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SPFT 99: Washington vs. Parts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heikki Kuula - Tää Maa. . 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
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gustavo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ribeiro dives in and scores a takedown into Pentti's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pentti wants to sweep but no luck.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Pentti is keeping the position.
Pentti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pentti wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ribeiro manages to pass to side control.
Ribeiro wants to free his trapped foot but Pentti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pentti wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy.
Pentti is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ribeiro is staying active.
Pentti tries to roll over but Ribeiro keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pentti defending well though.
Ribeiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pentti trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentti wants to get back to his feet.
Pentti tries to buck Ribeiro off but Ribeiro takes his back!
Ribeiro is looking for the choke from the back position but Pentti is controlling his hands well.
Ribeiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pentti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pentti for a finish.
Ribeiro trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pentti doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pentti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pentti for a finish.
Ribeiro is persistently looking for the submission but Pentti is defending it well.
Pentti looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ribeiro lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti can't escape the position.
Ribeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ribeiro tries to keep control of the position but Pentti is staying busy.
Pentti holding both Ribeiro 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pentti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pentti preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro keeps control of the position easily here as Pentti tries to buck him off.
Pentti showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in full control for now.
Ribeiro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pentti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ribeiro throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro is in full control for now.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti is trying to get back to his feet but Ribeiro has full control of the position and if anything, Pentti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Ribeiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
Donk. Pentti catches Ribeiro right on the button with a cross.
Ribeiro shoots for a takedown but Pentti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pentti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ribeiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pentti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pentti instigates a clinch.
Ribeiro jumps guard but Pentti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pentti is trying to break free.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Pentti won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pentti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pentti misses with a knee strike.
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro gets tackled into the cage by Pentti. Pentti maintains the clinch.
Pentti is trying to break free.
Pentti pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pentti.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pentti throws an elbow but misses.
Ribeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pentti is looking to control Ribeiro's arms but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pentti has his back to the cage.
Pentti is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ribeiro has denied him.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro decides to pull guard.
Pentti wants to stand but Ribeiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pentti defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pentti has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
Pentti stands up and waves to Ribeiro to follow him.
Ribeiro needs to keep his hands up - Pentti had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti swings for the body but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Pentti lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro gets control of Pentti's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ribeiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pentti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Pentti from standing up.
Pentti postures up.
Pentti trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pentti is aware though and is defending well.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pentti stands up and waves to Ribeiro to follow him.
Pentti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribeiro. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Pentti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro scores with a takedown into Pentti's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentti wants to stand up but Ribeiro is controlling him.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pentti is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentti is trying to keep Ribeiro in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentti as he avoids it easily.
Pentti forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentti gets underhooks to prevent Ribeiro's takedown attempt.
Pentti is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Pentti into the cage.
Ribeiro blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti breaks from the clinch.
Ribeiro gets a takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro prevents Pentti from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pentti is trying to stand up.
Pentti is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pentti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pentti wants to control but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Pentti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pentti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Pentti is squirming around, avoiding Ribeiro's attempts to control the action.
Ribeiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Pentti is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pentti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Pentti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ribeiro has hold of Pentti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pentti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pentti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ribeiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentti really wants to buck Ribeiro off and get back to his feet.
Pentti is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti has given up his back.
Ribeiro wants to control but Pentti is keeping busy.
Gustavo Ribeiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro looking to break Pentti's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pentti remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ribeiro will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Pentti is in bad spot here.
Ribeiro trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro working for a choke but Pentti is defending well.
Pentti is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Ribeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribeiro 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Ribeiro!
Gustavo Ribeiro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Kiptanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiptanui has chosen Teflon Brothers - Hoodilammas feat. Juju 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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169 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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181 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Kiptanui!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiptanui throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andriamboavonjy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiptanui on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiptanui takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiptanui controls his hands.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiptanui blocks an uppercut.
Kiptanui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andriamboavonjy is defending well.
Kiptanui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andriamboavonjy after a bit of a struggle.
Andriamboavonjy takes an elbow to the temple.
Andriamboavonjy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiptanui backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andriamboavonjy.
