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Rising Sun 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo has chosen Anna rakas raju hetki as his entrance music. Pekka Kaukalo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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255 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaukalo punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaukalo lands a nice looking body shot.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaukalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaukalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Kaukalo has knocked Savage down with a huge combo! Kaukalo steps away and waves a wobbly Savage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Johnny Savage has been cut.
Kaukalo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kaukalo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Savage tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Kaukalo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz comes into the arena with Street Gang blaring out of the sound system. Hugo Stiglitz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Echart Tolle's chin.
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184 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tolle misses with a wild body shot.
Tolle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stiglitz pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tolle trying to control but Stiglitz is working from the bottom.
Stiglitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stiglitz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tolle stopping the sweep attempt from Stiglitz.
Stiglitz working for a triangle but Tolle defends it easily.
Tolle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle scoring with some ground and pound.
Stiglitz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tolle frees his head nicely. Oh but Stiglitz has switched to an armbar! Tolle is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hugo Stiglitz!
Post fight, Hugo Stiglitz stared into the camera and said 'After a year away in Hawaii, I can finally say I'm home again here in Japan.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Tsukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia comes to the ring accompanied by KMA - Pommeja. Shinobu Tsukasa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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171 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinobu Tsukasa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tsukasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mellia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsukasas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Mellia misses.
Mellia lands with a cross.
Mellia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsukasa throws out the jab.
Tsukasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mellia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsukasa.
Tsukasa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellia throws a hook but Tsukasa blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Mellia blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Mellia misses its intended target.
Mellia wants to clinch.
Mellia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tsukasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mellia.
Tsukasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsukasa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mellia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsukasa throws a leg kick but Mellia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsukasa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mellia scores with a jab to the head.
Tsukasa scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Mellia misses.
Tsukasa scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Mellia finds it's target.
Tsukasa misses with a wild body shot.
Tsukasa scores with a jab.
Mellia swings widly with a right hand
and Tsukasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mellia moves out of range of the body kick from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa misses with a straight right.
Mellia scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mellia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mellia throws a big shot that misses.
Mellia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tsukasa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsukasa tried to score with a low kick but Mellia checks it.
Mellia blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsukasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mellia is just out of range.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Mellia checks a low kick from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa lands a front kick.
Tsukasa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsukasa lands with a good body shot.
Tsukasa misses with a two punch combination.
Tsukasa tries to work over Mellia's front leg with a kick but Mellia checks it.
Tsukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Mellia looks to land a right hand but Tsukasa moved out of range.
Mellia lands with a nice body punch.
Mellia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsukasa.
Tsukasa lands a head kick. Mellia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mellia takes a swing at Tsukasa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsukasa manages to avoid it.
Mellia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsukasa.
Mellia works the jab nicely.
It looks like Shinobu Tsukasa has been cut.
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsukasa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mellia misses with a looping right.
Tsukasa wants to slow Mellia down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsukasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mellia.
Tsukasa cracks Mellia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mellia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsukasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tsukasa misses with a looping right.
Mellia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsukasa throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsukasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mellia.
Mellia scores with a nice right hand.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Tsukasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Mellia.
Tsukasa is rocked!
Mellia drops Tsukasa with a huge uppercut! Tsukasa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mellia is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parvati Mellia!
Parvati Mellia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the ring accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Ilafat Urskilz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Hopkins's chin.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urskilz can pounce on him.
Urskilz tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Urskilz's head but Urskilz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urskilz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Urskilz cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Urskilz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Urskilz.
Urskilz throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins gets tackled into the ropes by Urskilz. Urskilz maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
Urskilz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urskilz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urskilz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hopkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urskilz.
Urskilz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Urskilz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urskilz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Urskilz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz gets underhooks to prevent Hopkins's takedown attempt.
Urskilz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Urskilz controls his hands.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Urskilz.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.
Urskilz blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Urskilz.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urskilz.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urskilz's elbow.
Urskilz landing knees to the head.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Urskilz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urskilz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urskilz scores a nice knee to the body.
Urskilz scores with a shoulder strike.
Urskilz landing knees to the body.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Urskilz breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Urskilz lunges at Hopkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopkins's hand.
Hopkins is rocked!
Urskilz is stalking Hopkins. Hopkins circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Urskilz, and it's lights out! Hopkins really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilafat Urskilz!
An out of breath Ilafat Urskilz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegardio Musasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gegardio Musasio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musasio closes the distance and clinches up with Fittz, looking for a takedown. Musasio pushes Fittz against the ropes but Fittz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Musasio misses with a wild combination.
Fittz stuffs the takedown.
Fittz tries to bum rush Musasio with a series of wild strikes but Musasio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Musasio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fittz counters with a two punch combo.
Markus Fittz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gegardio Musasio.
Musasio misses with a series of wild punches.
Fittz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musasio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fittz defends it nicely.
Musasio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fittz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Fittz and Musasio goes tumbling to the canvas! Fittz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Musasio is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Musasio is in trouble now - Fittz has advanced to mount!
