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SPFN 4: Collision Course PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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192 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oppelaar manages to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Speed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Speed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Speed throws a series of punches but Oppelaar moves out of range.
Dennis Oppelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppelaar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Speed there.
Speed lands with a straight right. Oppelaar didn't see that one coming.
Oppelaar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Oppelaar on that attempt.
Oppelaar misses with a takedown
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Oppelaar tries for a takedown but Speed circles away easily
and Speed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Speed.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Speed effectively controlling the action here.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oppelaar backwards.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Oppelaar is looking for a takedown.
Speed trying to control the position but instead, Oppelaar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Speed into the cage.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oppelaar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Speed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oppelaar prevents a body shot from Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppelaar blocking some punches.
Oppelaar is working for takedown but Speed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oppelaar up against the cage.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Speed tries to work over Oppelaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppelaar successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oppelaar looking for subs off his back but Speed has passed one foot through into half guard.
Speed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Speed trying to control from half guard but Oppelaar is working away.
Oppelaar tries to roll over but Speed keeps him under control.
Oppelaar keeps trying to improve his position.
Speed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Speed tries to pass to full mount but Oppelaar defends it.
Speed stalling.
Oppelaar is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Oppelaar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Speed wants to stand and escape but instead Oppelaar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oppelaar postures up.
Speed has his foot on Oppelaar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oppelaar works his way back into a safe position though.
Speed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Speed holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oppelaar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Speed swings for the body but Oppelaar moves out of range.
Oppelaar shoots in looking for a takedown but Speed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oppelaar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oppelaar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speed counters with a right hand to the body.
Speed takes a swing at Oppelaar's ribcage but misses.
Speed lands the left hand.
Dennis Oppelaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oppelaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oppelaar to score with a decent uppercut.
Speed stuffs the takedown.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
Oppelaar fails with the takedown
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oppelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Speed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed has Oppelaar pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the head.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Oppelaar is trying to drag Speed to the mat but Speed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed is working Oppelaar over against the cage.
Oppelaar prevents a body shot from Speed.
Oppelaar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed just leaning against Oppelaar, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed tries to work over Oppelaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oppelaar blocks an uppercut.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Abel Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppelaar wants to take the fight to the mat but Speed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar blocking some punches.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oppelaars head.
Speed misses with some punches.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Speed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oppelaar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Oppelaar.
Oppelaar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Speed.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed working hard to break the clinch.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oppelaar.
Oppelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oppelaar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oppelaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed throws a right hand that Oppelaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Oppelaar also avoids with ease.
Speed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Speed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oppelaar doesn't seem bothered though.
Speed lands a nice shot that snaps Oppelaar's head back.
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar throws a nice looking combination but Speed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Speed throws out a powerful jab.
Oppelaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Oppelaar misses with an uppercut.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oppelaar swinging wildly here.
Oppelaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
Oppelaar misses with a takedown
and Speed moves into the clinch.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
Oppelaar tries to pull guard but Speed holds him up against the cage and eventually Oppelaar drops back down to his feet.
Oppelaar takes a shot to the head.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Oppelaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Oppelaar's head.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Oppelaar manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
Oppelaar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Speed defends it nicely.
Oppelaar avoids the body shot from Speed.
Oppelaar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speed counters with a lovely 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!
Oppelaar throws a right and a left that Speed avoids nicely.
Speed scores with a one two! Oppelaar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oppelaar is rocked!
Crack! Speed connects with the perfect overhand right and Oppelaar falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Speed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Speed!
Abel Speed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (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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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ehrmantraut on the side of the head.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ehrmantraut motions for Maeda to come forward. Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Maeda lands a lovely overhand right.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Ehrmantraut.
Maeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maeda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ehrmantraut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Michael Ehrmantraut has been cut.
Ehrmantraut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ehrmantraut misses with an uppercut
and Maeda counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda lands with a short shot to the head.
Ehrmantraut has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Maeda.
Ehrmantraut lands a shoulder strike.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ehrmantraut controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Maeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ehrmantraut tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Ehrmantraut back against the cage.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut is trying to force a seperation but Maeda has the dominant position.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position but instead, Maeda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ehrmantraut into the cage.
Ehrmantraut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ehrmantraut manages to break the clinch.
Maeda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ehrmantraut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maeda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been told by Ehrmantraut's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maeda slips a straight right by Ehrmantraut.
Maeda is looking to score with low kicks.
