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RS 1: The Rebirth PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz comes to the ring accompanied by Street Gang. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Stiglitz is trying to pull guard but Sanchez turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Stiglitz tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Stiglitz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stiglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiglitz fails to pull guard.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Stiglitz has him pinned against the ropes.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Hugo Stiglitz has been cut.
Stiglitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stiglitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Stiglitz crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcello Sanchez!
After the big win, Marcello Sanchez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Hugo Stiglitz spoke after the fight, saying 'We had a game plan. If it worked, it worked. If it didn't, it didn't. It didn't. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Kahn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demetrius Colrane'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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Colrane!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colrane misses with a body punch
and Kahn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colrane in his tracks.
Colrane dives in for a single leg takedown but Kahn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Colrane lands a nice shot to the body.
Colrane pushes Kahn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Colrane lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colrane.
Colrane misses with a body punch.
Kahn controlling the action here for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Kahn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Colrane misses with the head strike.
Colrane works on Kahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Colrane misses with the head strike.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane connects with a body shot that sends Kahn's belly button to the back.
Colrane looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Colrane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kahn has Colrane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Colrane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Colrane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kahn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Colrane thinking.
Kahn slips under a jab.
Colrane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colrane thuds a left hand into Kahn's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colrane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colrane tries for a takedown but Kahn circles away easily
and Kahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colrane blocks a jab.
Colrane lands with a hook. Kahn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Kahn there.
Colrane is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Colrane takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kahn sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Colrane bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Kahn!
After the fight, Tyson Kahn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Demetrius Colrane was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky, I can beat him any day this was a fluk and in a rematch I'd smash his face in'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinayagamoorthy's entrance music is Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen . A fine choice. Thioon Phitch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinayagamoorthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinayagamoorthy throws the left hand but Phitch avoids the punch easily.
Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range of the body kick from Phitch.
Phitch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phitch ducks under a wild hook from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinayagamoorthy. Phitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in for a takedown but Phitch shows good takedown defense.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
A slow jab from Vinayagamoorthy misses its intended target.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in for a double leg but Phitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phitch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinayagamoorthy's head.
Phitch walks into a stiff left hand from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a looping right.
Vinayagamoorthy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phitch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy swings for the body but Phitch moves out of range.
Phitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phitch misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a wild body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Phitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinayagamoorthy walks into a left hand.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a right hand.
Phitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Phitch throws a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range.
Phitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a looping left.
Phitch misses with a wild body shot.
Phitch throws an overhand right that lands on Vinayagamoorthy's shoulder, as Vinayagamoorthy tries to avoid the shot.
Phitch throws a looping overhand right but Vinayagamoorthy ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a wild body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy missing with a left hand there. Phitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thioon Phitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots for a takedown but Phitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinayagamoorthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phitch rushes Vinayagamoorthy and presses him up against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy lands an uppercut.
Phitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phitch up against the ropes.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids the elbow strike from Phitch, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy is working Phitch over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike.
Phitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a swing at Phitch's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook. Phitch ducked under it nicely.
Phitch misses with a hook
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phitch thinking.
Phitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
A big left from Phitch misses.
Phitch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phitch cracks Vinayagamoorthy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in and gets a takedown into Phitch's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phitch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinayagamoorthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy postures up in Phitch's guard and throws a big left but Phitch blocks it.
Vinayagamoorthy scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinayagamoorthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phitch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to control from the top but Phitch keeps moving.
Vinayagamoorthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy distracts Phitch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch is pulling down on Vinayagamoorthy's head. It's preventing any offense from Vinayagamoorthy, at least for the moment.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Phitch.
Phitch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phitch scores with a nice strike.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
Thioon Phitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch lunges at Vinayagamoorthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vinayagamoorthy's hand.
Phitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range as Phitch strikes.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a right hand.
Vinayagamoorthy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinayagamoorthy. Phitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinayagamoorthy has a takedown stuffed.
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a body punch but Phitch moves out of range.
A big right from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Phitch loads up on a big right hand but Vinayagamoorthy slips the punch.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phitch is just out of range.
Phitch scores with a body shot.
Phitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phitch manages to avoid it.
Vinayagamoorthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phitch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phitch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinayagamoorthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy walks into a straight right hand from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to wear down Phitch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phitch.
Phitch walks into a straight right hand from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinayagamoorthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phitch misses with a jab to the body
and Vinayagamoorthy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to clinch but Phitch is avoiding it.
Phitch throws a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range.
Phitch takes a swing at Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Phitch throws a right hand that Vinayagamoorthy ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinayagamoorthy also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy rushes Phitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Phitch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phitch prevents a body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phitch can't find room to land a body shot as Vinayagamoorthy controls the action.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch tries to throw a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids it by throwing Phitch back against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phitch gets underhooks to prevent Vinayagamoorthy's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinayagamoorthy working aggressively here.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy pushes Phitch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinayagamoorthys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vinayagamoorthy trying to control the position but instead, Phitch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vinayagamoorthy into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Phitch as the two fighters clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy struggles to land a body shot inside as Phitch controls his hands.
Phitch takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinayagamoorthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body punch.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phitch just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thioon Phitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Phitch ducks under a wild hook from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands an overhand right.
Vinayagamoorthy rushes Phitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
Phitch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy looking for a takedown.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vinayagamoorthy wants a takedown.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinayagamoorthy controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Phitch throws an elbow but misses.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy jumps guard but Phitch turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Phitch lands a damaging elbow.
Phitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Phitch.
Phitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to stall.
Phitch throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Vinayagamoorthy on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Phitch throws an elbow but misses.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phitch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy stalling in the clinch but Phitch improves position.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Vinayagamoorthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids the damage to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body punch.
Phitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinayagamoorthy's elbow.
Phitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right hand.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to take the fight to the mat but Phitch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
Knees to the body from Phitch.
Phitch lands a body shot.
Phitch scores with a shoulder strike.
Phitch gets underhooks to prevent Vinayagamoorthy's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinayagamoorthy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phitch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinayagamoorthy trying to stall but Phitch improves his position.
Phitch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch working aggressively here.
Phitch lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phitch can't find room to land a body shot as Vinayagamoorthy controls the action.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thioon Phitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phitch 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Thioon Phitch wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between IceMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paul Mctanned enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, IceMan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mctanned shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Jones misses.
Mctanned fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Mctanned tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Mctanned ends up having to push Jones into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
IceMan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Mctanned.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones leaves Mctanned with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mctanned gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mctanned tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Mctanned trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Mctanned is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
Mctanned looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mctanned working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Mctanned is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mctanned tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mctanned is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Mctanned.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Mctanned is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Mctanned working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mctanned is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mctanned.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mctanned won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Mctanned tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mctanned tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Mctanned keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Paul Mctanned has been cut.
Mctanned scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Mctanned tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jones is trying to control the position but Mctanned postures up.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mctanned!
Mctanned is looking to get to half guard.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mctanned sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mctanned is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the hands but Mctanned breaks the grip.
Jones avoids the strikes from Mctanned.
Jones is trying to defend against the choke here but Mctanned has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mctanned Tightens the hold and Jones taps out furiously! Mctanned displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Mctanned!
A relieved looking Paul Mctanned 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. Tom Waits has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Gibson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Waits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Waits is just out of range.
A low kick from Gibson is predictable there
and Waits counters with a big head kick but Gibson shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Gibson misses the target.
Gibson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Waits has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gibson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Waits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson throws a combination that misses
and Waits counters with a body kick that stops Gibson in his tracks momentarily.
Waits lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits rushes Gibson and presses him up against the ropes.
Waits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Waits scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits lands an elbow inside.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
Waits working Gibson over with knees to the body.
Waits misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waits throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson just leaning against Waits, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibson.
Waits misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Waits back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits misses with some punches.
Waits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
I was talking to Gibson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Waits.
Waits lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waits trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Waits gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the ropes.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson looking to stall.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Waits.
Gibson trying to stall but Waits improves his position.
Waits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson wants to stall.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits scores a nice knee to the body.
Waits putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gibson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Waits.
