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Rivals LXXXIII: Ghetto vs Xiii PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefanos Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek has chosen Somebody to Love 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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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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242 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefanos Kokkalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Wojatzek!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojatzek misses with a few strikes there.
Kokkalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Stefanos Kokkalis has been cut.
Kokkalis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wojatzek has a takedown stuffed.
Stefanos Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojatzek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wojatzek avoids the body shot from Kokkalis.
Wojatzek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wojatzek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wojatzek wants to pass the guard but Kokkalis is keeping the position.
Wojatzek throws a big right hand that misses.
Wojatzek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wojatzek postures up in Kokkalis's guard and throws a big left but Kokkalis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojatzek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojatzek stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kokkalis throws up his legs and catches Wojatzek in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Wojatzek tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kokkalis! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Stefanos Kokkalis!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefanos Kokkalis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Warrior Asylum by Disturbed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Takeda throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takeda is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takeda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takeda moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
A leg kick checked by Takeda.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Takeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Takeda tries to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Takeda moves away and avoids it.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Takeda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barbosa is looking to regain half guard here but Takeda keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Takeda's best efforts.
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Takeda sits in half guard.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takeda won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takeda's guard.
Takeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takeda has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Takeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barbosa is in close to Takeda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbosa stands up over Takeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barbosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbosa is pushing down on Takeda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takeda is fighting to maintain full guard but Barbosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barbosa wants to control but Takeda is keeping him busy.
Takeda wants to get back to full guard.
Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Takeda looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbosa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takeda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa with a couple of short strikes.
Barbosa breaks from Takeda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Takeda is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa tries to control but Takeda wriggling away.
Takeda is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa landing punches.
Barbosa tries to control but Takeda wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Takeda seems to have recovered his senses.
Good work by Takeda as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Takeda misses the target.
Barbosa wants to slow Takeda down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Takeda slaps the foot to one side.
Takeda scores with a jab to the head.
Takeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Takeda sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Takeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Takeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takeda. That did some damage!
Takeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takeda. That did some damage!
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Takeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Takeda slaps the foot to one side.
Takeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa looking to score a takedown here. Takeda is defending well but Barbosa drives through and ends up in Takeda's guard.
Takeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barbosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barbosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
Takeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takeda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barbosa stalling away here and it's allowed Takeda to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barbosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa cracks Takeda with a solid left hand.
Takeda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Takeda keeps moving.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Takeda blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takeda has momentary wrist control but Barbosa slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barbosa throws a low kick but Takeda moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takeda.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Takeda down.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Takeda finds it's target.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Takeda circles away.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Takeda counters with a nice body shot.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeda. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Takeda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Takeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Takeda checks a leg kick.
Takeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takeda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takeda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbosa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbosa showed some decent athleticism there.
Takeda gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barbosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Takeda postures up.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. Takeda eventually gives up the hold.
Takeda winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barbosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to stand up but Takeda isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeda looking to pass the guard.
Takeda stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Takeda postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Takeda controlling him for the moment.
Katsuo Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jima Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jermery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Jermery will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Jermery!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jammy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jermery makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jermery.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jermery is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jammy has his hands clasped together but Jermery extends an breaks Jammy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jermery.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Jermery!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk misses with a left hand
and Rynkowski counters with a big head kick but Dziuk shrugs it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dziuk, as that shot connected.
It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dziuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rynkowski's head backwards.
Rynkowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Dziuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Rynkowski off the cage and back into range.
Dziuk throws a right and a left that Rynkowski avoids nicely.
Dziuk lands a left and a right that sends Rynkowski crashing to the canvas! Dziuk dives into mount looking to finish!
Rynkowski is rocked!
That has opened up Ryszard Rynkowski's cut even more.
Rynkowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dziuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dziuk. What's that going to do exactly?
Dziuk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rynkowski regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski is trying to stand up here but Dziuk is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stanislaw Dziuk just wasn't active enough.
Rynkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dziuk!
The cut above Ryszard Rynkowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dziuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dziuk with a hook.
Ryszard Rynkowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dziuk throws a nice looking combination but Rynkowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Dziuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanislaw Dziuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dziuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rynkowski eats them both and turns towards Dziuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryszard Rynkowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanislaw Dziuk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Hentschel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai moves in looking to clinch but Hentschel pushes him off.