Kiptanui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiptanuis head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andriamboavonjy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kiptanui fails to land.
Kiptanui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andriamboavonjy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andriamboavonjy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Andriamboavonjy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiptanui breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Andriamboavonjy.
Kiptanui throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andriamboavonjy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Andriamboavonjy lands.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiptanui as he avoids it easily.
Kiptanui feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andriamboavonjy's calf.
Jab by Andriamboavonjy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiptanui connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiptanui changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andriamboavonjy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andriamboavonjy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiptanui seems to be looking for submissions.
Andriamboavonjy is refusing to be controlled, as Kiptanui sits in half guard.
Andriamboavonjy tries to get to full guard but Kiptanui has control of the leg.
Kiptanui is working for a submission of some sort.
Andriamboavonjy wants to improve his position but Kiptanui is controlling well.
Andriamboavonjy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andriamboavonjy keeping moving, preventing Kiptanui from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiptanui drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kiptanui as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Andriamboavonjy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kiptanui! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gabriel Kiptanui!
A less than humble Gabriel Kiptanui 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCollins has chosen The Go Getter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley McCollins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McCollins.
Bull forces McCollins back against the cage and clinches.
McCollins blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from McCollins.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCollins missing with knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCollins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull blocks a body shot from McCollins.
McCollins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull avoiding damage as McCollins throws knees to the body.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.
Bull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCollins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCollins avoids a wild elbow strike from Bull.
McCollins lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pit Bull has been cut.
Bull working McCollins over with knees to the body.
McCollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCollins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull is breathing heavily.
McCollins trying to stall but Bull improves his position.
McCollins digs a right hand into Bull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bull's gas tank.
McCollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bull controls his hands.
McCollins landing knees to the body.
McCollins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by McCollins.
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!
McCollins throws out a leg kick but Bull moves out of range and McCollins only half commits.
Bull has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Nice body punch from McCollins - that landed with a thud.
McCollins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCollins lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from McCollins.
McCollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
McCollins lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull prevents a body shot from McCollins.
McCollins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCollins's elbow.
McCollins tries to land a knee to the head but Bull blocks with his arms.
McCollins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Good body shot from McCollins.
McCollins scores a nice knee to the body.
McCollins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bull's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCollins.
Bull is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from McCollins.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCollins lands a big knee! That's hurt Bull! Oh, he's all over the place! McCollins lands another knee that sends Bull to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley McCollins!
Riley McCollins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi's entrance music is Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. A fine choice. Saint has chosen Takida - Willow and Dead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumi moves out of range of the body kick from Saint.
Saint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kasumi on the side of the head.
Kasumi scores with a body shot.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Kasumi counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kasumi.
Kasumi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint avoids the head kick by Kasumi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint 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 Kasumi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kasumi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kasumi lands with a shot to the body.
Kasumi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Kasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Saint.
Saint misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Kasumi, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Kasumi against the cage but Kasumi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kasumi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Saint slips under a jab from Kasumi.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Kasumi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasumi.
Kasumi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Saint misses.
Kasumi tried to score with a low kick but Saint checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasumi.
Saint shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasumi looks for the body kick but Saint saw that one coming.
Kasumi defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Kasumi misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kasumi.
Kasumi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint throws a push kick but Kasumi slaps the foot to one side.
Kasumi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasumi.
Saint blocks a head kick by Kasumi.
Kasumi is looking to wear down Saint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kasumi wants to control but Saint is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Saint is looking to take a break and control but Kasumi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kasumi tries to roll over but Saint keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasumi has hold of Saint's hands but Saint slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kasumi is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasumi wants to control but Saint is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasumi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Saint is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kasumi defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi is staying active underneath Saint, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saint is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kasumi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saint.
Kasumi trying to control here.
Kasumi is trying to stand up here but Saint is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasumi is looking to improve his position.
Kasumi looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Kenshiro Kasumi 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.
Kasumi misses with a body punch
and Saint counters with a good, hard body kick but Kasumi shrugs it off.
Saint lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kasumi takes a step back to recover.
