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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Hicks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reyes's calf.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Reyes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hicks. Hicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hicks on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Hicks tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Hicks misses.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickss head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hicks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Hicks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reyes is keeping busy.
Hicks has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks gets underhooks to prevent Reyes's takedown attempt.
Reyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hicks up against the cage.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reyes lands a nice looking body kick.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
and Hicks counters with a nice body kick.
Reyes throws a head kick that half lands.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reyes is able to avoid easily.
Reyes digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reyes.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses
and Reyes counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hicks counters with a thumping low kick.
Hicks cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks darts in and clinches Reyes up against the cage.
Hicks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Hicks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes trying to stall but Hicks improves his position.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hicks avoids it.
Hicks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hicks is trying to maintain a safe position but Reyes gets an underhook and turns Hicks into the cage.
Reyes breaks from the clinch.
Hicks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hicks 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.
A punch lands to the side of Hicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reyes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hicks throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Hicks takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Hicks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Hicks misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Reyes moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reyes, as that shot connected.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Hicks.
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 Jamie Reyes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Reyes fakes the leg kick and cracks Hicks in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Jamie Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reyes jabs Hicks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hicks counters with a leg kick.
Reyes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reyes cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Reyes throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicks's calf.
Reyes lands the left hand.
Hicks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Reyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reyes.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
Reyes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hicks counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Hicks tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Hicks scores with a shot to the body.
Hicks throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a body kick that stops Hicks in his tracks momentarily.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reyes connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hicks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks is looking to clinch but Reyes is avoiding it.
Hicks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reyes misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Hicks 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.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes tries to work over Hicks's front leg with a kick but Hicks checks it.
Reyes clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hicks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes slips a jab from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks tries to land a front kick but Reyes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Hicks throws a push kick but Reyes slaps the foot to one side.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hicks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
Hicks walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Hicks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes moves out of range as Hicks throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a body kick that misses.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Reyes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reyes.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks tries to clinch up.
A lazy body kick from Hicks
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reyes thows a body kick. Hicks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reyes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tests Hicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hicks defends it nicely.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Reyes finish him?
Reyes connects with a single shot there.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks throws a lazy body kick
and Reyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Hicks takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hicks takes a step back to recover.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hicks throws a lazy head kick
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes dips to his left and cracks Hicks with an uppercut!
Reyes cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Reyes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reyes digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Hicks misses
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reyes swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reyes.
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Hicks.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Reyes is looking to control Hicks's arms but Hicks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Hicks tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stuns Hicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tries to clinch up but Reyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes scores with a leg kick.
Hicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hicks wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamie Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Reyes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Reyes persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Hicks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Apollyon has chosen On My Own-Alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hofniel Apollyon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollyon throws a series of punches but Dee moves out of range.
Dee wants to clinch up but Apollyon keeps it at a distance.
Dee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Apollyon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dee advances to full mount.
Dee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Apollyon wants to hold on but Dee pushes him away.
Apollyon tries to reverse the position but Dee maintains control.
Dee looking to control but Apollyon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is landing with some decent strikes but Apollyon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dee with the ground and pound from mount.
Dee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dee scoring with strikes but Apollyon is staying in there.
Dee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dee controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Apollyon hang on?
Apollyon is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee connects with a bit shot that sees Apollyon covering up! More strikes from Dee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dee is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee made sure to mention his sponsor, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McThornbody's entrance music is Tame. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kato's choice of entrance music: STILL BALLIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato lands a right hook to the body.
McThornbody throws an overhand right that lands on Kato's shoulder, as Kato tries to avoid the shot.
Kato tries a head kick but it misses.
McThornbody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McThornbody looks to land a left hand but Kato moved out of range nicely.
Sun Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato lands with a hook. McThornbody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kato scores with a jab to the body.
Kato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McThornbody on the side of the head.
McThornbody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McThornbody misses with a wild combination.
Kato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kato throws a hook to the side of McThornbody's head but McThornbody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McThornbody slips under a jab.
Kato misses with a kick to the body.
Kato throws a body punch but McThornbody moves out of range.
Kato moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato tries a body shot but McThornbody blocks it.
The referee calls for Kato to work.
Kato swings wildly with an uppercut but McThornbody uses good head movement to avoid it.
McThornbody pushes Kato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kato has had enough of the clinch but McThornbody keeps him there for the moment.
Kato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for McThornbody.
Kato trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McThornbody lands with a light punch inside.
McThornbody will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kato up against the cage.
McThornbody scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kato pushes McThornbody back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McThornbody tries to land a knee to the head but Kato blocks with his arms.
Kato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McThornbody misses with a straight left.
McThornbody tries to score with a low kick but Kato moves his leg out of the way.
Kato slips a straight right by McThornbody.
McThornbody connects with an inside leg kick.
McThornbody throws a hook but Kato avoids it easily.
Kato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato throws a head kick but McThornbody moves out of range.
McThornbody lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Kato misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a predictable looking body shot
and McThornbody counters with a left to the body.
McThornbody thumps Kato with a low kick.
Kato looks gassed!