Ehrmantraut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maeda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ehrmantraut. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Maeda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ehrmantraut misses with a low kick as Maeda jumps back.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maeda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maeda slips a jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maeda, right into the meat.
Ehrmantraut closes the distance and clinches up with Maeda, looking for a takedown. Ehrmantraut pushes Maeda against the cage but Maeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ehrmantraut.
Maeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maeda. That's going to slow Ehrmantraut down.
Ehrmantraut clinches.
Ehrmantraut breaks the clinch.
Maeda dives in and grabs Ehrmantraut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ehrmantraut pushes down on Maeda's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but Maeda checks it.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ehrmantraut.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Maeda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ehrmantraut working the strikes but Maeda uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ehrmantraut with the ground and pound but Maeda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ehrmantraut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maeda is keeping the position for now.
Ehrmantraut postures up and lands a big shot to Maeda's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda has his hands on Ehrmantraut's head, controlling the position.
Maeda looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maeda's head.
Maeda pulls Ehrmantraut in close to prevent any damage.
Maeda working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ehrmantraut preventing the sweep.
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 Michael Ehrmantraut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut'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.
Ehrmantraut shoots in and gets a takedown into Maeda's guard.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ehrmantraut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maeda managing to control the position.
Ehrmantraut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ehrmantraut stands up over Maeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maeda pulls Ehrmantraut in close to his closed guard and prevents Ehrmantraut from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ehrmantraut landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda has Ehrmantraut pulled in close to control his posture.
Ehrmantraut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mitsuyo Maeda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ehrmantraut throws a sloppy body shot
and Maeda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maeda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Ehrmantraut.
Maeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ehrmantraut backwards.
Ehrmantraut wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maeda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Ehrmantraut breaks the clinch.
Maeda connects with a jab.
Ehrmantraut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Ehrmantraut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda darts in looking for a takedown but Ehrmantraut gets double underhooks and turns Maeda into the cage.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ehrmantraut's elbow.
Maeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ehrmantraut has clasped his hands together around Maeda's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ehrmantraut is looking to take a break and control but Maeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael Ehrmantraut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut working away.
Ehrmantraut scoring with punches from side control.
Ehrmantraut throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maeda works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maeda gets back to full guard.
Maeda pulls Ehrmantraut in close to his closed guard and prevents Ehrmantraut from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ehrmantraut slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to improve his position but Ehrmantraut is controlling well.
Ehrmantraut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ehrmantraut is thwarting Maeda's attempts to control the position.
Maeda gets back to full guard.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ehrmantraut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Ehrmantraut misses.
Maeda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ehrmantraut looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ehrmantraut is letting Maeda control him for a moment.
Ehrmantraut regains half guard, as Maeda was trying to land strikes.
Ehrmantraut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Ehrmantraut is positioning himself well to prevent Maeda advancing to mount.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut won't allow Maeda to pass to mount.
Maeda misses with a head shot. Ehrmantraut uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maeda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ehrmantraut wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ehrmantraut's head.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Ehrmantraut can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda throws a strike but Ehrmantraut avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ehrmantraut keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Ehrmantraut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control the position here.
Ehrmantraut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Ehrmantraut from controlling successfully.
Maeda controlling the position.
Ehrmantraut stands up over Maeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maeda trying to control the position.
Ehrmantraut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda trying to keep a closed guard but Ehrmantraut is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ehrmantraut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda can't keep his opponent in guard - Ehrmantraut advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda tries to get to full guard but Ehrmantraut has control of the leg.
Ehrmantraut scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ehrmantraut in particular looking to stall.
Ehrmantraut lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut throws a strike but Maeda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda pulls Ehrmantraut in to control the position.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ehrmantraut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitsuyo Maeda.
I think Maeda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
A relieved looking Mitsuyo Maeda 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 Newbomb Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Padilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newbomb Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Turk sees coming a mile off.
Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Padilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Padilla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Padilla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
Turk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Padilla eats them both and turns towards Turk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Turk.
Turk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Padilla thuds his shin into the meat of Turk's side.
Turk throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Padilla digs a good hook to Turk's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turk is able to avoid easily.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Turk misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Turk lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turk misses with a looping left.
A jab from Turk misses.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Turk moved away.
Padilla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Padilla throws a head kick but Turk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Padilla blocks a jab.
Padilla staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turk.