Kasumi with a hook.
Kasumi punishes Saint's body with a nice straight punch.
Kasumi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint scores with a takedown into Kasumi's guard.
Saint got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kasumi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saint has managed to get both his arms back between Kasumi's legs - danger averted.
Kasumi wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint postures up.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasumi seems keen to control Saint's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasumi is retaining full guard.
Saint scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saint trying to control but Kasumi is working from the bottom.
Saint is pushing down on Kasumi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kasumi is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saint is trying to control. Kasumi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Saint there.
Saint is looking for a kimura here.
Kasumi wants to improve his position but Saint is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint not doing much here.
Saint is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kasumi!
Saint lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasumi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kasumi moves into full guard.
Kasumi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Kasumi.
Kasumi keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi working a defensive guard here.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasumi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kasumi is keeping the position for now.
Kasumi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasumi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saint works over Kasumi with some ground and pound from guard.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi has momentary wrist control but Saint slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasumi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kasumi controls Saint momentarily but Saint frees himself.
Kasumi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kasumi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saint tries to lock up and control but Kasumi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasumi prevents Saint from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kasumi takes one to the side of the head.
Saint throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasumi on the side of the head.
Saint lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kasumi throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Kasumi counters with a straight right hand.
Kasumi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saint counters with a left to the body.
Kasumi scores with a push kick.
Kasumi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kasumi is fending him off so far but Saint persists. Nope, Kasumi circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint jabs Kasumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kasumi can pounce on him.
Kasumi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Saint thuds his shin into the meat of Kasumi's side.
Good shot there by Saint.
A big left from Saint misses.
Kasumi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
Saint scores with a leg kick.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Kasumi is out of range.
Kasumi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kasumi misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasumi blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Kasumi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenshiro Kasumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasumi lands a right hook to the body.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint throws a low kick, looking for Kasumi's leg but Kasumi calmly moves out of range.
Saint swings for the body but Kasumi moves out of range.
Saint shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasumi sprawls well. He's pushed Saint's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saint scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Kasumi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kasumi sprawls well. Kasumi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenshiro Kasumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasumi 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 Saint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint misses the target.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasumi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kasumi lands a nice hook to Saint's body. Saint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasumi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Kasumi's knee but Kasumi avoids it well.
Saint motions for Kasumi to come forward. Saint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kasumi misses with a head kick.
Kasumi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kasumi scores with a nice head shot.
Kasumi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saint shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasumi defends it nicely.
Kasumi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasumi circles away.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
An intense looking Jensen Saint took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Oooh believe me, the end is coming! THE END IS COMING!! For you that is, not for me... Amen!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zenin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Helloween - Power. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
181 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okabe misses with a takedown attempt
letting Zenin counter with a right hand.
Okabe tries to bum rush Zenin with a series of wild strikes but Zenin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zenin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zenin misses the shot to the body.
Okabe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Zenin scores with a four punch combination!
Zenin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zenin is looking to clinch.
Okabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zenin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Okabe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okabe works to advance to full mount. Zenin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Zenin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe working the ground and pound effectively.
Okabe landing strikes from the mount and Zenin is in trouble!
Okabe prevents Zenin from getting the reversal.
Okabe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okabe wants to control the pace but Zenin is squirming around nicely.
Zenin is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe breaks from Zenin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okabe controlling from the full mount.
Okabe landing strikes from the mount and Zenin is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zenin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zenin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Zenin is keeping the position.
Zenin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Okabe has passed into side control.
Zenin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zenin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zenin manages to get to full guard.
Zenin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okabe is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe cracks Zenin with a solid left hand.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okabe trying to control but Zenin is working from the bottom.
Okabe looking to pass the guard.
Zenin wants to sweep here but Okabe controlling him for the moment.
Zenin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Okabe manages to get himself to full guard.
Zenin tries to free his leg and advance position but Okabe is retaining full guard.
Zenin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okabe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zenin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Okabe's guard.
Okabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zenin.
Okabe wants to improve his position but Zenin is controlling well.
Okabe keeping his head moving to avoid the 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!