Kato misses with a hook. McThornbody ducked under it nicely.
Kato walks into a jab.
McThornbody misses with a two punch combination.
McThornbody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
McThornbody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McThornbody moves out of range as Kato strikes.
McThornbody loads up on a big right hand but Kato slips the punch.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kato throws a head kick that misses
and McThornbody counters with a nice body kick.
Kato is looking to land body kicks.
Kato misses with a leg kick
and McThornbody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kato fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McThornbody closes the distance and clinches.
Kato tries a body shot but McThornbody blocks it.
Kato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McThornbody throws a leg kick but Kato moved away.
Kato ducks right into an uppercut from McThornbody.
McThornbody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McThornbody.
McThornbody forces Kato back against the cage and clinches.
McThornbody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kato is trying to push McThornbody away but McThornbody has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kato blocks it with crossed arms.
Kato takes a shot to the head.
McThornbody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McThornbody backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by McThornbody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McThornbody.
McThornbody tries to land a leg kick but Kato saw it coming and moves away.
Kato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kato throws a nice head kick!
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McThornbody moves away.
McThornbody slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato misses with a body shot.
Kato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from McThornbody misses.
McThornbody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from McThornbody.
Kato scores with a hook to the body. McThornbody takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McThornbody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses McThornbody's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody lands with an uppercut that bounces Kato off the cage and back into range.
McThornbody thows a body shot but no joy.
McThornbody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato avoids the body shot from McThornbody.
McThornbody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from McThornbody does it's job there.
Kato is looking to slow McThornbody down with leg kicks.
McThornbody throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McThornbody.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Kato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McThornbody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Gristle McThornbody is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. McThornbody moves away and avoids it.
McThornbody connects with a single shot there.
Kato is rocked!
It looks like Sun Kato has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody misses with a looping left.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but McThornbody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by McThornbody.
McThornbody throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from McThornbody misses.
Kato misses the shot to the body.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McThornbody moves away.
McThornbody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McThornbody throws a shot to the body.
Kato throws a wild body kick that McThornbody sees coming a mile off.
Kato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McThornbody moves into the clinch.
McThornbody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McThornbody blocks a body shot from Kato.
Kato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gristle McThornbody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McThornbody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McThornbody.
Kato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but McThornbody avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McThornbody fails to land.
Kato misses with a hook from the clinch.
McThornbody lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McThornbody.
Kato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McThornbody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McThornbody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McThornbody misses with a low kick.
McThornbody jabs Kato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from McThornbody.
Kato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Kato misses.
McThornbody scores with a leg kick.
Kato is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
McThornbody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McThornbody misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
Kato misses with a double jab.
Kato misses with a low kick.
McThornbody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McThornbody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
McThornbody delivers a nice body kick.
McThornbody getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McThornbody digs a good hook to Kato's body.
Kato moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for McThornbody.
McThornbody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McThornbody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McThornbody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sun Kato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McThornbody's corner calls for a 1-2. McThornbody obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McThornbody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato connects with a body shot that sends McThornbody's belly button to the back.
McThornbody throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
McThornbody drops Kato with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kato looks back up at him and smiles so McThornbody waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kato is still on wobbly legs! Can McThornbody finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kato limp body while McThornbody jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnie Ballantine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Harrison's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mark Harrison has been cut.
Ballantine misses with a straight left.
Ballantine throws a shot to the body.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison pushes Ballantine away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballantine.
Ballantine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Ballantine moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a leg kick
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
Ballantine slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison stuns Ballantine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine 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 Harrison tumbling to the canvas! Ballantine pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Harrison was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnie Ballantine!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnie Ballantine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Renka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes into the arena with Remain Calm blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Renka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renka looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renka. That did some damage!
Renka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Renka's head.
Renka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watts blocks a low kick nicely.
Renka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Renka, as that shot connected.
Watts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Watts swings for the body but Renka moves out of range.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Renka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watts misses the jab.
Watts misses with a hook. Renka ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Renka.
Watts wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renka throws a low kick, looking for Watts's leg but Watts calmly moves out of range.
Watts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renka clobbers Watts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watts throws a jab when Renka was well out of range.
A lazy left from Renka finds it's target.
Jin Renka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watts.
Watts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Renka misses with a hook to the body
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Renka swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Renka throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Renka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watts. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Renka as Watts shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Renka.
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!
Watts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Renka is out of range and Watts settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watts!
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Renka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts swings for the body but Renka moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renka checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to score with low kicks.
Watts takes a swing at Renka's ribcage but misses.
Renka lands the left hand.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Renka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Renka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
Renka tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Renka ducks down to avoid it.
Renka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Renka is looking to land body kicks.
Renka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Renka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renka checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watts. That did some damage!
Renka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watts misses with a hook. Renka ducked under it nicely.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Renka pushes Watts away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Renka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Renka looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Renka loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renka throws a big shot that misses.
Renka wants to slow Watts down by chopping away at his legs.
Watts forces Renka back against the cage and clinches.
Renka misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Usain Watts will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renka. Renka obviously looking to wear him down.
Renka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watts's head backwards.
