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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robert Fernan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robert Fernan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Fernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernan.
Katsumoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fernan is out of range and Katsumoto settles back down.
Fernan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernan as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fernan.
Fernan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Fernan moves out of range easily.
Fernan lands a high kick!
Katsumoto throws a right hand that misses
and Fernan counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katsumoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan scores with a kick to the body.
Fernan avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Fernan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katsumoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katsumoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernan's waist but Fernan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katsumoto off to one side.
Katsumoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robert Fernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Katsumoto looks winded!
Fernan lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Katsumoto sprawls well initially but Fernan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Katsumoto wants to improve his position but Fernan is controlling well.
Fernan is working for a submission of some sort.
Fernan drops an elbow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Fernan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katsumoto's head.
Fernan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Katsumoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fernan stops Katsumoto from getting back to his feet.
Fernan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Fernan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto trying to control here.
Fernan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Katsumoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a series of punches but Fernan avoids them all with ease.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernan as he jumps to the side.
Fernan thows a body kick. Katsumoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsumoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernan's waist but Fernan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katsumoto off to one side.
Fernan connects with a jab.
Fernan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Katsumoto on his heels. He'll look to pass Katsumoto's guard now, I'm sure.
Fernan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernan working some strikes from top position.
Fernan tries to free his leg and advance position but Katsumoto is retaining full guard.
Fernan landing with the ground and pound.
Fernan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Katsumoto tries to kick Fernan off but Fernan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katsumoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fernan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fernan's back!
Fernan wants to escape the position.
Fernan turns into Katsumoto and is now in his guard.
Fernan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katsumoto is looking for a triangle but Fernan pushes his legs off easily.
Fernan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fernan stands up over Katsumoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fernan lands a couple of digs.
Katsumoto has his foot on Fernan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernan works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernan pushing down on Katsumoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is looking to improve his position.
Fernan is keen to just control but Katsumoto is a slippery customer.
Katsumoto is looking to improve his position.
Fernan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Katsumoto is not content to let Fernan control the position.
Katsumoto gets full guard.
Fernan postures up in Katsumoto's guard and throws a big left but Katsumoto blocks it.
Fernan stopping the sweep attempt from Katsumoto.
Fernan trying to control but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Katsumoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fernan distracts Katsumoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fernan pushes Katsumoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Fernan.
A knee to the head by Fernan.
Fernan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fernan landing with the ground and pound.
Katsumoto wants to sweep here but Fernan controlling him for the moment.
Robert Fernan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Katsumoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fernan postures up.
Katsumoto wants to get back to his feet but Fernan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Katsumoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernan is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katsumoto controls Fernan momentarily but Fernan frees himself.
Fernan connects with a couple of short punches.
Katsumoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan forces his way into half guard.
Katsumoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Fernan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Katsumoto wants to get back to full guard.
Fernan is working for a submission of some sort.
Katsumoto has hold of Fernan's hands but Fernan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fernan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Katsumoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fernan lands strikes from half guard.
Fernan winds up and cracks Katsumoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fernan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Katsumoto is trying to stand back up but Fernan is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernan is trying to work for a kimura but Katsumoto is defending well.
Katsumoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fernan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernan is posturing up here but Katsumoto has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fernan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fernan has to tap! Slick submission there by Katsumoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saku Katsumoto!
Saku Katsumoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mccarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Mccarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Creed!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed moves forwards but Mccarry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Connor Creed has been cut.
Mccarry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creed.
Mccarry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mccarry ducks right into an uppercut from Creed.
Creed throws a series of punches but Mccarry avoids them all with ease.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mccarry throws a combination that misses
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccarry instigates a clinch.
Mccarry has Creed pressed against the cage, preventing Creed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Mccarry has Creed pressed against the cage, preventing Creed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Mccarry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mccarry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Creed swinging wildly here.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mccarry.
Creed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarry looks to land a combination but Creed avoids it well.
Mccarry misses with the combination.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Mccarry.
Creed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Mccarry saw it coming and moves away.
Mccarry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mccarry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Creed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mccarry to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccarry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mccarry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creed.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Mccarry moves away and avoids it.
Mccarry misses with a wild combination.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mccarry dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Mccarry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mccarry throws a nice looking combination but Creed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creed backs away from a small jab... but Mccarry lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Creed crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mccarry with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dean Mccarry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saidov's choice of entrance music: Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Ismail Saidov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trevor Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to clinch but Saidov moves out of range.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Saidov can't get the takedown.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Saidov wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Saidov tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
Saidov prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Saidov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith wants to stand up but Saidov is controlling him.