Tarik Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Waits lands a nice uppercut.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Gibson wants to stall.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Waits tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gibson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson'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.
Waits wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waits closes the distance and pushes Gibson back into the ropes.
Waits swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waits scores with a shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Waits.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson has Waits pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Waits.
Gibson stalling in the clinch.
Waits lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tom Waits seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waits lands a nice elbow.
Gibson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Waits lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waits as Gibson tries to tie him up.
Waits unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waits misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waits.
A short body shot lands from Waits as the two fighters clinch.
Gibson is trying to stall.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson trying to stall but Waits improves his position.
Waits lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Jeez, Tarik Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Waits digs a right hand into Gibson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibson's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Waits prevents Gibson from breaking the clinch.
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits crunches a lovely knee into Gibson's ribcage.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits with a knee to the head.
Waits tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Waits lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarik Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Waits!
A victorious Tom Waits 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 Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes to the ring accompanied by Mortal Kombat theme. Kersikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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149 lbs
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matoshin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matoshin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin shoots in for a double leg but Kersikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matoshin.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matoshin. That did some damage!
Matoshin tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Matoshin ducked under it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Matoshin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Matoshin misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Matoshin counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov jabs at Matoshin's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matoshin defends well and Kersikov ends up having to push Matoshin into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Matoshin fails to pull guard.
Matoshin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov working a defensive guard but Matoshin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kersikov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kersikov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Matoshin is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Kersikov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matoshin is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin wants to pass to mount but Kersikov is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matoshin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kersikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshi Matoshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matoshin has time to react.
Kersikov leaves Matoshin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Matoshin is out of range.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Kersikov.
No luck for Matoshin with that takedown attempt.
Matoshin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matoshin tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matoshin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Matoshin missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Matoshin's leg. Matoshin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Matoshin had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Matoshin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matoshin down.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Matoshin.
Roman Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matoshin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Matoshin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Matoshin.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matoshin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown. Matoshin fights it but they end up in guard.
Matoshin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kersikov is aware though and is defending well.
Kersikov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kersikov lands a nice forearm strike.
Kersikov wants to control but Matoshin is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin gets back to half guard.
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matoshin trying to control from the bottom.
Kersikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kersikov working Matoshin over with strikes.
Kersikov uses his free foot to push down on Matoshin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matoshin.
Matoshin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kersikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kersikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kersikov dominating with strikes here.
Matoshin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Matoshin is having none of it.
Kersikov lands with some strikes.
Kersikov working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Matoshin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov tries to control but Matoshin wriggling away.
Kersikov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matoshin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matoshin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kersikov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kersikov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matoshin is bucking up trying to escape but Kersikov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Matoshin out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kersikov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roman Kersikov!
Roman Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The One Armed Man's entrance music is Stand Up To be C**ted. A fine choice. Rick Ruent acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The One Armed Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruent misses with a hook
and The One Armed Man counters by clinching up.
A short left from Ruent.
The One Armed Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruent is trying to push The One Armed Man away but The One Armed Man has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The One Armed Man jumps guard but Ruent stands there with The One Armed Man around his waist. The One Armed Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The One Armed Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The One Armed Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruent's efforts to push away.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruent.
The One Armed Man misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Ruent.
Ruent's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruent tries to throw a body punch but The One Armed Man avoids it by throwing Ruent back against the ropes.
The One Armed Man throws an elbow that misses.
Ruent takes an elbow to the temple.
The One Armed Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruent smiles and moves away.
The fighters circling - The One Armed Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man thows a leg kick but Ruent checks it
enabling Ruent to counter with a crisp jab.
The One Armed Man throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
The One Armed Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The One Armed Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The One Armed Man throws a lazy right hand but Ruent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by The One Armed Man misses
and Ruent counters with a nice leg kick.
The One Armed Man throws a body kick that misses
and Ruent counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joe The One Armed Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The One Armed Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been hearing reports that The One Armed Man has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The One Armed Man rushes Ruent and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man blocks an uppercut.
Ruent has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The One Armed Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruent can turn it around.
Ruent working aggressively here.
The One Armed Man is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ruent gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe The One Armed Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The One Armed Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The One Armed Man is defending well for now.