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Watts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Renka moved out of range.
Renka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Watts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Renka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Renka tries to keep at a distance but Watts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Renka lands a nice uppercut.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Renka avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
Renka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Watts.
Watts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renka lands with a light punch inside.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Renka controls his hands.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Renka.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watts.
Watts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Renka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Renka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renka moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renka scoring well with a low kick there.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jin Renka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Renka does it's job there.
Renka scores with a jab. Watts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Renka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watts is out of range and Renka settles back down.
Watts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Renka pushes him off.
Renka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renka lands a nice looking body shot.
Watts connects with an inside leg kick.
Watts tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands the left hand.
Watts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Renka counters with an outside leg kick.
Renka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renka was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Nice shot by Watts.
Renka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Renka is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Renka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Renka tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Renka looks to land a body kick but Watts moved away.
Watts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Watts misses.
Renka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Renka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watts can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Watts blocks the leg kick.
Renka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Renka misses with a low kick.
Renka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Watts tries to clinch
and Renka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good shot there by Watts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renka misses with a leg kick
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renka blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Usain Watts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watts works Renka's body with a nice hook.
Renka throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Renka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Renka scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Renka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watts is out of range and Renka settles back down.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts checks a leg kick nicely.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Renka counters with a good low kick that Watts was not able to check.
Renka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts blocks a leg kick.
Renka throws a leg kick but Watts checks it.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Renka looks to land a body kick but Watts moved away.
Renka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Renka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Renka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renka misses with a head kick.
Renka blocks a head kick by Watts.
A jab lands there for Watts.
Renka 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.
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renka.
Watts shoots in looking for a takedown but Renka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Renka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts throws a front kick aimed at Renka's knee but Renka avoids it well.
Watts thows a leg kick but Renka checks it
and Renka counters with a straight right hand.
Renka lands with a good body shot.
Watts misses with a head kick.
Watts checks a low kick from Renka.
Renka misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renka misses with a low kick.
Renka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renka avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts throws a leg kick but Renka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watts tries to clinch but Renka is having none of it.
Renka thuds his right hand into Watts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Usain Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renka looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Renka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Renka counters with a nice body kick.
Watts throws a head kick but Renka moves out of range.
Renka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watts dives in and grabs Renka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Renka pushes down on Watts's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usain Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renka throws a jab but it's blocked by Watts.
Watts lunges at Renka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Renka's hand.
Watts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Renka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Renka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts throws a body kick that misses.
Watts misses with a hook
and Renka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Renka tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Renka misses.
Watts throws a head kick that Renka semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renka tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Renka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jin Renka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Renka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usain Watts!
Usain Watts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aitch Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubbles comes to the cage accompanied by Burn Apollo. Scott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bang - By Barry Scott kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Aitch Bubbles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aitch Bubbles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Aitch Bubbles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Bubbles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bubbles misses the shot to the body.
Bubbles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubbles misses the target.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Scott blocks the low kick.
Bubbles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bubbles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bubbles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott scores with a leg kick.
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bubbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubbles throws a body kick that misses.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bubbles counters with a good low kick that Scott was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Bubbles slips the punch.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott tries to clinch there but Bubbles circles away.
Scott avoids the body shot from Bubbles.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Bubbles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bubbles staying out of range there.
Bubbles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aitch Bubbles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Bubbles counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubbles throws a right hand that misses
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Bubbles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
Scott closes the distance but Bubbles moves to the side
and Bubbles counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two 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!
Bubbles misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bubbles to counter with a crisp jab.
Bubbles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Bubbles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bubbles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Bubbles counters with a low kick, right behind Scott 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Bubbles with a jab.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bubbles wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott works Bubbles's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Bubbles misses
and Scott counters with a left and a right that stings Bubbles.
Bubbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scott misses with a body shot
and Bubbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bubbles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Bubbles sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bubbles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott throws a lazy head kick
and Bubbles counters with a nice body shot.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Bubbles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott rushes Bubbles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott working aggressively here.
Bubbles takes a shot to the head.
Bubbles lands a shoulder strike.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bubbles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aitch Bubbles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Bubbles.
Bubbles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bubbles but Bubbles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bubbles connects with the punch.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barry Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bubbles lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bubbles.
Bubbles cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Scott swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bubbles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
Bubbles punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Bubbles circles away.
Bubbles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scott throws a body punch but Bubbles moves out of range.
Good shot there by Bubbles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Bubbles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bubbles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Bubbles moved out of range nicely.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott throws a series of punches but Bubbles avoids them all with ease.
Scott has closed the distance and engaged Bubbles in a clinch.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bubbles.
Bubbles wants to break free but Scott has control.
Bubbles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott has Bubbles pressed against the cage, preventing Bubbles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bubbles's elbow.
Bubbles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scott pushes Bubbles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bubbles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scott is trying to stall.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Bubbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubbles controlling the action here for a moment.
Scott leaning against his opponent.
Bubbles prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubbles lands an uppercut.
Scott is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bubbles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aitch Bubbles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott blocks a body shot from Bubbles.