Okabe has one foot on Zenin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zenin manages to avoid it.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okabe with a hook.
Okabe scores with the left hand. Zenin knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zenin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zenin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Okabe defends it well.
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 Vladimir Zenin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Zenin catches Okabe right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Okabe does no damage.
Zenin misses the shot to the body.
Zenin throws a nice looking combination but Okabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okabe lands a right hook to the body.
Okabe throws a lazy right hand but Zenin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zenin misses with a series of wild punches.
Zenin slips under a jab.
Zenin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zenin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zenin throws out the jab.
A jab from Okabe misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zenin.
Zenin tries to sprawl but Okabe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Okabe thows a huge punch but Zenin dodges it nicely.
Zenin is looking to improve his position.
Okabe is keen to just control but Zenin is a slippery customer.
Zenin won't allow Okabe to pass to mount.
Okabe moves nicely into side control.
Okabe moves into full mount!
Zenin is in a horrible position here. Okabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okabe lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zenin regains half guard.
Okabe wants to take a breather but Zenin is having none of it.
Zenin gets full guard.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Okabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zenin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
Zenin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zenin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zenin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Okabe stands up over Zenin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Okabe is stalling in the full guard.
Zenin looking for a guillotine here but Okabe defends easily.
Zenin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenji Okabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okabe holds of for dear life.
Zenin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Okabe has worked his arm free - good work by Okabe!
Zenin working the ground and pound.
Okabe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Okabe is concentrating on defense, preventing Zenin from advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin is looking to work some ground and pound but Okabe has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zenin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okabe missing with a left hand there. Zenin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okabe throws a shot from downtown. Zenin moves away and avoids it.
Zenin throws a looping overhand right but Okabe ducks down to avoid it.
Okabe lands a jab to Zenin's midsection.
Okabe cracks Zenin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okabe misses with a hook.
Okabe looks to land a right hand but Zenin moved out of range.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Okabe shows good takedown defense.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Okabe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zenin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zenin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Okabe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zenin but great work by Okabe.
Okabe has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Okabe tries to control but Zenin wriggling away.
Okabe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zenin?
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin is trying to escape the mount.
Okabe lands a big shot there that rocks Zenin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Okabe tries to control but Zenin wriggling away.
Zenin tries to reverse the position but Okabe maintains control.
Okabe controlling the pace for now.
Okabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Okabe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zenin's face.
Okabe lands a big elbow.
Zenin is rocked!
Okabe connects with a bit shot that sees Zenin covering up! More strikes from Okabe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Okabe is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Okabe!
Kenji Okabe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silver Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boo's entrance music is BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Parantainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - My Way . Silver Boo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silver Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boo dips to his left and cracks Parantainen with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by Parantainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Boo which made him look bad.
Boo misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parantainen is defended easily by Boo.
A jab from Boo does it's job there.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boo looks to throw the jab but Parantainen is out of range.
Boo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parantainen's hands.
Boo swings for the body but Parantainen moves out of range.
Boo scores with a nice head shot.
Boo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parantainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Boo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parantainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silver Boo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a body punch but Boo moves out of range.
Boo misses with a lunging right hand
and Parantainen counters with a series of strikes. Boo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parantainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parantainen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo looking to pass the guard.
Parantainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boo slips nicely into half guard.
Parantainen is not content to let Boo control the position.
Parantainen is looking to improve his position.
Parantainen gets full guard.
Parantainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boo.
Parantainen won't allow Boo to sweep him here.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Boo keeps moving.
Parantainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parantainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Parantainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boo is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Parantainen tries to roll over but Boo keeps him under control.
Parantainen is controlling Boo's trapped leg to prevent Boo from advancing to side control.
Boo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Silver Boo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parantainen shoots in but Boo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parantainen walks into a left hand.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Parantainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boo's waist but Boo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parantainen off to one side.
Parantainen misses with an uppercut.
Parantainen moves forwards but Boo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parantainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parantainen walks into a left hand.
Boo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boo. Parantainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boo misses with an uppercut.
Boo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Boo.
A jab from Boo misses.