The One Armed Man lands with a right to the head.
Ruent scores with a nice hook to the head.
The One Armed Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
Ruent avoids the elbow strike from The One Armed Man, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ruent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruent manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruent throws a punch but it's blocked by The One Armed Man.
Ruent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruent lands an elbow inside.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The One Armed Man blocks a body shot from Ruent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent stalling in the clinch but The One Armed Man improves position.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
The One Armed Man prevents a body shot from Ruent.
The One Armed Man lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruent.
The One Armed Man misses with an elbow over the top.
The One Armed Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruent's efforts to push away.
The One Armed Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruent blocking some punches.
Ruent lands a right hand that snaps the head of The One Armed Man backwards.
Ruent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee to the head.
The One Armed Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruent displaying some good clinch control by pressing The One Armed Man up against the ropes.
The One Armed Man throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent landing knees to the body.
The One Armed Man is breathing heavily.
Ruent scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ruent.
Ruent scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruent obliges.
Ruent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The One Armed Man or not.
Ruent trying to control the position but instead, The One Armed Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruent into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from The One Armed Man fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruent.
Ruent lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruent's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruent lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruent gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The One Armed Man.
Ruent trying to stall but The One Armed Man improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ruent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from The One Armed Man misses.
The One Armed Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruent.
Ruent tries to move into range but The One Armed Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from The One Armed Man misses
and Ruent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The One Armed Man thinking.
Ruent is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy body kick from The One Armed Man
and Ruent counters with a good low kick that The One Armed Man was not able to check.
Ruent defending well as The One Armed Man loads up on a big left hand.
The One Armed Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruent's sensitive parts.
Ruent misses with a body shot.
The One Armed Man lands a slapping body shot.
Ruent throws a right and a left that The One Armed Man avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man is looking to clinch.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The One Armed Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The One Armed Man throws out the jab.
The One Armed Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The One Armed Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The One Armed Man looks to land a right hand but Ruent moved out of range.
The One Armed Man misses with a straight left.
Ruent throws a push kick but The One Armed Man slaps the foot to one side.
Ruent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The One Armed Man avoids the body shot from Ruent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruent misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by The One Armed Man. That's going to slow Ruent down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruent.
Joe The One Armed Man is winning the standup battle so far.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but Ruent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The One Armed Man.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruent checks a leg kick.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruent.
Rick Ruent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruent lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The One Armed Man misses with a hook. Ruent ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent moves out of range as The One Armed Man throws a body kick.
Ruent moves out of range as The One Armed Man throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from The One Armed Man misses the target.
The One Armed Man scores with a nice strike.
The One Armed Man tries to land a body kick
and Ruent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The One Armed Man misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The One Armed Man misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The One Armed Man.
Ruent thuds a left hand into The One Armed Man's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch but The One Armed Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The One Armed Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The One Armed Man misses with a left hand
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The One Armed Man.
Ruent moves in looking to clinch but The One Armed Man pushes him off.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up but The One Armed Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruent moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
The One Armed Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Ruent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The One Armed Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruent counters with a one-two to the body.
The One Armed Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruent checks the leg kick nicely there.
The One Armed Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruent slips under a jab from The One Armed Man.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruent.
The One Armed Man keeps the fight on the outside.
The One Armed Man throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruent counters with a three punch combo that has The One Armed Man backing up. The One Armed Man nods at Ruent to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
The One Armed Man connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from The One Armed Man misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The One Armed Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rick Ruent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The One Armed Man feints and then cracks Ruent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruent down.
The One Armed Man missing with a left hand there. Ruent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The One Armed Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruent as he jumps to the side.
The One Armed Man works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man throws a solid leg kick but Ruent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The One Armed Man.
Ruent throws a right and a left that The One Armed Man avoids nicely.
The One Armed Man looks to land a body kick but Ruent moved away.
Joe The One Armed Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruent. That's going to slow The One Armed Man down.
Ruent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The One Armed Man rather than just go for the knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as The One Armed Man blocks the leg kick.
Ruent misses with a looping left.