Turk wants to slow Padilla down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Turk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
Padilla moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Turk swinging wildly here.
Padilla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Turk avoids it.
Turk throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla wants to slow Turk down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turk rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk's corner calls for a 1-2. Turk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Padilla swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Turk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Padilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turk doesn't seem bothered though.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but Turk saw it coming and moves away.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robin Padilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Turk moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
Newbomb Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Turk missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk misses the jab.
Padilla lands a nice hook to Turk's body. Turk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Padilla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Padilla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turk throws a poor cross that misses
and Padilla counters with a good low kick that Turk was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turk lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla throws out a leg kick but Turk moves out of range and Padilla only half commits.
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 Newbomb Turk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Padilla's cut.
That's time! Turk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Padilla scoring well with a low kick there.
Turk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Turk throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turk.
Padilla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turk. Turk obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Turk.
Turk blocks a jab.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Padilla takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Turk blocks the leg kick.
Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Turk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Padilla wants to land a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Turk throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Padilla throws a lazy body kick
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Padilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Turk in the body.
Padilla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Padilla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Turk finish him?
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a looping right.
Turk throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Padilla defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turk throws a nice looking combination but Padilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Turk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Turk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Turk.
Padilla blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla slips a jab from Turk.
Padilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turk counters with a big left hand that crumples Padilla! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Newbomb Turk!
During a confident post fight interview, Newbomb Turk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I do Is win. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cerdan's choice of entrance music: French National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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30
155 lbs
26 - 15 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks scores with a jab to the body.
Banks misses with a body punch
letting Cerdan counter with a right hand.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Cerdan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, LOP in the buildup to the fight.
Banks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerdan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Cerdan slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cerdan throws an off balance right hand
and Banks counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Banks misses.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Cerdan moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
Cerdan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerdan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks drops his hands momentarily and Cerdan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a head kick but Cerdan moves out of range.
Cerdan looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Cerdan throws a hook but Banks blocks it.
Cerdan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerdan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Banks misses.
Cerdan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cerdan's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banks stops Cerdan from standing up.
Cerdan keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerdan wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Cerdan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cerdan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Banks trying to control but Cerdan is working from the bottom.
Banks is really struggling to control Cerdan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Banks sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Will Banks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cerdan throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Cerdan throws a shot to the body.
Cerdan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Cerdan misses.
Banks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cerdan!
Cerdan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cerdan, who protects the arm well.
Cerdan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banks prevents Cerdan from escaping the position.
Cerdan parries the strikes from Banks easily there. Banks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cerdan to escape.
Cerdan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerdan defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks prevents Cerdan from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Banks feints and then cracks Cerdan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerdan down.
The crowd cheers as Banks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cerdan doesn't seem phased though.
Banks swings for the body but Cerdan moves out of range.
Banks jabs at Cerdan's body.
A jab from Banks does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
Cerdan cracks a nice hook into Banks's ribs.
Cerdan misses with a head kick.
Cerdan misses the jab.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Cerdan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cerdan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Cerdan.
Cerdan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banks misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerdan moves away.
A leg kick checked by Banks.
Banks misses with a hook to the body
letting Cerdan counter with a right hand.
Banks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks ducks right into an uppercut from Cerdan.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerdan misses with a straight left.
Cerdan throws a combination. Banks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks throws a series of punches but Cerdan avoids them all with ease.
Banks tries to bum rush Cerdan with a series of wild strikes but Cerdan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerdan ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks is looking to wear down Cerdan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banks scores with the left hand. Cerdan knows he should have avoided that one.
Cerdan tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks darts in looking for a takedown but Cerdan gets double underhooks and turns Banks into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerdan.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerdan lands a left hand.
Cerdan lands a right hand.
Cerdan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerdan controls his hands.
Cerdan working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Banks - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Banks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerdan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerdan.
Cerdan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerdan lands with a light punch inside.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
Cerdan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks tries a body shot but Cerdan blocks it.
Banks lands with a light punch inside.
Banks tries a body shot but Cerdan blocks it.
Banks lands a body punch.
Cerdan cracks Banks with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Cerdan struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Banks works on Cerdan's body with a couple of short punches.
Banks blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Will Banks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab, jab by Banks - just one landing.
Cerdan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cerdan slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Cerdan lands a jab to Banks's midsection.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Banks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cerdan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cerdan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Cerdan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banks scores with a punch to the head.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cerdan misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerdan.