Parantainen misses with a takedown attempt - Boo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parantainen looks winded!
Parantainen walks into a straight right hand from Boo.
Boo misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parantainen staying out of range there.
Parantainen lands an overhand right.
Boo scores with a hook to the body. Parantainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parantainen drops his hands momentarily and Boo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boo misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Boo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Parantainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Parantainen throws a sloppy head kick and Boo moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Boo.
Parantainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parantainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaakko Parantainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parantainen trying to control but Boo is working from the bottom.
Boo wants to sweep but no luck.
Parantainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Boo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parantainen stopping the sweep attempt from Boo.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Boo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boo wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses.
Boo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver Boo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Parantainen misses.
Boo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Parantainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Boo throws a shot from downtown. Parantainen moves away and avoids it.
Boo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parantainen misses with a head kick.
Boo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Parantainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parantainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parantainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boo.
Parantainen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parantainen somewhat.
Parantainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Boo cracks Parantainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Boo does it's job there.
Parantainen is rocked!
Silver Boo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boo lands with a good body shot.
Parantainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Boo finish him?
and Boo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Parantainen! He's just covering up as Boo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silver Boo!
A determined Silver Boo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Rolland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moskau kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
142 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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34
130 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Rolland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanovcan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanovcan is looking to slow Rolland down with leg kicks.
Vanovcan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanovcan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rolland prevents the takedown attempt.
Rolland avoids a wild elbow strike from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan wants to take the fight to the mat but Rolland manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rolland avoiding damage as Vanovcan throws knees to the body.
Rolland managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Rolland manages to get underhooks.
Jamie Rolland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justina Vanovcan.
Rolland stops a takedown attempt from Vanovcan.
Rolland prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanovcan wants a takedown.
Vanovcan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rolland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rolland just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan prevents Rolland from breaking the clinch.
Vanovcan pulls guard successfully.
Rolland is looking to stand up but Vanovcan won't let him.
Vanovcan striking off his back but it's not causing Rolland any problems.
Rolland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanovcan's guard.
Rolland won't allow Vanovcan to sweep him here.
Rolland gets to his feet - Vanovcan follows without any prompting.
A slow jab from Rolland misses its intended target.
Vanovcan slips a jab from Rolland.
Rolland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanovcan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rolland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rolland looks to throw the jab but Vanovcan is out of range.
Rolland throws an overhand right that lands on Vanovcan's shoulder, as Vanovcan tries to avoid the shot.
Rolland lands a really nice looking cross but Vanovcan seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanovcan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolland throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vanovcan slips under a jab.
Vanovcan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Vanovcan slams his shin into Rolland's torso.
Vanovcan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanovcan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanovcan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vanovcan.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolland misses with a hook. Vanovcan ducked under it nicely.
Vanovcan connects with a leg kick. Rolland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vanovcan, right into the meat.
Vanovcan slips under a jab from Rolland.
Vanovcan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rolland's waist but Rolland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vanovcan off to one side.
Vanovcan tries to clinch
and Rolland counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Vanovcan.
Rolland misses the jab.
Vanovcan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanovcan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rolland stalling in the clinch but Vanovcan improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rolland stalling the fight.
Vanovcan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rolland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanovcan has picked Rolland up - he's going for a ride! Vanovcan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanovcan is looking for a kimura but Rolland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vanovcan to get the leverage.
Vanovcan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rolland tries to roll over but Vanovcan keeps him under control.
Vanovcan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanovcan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rolland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rolland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanovcan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rolland dips to his left and cracks Vanovcan with an uppercut!
Rolland misses with an uppercut
and Vanovcan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vanovcan wants to clinch up but Rolland keeps it at a distance.
Vanovcan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolland throws out a loose jab but Vanovcan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan closes the distance but Rolland moves to the side
and Rolland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanovcan throws a looping overhand right but Rolland ducks down to avoid it.
Vanovcan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rolland, pushing him back against the cage.
Vanovcan pulls Rolland into guard.
Vanovcan has his foot on Rolland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rolland works his way back into a safe position though.
Rolland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanovcan's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vanovcan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to control the position but Rolland says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rolland pulls his head out easily.
Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rolland pulls his head out easily.
Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Vanovcan looking for subs from the bottom but Rolland mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vanovcan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rolland. What's that going to do exactly?
Vanovcan is looking to improve his position but Rolland isn't that keen on the idea.
Vanovcan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vanovcan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rolland kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vanovcan is looking to improve his position but Rolland isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Justina Vanovcan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vanovcan is looking to improve his position but Rolland isn't that keen on the idea.
Vanovcan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rolland get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan wants to clinch.
Rolland missing with a left hand there. Vanovcan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanovcan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rolland circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Vanovcan.
Rolland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vanovcan. Vanovcan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rolland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rolland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolland misses with a body shot.
Vanovcan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Vanovcan.
Rolland lands a nice looking body shot.
Vanovcan cracks the inside of Rolland's front leg.
Rolland misses with an uppercut.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Rolland moves away
and Rolland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rolland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanovcan.
Vanovcan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanovcan scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rolland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanovcan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rolland defends it nicely.
Vanovcan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan working some strikes from top position.
Vanovcan trying to control but Rolland is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanovcan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rolland is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rolland has escaped and now he's on top!
Vanovcan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jamie Rolland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rolland has picked Vanovcan up and slammed him! Vanovcan can't keep hold of the triangle and Rolland manages to pass to side control!
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.
Vanovcan is trying to control Rolland's posture but Rolland avoids it.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.
Vanovcan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vanovcan wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan looking for submissions off his back.
Vanovcan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vanovcan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rolland has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Justina Vanovcan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanovcan tries to hold on but Rolland postures up.
Rolland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolland landing shots from mount.
Vanovcan tries to hold on but Rolland pushes him away.
Rolland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rolland prevents Vanovcan from getting the reversal.
Rolland with the ground and pound from mount.
Vanovcan wants to hold on but Rolland pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justina Vanovcan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanovcan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justina Vanovcan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet comes into the arena with in your face blaring out of the sound system. McJuckett has chosen "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
218 lbs
27 - 17 - 2 |
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29
219 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJuckett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Billet.
McJuckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McJuckett thows a body shot but no joy.
Billet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McJuckett checks a leg kick.
McJuckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Billet.
McJuckett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Billet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McJuckett throws a head kick that half lands.
McJuckett loads up on a big right hand but Billet slips the punch.
McJuckett throws a leg kick which misses Billet's front leg but catches the back leg as Billet tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Billet.
Billet stalks McJuckett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McJuckett's face. McJuckett staggers backwards, shaken.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Billet, right into the meat.
McJuckett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McJuckett - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet throws a solid leg kick but McJuckett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Billet.
McJuckett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billet throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Billet misses.
Billet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McJuckett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Billet misses with a left hand
letting McJuckett counter with a right hand.
Billet looks for the body kick but McJuckett saw that one coming.
McJuckett looks to land a body kick but Billet moved away.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McJuckett lands a nice looking body kick.
McJuckett throws a head kick that misses.
McJuckett lands a leg kick that knocks Billet off balance momentarily.
Billet tries to score a power double leg takedown but McJuckett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Billet somewhat.
Dantavious McJuckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McJuckett lands a nice looking body kick.
Billet is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McJuckett wants to slow Billet down by chopping away at his legs.
McJuckett tries to land a front kick but Billet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Billet tries to land a body kick
and McJuckett counters with a body kick that stops Billet in his tracks momentarily.
McJuckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billet tries to work over McJuckett's front leg with a kick but McJuckett checks it.
Billet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McJuckett.
McJuckett scores with a kick to the body.
McJuckett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Billet takes a step back to recover.
McJuckett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Billet under the eye.
McJuckett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McJuckett lands with a good body shot.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Billet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Billet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett is looking to slow Billet down with leg kicks.
Billet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McJuckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Billet's calf.
Decent striking displayed by McJuckett there.
McJuckett with a nice cross.
McJuckett throws a sloppy head kick and Billet moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McJuckett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McJuckett is looking to score with low kicks.
McJuckett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McJuckett with a hook.