Bubbles blocking some punches.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Bubbles tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Bubbles back against the cage.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Bubbles controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bubbles.
Bubbles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bubbles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Bubbles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Bubbles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bubbles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubbles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bubbles manages to break the clinch.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
Bubbles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott thows a leg kick but Bubbles checks it
and Bubbles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bubbles thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bubbles throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Bubbles tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aitch Bubbles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bubbles misses with a straight left.
Bubbles scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bubbles is out of range and Scott settles back down.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bubbles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bubbles is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Bubbles throws a front kick that sends Scott stumbling back into the cage.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Bubbles scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bubbles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott shoots in and drives through. Bubbles sprawls well.
Scott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bubbles misses with a kick to the body.
Bubbles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Bubbles avoids the body shot from Scott.
Bubbles takes one on the button.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bubbles. That did some damage!
Scott throws a low kick but Bubbles moves out of range easily.
Bubbles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott connects with a crisp jab.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bubbles manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barry Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bubbles quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubbles is looking to improve his position.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Bubbles defends it.
Bubbles has his hands clasped together around Scott's back. He's all about the action.
Scott working over Bubbles with some ground and pound. Bubbles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Scott is pressing down on Bubbles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bubbles is holding on for now.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Bubbles is working away.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but Bubbles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bubbles is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Bubbles controlling the position well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aitch Bubbles just wasn't active enough.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bubbles stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Bubbles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott throws the left hand but Bubbles avoids the punch easily.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Bubbles saw that one coming.
Bubbles tries to sprawl but Scott drives through with a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubbles is looking to improve his position.
Scott slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Barry Scott just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Bubbles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bubbles is not content to let Scott control the position.
Bubbles tries to improve position but can't.
Scott in side control, throwing shots but Bubbles defends.
Scott trying to control the action but Bubbles is working from the bottom.
Bubbles taking a bit of punishment here - Scott scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Scott crashes against the mat.
Scott lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bubbles down.
Scott has control of an arm but Bubbles manages to advance to Scott's back!
Bubbles not allowing Scott to control his hands.
Bubbles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scott is in bad spot here.
Bubbles controlling from the back.
Scott tries to escape but Bubbles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bubbles is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Will Bubbles go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles is not going to allow Scott to sit and survive in this position.
Scott is really stuck here.
Good control from Bubbles.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott trying to control but not successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Scott tries to roll over but Bubbles keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Aitch Bubbles wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bubbles with a nice cross.
Bubbles throws a leg kick which misses Scott's front leg but catches the back leg as Scott tries to avoid it.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bubbles lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Scott looks for a takedown but Bubbles sprawls well.
Scott misses the jab.
Bubbles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bubbles wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bubbles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Bubbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Bubbles.
Bubbles with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bubbles. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Scott misses
enabling Bubbles to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bubbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Bubbles misses.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bubbles sprawls well. Bubbles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Barry Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bubbles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Bubbles ducks down to avoid it.
Bubbles misses with a right hand
and Scott counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bubbles.
Bubbles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bubbles stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
Scott digs a right hand underneath Bubbles's ribcage. Bubbles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bubbles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bubbles has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Bubbles is trying to break the clinch but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bubbles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubbles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles blocking some punches.
Bubbles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Bubbles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bubbles working aggressively here.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bubbles's elbow.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scott prevents a body shot from Bubbles.
A nice left hand lands by Bubbles.
Bubbles looking to slow down the pace here.
Bubbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bubbles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Bubbles blocks a body shot from Scott.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.
Bubbles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scott up against the cage.
Aitch Bubbles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to work over Bubbles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bubbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Bubbles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bubbles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bubbles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bubbles after a bit of a struggle.
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!
Bubbles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bubbles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bubbles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bubbles breaks the clinch.
Barry Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Bubbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bubbles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bubbles throws out the jab.
That kick from Scott tenderised Bubbles's leg. Bubbles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott lands a jab.
A jab from Bubbles finds it's way through Scott's defenses.
Bubbles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bubbles misses.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aitch Bubbles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Bubbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles scores with a nice head shot.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Bubbles.
Bubbles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bubbles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Bubbles tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bubbles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
No joy there for Bubbles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott throws a head kick but Bubbles moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aitch Bubbles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Scott!
Barry Scott is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Barry Scott started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghostal misses with a hook. Soriano ducked under it nicely.
Soriano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ghostal's calf.
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghostal is out of range.
Soriano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soriano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tad Ghostal has been cut.
Good exchange - Ghostal coming out on top.
Soriano tries to clinch up but Ghostal circles away and keeps his distance.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soriano throws a lazy right hand but Ghostal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghostal looks to land a body kick but Soriano moved away.
Soriano misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghostal throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Soriano misses its intended target.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Ghostal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soriano. That one must have hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghostal as he connects with a hook.
Ghostal throws the kick towards the body but Soriano avoids it.
Soriano clinches up against the cage.
Soriano blocks an uppercut.
Ghostal misses with the head strike.
Ghostal misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal taking a breather.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but Ghostal blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ghostal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Soriano misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Soriano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ghostal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ghostal misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghostal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soriano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghostal.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soriano throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Ghostal avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
Soriano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghostal blocks a body shot from Soriano.