Saidov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is trying to keep Saidov in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trevor Smith.
Saidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Saidov looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Saidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saidov looks winded!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saidov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith with a jab.
Saidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a head kick but Saidov moves out of range.
Saidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
No luck for Saidov with that takedown attempt.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to stall but Saidov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saidov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saidov 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.
Smith pulls Saidov in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trevor Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saidov backs up against the cage.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saidov gets slowly back to his feet.
Saidov shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saidov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saidov.
Smith throws a right hand that Saidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Saidov also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saidov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith with a nice cross.
Trevor Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Saidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Saidov can't get the takedown.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saidov letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saidov moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saidov.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Saidov is avoiding it.
Saidov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Saidov wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith stalling.
Saidov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith is looking to control Saidov's arms but Saidov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saidov gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Saidov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Saidov blocks it.
Saidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith pushes Saidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Saidov's ribcage. Saidov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saidov being controlled against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trevor Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trevor Smith.
Saidov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saidov circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saidov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith works over Saidov's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saidov is keeping busy.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saidov is rocked!
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saidov up against the cage.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saidov letting Smith take a breather here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saidov can do to turn this around?
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saidov.
Saidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saidov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Saidov.
Smith lands a body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith working Saidov over with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Saidov blocks it.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saidov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ismail Saidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith gets through Saidov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saidov or not.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith lands a left hand.
Saidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saidov seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Saidov.
Smith drops Saidov with a big knee straight up the middle! Saidov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Saidov down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Saidov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smith tries to clinch but Saidov is having none of it.
Smith and Saidov are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Smith throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Saidov into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Smith knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Trevor Smith!
A relieved looking Trevor Smith 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
173 lbs
11 - 22 - 0 |
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28
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White tries to clinch but Cain moves out of range.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Cain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White closes the distance and pushes Cain back into the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Cain wants a takedown.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cain tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.
Cain can't get the takedown.
John White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cain.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
Cain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White avoiding damage.
Cain is trying to break free.
White cracks Cain with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cain.
Cain wants to break free but White has control.
White breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White moves into the clinch.
Cain wants a takedown but no success here.
Cain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
White tries to throw a body punch but Cain avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White stops a takedown attempt from Cain.
White leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cain is trying to break free.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Cain is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White is struggling to control the position.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
White lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cain is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cain tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White is working Cain over against the cage.
White presses Cain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White pushes Cain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Cain controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt.
White wants to clinch.
John White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cain counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain fails with a takedown attempt.
Cain tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Cain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White is pushing Cain's head away, looking to escape. Cain manages to hold on to the position though.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushes Cain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cain tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
Cain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Cain is working to tighten is grip on White's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. White has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cain is really squeezing tight and eventually White passes out! Cain breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Cain!
After winning the bout, Eric Cain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
184 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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30
170 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machiko counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Machiko.
A big right from Nayama misses.
Machiko misses with a straight left.
Machiko lands a leg kick that knocks Nayama off balance momentarily.
Nayama throws a body punch but Machiko moves out of range.
Machiko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machiko.
Machiko misses with a straight left.
Machiko lands an overhand right.
It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machiko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machiko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nayama catches Machiko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Machiko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiko lands a big uppercut and Nayama crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nayama looks OK. Machiko waves Nayama back to his feet!
Nayama is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machiko throws a front kick that sends Nayama stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Nayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yorito Nayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayama is breathing heavily.
Machiko cracks Nayama with a left hook right on the temple and Nayama goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Machiko lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Nayama is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machi Machiko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (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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31
185 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto throws a combination that misses
and Houdini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Houdini cracks Miyamoto with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houdini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Houdini on the ground.
Miyamoto is looking to stand up but Houdini isn't so interested in that idea.
Houdini postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miyamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Houdini with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houdini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Houdini drops back looking for a leg! Miyamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miyamoto manages to kick Houdini off! Houdini jumps back into Miyamoto's guard.
Houdini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miyamoto avoids the attempt from Houdini to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Houdini slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Miyamoto wants to stand up but Houdini is controlling the position.
Miyamoto postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Houdini to stand up.
Miyamoto drives through and clinches with Houdini against the cage.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
Houdini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houdini jumps into guard, dragging Miyamoto to the mat.
Miyamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyamoto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Houdini is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miyamoto wants to pass the guard but Houdini is keeping the position.
Miyamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houdini looking for a guillotine here but Miyamoto defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miyamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Houdini is trying to keep Miyamoto in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miyamoto cracks Houdini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyamoto darts in and clinches Houdini up against the cage.
Houdini lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyamoto's elbow.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyamoto's elbow.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Houdini avoids the damage to the body.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houdini.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Miyamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miyamoto taking a breather.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Houdini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Houdini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miyamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houdini is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miyamoto can't fight it off and eventually Houdini manages to take the fight to the floor. Miyamoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miyamoto wants to get back to his feet but Houdini is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Houdini decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miyamoto, up you get!
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houdini counters by moving into the clinch.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Miyamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Houdini drops back down to his feet.
Houdini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houdini.
Houdini pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houdini controlling Miyamoto's posture.
Houdini is trying to keep Miyamoto in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haryy Houdini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Houdini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miyamoto but Miyamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miyamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Houdini shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Houdini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miyamoto misses the shot to the body.
Miyamoto moves into range and clinches up with Houdini.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
Houdini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houdini wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houdini.
Miyamoto cracks Houdini with a nice body shot.
Houdini is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Houdini is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Miyamoto.
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Houdini is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miyamoto is defending well.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
Houdini takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Haryy Houdini has been cut.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Miyamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miyamoto prevents a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miyamoto to keep the fight standing.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Miyamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phoenix Miyamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Miyamoto.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Houdini takes a shot to the head.
Houdini managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Houdini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto gets through Houdini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Houdini drags the fight down to the ground.
Houdini being controlled here, momentarily.
Houdini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Houdini has wrist control.
Miyamoto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Houdini wants to stand and escape but Miyamoto is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto postures up in Houdini's guard and throws a big left but Houdini blocks it.
Miyamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miyamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyamoto is looking to stand up but Houdini won't let him.
Miyamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Miyamoto wanted to stand there but Houdini had control of the position.
Miyamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Miyamoto forces Houdini back against the cage and clinches.
Miyamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Houdini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyamoto prevents it.
Good body shot from Houdini.
Houdini tries to throw a body punch but Miyamoto avoids it by throwing Houdini back against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto trying to stall but Houdini improves his position.
Houdini misses with a body punch.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houdinis head.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haryy Houdini's cut.
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!
Miyamoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Houdini counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miyamoto won't be happy with that.
Miyamoto wants to control but Houdini postures up.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Houdini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miyamoto gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houdini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Houdini prevents Miyamoto from standing back up.
Houdini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miyamoto is controlling Houdini's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini stops Miyamoto from getting back to his feet.
Miyamoto has one foot on Houdini's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houdini moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houdini.
Miyamoto moves into range and clinches up with Houdini.
Miyamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Houdini.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
Miyamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miyamoto tries to work over Houdini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houdini blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyamoto's elbow.
Houdini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyamoto's elbow.
Houdini jumps guard but Miyamoto stands there with Houdini around his waist. Houdini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houdini is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Houdini controls the action.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Houdini wants to take the fight to the mat but Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
Houdini has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Miyamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Houdini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Houdini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Houdini.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto gets through Houdini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Houdini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Houdini lands a shot to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miyamoto.
Houdini tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houdini.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Houdini fails to pull guard.
Miyamoto prevents a body shot from Houdini.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houdini wants a takedown but no success here.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Miyamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Miyamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Houdini gets an underhook and turns Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Houdini's defenses.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Miyamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houdini is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyamoto has double underhooks.
Miyamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
Haryy Houdini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houdini tries to work over Miyamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Houdini's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miyamoto 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Phoenix Miyamoto 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideaki Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 僕はミス・テイク～. Hideaki Murakami will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
152 lbs
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27
148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitsune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murakami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kitsune takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by Kitsune.
Kitsune decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murakami is pressing down on Kitsune's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kitsune postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murakami trying to control the position.
Murakami throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kitsune scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kitsune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kitsune chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitsune stands up over Murakami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kitsune landing some decent shots from guard.
Kitsune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murakami has momentary wrist control but Kitsune slips an elbow through the middle.
Kitsune postures up.
Kitsune is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kitsune trying to control the position from guard on top but Murakami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitsune content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami is looking to stand up but Kitsune isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kitsune lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kitsune wants to control from the top but Murakami keeps moving.
Kitsune prevents Murakami from getting back to his feet.
Murakami controls Kitsune momentarily but Kitsune frees himself.
Kitsune lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kitsune 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.
