kicker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Simo really felt that one!
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kicker wants to clinch up but Simo keeps it at a distance.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kicker counters with a right hand to the body.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with an uppercut.
Kicker lands with a kick to the temple. Simo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Kicker is out of range.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
A slow jab from Simo misses its intended target.
Simo swings widly with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a nice leg kick.
Simo misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker moves out of range as Simo strikes.
Simo fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Simo misses.
Kicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Simo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Simo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kicker.
Kicker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kicker rushes Simo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
Simo avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker missing with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Simo throws a big shot that misses.
Simo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simo throws a lazy uppercut
and Kicker counters with a nice body shot.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kicker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simo.
Simo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kicker.
A big right from Simo misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ray Kicker is winning the standup battle so far.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Simo misses with a combination
and Kicker counters with a low kick, right behind Simo 's knee.
Simo misses with an uppercut.
Kicker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Simo misses with a double jab.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Simo misses with a two punch combination.
Kicker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simo's head.
Kicker is looking to wear down Simo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kicker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kicker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Simo sees coming a mile off.
Simo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simo misses with a looping right.
Kicker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kicker lands a jab to Simo's midsection.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Simo digs a good hook to Kicker's body.
Simo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kicker tries to clinch up.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
Kicker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kicker delivers a nice body kick.
Kicker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Simo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simo scores with the left hand. Kicker knows he should have avoided that one.
Simo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kicker's hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Kicker.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicker is looking to clinch but Simo is avoiding it.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Simo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kicker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Simo misses its intended target.
Kicker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simo doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Simo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kicker lands a leg kick that knocks Simo off balance momentarily.
Kicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simo misses with a hook
and Kicker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Simo works the jab nicely.
Simo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kicker moves in looking to clinch but Simo pushes him off.
Simo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Simo.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Kicker counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kicker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kicker staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kicker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kicker, right into the meat.
Kicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo misses with a combination
and Kicker counters with a low kick, right behind Simo 's knee.
Simo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kicker throws a head kick but Simo moves out of range.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo missing with a left hand there. Kicker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kicker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simo misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kicker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kicker.
Simo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses the jab.
Simo misses with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a solid body kick.
Kicker delivers a nice body kick.
Kicker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Kicker misses.
Simo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simo avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicker wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kicker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kicker counters with a thumping low kick.
Kicker delivers a nice body kick.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Simo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simo misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a low kick, right behind Simo 's knee.
Kicker lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Kicker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with a kick to the body.
Simo digs a good body shot into Kicker's ribs.
Kicker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kicker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Kicker walks into a stiff left hand from Simo.
Simo misses with an uppercut
and Kicker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simo thinking.
Kicker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Simo.
Kicker lands a nice looking body kick.
Simo swings widly with a right hand
and Kicker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simo throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kicker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kicker.
Simo avoids the body shot from Kicker.
Kicker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Simo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kicker throws a wild body kick that Simo sees coming a mile off.
Kicker scores with a head kick. Simo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simo misses with a hook
and Kicker counters with a body kick.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simo. That did some damage!
Kicker thumps Simo with a low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicker looks to land a body kick but Simo moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kicker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kicker moves out of range of the strikes.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simo. That did some damage!
Simo connects with a nice looking jab.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Simo.
Kicker misses with a wild body shot.
Kicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simo moves away.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kicker slips a straight right by Simo.
Kicker avoids the body shot from Simo.
Simo throws a looping overhand right but Kicker ducks down to avoid it.
Simo tries to bum rush Kicker with a series of wild strikes but Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Simo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kicker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simo lands with a shot to the body.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kicker under the eye.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Simo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Simo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Simo misses.
Kicker tests Simo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicker scores with a leg kick.
Simo scores with a sloppy right hand. Kicker should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simo misses with a body shot.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Kicker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Simo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Kicker counters with a good low kick that Simo was not able to check.
Simo moves out of range as Kicker throws a body kick.
Kicker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simo.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kicker moves away from the strike by Simo.
Simo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Simo misses
and Kicker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simo tries to work over Kicker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simo lands with a right to the head.
Simo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Simo finds it's target.
Simo swinging wildly here.
Simo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kicker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kicker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kicker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simo misses with a few strikes there.
Kicker tries to clinch up.
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kicker misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simo misses with a straight right.
Simo misses with a few strikes there.
Kicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kicker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simo's knee momentarily.
Simo lands with a hook. Kicker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kicker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simo misses with a right hand
and Kicker counters with a solid body kick.
Kicker just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Simo moves out of range easily.
Simo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simo 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.
Simo misses with an uppercut.
Simo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Simo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kicker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kicker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simo misses with a right hand
and Kicker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Simo really felt that one!
Kicker punishes Simo's body with a nice straight punch.
Kicker lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simo.
An inside leg kick lands from Kicker.
Simo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicker manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Simo misses its intended target.
Kicker slips a straight right by Simo.
Simo swings for the body but Kicker moves out of range.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicker was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Kicker scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicker counters with an inside leg kick.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Simo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with a right hand
and Kicker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Simo managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Simo's ribcage.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simo dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Simo blocks it.
Simo managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simo.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
Simo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simo is defending well for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simo lands a right hand.
Simo is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
Simo wants to break free but Kicker has control.
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!
Kicker keeps control of Simo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with a hook.
Simo with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kicker, right into the meat.
Kicker takes a swing at Simo's ribcage but misses.