Banks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cerdan.
Banks slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Cerdan ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks misses with a body punch
and Cerdan counters with a head kick.
Banks avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
Banks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Cerdan scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks walks into a straight right hand from Cerdan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks slips under a jab.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Cerdan is out of range.
Banks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Banks - just one landing.
Banks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerdan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cerdan duly obliges.
Marcel Cerdan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cerdan misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks throws a shot to the body.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a poor cross that misses
so Banks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cerdan wants to get back to his feet but Banks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Banks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Will Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks trying to move into half guard but instead Cerdan has managed to sweep!
Banks looking to control.
Cerdan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks pulls Cerdan in close to prevent any damage.
Cerdan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banks is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks is controlling Cerdan's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Will Banks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cerdan throws a series of punches but Banks avoids them all with ease.
Cerdan throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerdan misses with a right hand
so Banks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Banks trying to control but Cerdan is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will Banks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banks, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will Banks!
After the big win, Will Banks made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KO Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. Gillis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jamie Gillis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Love slips under a jab from Gillis.
Love throws a hook but Gillis avoids it easily.
Gillis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gillis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Love to score with a decent uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Gillis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Love is pulling down on Gillis's head to control his posture.
Love is looking to stand up but Gillis isn't so interested in that idea.
Love pulls Gillis in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Puppy Love wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Gillis moves away and avoids it.
Love seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gillis ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Nice sprawl there from Gillis as Love shoots in.
Love misses the jab.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillis.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillis was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love fails to land the takedown.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gillis somewhat.
Gillis looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Gillis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Love sprawls well. Love wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gillis gets slowly back to his feet.
Gillis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Gillis slips a jab from Love.
Gillis walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love throws a looping overhand right but Gillis ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gillis under the eye.
Love cracks Gillis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Love throws a hook to the side of Gillis's head but Gillis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Gillis's shoulder, as Gillis tries to avoid the shot.
Love is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gillis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillis scores with a body shot.
Love throws a poor cross that misses
and Gillis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Love misses.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Gillis swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love takes a swing at Gillis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Gillis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puppy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
A shot to the body from Love misses
enabling Gillis to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gillis misses.
Gillis throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gillis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gillis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillis throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love sizes up Gillis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Love connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gillis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gillis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Gillis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Gillis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
Nice uppercut there from Love.
Love throws the left hand but Gillis avoids the punch easily.
Gillis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gillis can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillis.
A big left from Gillis misses.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Love misses.
Love looks to land a left hand but Gillis moved out of range nicely.
Love dodges the punch combination from Gillis.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillis fails with a takedown attempt.
Puppy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Gillis ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a jab when Gillis was well out of range.
Love tries to clinch but Gillis moves out of range.
Gillis throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love looks to throw the jab but Gillis is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis slips under a jab.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Gillis cracks Love with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gillis throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Gillis misses.
Puppy Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gillis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gillis.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillis.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Love.
That has opened up Jamie Gillis's cut even more.
Good shot there by Love.
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!
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gillis.
Gillis thows a body shot but no joy.
Love scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Love misses with an uppercut. Gillis saw that one coming.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gillis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Love lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Love goes for a double leg but Gillis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gillis continues to drive forward.
Gillis can't get the takedown.
Gillis throws a head punch that misses.
Gillis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Gillis working aggressively here.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gillis is leaning against Love and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gillis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillis throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillis.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gillis.
Gillis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Love presses Gillis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gillis is pressed up against the cage. Love has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gillis down to the mat. Gillis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a body punch but Gillis moves out of range.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gillis throws out the jab.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Love missing with a left hand there. Gillis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gillis quickly recovers to half guard.
Gillis tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love lands strikes from half guard.
Love prevents Gillis from improving his position.
Love takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamie Gillis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gillis to regain full guard.
Love connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Gillis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love is trying to keep Gillis in close.
Gillis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gillis's guard. Nice move by Love!
Puppy Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Love trying to control but Gillis is working from the bottom.
Love 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Gillis.
Gillis looking to control.
Love makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gillis being controlled here, momentarily.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
Puppy Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jamie Gillis was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry fans, sorry for this fight. I got to aggressive and didn't follow the game-plan. But you know what win, lose, or draw I will be back for you guys. After party? there won't be. The thing was I trained hard for this fight and for it not to go my way really sucks but it is what it is now going '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. Cristiano Nascimento could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Corbett's chin.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento misses with a right hand
enabling Corbett to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Corbett keeps the fight on the outside.