Kitsune scoring with some ground and pound.
Kitsune passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kitsune cracks Murakami with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Kitsune's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kitsune working the ground and pound from side control.
Kitsune lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Check out the look on Kitsune's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Murakami is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitsune working the ground and pound.
Murakami is still in real trouble! Can Kitsune finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune is putting a hurting on Murakami here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kitsune grinds an elbow into Murakami's temple.
Murakami gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kitsune landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kitsune seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murakami does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murakami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kitsune pulls his head out easily.
Murakami seems to have recovered his senses.
Kitsune wants to take a breather but Murakami is having none of it.
Kitsune is trying to work for a kimura but Murakami is defending well.
Kitsune lands strikes from half guard.
Kitsune lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitsune lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kitsune is trying to work for a kimura but Murakami is defending well.
Kitsune working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murakami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murakami has hold of Kitsune's hands but Kitsune slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami is trying to control but can't.
Kitsune is trying to control the action in half guard but Murakami is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murakami has hold of Kitsune's hands but Kitsune slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murakami is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitsune is trying to control. Murakami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kitsune is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Murakami is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Momoshiro Kitsune!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Momoshiro Kitsune made sure he mentioned Happy Pills 159Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think France might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Suck. Delphine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let the bodies hit the floor!. Danny Delphine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
153 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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29
150 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Delphine is trying to get back to full guard.
France is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
France prevents Delphine from improving his position.
France wants to work for an arm triangle but Delphine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
France is working for a submission of some sort.
France is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Delphine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delphine manages to get to full guard.
France passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine tries to roll over but France keeps him under control.
Delphine trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delphine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
France won't allow Delphine to sweep him here.
Delphine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
France works a leg free and moves into half guard.
France is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
France is trying for a kimura here. Delphine looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! France wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darwin France!
Darwin France retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Darwin France 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus's entrance music is Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winkler's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
183 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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28
176 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hungus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
Hungus misses with a wild combination.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a straight right hand.
Winkler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hungus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hungus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hungus forces Winkler back against the cage and clinches.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winkler misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hungus wants to clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunguss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hungus tries to clinch but Winkler is having none of it.
Hungus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkler misses with a double jab.
Karl Hungus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hungus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winkler.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hungus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
Hungus takes the fight into the clinch.
Hungus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler stalling in the clinch but Hungus improves position.
A short right from Hungus on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hungus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hungus lands a shoulder strike.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Hungus.
Hungus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hungus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hungus closes the distance and clinches.
Hungus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Hungus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winkler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winkler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hungus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hungus wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winkler lands a head shot.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Hungus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkler swinging wildly here.
Hungus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hungus has managed to clinch.
Winkler is trying to push Hungus away but Hungus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking to control Winkler's arms but Winkler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hungus has his back to the cage.
Winkler wants a takedown.
Hungus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winkler or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hungus leaning against his opponent.
Winkler misses with some punches.
Hungus is working for takedown but Winkler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winkler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Hungus won't allow it.
Winkler tries a body shot but Hungus blocks it.
Hungus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Hungus.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Winkler. Those never looked like landing.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winkler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 Karl Hungus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winkler counters by clinching up.
Hungus looking to slow down the pace here.
Hungus gets underhooks to prevent Winkler's takedown attempt.
Hungus pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Winkler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hungus is keeping the position for now.
Hungus trying to control the position.
Winkler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hungus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winkler has managed to get both his arms back between Hungus's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungus tries to strike from the bottom.
Hungus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Winkler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hungus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winkler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hungus.
Hungus trying to pass the guard but Winkler defending well.
Winkler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hungus wants to control but Winkler is keeping him busy.
Hungus drops an elbow to the side of Winkler's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking for a kimura here.
Winkler has one foot on Hungus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Hungus tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Hungus avoids nicely.
Hungus moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Hungus dodges the punch combination from Winkler.
Jab, jab by Winkler - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hungus wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hungus throws a series of punches but Winkler avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winkler counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Hungus does no damage.
Hungus is looking to clinch.
Hungus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hungus wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hungus looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a left and a right that stings Hungus.
A punch combination from Winkler misses.
Winkler shoots in for a takedown but Hungus shows good takedown defense.
Winkler misses with a two punch combination.
Hungus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Hungus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hungus wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Hungus tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hungus wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Henry Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hungus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hungus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Winkler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hungus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hungus tries to clinch up.
Winkler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hungus.
Hungus tries to clinch up.
Winkler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hungus counters by moving into the clinch.