Ghostal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soriano is struggling to control the position.
Soriano cracks Ghostal with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghostal struggles to land a body shot inside as Soriano controls his hands.
Ghostal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soriano lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghostal backwards.
Soriano lands an elbow just above Ghostal 's eye.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Ghostal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soriano trying to stall but Ghostal improves his position.
Soriano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ghostal.
Ghostal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but Ghostal blocks with his arms.
Ghostal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghostal misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soriano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Ghostal.
Ghostal presses Soriano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ghostal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soriano.
Soriano lands a shot to the body.
Soriano working aggressively here.
Soriano scores with a hook to the body.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghostal avoids it.
A short uppercut from Ghostal.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghostal lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soriano as Ghostal tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal tries to throw a body punch but Soriano avoids it by throwing Ghostal back against the cage.
Soriano tries to work over Ghostal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tad Ghostal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ghostal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soriano checks it well.
Soriano lands a jab.
Soriano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ghostal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soriano has time to react.
Soriano lands a head kick!
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ghostal is out of range.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghostal throws a leg kick that misses.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghostal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal misses the body punch
and Soriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
Ghostal misses the shot to the body.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghostal throws a series of punches but Soriano avoids them all with ease.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghostal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Ghostal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soriano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soriano throws a front kick aimed at Ghostal's knee but Ghostal avoids it well.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano misses with a hook.
Ghostal jabs at Soriano's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghostal.
Ghostal takes the fight into the clinch.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghostal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soriano works on Ghostal's body with a couple of short punches.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Soriano.
Soriano prevents a body shot from Ghostal.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghostal tries to stall but Soriano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Ghostal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soriano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soriano throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghostal.
Soriano tries to break free but Ghostal pushes him back against the cage.
Ghostal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal avoids a wild elbow strike from Soriano.
A short right from Soriano on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Soriano.
Soriano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pablo Soriano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghostal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghostal backwards.
Soriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghostal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ghostal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soriano backwards.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Ghostal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soriano's elbow.
Soriano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soriano misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soriano throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano digs a right hand underneath Ghostal's ribcage. Ghostal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soriano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Soriano.
Soriano scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghostal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal wants to break free but Soriano has control.
Soriano wants to stall.
Soriano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghostal is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal misses with a body punch.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soriano tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ghostal fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tad Ghostal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghostal defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Ghostal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ghostal throws a body punch but Soriano moves out of range.
Ghostal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Ghostal moves out of range easily.
Ghostal tries to clinch but Soriano is having none of it.
Ghostal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghostal circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghostal lands a nice hook to Soriano's body. Soriano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghostal looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal scoring well with a low kick there.
Soriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghostal punishes Soriano's body with a nice straight punch.
Soriano works Ghostal's body with a nice hook.
Soriano throws a hook but Ghostal avoids it easily.
Ghostal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soriano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ghostal to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghostal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Ghostal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tad Ghostal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghostal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Nice shot lands for Soriano.
Ghostal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Ghostal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soriano under the eye.
Horrible takedown by Ghostal or perhaps it was just good defense by Soriano which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ghostal drops his hands momentarily and Soriano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ghostal scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ghostal is able to avoid easily.
Soriano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghostal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soriano with a nice cross.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Soriano catches Ghostal right on the button with a cross.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
Ghostal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
Ghostal is rocked!
Ghostal scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano throws the kick towards the body but Ghostal avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghostal throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Ghostal is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soriano feints with a jab and clips Ghostal right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ghostal is sent crashing into the canvas and Soriano leaps in for the kill! Ghostal tries to get to his feet but Soriano is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ghostal is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Soriano!
Pablo Soriano took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This one was for Sydney and BDU. Home of the #1 Bantamweight. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think William might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outlaw's Reward . Sullivan IV is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Deadly Sins. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV throws a quick inside leg kick.
William throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan IV's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan IV tries to avoid it.
A jab from Sullivan IV finds it's way through William's defenses.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Sullivan IV looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
Sullivan IV lunges at William with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by William's hand.
Sullivan IV moves out of range of the body kick from William.
William ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
William scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
William lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan IV throws a sloppy head kick
and William makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan IV misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
William throws a body kick that misses.
William takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan IV is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
William misses with a hook
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV moves away from the strike by William.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan IV.
William tries to land a front kick but Sullivan IV steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. William checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
William attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by William as he connects with a hook.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sullivan IV but Sullivan IV pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sullivan IV circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sullivan IV counters with a leg kick.
Sullivan IV buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan IV works William's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
William misses with a low kick as Sullivan IV jumps back.
Sullivan IV throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sullivan IV keeps the fight on the outside.
William throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan IV counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William rushes Sullivan IV and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from William.
A right hand to the body from William.
Sullivan IV trying to stall but William improves his position.
William cracks Sullivan IV with a nice body shot.
William tries to work over Sullivan IV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV scores with an uppercut up the middle.
William has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan IV's elbow.