Hentschel missing with a left hand there. Xinhai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xinhai is looking to clinch.
Hentschel avoids a kick to the body.
Hentschel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xinhai moves away.
Xinhai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hentschel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xinhai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xinhai defending well as Hentschel loads up on a big left hand.
Xinhai lands a right hook to the body.
Hentschel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xinhai swings for the body but Hentschel moves out of range.
Hentschel shoots in looking for a takedown. Xinhai tries to sprawl out of it but Hentschel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xinhai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xinhai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hentschel in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xinhai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai lands with an uppercut that bounces Hentschel off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentschel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hentschel is rocked!
Nice body punch from Xinhai.
Oh Hentschel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hentschel is breathing heavily.
Hentschel is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Xinhai Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hentschel is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera. Palelei has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared 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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247 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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Palelei moved away.
Palelei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Palelei moves out of range easily.
Jab by Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palelei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Palelei misses.
Palelei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Palelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Palelei throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Palelei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palelei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palelei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan throws a front kick that sends Palelei stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palelei is rocked!
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Palelei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palelei is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Palelei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Palelei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palelei get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Palelei stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Morgan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jokinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Do moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Do lands a head shot.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Do avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do jabs at Jokinen's body.
Jokinen throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Do throws out a powerful jab.
Good shot there by Do.
Do drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Possu Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do slips a jab from Jokinen.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Do 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Do moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Jokinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
A cross from Do lands.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Do had a free shot at his head there.
Do scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Do fails with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Do misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Do drops his hands momentarily and Jokinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Do connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a nice combination. Do backs away looking to recover.
Jokinen works Do's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Do eats them both and turns towards Jokinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do lands with a nice combination. Jokinen backs away looking to recover.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Do as he jumps to the side.
Soon Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Possu Jokinen.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Do looking to score a takedown here. Jokinen is defending well but Do drives through and ends up in Jokinen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen working for a triangle but Do defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Possu Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Do gets the takedown into side control.
Jokinen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
Jokinen has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Do misses with a head shot. Jokinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Do trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jokinen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do wants to sweep but no luck.
Do keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Do looking for a sweep. Not yet Do, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Possu Jokinen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Do.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Do with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Do shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jokinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Do from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Do throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jokinen to regain full guard.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Soon Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jokinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Do postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do works over Jokinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jokinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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!
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jokinen trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Do dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Jokinen's head and hops out.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Possu Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Jokinen does no damage.
Jokinen misses with a body punch
and Do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do postures up in Jokinen's guard and throws a big left but Jokinen blocks it.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do cracks Jokinen with a solid left hand.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do landing some decent shots from guard.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Jokinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Jokinen!
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Do's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen trying to control from half guard but Do is working away.
Jokinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Do knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is refusing to be controlled, as Jokinen sits in half guard.
Jokinen stalling away here and it's allowed Do to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jokinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Possu Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jokinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Do scrambles back to his feet.
Do scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Do tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Do on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soon Do.
I think Do 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soon Do!
Soon Do was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp has chosen Bad Company - The Nine 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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24
248 lbs
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29
260 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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonzales cracks Tripp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzales moves out of range as Tripp strikes.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Stevie Gonzales has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales throws the kick towards the body but Tripp avoids it.
Tripp tries to clinch up.
Tripp shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonzales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tripp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Tripp might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gonzales is looking to sweep but instead, Tripp has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tripp lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzales trying to keep a closed guard but Tripp is proving a slippery customer.
Tripp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tripp.
Tripp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tripp on the ground.
Tripp postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gonzales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tripp, into his guard.
Tripp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evander Tripp.
Gonzales lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzales lands with an overhand left.
Tripp tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Tripp or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzales which made him look bad.
Gonzales scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.
Tripp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown.
Stevie Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Tripp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tripp misses.
Gonzales defending well as Tripp loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripp.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tripp.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tripp.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tripp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Gonzales staying out of range there.
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 Stevie Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stevie Gonzales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzales.
Tripp just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales scores with a push kick.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Evander Tripp has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales jabs at Tripp's body.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzales lands a big right hand that sends Tripp crashing to the mat! Gonzales stays standing though and waves Tripp back to his feet!
Tripp is rocked!
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tripp at a distance.