Kicker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Kicker swings for the body but Simo moves out of range.
Kicker connects with the punch.
Simo scores with a hook to the body. Kicker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kicker stuns Simo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Simo throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kicker. That's going to slow Simo down.
Kicker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kicker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Simo really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kicker counters with a big head kick but Simo shrugs it off.
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kicker counters with a nice body kick.
Kicker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Simo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kicker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Kicker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kicker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker throws the kick towards the body but Simo avoids it.
Simo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker had his way with Luke Simo in that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Simo's cut.
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.
Simo misses with a straight right.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Simo cracks Kicker with an open hand slap.
Kicker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Simo.
Kicker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.
Kicker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simo's sensitive parts.
Kicker slips a jab from Simo.
A jab from Simo misses.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kicker wants to clinch up but Simo keeps it at a distance.
Simo misses with a straight right.
Simo throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker doesn't manage to clinch there - Simo circles away.
Kicker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kicker's hands.
Kicker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kicker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Simo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
No joy there for Simo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kicker.
Kicker lands a head kick. Simo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simo misses with a hook. Kicker ducked under it nicely.
Simo fails to land with a series of punches.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Kicker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kicker.
Kicker tries to clinch up.
Simo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicker manages to avoid it.
Kicker slips a jab from Simo.
A big right from Simo misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kicker.
Kicker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Kicker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simo.
A big left from Simo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Simo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kicker.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Simo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Kicker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kicker misses with a body kick.
Simo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Simo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kicker can pounce on him.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Simo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kicker.
Kicker tries to clinch
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kicker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kicker lands a nice hook to Simo's body. Simo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simo misses with a few strikes there.
Simo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simo.
Kicker scores with a kick to the body.
Kicker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kicker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kicker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
Simo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kicker.
Kicker scores with a kick to the body.
Simo misses with a double jab
and Kicker counters with a leg kick.
Kicker thumps Simo with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Simo.
Kicker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simo.
Simo jabs Kicker right on the nose. Kicker blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kicker slips under a jab.
Simo misses with the combination.
Simo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kicker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kicker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Kicker slips the punch.
Kicker tries to clinch but Simo is having none of it.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Simo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicker was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Simo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicker keeps Simo at a distance using the push kick.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kicker forces Simo back against the ropes and clinches.
Simo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kicker is keeping busy.
Kicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simo is defending well for now.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
Simo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simo trying to control the position but instead, Kicker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simo into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
Simo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simo takes an elbow to the temple.
Simo lands a hook that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker keeps control of Simo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simo is defending well for now.
Simo blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Kicker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simo throws a looping overhand right but Kicker ducks down to avoid it.
Kicker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
Kicker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simo can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Simo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simo can't find room to land a body shot as Kicker controls the action.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Simo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Simo managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kicker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kicker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simo is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Simo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luke Simo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Simo blocks with his arms.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simo avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Kicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kicker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ray Kicker!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ray Kicker!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ray Kicker!
Ray Kicker wins by unanimous decision!
Ray Kicker is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying David's choice of entrance music: PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Barr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from David.
Barr connects with a body shot that sends David's belly button to the back.
Barr throws a low kick, looking for David's leg but David calmly moves out of range.
Barr scores with a sloppy right hand. David should have avoided that one.
Barr misses with a wild body shot.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barr gets a clinch.
A short right from David.
Barr lands with a right to the head.
Barr lands a left hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barr scores with a shoulder strike.
David is looking to break free of the clinch but Barr has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barr.
Barr tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barr lands an elbow inside.
Barr works on David's body with a couple of short punches.
David is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barr scores with a nice hook to the head.
David working aggressively here.
Barr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Barr controls his hands.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David managing to block the knees to the body from Barr.
Barr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
David misses with a body shot.
Barr scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barr. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barr lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
Barr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Barr both land. Nice combination.
David cracks the inside of Barr's front leg.
Felix Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David throws a head kick but Barr moves out of range.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Barr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David avoids the head kick by Barr.
David lands a front kick.
Barr misses with a body kick.
Barr dodges the punch combination from David.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barr.
Barr misses with the body kick
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barr checks a low kick from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David checks a leg kick nicely.
David looks to land a left hand but Barr moved out of range nicely.
Barr is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Barr throws a big shot that misses.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Barr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Barr misses with a combination
and David counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with an uppercut.
Barr misses with a wild body shot.
Barr is looking to score with low kicks.
David avoids the body shot from Barr.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
David tries to move into range but Barr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by David. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of David.
David misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
David lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Barr lands a jab.
David takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barr throws a shot to the body.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David sizes up Barr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
David misses with a kick to the body.
Barr misses with a body kick.
David throws a combination that misses
and Barr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by David.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barr.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David looks for the body kick but Barr saw that one coming.
Barr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr rushes David and presses him up against the ropes.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barr misses with a hook to the ribs.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Barr controls his hands.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barr misses with a punch on the inside.
Barr blocks an uppercut.
David lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on David's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
Barr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but David has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barr lands an uppercut.
Barr throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barr tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Barr controls his hands.
Barr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barr blocks a body shot from David.
Barr misses with a knee strike.
Barr lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Barr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
David misses with a hook
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
David is rocked!
Barr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David is still on wobbly legs! Can Barr finish him?
Felix Barr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barr has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles David - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Barr, and another! David is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Felix Barr!
Felix Barr is the new welterweight champion!
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