Winkler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hungus jumps guard but Winkler stands there with Hungus around his waist. Hungus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hungus lands with a short shot to the head.
Hungus just leaning against Winkler, taking a breather.
Hungus pulls guard successfully.
Hungus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hungus is striking but Winkler is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hungus moves into full guard.
Hungus looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler forces his way into half guard.
Winkler prevents Hungus from standing back up.
Hungus is looking to improve his position.
Winkler trying to control the pace.
Hungus actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hungus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hungus missing with punches from the bottom.
Hungus looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Winkler pushes past his half guard into mount!
Winkler tries to control but Hungus wriggling away.
Hungus tries to hold on but Winkler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winkler controlling his opponent.
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karl Hungus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hungus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to get back to full guard.
Hungus with the active half guard here but Winkler passes nicely into side control.
Hungus tries to improve position but can't.
Hungus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hungus tries to get to full guard but Winkler has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hungus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hungus is looking for a sweep. Winkler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Hungus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hungus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Karl Hungus!
Karl Hungus wins by unanimous decision!
Karl Hungus gave a mention to Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
190 lbs
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28
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Verzosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Verzosa connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Verzosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Verzosa clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa lands a body punch.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands an elbow just above Verzosa 's eye.
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!
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verzosa has his back to the cage.
Verzosa lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Verzosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Verzosa pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Verzosa's face.
Verzosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Verzosa managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Verzosa is working Kim over against the cage.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa blocks the elbow strike.
Verzosa avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Verzosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verzosa leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verzosa controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim lands with a shot to the body.
Kim throws a leg kick but Verzosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Verzosa had a free shot at his head there.
Kim throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa misses with a looping right.
Verzosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Verzosa blocks the leg kick.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verzosa misses the jab.
Kim throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verzosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kim blocks a jab.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verzosa.
Verzosa checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim is looking to slow Verzosa down with leg kicks.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Verzosa misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kim.
Verzosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to move into range but Kim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Verzosa.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verzosa.
Remedios Verzosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Verzosa digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Verzosa misses the body punch
and Kim counters with a shoot takedown. Verzosa fights it but they end up in guard.
Kim wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
Verzosa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikey Kim wasn't active enough on the ground.
Verzosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim walks into a jab.
Kim avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Mikey Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verzosa lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Verzosa moves out of range easily.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verzosa.
Verzosa thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim wants to clinch up but Verzosa keeps it at a distance.
Verzosa clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Kim slips under a jab.
Verzosa tries to clinch up.
Kim blocks a head kick by Verzosa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Verzosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verzosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Verzosa working some strikes from top position.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verzosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verzosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Verzosa has passed into side control.
Verzosa lands some shots froms side control.
Kim holds on to Verzosa's head and controls the position momentarily.
Verzosa throwing strikes but Kim manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Verzosa tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Verzosa 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verzosa keeps working.
Verzosa tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Verzosa is working hard here to advance position.
Verzosa wants to control but Kim postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kim prevents Verzosa from improving his position.
Verzosa is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verzosa connects with a body shot.
Verzosa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verzosa clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Verzosa slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Verzosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Verzosa tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kim as Verzosa tries to tie him up.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Verzosa 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.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Verzosa's leg but Verzosa calmly moves out of range.
Verzosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verzosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Verzosa moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Verzosa moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Verzosa shrugs off.
Verzosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Verzosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verzosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Kim is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Verzosa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Verzosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verzosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verzosa is pushing Kim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kim is keeping busy.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa looking to stall.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verzosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verzosa's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Verzosa avoids the damage to the body.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Verzosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Verzosa has Kim pushed against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looking to stall.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Kim lands an elbow just above Verzosa 's eye.
Verzosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Verzosa is defending well for now.
Verzosa stalling the fight.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa had his way with Mikey Kim in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verzosa looking to stall.
Verzosa dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Verzosa trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Verzosa avoids the damage to the body.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Verzosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Verzosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verzosa has his back to the cage.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Verzosa managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Verzosa wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Verzosa.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim lands an elbow just above Verzosa 's eye.
Verzosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Kim is rocked!
Verzosa blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Kim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Verzosa lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Verzosa.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Verzosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Verzosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Verzosa.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kim up against the cage.
Verzosa tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kim blocking some punches.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa throws a head punch that misses.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Verzosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a big right hand that drops Kim! The killer instinct kicks in and Verzosa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Verzosa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Remedios Verzosa, 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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