A shot in the inside from William.
William tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan IV avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William working aggressively here.
William tries to score a body lock takedown but Sullivan IV shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sullivan IV pushes William back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William gets through Sullivan IV's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV lands a right hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV cracks William with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
Sullivan IV misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan IV working aggressively here.
Sullivan IV tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William tries to work over Sullivan IV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Sullivan IV.
William lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan IV.
William presses Sullivan IV against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sullivan IV trying to control the position but instead, William has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan IV into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from William.
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 James William will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sullivan IV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William closes the distance and pushes Sullivan IV back into the cage.
Sullivan IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sullivan IV's elbow.
Sullivan IV misses with a hook from the clinch.
William misses with some punches.
William blocking some punches.
Sullivan IV has a couple of punches blocked by William.
William misses with a body punch.
William goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sullivan IV prevents it.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan IV avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William tries to work over Sullivan IV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan IV stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
William misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
William works on Sullivan IV's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan IV blocks a body shot from William.
William lands a right hand.
William breaks the clinch.
Sullivan IV lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan IV works William's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV wants to slow William down by chopping away at his legs.
William scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan IV lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John L Sullivan IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from William 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 Sullivan IV has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sullivan IV and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sullivan IV throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and William counters with a good low kick that Sullivan IV was not able to check.
A big right from William misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sullivan IV.
William slips a jab from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV looks to land a right hand but William moved out of range.
A shot to the body from William misses
and Sullivan IV counters with an inside leg kick.
William tests Sullivan IV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
William misses with a kick to the body.
William tries to clinch up.
William is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan IV manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan IV counters with a big head kick but William shrugs it off.
William takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sullivan IV bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan IV fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt William.
Sullivan IV misses with a straight right.
William displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan IV throws out the jab.
Sullivan IV loads up on a big right hand but William slips the punch.
William connects with a solid leg kick.
William throws a leg kick but Sullivan IV checks it.
William throws a leg kick
and Sullivan IV counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by William there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William scores with a kick to the body.
Sullivan IV cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sullivan IV scores with a head kick. William tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
James William's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William takes a swing at Sullivan IV's ribcage but misses.
William wants to slow Sullivan IV down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan IV listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
William misses with a body kick.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Sullivan IV circles away.
Sullivan IV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan IV blocks the low kick.
Sullivan IV uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
William wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan IV is out of range.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sullivan IV. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William scores with a jab to the body.
William walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sullivan IV checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sullivan IV takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John L Sullivan IV will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sullivan IV clobbers William with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sullivan IV. That's going to slow William down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for William.
The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
William throws a nice inside leg kick.
William moves out of range of the leg kick from Sullivan IV.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan IV.
William lands a right hook to the body.
William moves out of range of the body kick from Sullivan IV.
William has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sullivan IV.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan IV scores with a hook to the body. William takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan IV moves away.
William throws a leg kick that misses.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan IV was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a jab to the body
and Sullivan IV counters with a good low kick that William was not able to check.
William misses with a hook
and Sullivan IV counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV checks a leg kick.
William looks to throw the jab but Sullivan IV is out of range.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
William lands a jab to the nose.
William throws a big shot that misses.
William lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan IV circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan IV ducks under a wild hook from William.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan IV lands a straight punch to the body, keeping William at a distance.
Sullivan IV works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sullivan IV wants to slow William down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a hook to the body. Sullivan IV takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Sullivan IV misses.
Sullivan IV 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.
Sullivan IV checks a leg kick.
William misses with an uppercut. Sullivan IV saw that one coming.
Sullivan IV avoids the body shot from William.
Sullivan IV misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan IV stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
William is looking to wear down Sullivan IV with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sullivan IV moves out of range as William throws a body kick.
Sullivan IV fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt William.
William thows a leg kick but Sullivan IV checks it
and Sullivan IV makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan IV is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV stuns William with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan IV lands a lovely overhand right.
Sullivan IV lands a nice looking kick to the body. William takes a step back to recover.
William on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
William fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sullivan IV is out of range.
Sullivan IV buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
William misses with a looping right.
William throws a low kick but Sullivan IV moves out of range easily.
William walks into a left hand.
William tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan IV swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Sullivan IV tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William throws a body punch but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sullivan IV is looking to slow William down with leg kicks.
William keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan IV.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sullivan IV manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sullivan IV misses with a left hand
and William counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William instigates a clinch.
William looking for a takedown.
Sullivan IV stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William gets through Sullivan IV's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Sullivan IV.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John L Sullivan IV.
I think Sullivan IV has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John L Sullivan IV!
John L Sullivan IV very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fist Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergeant Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by Warrior's Pride. Peppers has chosen Wanton Song -- Led Zepplin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
25 - 9 - 2 |
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275 lbs
25 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Fist Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergeant Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter closes the distance and pushes Peppers back into the cage.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter lands a right hand.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Fighter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Peppers ducks down to avoid it.
Fighter clinches up with Peppers and pushes him back against the cage.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers working hard to break the clinch.
Peppers can't break the clinch.
Peppers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Peppers is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Peppers.