McJuckett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McJuckett feints a jab promting Billet to slip. McJuckett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Billet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Billet tries to land a front kick but McJuckett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by McJuckett - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billet doesn't manage to clinch there - McJuckett circles away.
Billet moves out of range of the body kick from McJuckett.
McJuckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McJuckett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billet was well out of range. Poor timing from McJuckett.
Billet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Billet works over McJuckett's head and body with a nice combination.
Billet takes a swing at McJuckett's ribcage but misses.
McJuckett misses with a body shot.
Billet misses with a left hand
and McJuckett counters with a big head kick but Billet shrugs it off.
McJuckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet scores with a push kick.
McJuckett looks for the body kick but Billet saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from McJuckett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McJuckett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Billet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Billet throws a sloppy head kick and McJuckett moves out of range easily.
Billet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McJuckett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but Billet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Billet connects with a jab.
Billet connects with a good right hand that stumbles McJuckett. McJuckett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Billet might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McJuckett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Billet as he checks the leg kick.
McJuckett looks to land a left hand but Billet moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Billet. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Billet.
Billet lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett loads up on a big right hand but Billet slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet misses with the combination.
McJuckett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Billet. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Billet 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 McJuckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McJuckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Billet takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from McJuckett.
McJuckett 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.
McJuckett takes a swing at Billet's ribcage but misses.
McJuckett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billet tries to land a leg kick but McJuckett saw it coming and moves away.
Billet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McJuckett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McJuckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McJuckett.
Billet misses with a low kick as McJuckett jumps back.
Billet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Billet is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Billet.
A chopping leg kick lands by McJuckett.
Billet throws a leg kick but McJuckett sees it coming and moves out of range.
McJuckett lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McJuckett misses with an attempted mid kick.
McJuckett scores with a three punch combo!
Billet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McJuckett can pounce on him.
McJuckett lands with a kick to the temple. Billet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Billet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McJuckett scores with a push kick.
Billet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McJuckett.
McJuckett slips a straight right by Billet.
Good exchange - McJuckett coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McJuckett's hands.
McJuckett misses with an uppercut. Billet saw that one coming.
McJuckett misses with a body kick.
McJuckett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Billet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McJuckett misses with a head kick.
McJuckett throws a low kick, looking for Billet's leg but Billet calmly moves out of range.
McJuckett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McJuckett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McJuckett looks to land a combination but Billet avoids it well.
Billet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McJuckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Billet checks it well.
Billet throws a head kick that misses.
McJuckett thows a body kick. Billet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Billet is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett misses with a body kick.
Billet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McJuckett.
McJuckett missing with a left hand there. Billet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McJuckett connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McJuckett. That's going to slow Billet down.
McJuckett throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McJuckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Billet has closed the distance and engaged McJuckett in a clinch.
McJuckett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Billet avoids it.
McJuckett throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McJuckett prevents a body shot from Billet.
McJuckett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Billet's efforts to push away.
McJuckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dantavious McJuckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Billet moves out of range as McJuckett throws a body kick.
Billet slips a jab from McJuckett.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Billet trying to control the position but instead, McJuckett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Billet into the cage.
Billet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McJuckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McJuckett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Billet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Billet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McJuckett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McJuckett cracks Billet with a nice body shot.
McJuckett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet throws a head punch that misses.
McJuckett lands with a right to the head.
McJuckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
McJuckett lands a damaging elbow.
McJuckett lands a knee to the head.
Billet avoids a wild elbow strike from McJuckett.
Billet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Billet struggles to land a body shot inside as McJuckett controls his hands.
McJuckett lands a knee to the body.
Billet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McJuckett avoids it.
McJuckett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Billet's defenses.
Knees to the body from Billet.
Billet is trying to force a seperation but McJuckett has the dominant position.
McJuckett looking to throw knees to the head but Billet is blocking nicely.
Billet misses with a punch to the body.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McJuckett - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McJuckett misses with an elbow over the top.
Billet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from McJuckett.
McJuckett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McJuckett wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billet.
McJuckett misses with a knee to the head.