The One Armed Man throws out a leg kick but Ruent moves out of range and The One Armed Man only half commits.
The One Armed Man wants to land a leg kick but Ruent is out of range.
Ruent 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.
Ruent catches The One Armed Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The One Armed Man misses with a low kick.
The One Armed Man cracks a nice hook into Ruent's ribs.
The One Armed Man throws an off balance right hand
and The One Armed Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The One Armed Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The One Armed Man lands a leg kick that knocks Ruent off balance momentarily.
The One Armed Man tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruent defends well and The One Armed Man ends up having to push Ruent into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe The One Armed Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The One Armed Man.
Ruent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The One Armed Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruent lands an elbow inside that The One Armed Man shrugs off.
The One Armed Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruent blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The One Armed Man is keeping busy.
Ruent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The One Armed Man.
Ruent swings wildly with an uppercut but The One Armed Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent tries to throw a body punch but The One Armed Man avoids it by throwing Ruent back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Ruent.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Ruent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The One Armed Man lands with a straight right. Ruent didn't see that one coming.
The One Armed Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ruent. No joy for The One Armed Man on that attempt.
A low kick from The One Armed Man misses
letting Ruent counter with a right hand.
The One Armed Man throws a solid leg kick but Ruent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The One Armed Man.
Good shot there by Ruent.
Rick Ruent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The One Armed Man looks for the body kick but Ruent saw that one coming.
The One Armed Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ruent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruent has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rick Ruent!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rick Ruent!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Rick Ruent!
Rick Ruent wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rick Ruent thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai comes to the ring accompanied by Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Turk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arai back to the ropes. The Turk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick
and Arai counters with a right hand to the body.
Arai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Turk is fending him off so far but Arai persists. Nope, The Turk circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Turk's head.
It looks like Barret The Turk has been cut.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Turk 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.
Arai avoids the body shot from The Turk.
The Turk is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Turk looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Turk looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
The Turk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Turk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses
and Arai counters with a one-two to the body.
The Turk avoids a kick to the body.
Arai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk scores with a head kick. Arai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arai slips a jab and a cross from The Turk.
A head kick misses from The Turk.
The Turk moves away from the strike by Arai.
Arai thumps The Turk with a low kick.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Arai moves out of range easily.
Arai slips a jab from The Turk.
Arai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arai connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
The Turk misses with a body shot.
Arai scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Turk in his tracks.
The Turk throws a wild body kick that Arai sees coming a mile off.
Arai lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Turk's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick
and Arai counters with a body kick that stops The Turk in his tracks momentarily.
The Turk looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai blocks a head kick by The Turk.
Barret The Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arai has managed to clinch.
The Turk taking a breather.
Arai tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asano Arai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Turk wants to get back to striking at distance but Arai won't allow it.
Arai blocks a body shot from The Turk.
The Turk tries to break the clinch but Arai is controlling the position.
The Turk manages to break the clinch.
The Turk blocks a head kick by Arai.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses
and Arai counters with a head kick. That will keep The Turk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Turk missing with a left hand there. Arai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Turk misses with a leg kick
and Arai counters with a body kick.
Arai connects with a body shot.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Arai tenderised The Turk's leg. The Turk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arai lands with a hook. The Turk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Turk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Turk is still on wobbly legs! Can Arai finish him?
Arai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arai has The Turk pressed against the ropes, preventing The Turk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arai wants the takedown. The Turk is fighting it off but Arai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Turk's guard against the ropes.
Arai arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! The Turk's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asano Arai!
A victorious Asano Arai 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdoul Murquite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murquite kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Não Posso Mais. Lucas has chosen Jesus I Was Evil as his entrance music. Abdoul Murquite has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdoul Murquite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murquite throws a head kick that misses.
Abdoul Murquite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Murquite tenderised Lucas's leg. Lucas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murquite throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas stuns Murquite with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murquite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murquite pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucas is out of range and Murquite settles back down.
Murquite 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.
Lucas throws a looping overhand right but Murquite ducks down to avoid it.
Murquite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lucas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murquite somewhat.
Lucas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murquite.
Lucas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lucas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Abdoul Murquite has been cut.
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!