Peppers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fighter with a jab.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Fighter digs a good body shot into Peppers's ribs.
Peppers slips a jab from Fighter.
Fighter moves into range and clinches up with Peppers.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peppers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Peppers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body. Peppers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Peppers moved out of range.
Fighter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peppers under the eye.
Peppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peppers shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peppers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Fighter takes it in his stride.
Peppers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fighter.
Fighter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peppers backs up against the cage.
Fist Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peppers.
Fighter instigates a clinch.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter prevents Peppers from breaking the clinch.
Peppers blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peppers misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peppers staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter pushes Peppers up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter tries a body shot but Peppers blocks it.
Peppers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Peppers.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Peppers's head.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Peppers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peppers blocking some punches.
A short right from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
A frustrated look appears on Peppers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peppers's efforts to push away.
Peppers manages to break the clinch.
Peppers wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Peppers knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Peppers avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Peppers controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter misses with some punches.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
Peppers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peppers is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fist Fighter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Fist Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Peppers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peppers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Peppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Peppers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fighter.
Peppers throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Peppers off the cage and back into range.
Peppers misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Peppers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peppers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peppers 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.
Peppers is breathing heavily.
Peppers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Peppers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peppers finds it's way round the side to connect with Fighter's head.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fighter walks into a straight right hand from Peppers.
Fighter connects with a body shot that sends Peppers's belly button to the back.
Peppers ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Fighter 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.
Fist Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers's corner calls for a 1-2. Peppers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fighter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Peppers fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighter misses with a body kick.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter 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.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.
Jab from Fighter.
Fighter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Peppers finds it's way through Fighter's defenses.
Peppers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fighter as he avoids it easily.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Peppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter tries to clinch but Peppers moves away
and Peppers counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
Fighter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers dives in and scores a takedown into Fighter's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peppers won't allow Fighter to get back to his feet.
Fighter has Peppers pulled in close to control his posture.
Peppers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fighter pushes Peppers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Peppers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Fighter. That snapped Peppers's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Peppers.
Fighter walks into a stiff left hand from Peppers.
Fighter lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fist Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body kick there by Fighter.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Fighter throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peppers avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter lands with an overhand left.
Peppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peppers.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
Peppers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peppers tries for a takedown but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter cracks the inside of Peppers's front leg.
Peppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Peppers.
Peppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Fighter finds it's target.
Fighter connects with a body shot that sends Peppers's belly button to the back.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fighter enables Peppers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fighter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fighter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peppers manages to get himself to full guard.
Fighter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peppers is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers is trying to keep Fighter in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter stops Peppers from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fighter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peppers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fighter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peppers.
Fighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers misses with an uppercut.
Peppers wants to slow Fighter down by chopping away at his legs.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sergeant Peppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fist Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peppers.
Peppers shoots in but no luck this time.
Fighter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter clinches with his opponent.
Peppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peppers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Peppers wants to break free but Fighter has control.
Peppers breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Fighter.
Peppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fighter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peppers will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fist Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fist Fighter!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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142 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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146 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Randolph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xiaolong's half guard.
Xiaolong is trying to escape back to his feet but Randolph uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Randolph tries to move to mount but Xiaolong blocks the move with his legs.
Randolph throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Randolph seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Randolph controlling the position.
Randolph tries to move to mount but Xiaolong blocks the move with his legs.
Randolph postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Randolph scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Randolph throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Randolph looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Xiaolong is avoiding damage well.
Randolph wants to control but Xiaolong is keeping him busy.
Randolph looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Xiaolong is avoiding damage well.
Xiaolong tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Randolph has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Randolph missing with strikes.
Xiaolong is taking damage to the body and head.
Xiaolong has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph missing with strikes.
Randolph biding his time, looking for the opening.
Randolph throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Xiaolong!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randolph throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Randolph is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xiaolong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xiaolong for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randolph throwing sloppy strikes.
Xiaolong trying to get back to his feet but Randolph is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randolph is landing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong is trying to get back to his feet but Randolph has full control of the position and if anything, Xiaolong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Randolph is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xiaolong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xiaolong for a finish.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Randolph lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Xiaolong hold on?!
Randolph trying to control.
Randolph just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Xiaolong controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Randolph scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Xiaolong is looking for a way out.
Xiaolong has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph missing with strikes.
Xiaolong looking very determined here, making life difficult for Randolph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Xiaolong covering up well under a series of strikes from Randolph.
Randolph is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xiaolong knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xiaolong for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong is trying to get back to his feet but Randolph has full control of the position and if anything, Xiaolong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Randolph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randolph takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randolph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiaolong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Randolph to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiaolong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randolph counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaolong's knee momentarily.
Randolph slips a straight right by Xiaolong.
Randolph throws a right and a left that Xiaolong avoids nicely.
Xiaolong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Randolph counters with a right hand to the body.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randolph is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xiaolong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Xiaolong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaolong tries to land a leg kick but Randolph saw it coming and moves away.
Randolph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph looks to land a left hand but Xiaolong moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Randolph.
Xiaolong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Randolph is avoiding it.