Gonzales circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tripp to the canvas! Tripp doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gonzales keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Gonzales!
Stevie Gonzales tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Harunodo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh avoids a kick to the body.
Harunodo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oh checks it well.
Oh thows a leg kick but Harunodo checks it
and Harunodo counters with a head kick. That will keep Oh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
Oh staying out of range there.
Oh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
A solid body kick from Oh.
Oh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harunodo is out of range and Oh settles back down.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harunodo can pounce on him.
Oh throws a leg kick
and Harunodo counters with a stiff right hand.
Harunodo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo scores with a sloppy right hand. Oh should have avoided that one.
Harunodo scores with a nice right hand.
Oh misses with a head kick.
Harunodo throws a leg kick but Oh checks it.
Oh throws a chopping leg kick but Harunodo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oh throws out a powerful jab.
Harunodo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Oh.
An inside leg kick lands from Harunodo.
Good work by Oh as he checks the leg kick.
Harunodo throws out a leg kick but Oh moves out of range and Harunodo only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo avoids a kick to the body.
Oh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harunodo is rocked!
Dongmin Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh misses with a wild body shot.
Harunodo is still on wobbly legs! Can Oh finish him?
Harunodo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harunodo seems to have recovered his senses.
Oh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh lands a big head kick that sends Harunodo tumbling to the mat! Oh takes a step backwards and waves Harunodo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh slips a jab and a cross from Harunodo.
Oh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Miles Harunodo's cut even more.
Harunodo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harunodo checks a low kick from Oh.
Oh blocks a head kick by Harunodo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oh misses with a wild combination.
Harunodo throws a low kick but Oh moves out of range easily.
Harunodo wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Harunodo misses
and Oh counters with a leg kick.
Oh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harunodo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harunodo misses with a right hand
and Oh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harunodo checks a low kick from Oh.
A lazy body kick from Oh
and Harunodo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Oh. That's going to slow Harunodo down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harunodo lands a nice shot to the body.
Harunodo thows a leg kick but Oh checks it
and Oh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harunodo's knee momentarily.
Oh tried to score with a low kick but Harunodo checks it.
Oh is looking to slow Harunodo down with leg kicks.
Harunodo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oh.
Harunodo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oh counters with a body kick that stops Harunodo in his tracks momentarily.
Harunodo looks winded!
Oh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh closes the distance and clinches.
Harunodo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 Dongmin Oh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles Harunodo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Harunodo.
Oh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harunodo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh rushes Harunodo with punches - Harunodo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Harunodo goes down! Oh follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto. Xiii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tenacious D - Master Exploder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wedge Xiii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghetto blocks a leg kick.
Ghetto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiii takes a swing at Ghetto's ribcage but misses.
Wedge Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghetto misses with a looping left.
Xiii thows a body shot but no joy.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Ghetto.
Nice sprawl there from Ghetto as Xiii shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiii. Ghetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiii misses with a looping left.
Xiii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xiii misses with an uppercut. Ghetto saw that one coming.
Ghetto is looking to clinch but Xiii is avoiding it.
Xiii misses with a low kick.
Ghetto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ghetto misses with the head strike.
Ghetto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xiii blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghetto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiii controls his hands.
Xiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetto looking to slow down the pace here.
Ghetto looking to throw knees to the head but Xiii is blocking nicely.
Ghetto misses with the head strike.
Ghetto is pushing Xiii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Xiii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xiii managing to block the knees to the body from Ghetto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with the head strike.
Ghetto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghetto misses with a knee strike.
Xiii blocking some punches.
Ghetto tries to throw a body punch but Xiii avoids it by throwing Ghetto back against the cage.
Xiii drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ghetto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Project Ghetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedge Xiii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghetto. Xiii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghetto fakes the leg kick and cracks Xiii in the body.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghetto as he avoids it easily.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetto manages to avoid it.
Ghetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiii moves away from the strike by Ghetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xiii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghetto.
Xiii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghetto tries to sprawl out of it but Xiii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghetto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xiii throws a lazy right hand but Ghetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghetto to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ghetto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiii scrambles back to his feet.
Ghetto throws an overhand right that lands on Xiii's shoulder, as Xiii tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Xiii as he checks the leg kick.
Xiii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghetto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xiii.