Lucas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murquite avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Murquite throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite darts in looking for a takedown but Lucas gets double underhooks and turns Murquite into the ropes.
Murquite is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdoul Murquite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murquite throws a low kick but Lucas moves out of range easily.
Lucas slaps away a takedown attempt from Murquite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lucas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matthew Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murquite throws a low kick but Lucas avoids it.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murquite was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Murquite tries a low kick but Lucas avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Murquite misses.
Lucas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Murquite.
Murquite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucas. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murquite shoots for a takedown but Lucas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murquite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horrible takedown by Murquite or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas which made him look bad.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Murquite.
Murquite misses with a kick to the body.
Murquite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucas.
Murquite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murquite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Murquite saw that one coming.
Murquite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lucas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murquite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Murquite tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Murquite's head but Murquite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucas has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Murquite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lucas lands a body shot.
Murquite moves away from the strike by Lucas.
Murquite slips a straight right by Lucas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Murquite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murquite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murquite fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murquite tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lucas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murquite defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas throws out a loose jab but Murquite uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murquite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murquite can pounce on him.
Murquite keeps Lucas at a distance using the push kick.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murquite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Murquite.
Horrible takedown by Murquite or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas which made him look bad.
Murquite tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas misses with a low kick as Murquite jumps back.
Murquite shoots in but Lucas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Abdoul Murquite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murquite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murquite feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
A head kick from Murquite lands but Lucas takes it in his stride.
Murquite throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murquite was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Murquite is looking to chop away at Lucas's legs.
Murquite slips under a jab.
Murquite misses with a low kick.
Lucas throws a front kick aimed at Murquite's knee but Murquite avoids it well.
Murquite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucas.
Murquite misses with a head kick.
Murquite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murquite, right into the meat.
Lucas checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucas connects with a nice looking jab.
Murquite throws a front kick aimed at Lucas's knee but Lucas avoids it well.
Murquite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murquite can pounce on him.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdoul Murquite is winning the standup battle so far.
Murquite throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Murquite misses.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
Murquite looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murquite.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murquite slips a straight right by Lucas.
Murquite misses with a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murquite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murquite throws a lazy head kick
and Lucas counters with a nice uppercut.
Murquite throws a leg kick but Lucas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murquite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas cracks Murquite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murquite attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murquite on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murquite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murquite tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a push kick but Murquite slaps the foot to one side.
Lucas misses the jab.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murquite misses with a head kick.
Murquite throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Murquite lands a head kick!
Murquite tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lucas defends well and Murquite ends up having to push Lucas into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murquite blocks an uppercut.
Murquite changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lucas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murquite.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murquite manages to avoid it.
Murquite shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murquite tries to land a front kick but Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lucas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdoul Murquite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murquite pushes Lucas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murquite is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucas struggles to land a body shot inside as Murquite controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lucas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucas lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Lucas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Murquite.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murquite.
Murquite is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murquite.
Lucas blocks a low kick nicely.
Murquite connects with a solid leg kick.
Murquite misses with a takedown attempt
and Lucas counters with an inside leg kick.
Lucas lands a jab to Murquite's midsection.
Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas misses with a looping left.
Lucas scores with a nice head 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!
Lucas looks to throw the jab but Murquite is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murquite takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murquite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucas.
Murquite defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Murquite takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lucas throws a jab when Murquite was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lucas as Murquite shoots in.
Murquite tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas jabs Murquite right on the nose. Murquite blinks but takes it well.
Abdoul Murquite's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murquite steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucas.
Lucas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murquite takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murquite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murquite throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murquite moves in looking to clinch but Lucas pushes him off.
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Lucas tests Murquite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdoul Murquite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murquite 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.
Lucas misses with a hook.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murquite.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murquite.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdoul Murquite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murquite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Murquite. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A big right from Lucas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Lucas.
Jeez, Abdoul Murquite's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murquite feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
Murquite plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as Lucas blocks the low kick.
Murquite throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a nice right hand that sends Murquite toppling to the canvas! Murquite scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lucas finish him?!
Murquite is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdoul Murquite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Lucas!
Matthew Lucas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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