Corbett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corbett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corbett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Corbett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Corbett
and Nascimento moves into the clinch.
Corbett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Corbett looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.
Corbett working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Nascimento tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nascimento is keeping busy.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nascimento scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nascimento blocking some punches.
Corbett lands an elbow just above Nascimento 's eye.
Nascimento misses with a body punch.
Nascimento misses with some punches.
Corbett stalling in the clinch but Nascimento improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Nascimento.
Corbett wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a punch but it's blocked by Corbett.
Nascimento pushes Corbett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.
Nascimento blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nascimento blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corbett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nascimento takes one to the side of the head.
Corbett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Corbett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corbett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Corbett circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento takes one to the chin there.
Corbett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nascimento fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nascimento takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corbett swings widly with a right hand
and Nascimento counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett blocking some punches.
Corbett trying to stall but Nascimento improves his position.
Nascimento blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Corbett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is stalling in the full guard.
Corbett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nascimento content to stall in guard here.
Nascimento gets to his feet. Corbett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nascimento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corbett.
Nascimento instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett is trying to break free.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Corbett is trying to pull guard but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.
Corbett trying to land knees to the body.
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 Cristiano Nascimento will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corbett throws the left hand but Nascimento avoids the punch easily.
Corbett throws a head kick but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbett's elbow.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nascimento is keeping busy.
Cristiano Nascimento has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nascimento lands an uppercut.
Corbett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Corbett can't break the clinch.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nascimento.
Nascimento lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
A short right from Nascimento on the inside.
Nascimento drops Corbett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Corbett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Corbett is rocked!
Corbett is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nascimento dips a shoulder and cracks Corbett with a mighty uppercut! Corbett falls back against the cage and Nascimento unloads with a barrage of strikes! Corbett is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nascimento screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
A victorious Cristiano Nascimento thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Van Damme - Lion Heart (Final Fight). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Dama misses.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boyka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Boyka.
Dama misses with a leg kick
letting Boyka counter with a right hand.
Dama lands a lovely overhand right.
Dama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
Dama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dama showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boyka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dama.
Dama moves into full mount! Boyka won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dama 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.
Dama raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boyka is rocked!
Dama lands a big elbow - Boyka is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Boyka is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Genki Dama!
After winning the bout, Genki Dama 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Carson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Carson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior moves away from the strike by Carson.
Junior throws the left hand but Carson avoids the punch easily.
Junior avoids the body shot from Carson.
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junior scores with a push kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Junior.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carson in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with a looping left.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been hearing reports that Junior has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior feints and then cracks Carson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carson down.
Carson lands with a hook. Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carson punishes Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
Carson scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Carson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Junior rather than just go for the knockout.
Junior throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Junior bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carson's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Junior, right into the meat.
Junior throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Carson throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Carson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Carson.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Junior.
Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carson.
Carson lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Carson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Carson coming out on top.
Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junior slips under a jab from Carson.
Junior walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Junior fakes the leg kick and cracks Carson in the body.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carson circles away quickly and effectively.
Carson scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Carson blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Junior throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carson misses with a wild combination.
Junior takes one on the button.
Junior misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carson takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior tries a body shot but Carson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Junior swivels and escapes.
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Carson fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorge Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Carson shoots in and bounces Junior off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson looking to pass the guard.
Junior working a defensive guard here.
Carson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Junior's guard.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carson's back!
Junior throwing damaging strikes from the back! Carson could be in trouble here!
Junior has the hooks in. Carson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Junior is looking to control Carson but Carson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carson is covering up but some of the strikes from Junior are getting through and doing damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Junior.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson just trying to survive but Junior is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Carson wants to escape the position.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Junior is riding his opponent, not letting Carson buck him off.
Junior throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Carson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Junior. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Junior is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Junior gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Junior gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Junior apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Junior cracks the inside of Carson's front leg.
Junior scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carson is breathing heavily.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Carson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Junior feints and then cracks Carson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carson down.
Carson 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.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Junior. Carson shrugs it off though.
Junior scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whack! Junior lands a heavy head kick that drops Carson. The ref tackles Junior to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Carson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jorge Junior!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Junior started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg has chosen Last Ones Standing as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogg. Hogg obviously looking to wear him down.