Ghetto misses with a low kick as Xiii jumps back.
Xiii moves out of range as Ghetto strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Ghetto blocks the low kick.
Ghetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiii.
Xiii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ghetto is out of range and Xiii settles back down.
Ghetto stuffs the takedown.
Ghetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiii takes one to the chin there.
Ghetto scores with a jab. Xiii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Ghetto rushes Xiii and presses him up against the cage.
Ghetto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xiii is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiii is looking for a takedown.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetto prevents the takedown attempt.
Xiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xiii missing with a left hand there. Ghetto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ghetto throws a solid leg kick but Xiii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ghetto.
Project Ghetto is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiii manages to avoid it.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Ghetto.
Xiii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiii.
Ghetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiii.
Xiii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ghetto.
Ghetto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xiii throws a big shot that misses.
Xiii throws out a leg kick but Ghetto moves out of range and Xiii only half commits.
Ghetto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiii swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto checks a low kick from Xiii.
Ghetto defending well as Xiii loads up on a big left hand.
Xiii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xiii wants to slow Ghetto down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiii throws out a loose jab but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetto throws a low kick but Xiii moves out of range easily.
Xiii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ghetto throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Ghetto.
Ghetto misses the jab.
Xiii misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiii. Ghetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetto moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghetto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Xiii misses with a hook. Ghetto ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghetto slips a jab from Xiii.
Ghetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiii takes one to the chin there.
Xiii with a poor takedown
and Ghetto counters with a straight right hand.
Xiii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghetto finds it's way round the side to connect with Xiii's head.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Ghetto connects with a high kick.
Project Ghetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a push kick but Xiii slaps the foot to one side.
Xiii moves out of range of the body kick from Ghetto.
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghetto as he avoids it easily.
Project Ghetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedge Xiii.
Xiii misses with a looping left.
Xiii looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghetto is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Xiii.
Xiii misses with a wild combination.
Xiii moves away from the strike by Ghetto.
A combination from Xiii does no damage.
Xiii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ghetto tries to clinch up but Xiii circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiii throws a hook but Ghetto avoids it easily.
A left lands for Ghetto.
Ghetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiii.
Ghetto misses with a hook.
Ghetto moves out of range as Xiii throws a body kick.
Ghetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiii is just out of range.
Xiii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghetto scores with a nice strike.
Ghetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiii moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xiii throws a hook to the side of Ghetto's head but Ghetto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghetto pinned against the cage. Ghetto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xiii throws a head kick but Ghetto moves out of range.
Ghetto tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetto scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Xiii avoids the head kick by Ghetto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiii.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetto manages to avoid it.
Ghetto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiii swings for the body but Ghetto moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt.
Ghetto keeps Xiii at a distance using the push kick.
Xiii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiii.
Ghetto throws a low kick but Xiii avoids it.
Xiii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetto.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghetto tries to sprawl out of it but Xiii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghetto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xiii throws a body punch but Ghetto moves out of range.
Ghetto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ghetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiii.
Ghetto throws a hook but Xiii avoids it easily.
Xiii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ghetto swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Ghetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiii was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetto.
Xiii is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ghetto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Xiii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ghetto.
Xiii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiii.
Ghetto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xiii.
Project Ghetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedge Xiii.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiii misses the target.
Ghetto lands a jab to the head.
Xiii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ghetto is fending him off so far but Xiii persists. Nope, Ghetto circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghetto ducks under a wild hook from Xiii.
Xiii slips under a jab.
Xiii throws a push kick but Ghetto slaps the foot to one side.
Xiii shoots in and drives through. Ghetto sprawls well.
Ghetto cracks Xiii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Ghetto.
Xiii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghetto lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghetto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ghetto!
Ghetto feints and then cracks Xiii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xiii down.
Ghetto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghetto lands a head shot.
Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
Xiii misses with an uppercut
and Ghetto counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghetto.
Xiii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetto. That's going to slow Xiii down.
Xiii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiii throws a jab when Ghetto was well out of range.
Ghetto avoids the body shot from Xiii.
Ghetto checks a leg kick.
Ghetto tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiii misses with a low kick.
Ghetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiii was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetto.
Ghetto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiii.
Ghetto misses with a body kick.