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Randolph is out of range.
A head kick by Xiaolong misses
and Randolph counters with a leg kick.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Randolph moves out of range.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
A jab from Randolph misses.
Xiaolong moves away from the strike by Randolph.
Xiaolong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Randolph thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Randolph takes one to the side of the head.
Randolph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes a swing at Randolph's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiaolong moves out of range as Randolph throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiaolong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Randolph on the side of the head.
Randolph shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xiaolong sprawls well. Xiaolong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Randolph gets slowly back to his feet.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sly Randolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaolong.
Li Xiaolong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong moves into the clinch.
Randolph looking to slow down the pace here.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Randolph dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xiaolong misses with some punches.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong pushes off an throws an elbow but Randolph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xiaolong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Xiaolong.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
Randolph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randolph is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xiaolong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randolph.
Good body shot from Xiaolong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randolph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Li Xiaolong 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Xiaolong.
Xiaolong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Li Xiaolong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiaolong. That snapped Randolph's head back.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiaolong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaolong throws a head kick but Randolph moves out of range.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randolph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Randolph shoots in and drives through. Xiaolong sprawls well.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randolph.
Randolph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaolong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiaolong drives through and clinches with Randolph against the cage.
Xiaolong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Randolph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randolph blocks an uppercut.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Randolph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaolong backwards.
Xiaolong swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph scores with a shot to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Xiaolong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randolph's elbow.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Randolph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is working for takedown but Xiaolong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Randolph is having none of it.
Randolph scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randolph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaolong tries to land a front kick but Randolph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaolong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Randolph misses the target.
Xiaolong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Randolph momentarily.
Xiaolong works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Xiaolong is predictable there
and Randolph counters with a nice leg kick.
Randolph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaolong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randolph.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Randolph is avoiding it.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Randolph's head backwards.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Randolph moved away.
Randolph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xiaolong blocks a head kick by Randolph.
Xiaolong misses with a hook
and Randolph counters with a one-two to the body.
Xiaolong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randolph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randolph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xiaolong is able to avoid easily.
Randolph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
Randolph with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaolong there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Randolph saw that one coming.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses
and Randolph counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph checks a leg kick.
Randolph missing with a left hand there. Xiaolong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randolph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randolph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randolph lands an overhand right.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Randolph throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaolong moves out of range easily.
Randolph misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiaolong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Randolph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Li Xiaolong just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xiaolong throws a wild body kick that Randolph sees coming a mile off.
Randolph avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
Randolph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xiaolong enables Randolph to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xiaolong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sly Randolph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randolph throwing strikes but missing.
Randolph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randolph stops Xiaolong from standing up.
Xiaolong keeping moving, preventing Randolph from controlling successfully.
Xiaolong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Randolph showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph is looking to advance position but Xiaolong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Randolph keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Xiaolong controlling his opponent.
Xiaolong is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Xiaolong lands a jab-cross combination.
Randolph changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xiaolong tries to avoid it but Randolph manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xiaolong to the ground. Xiaolong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Xiaolong was covering up waiting for the punch and Randolph finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Xiaolong wants to get back to his feet but Randolph is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Randolph is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiaolong is keeping the position for now.
Randolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaolong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xiaolong is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to land knees in the clinch but Randolph avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaolong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randolph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiaolong throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Xiaolong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randolph avoids it.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xiaolong is keeping busy.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randolph avoids a wild elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Randolph avoids the elbow strike from Xiaolong, against the cage.
Xiaolong throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Xiaolong can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Xiaolong pushes off an throws an elbow but Randolph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaolong swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
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 Sly Randolph will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Xiaolong with a nice cross.
Randolph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xiaolong as he avoids it easily.
Xiaolong looks to land a right hand but Randolph moved out of range.
Randolph takes one to the chin there.
Randolph looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xiaolong misses with a jab to the body
and Xiaolong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiaolong sizes up Randolph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Randolph avoids it.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randolph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiaolong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randolph's calf.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Randolph moved out of range nicely.
Randolph throws a body punch but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Randolph throws a right hand that Xiaolong ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiaolong also avoids with ease.
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a body punch but Randolph moves out of range.
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Randolph misses with an uppercut.
Xiaolong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xiaolong misses with a left hand
and Randolph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randolph with a jab.
Randolph throws a leg kick but Xiaolong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randolph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xiaolong looks to throw the jab but Randolph is out of range.
Randolph throws a body kick that misses
and Xiaolong counters with a nice body kick.
Randolph takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Randolph with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sly Randolph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses
and Xiaolong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Randolph scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph trying to stall but Xiaolong improves his position.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph blocks the elbow strike.
Xiaolong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Xiaolong struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph lands a right hand.
Randolph struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaolong controls his hands.
Randolph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randolph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xiaolong misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaolong has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph misses with a punch on the inside.
Randolph taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a head punch that misses.
Randolph tries to throw a body punch but Xiaolong avoids it by throwing Randolph back against the cage.
Xiaolong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph working aggressively here.
Randolph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaolong swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaolong.
I think Xiaolong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Li Xiaolong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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