Hogg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hogg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo throws a low kick but Hogg moves out of range easily.
Leonardo moves forwards but Hogg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leonardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hogg tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogg throws a lazy body kick
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonardo misses with a left hand
and Hogg counters by moving into the clinch.
Hogg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonardo's elbow.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonardo is defending well for now.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg throws a poor cross that misses
and Hogg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonardo misses with a low kick as Hogg jumps back.
Hogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a right hand
and Hogg counters with an inside leg kick.
Hogg moves in looking to clinch but Leonardo pushes him off.
Hogg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonardo's calf.
Hogg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Hogg's shoulder, as Hogg tries to avoid the shot.
Hogg is looking to clinch.
Leonardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hogg doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hogg pushes Leonardo away with a front kick.
Hogg lands an overhand right.
Hogg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Leonardo. Those never looked like landing.
Hogg clinches.
Leonardo misses with the head strike.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo is trying to break the clinch but Hogg is controlling him.
Hogg keeps control of Leonardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leonardo is trying to force a seperation but Hogg has the dominant position.
Leonardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo tries to work over Hogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonardo scores with a shot to the side of Hogg's head.
Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leonardo misses with a two punch combination.
Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Jefferson Davis Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogg slips a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonardo scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Leonardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Hogg.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogg defending well as Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Hogg tries to clinch but Leonardo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo blocks a head kick by Hogg.
Hogg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogg clinches with his opponent.
Leonardo managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Leonardo is breathing heavily.
Leonardo is trying to force a seperation but Hogg has the dominant position.
Leonardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hogg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hogg lands a good knee to the midsection. Leonardo won't want to take too many of those.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Hogg lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Davis Hogg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jefferson Davis Hogg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hogg connects with a single shot there.
Hogg tries to clinch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Hogg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hogg at a distance.
Leonardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogg.
A low kick from Leonardo misses
and Hogg moves into the clinch.
Hogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonardo circles away.
Hogg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonardo.
Leonardo scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hogg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hogg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hogg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hogg wants to slow Leonardo down by chopping away at his legs.
Hogg lands a jab.
Leonardo moves away from the strike by Hogg.
Hogg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonardo.
Hogg's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hogg checks a low kick from Leonardo.
Hogg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hogg throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hogg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hogg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Hogg.
Leonardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonardo misses with a hook.
Leonardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogg.
Leonardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hogg.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Leonardo tenderised Hogg's leg. Hogg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rai Leonardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogg is breathing heavily.
Leonardo motions for Hogg to come forward. Leonardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hogg slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Hogg moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg throws a solid leg kick but Leonardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hogg.
A low kick from Hogg is predictable there
and Leonardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hogg scores with a jab to the body.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogg.
Leonardo looks to land a body kick but Hogg moved away.
Hogg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hogg throws a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Hogg.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo swinging wildly here.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogg throws a head kick but Leonardo moves out of range.
Hogg tries to land a leg kick but Leonardo saw it coming and moves away.
Leonardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hogg counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogg connects with a solid leg kick.
Leonardo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hogg is able to avoid easily.
Leonardo checks a low kick from Hogg.
Leonardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonardo is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hogg misses with a low kick.
Hogg tries to clinch up but Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jefferson Davis Hogg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jefferson Davis Hogg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Leonardo.
Hogg scores with a leg kick.
Hogg blocks the body kick.
Hogg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leonardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo misses with a double jab.
Hogg cracks the inside of Leonardo's front leg.
Hogg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hogg throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogg.
Hogg fakes the leg kick and cracks Leonardo in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardo with a jab.
Hogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogg throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogg connects with a crisp jab.
Hogg checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Hogg.
Hogg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonardo is defending well for now.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Hogg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hogg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonardo.
Hogg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rai Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonardo.
Hogg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonardo backwards.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Leonardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hogg has him pressed against the cage.
Leonardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Hogg.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonardo avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg throws an elbow but it misses.
Hogg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leonardo wants to break free but Hogg has control.
Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but Hogg blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonardo avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonardo.
Hogg landing knees to the body.
Leonardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg lands a knee to the body.
Leonardo managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg has Leonardo pressed against the cage, preventing Leonardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leonardo tries to circle away but Hogg has him pinned against the cage.
Hogg misses with an elbow over the top.