Ghetto throws a chopping leg kick but Xiii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xiii slips a straight right by Ghetto.
Xiii gets the takedown into side control.
Xiii in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ghetto is trying to control Xiii's posture but Xiii avoids it.
Xiii is chipping away with strikes.
Ghetto tries to improve position but can't.
Ghetto struggling a bit here.
Xiii cracks Ghetto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetto is looking to reverse the position.
Xiii throws an elbow but Ghetto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ghetto wants to control but Xiii postures up.
Xiii wants to control but Ghetto is keeping him busy.
Ghetto struggling a bit here.
Ghetto is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Xiii lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto gets back to half guard.
Xiii thows a huge punch but Ghetto dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Project Ghetto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xiii tried to score with a low kick but Ghetto checks it.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetto manages to avoid it.
Ghetto throws a solid leg kick but Xiii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ghetto.
Ghetto slips a jab from Xiii.
Ghetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiii.
Xiii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ghetto is looking to control Xiii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ghetto avoid being mounted?
Xiii throwing shots but Ghetto is blocking nicely.
Ghetto moves into full guard.
Xiii wants to pass the guard but Ghetto is keeping the position.
Ghetto is trying to control the position but Xiii postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghetto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xiii pushing down on Ghetto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ghetto is pressing down on Xiii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ghetto wants to sweep here but Xiii controlling him for the moment.
Ghetto working a defensive guard here.
Ghetto looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghetto, not yet.
Ghetto is trying to keep Xiii in close.
Xiii trying to control but Ghetto is working from the bottom.
Xiii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Project Ghetto just wasn't active enough.
Xiii misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghetto circles away.
Ghetto gets a clinch.
Ghetto tries a body shot but Xiii blocks it.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Ghetto manages to get underhooks.
Ghetto looking to throw knees to the head but Xiii is blocking nicely.
Xiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Ghetto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Ghetto on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetto lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto is pressed up against the cage. Xiii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ghetto down to the mat. Ghetto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Project Ghetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wedge Xiii.
Xiii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Xiii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ghetto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ghetto working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghetto.
Xiii is trying to drag Ghetto to the mat but Ghetto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Xiii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ghetto.
Ghetto tries to stall but Xiii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto lands with a short shot to the head.
Xiii avoiding damage as Ghetto throws knees to the body.
Ghetto avoiding damage.
Ghetto lands with a light punch inside.
Ghetto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ghetto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiii.
A bit of stalling here from Ghetto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xiii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xiii wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto had his way with Wedge Xiii in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xiii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiii.
Ghetto slips under a jab.
Ghetto lands with a hook. Xiii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xiii thows a leg kick but Ghetto checks it
and Ghetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiii manages to avoid it.
Ghetto swings for the body but Xiii moves out of range.
Ghetto throws an overhand right that lands on Xiii's shoulder, as Xiii tries to avoid the shot.
Ghetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ghetto.
Xiii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghetto connects with a high kick.
Horrible takedown by Xiii or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghetto which made him look bad.
Ghetto leaves Xiii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xiii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ghetto lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiii.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiii.
Ghetto jabs at Xiii's body.
Ghetto throws a body punch but Xiii moves out of range.
Xiii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Xiii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xiii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xiii misses with an uppercut.
Xiii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghetto tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghetto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiii under the eye.
Xiii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghetto throws a shot from downtown. Xiii moves away and avoids it.
Ghetto moves out of range as Xiii throws a body kick.
Wedge Xiii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghetto misses the target.
Ghetto misses with a looping left.
Xiii closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ghetto's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Xiii throwing strikes but missing.
Xiii throws an elbow that misses. Ghetto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xiii's guard. Nice move by Ghetto!
Ghetto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xiii looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto trying to control but Xiii is working from the bottom.
Ghetto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Xiii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ghetto looking to sit in guard and control but Xiii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xiii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xiii throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghetto has Xiii pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Xiii trying to control but Ghetto is working from the bottom.
Ghetto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wedge Xiii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghetto pulls Xiii in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Project Ghetto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ghetto avoids the body shot from Xiii.
Xiii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghetto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiii misses with a head kick.
Ghetto blocks a leg kick.
Ghetto instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ghetto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Ghetto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ghetto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Ghetto!
Project Ghetto retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Project Ghetto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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