McJuckett is leaning against Billet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Billet misses with a punch on the inside.
McJuckett is trying to maintain a safe position but Billet gets an underhook and turns McJuckett into the cage.
McJuckett lands an elbow inside that Billet shrugs off.
Billet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Billet wants to get back to striking at distance but McJuckett won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett struggles to land a body shot inside as Billet controls his hands.
McJuckett swings wildly with an uppercut but Billet uses good head movement to avoid it.
McJuckett tries to land a knee to the head but Billet blocks with his arms.
Billet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Billet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McJuckett trying to land knees to the body.
McJuckett has Billet pressed against the cage, preventing Billet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Billet.
McJuckett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McJuckett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McJuckett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Billet is trying to maintain a safe position but McJuckett gets an underhook and turns Billet into the cage.
McJuckett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Billet blocks an elbow strike from McJuckett.
McJuckett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet has a couple of punches blocked by McJuckett.
McJuckett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Billet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billet taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McJuckett.
McJuckett blocking some punches.
McJuckett throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from McJuckett.
Billet tries to break free but McJuckett pushes him back against the cage.
Billet misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McJuckett misses with a knee strike.
Billet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McJuckett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McJuckett landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dantavious McJuckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McJuckett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dantavious McJuckett!
Our winner, Dantavious McJuckett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoppers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoppers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoppers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keyman.
Keyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gor Keyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyman throws a front kick that sends Stoppers stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keyman looks for the body kick but Stoppers saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keyman.
Keyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoppers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoppers cracks Keyman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keyman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoppers misses with an uppercut.
Stoppers throws a head kick but Keyman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman thumps Stoppers with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Keyman.
Keyman lands with an uppercut that bounces Stoppers off the cage and back into range.
Stoppers misses with a double jab.
Stoppers clobbers Keyman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keyman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoppers leaves Keyman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stoppers avoids the body shot from Keyman.
Keyman staying out of range there.
Keyman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stoppers tries to land a front kick but Keyman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stoppers tries a low kick but Keyman avoids it.
Keyman slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keyman misses the shot to the body.
Stoppers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keyman is looking to chop away at Stoppers's legs.
Keyman knocks Stoppers to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Stoppers is rocked!
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keyman tries for a kimura but Stoppers is defending well.
Stoppers is still in real trouble! Can Keyman finish him?
A big shot lands for Keyman! That's hurt Stoppers! Will he recover? Keyman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gor Keyman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Parts has chosen call to prayer 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parts!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Parts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parts misses with the combination.
Parts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parts's corner calls for a 1-2. Parts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Peter Parts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parts staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Washington swings for the body but Parts moves out of range.
Parts misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Parts cracks Washington with a good jab.
Parts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parts is rocked!
Parts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Washington misses the target.
Parts lands the left hand.
Peter Parts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Parts misses the shot to the body.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parts throws a good cross that connects.
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parts throws out the jab.
Parts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Washington throws a body punch but Parts moves out of range.
Parts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parts's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Parts.
Parts scores with the left hand. Washington knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Washington pushes Parts up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington stalling in the clinch but Parts improves position.
Parts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Parts lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
Parts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Parts keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parts prevents a body shot from Washington.
Parts blocks an uppercut.
Washington has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Washington working aggressively here.
Parts blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
Washington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Parts backwards.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parts prevents Washington from breaking the clinch.
Parts wants to stall.
Parts lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington blocking some punches.
Parts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parts.
Parts prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Parts.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Parts avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Parts can't find room to land a body shot as Washington controls the action.
Parts scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Parts prevents Washington from breaking the clinch.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Parts moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parts lands a nice looking body shot.
Parts throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parts lands a head shot.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Parts off balance momentarily.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Parts counters with an outside leg kick.
Parts is looking to clinch.
Washington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Parts counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parts.
Nice combo by Washington! Oh, that's hurt him - Parts falls to the canvas and Washington follows him into side control.
Parts is still in real trouble! Can Washington finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Washington lands a strong strike to the head of Parts. That's dazed him! Washington looking to finish here. Parts is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Washington lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Leonard Washington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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