Leonardo avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonardo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg lands with a nice body kick.
Leonardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hogg thumps Leonardo with a low kick.
Hogg blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Hogg scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hogg with a nice cross.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hogg to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogg throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg tries to clinch but Leonardo moves out of range.
Hogg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Davis Hogg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Davis Hogg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Rai Leonardo was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's entrance music is one bourbon one scotch one beer. A fine choice. Saint is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company - Holy Water. Ansgar Axelsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jensen Saint's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Axelsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown. Axelsson fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Axelsson wants to stand and escape but Saint is having none of it.
Saint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axelsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axelsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Saint preventing the sweep.
Axelsson trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axelsson looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ansgar Axelsson just wasn't active enough.
Axelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown but Axelsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saint's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Axelsson's head but Axelsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Axelsson. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Saint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint.
A punch lands to the side of Axelsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint lands with a hook. Axelsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Axelsson throws out a leg kick but Saint moves out of range and Axelsson only half commits.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelsson throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Axelsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Axelsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Axelsson's knee but Axelsson avoids it well.
Saint lands with a hook. Axelsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Axelsson. Axelsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Axelsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Axelsson ducks down to avoid it.
Saint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Axelsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Axelsson missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsson throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Jensen Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Axelsson's shoulder, as Axelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Saint.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Saint. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Ansgar Axelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Saint.
Axelsson misses with a straight right.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Axelsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsson jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Axelsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Axelsson's guard now.
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Axelsson controlling the position.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Axelsson is keeping the position.
Axelsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axelsson trying to keep a closed guard but Saint is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Axelsson pulls Saint in close to his closed guard and prevents Saint from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ansgar Axelsson.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson throws a right hand that misses
so Saint counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Axelsson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jensen Saint will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Axelsson throws a big shot that misses.
Saint misses with the body kick
and Axelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint cracks Axelsson with a good jab.
Axelsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Saint.
Axelsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Axelsson saw that one coming.
Saint looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson taking some punishment here, with Saint in his half guard.
Axelsson trying to control but Saint postures up.
Axelsson tries to get to full guard but Saint has control of the leg.
Axelsson is trying to stand up here but Saint is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saint scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Axelsson is looking for a sweep. Saint is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axelsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Axelsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Axelsson has hold of Saint's hands but Saint slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Axelsson is trying to control but can't.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saint is working for a kimura but Axelsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Saint wants to pass to mount but Axelsson is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is thwarting Axelsson's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint is looking to advance position but Axelsson won't allow it.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axelsson is looking to control Saint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Axelsson avoid being mounted?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saint's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saint's back!
Axelsson controlling from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Axelsson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saint is really stuck here.
Axelsson is looking to control Saint but Saint is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Saint can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Saint right now.
Axelsson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ansgar Axelsson.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Axelsson throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and moves out of range.
Axelsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint throws a wild body kick that Axelsson sees coming a mile off.
Ansgar Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Axelsson swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
We've been told by Axelsson's head coaches at Demon's stand up gym, LOP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Axelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Axelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
That kick from Saint tenderised Axelsson's leg. Axelsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Axelsson.
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axelsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Axelsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
Axelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint throws a head kick but Axelsson moves out of range.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Saint throws a lazy head kick
and Axelsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Saint is working for takedown but Axelsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saint pulls guard successfully.
Axelsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Axelsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Axelsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saint can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Axelsson controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ansgar Axelsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Axelsson throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saint with a jab.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saint throws a solid leg kick but Axelsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
Axelsson throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Axelsson is out of range.
Axelsson lands a leg kick that knocks Saint off balance momentarily.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Axelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saint slips a jab from Axelsson.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Saint avoids the head kick by Axelsson.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Axelsson tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Axelsson to the ground. Axelsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ansgar Axelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Axelsson moves away and avoids it.
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint misses with a low kick as Axelsson jumps back.
Axelsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint.
Axelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
Saint darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saint trying to control from half guard but Axelsson is working away.
Saint slips a nice elbow through Axelsson's hands, connecting with Axelsson's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint trying to control from half guard but Axelsson is working away.
Axelsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axelsson trying to hold on to Saint's head to control him but Saint postures up.
Saint tries to pass to full mount but Axelsson defends it.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Axelsson defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson wants to control but Saint is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Axelsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saint.
Axelsson is trying to stand back up but Saint is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jensen Saint.
I think Saint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jensen Saint!
After winning the bout, Jensen Saint 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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