Musasio is still in real trouble! Can Fittz finish him?
Fittz controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Musasio is trying desperately to improve position.
Fittz content just to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Fittz.
Fittz throws an overhand right that has Musasio reeling! Fittz follows up with more punches and Musasio is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Markus Fittz!
An out of breath Markus Fittz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barrett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pigeon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Pigeon's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Pigeon has wrist control.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pigeon trying to control the position.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pigeon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Pigeon has control of the leg.
Pigeon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Pigeon wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Pigeon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Pigeon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pigeon.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pigeon prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pigeon has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pigeon is on top in guard.
Pigeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to stand but Pigeon is controlling the position.
Pigeon passes into half guard.
Pigeon thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Pigeon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pigeon.
Pigeon working Johnson over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Pigeon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pigeon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Ground and pound from Pigeon.
Pigeon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pigeon from controlling successfully.
Pigeon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pigeon postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Pigeon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Pigeon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Pigeon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pigeon trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pigeon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Pigeon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pigeon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pigeon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pigeon is on top in guard.
Pigeon won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Pigeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pigeon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pigeon is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pigeon won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson controls Pigeon momentarily but Pigeon frees himself.
Pigeon pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pigeon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pigeon wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Pigeon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pigeon is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon throws a big elbow that misses.
Pigeon stops Johnson from standing up.
Pigeon drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Pigeon off! Pigeon jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Pigeon is controlling him.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pigeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pigeon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pigeon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pigeon looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pigeon wants to sweep but no luck.
Pigeon wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Pigeon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pigeon wants to get back to full guard.
Pigeon won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pigeon keeps working.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Pigeon defends it.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Pigeon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pigeon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pigeon trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Pigeon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pigeon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Pigeon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pigeon.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Pigeon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pigeon slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pigeon pushes him off.
Pigeon misses with a body shot.
Pigeon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pigeon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Pigeon's guard.
Pigeon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pigeon keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
Pigeon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pigeon is looking to improve his position.
Pigeon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Johnson tries to roll but Pigeon sticks to his back.
Pigeon punches the canvas rather than the man.
Pigeon looking for the choke but no joy.
Johnson has hold of Pigeon's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the hands but Pigeon won't let him.
Pigeon wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson trying to control the action but Pigeon just sinks the hooks in.
Pigeon looking for the choke but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Pigeon gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Pigeon punishes Johnson with strikes from the back mount.
Barrett Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pigeon.
Johnson holding both Pigeon 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pigeon connects with a big shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Pigeon is working the ground and pound. Can Johnson escape?
Pigeon is looking for the choke from the back position but Johnson is controlling his hands well.
Pigeon is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Johnson is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Pigeon!
Harry Pigeon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
209 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Askarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn throws a leg kick
and Askarian counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kahn avoids the elbow strike from Askarian, against the ropes.
Askarian looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Askarian would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Askarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askarian works on Kahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Askarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kahn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Askarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askarian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahn's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Askarian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian misses with a body punch.
Askarian works on Kahn's body with a couple of short punches.
Askarian effectively controlling the action here.
Askarian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kahn looks winded!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askarian seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Askarian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Askarian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kahn's brow.
Askarian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Askarian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kahn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kahn stops Askarian from standing up.
Askarian has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kahn is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Askarian can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Askarian.
Kahn blocks the elbow strike.
Askarian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Askarian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn managing to block the knees to the body from Askarian.
Askarian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahn's elbow.
Askarian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askarian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn blocks an elbow strike.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Askarian's head coaches at OMG! They clinched Kenny! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Askarian blocks the body kick.
Kahn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahn throws a hook but Askarian blocks it.
Askarian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Askarian scrambles back to his feet.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Askarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Askarian checks it well.
Kahn moves into the clinch.
Kahn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Askarian struggles to land a body shot inside as Kahn controls his hands.
Askarian looking to throw knees to the head but Kahn is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Askarian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Askarian pushes off an throws an elbow but Kahn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Askarian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kahn misses with a few strikes there.
Kahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Askarian.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askarian lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahn's head.
Askarian tries to clinch but Kahn moves out of range.
Askarian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Askarian connects with a looping right hand.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Askarian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Askarian's head but Askarian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Askarian.
Kahn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Askarian.
Askarian misses the shot to the body.
Kahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kahn has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Kahn closes the distance and pushes Askarian back into the ropes.
Askarian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kahn avoids it.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Askarian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Askarian misses with an elbow strike.
Askarian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Askarian.
Askarian misses with an elbow strike.
Kahn working aggressively here.
Tim Askarian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askarian misses with an elbow strike.
Askarian can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Askarian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askarian stalling in the clinch but Kahn improves position.
Kahn blocks the elbow strike.
Askarian pushes off an throws an elbow but Kahn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Askarian lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askarian pushes off an throws an elbow but Kahn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Askarian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Askarian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askarian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askarian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Askarian trying to land knees to the body.
Kahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Askarian has double underhooks.
Askarian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kahn looking to slow down the pace here.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Askarian.
Askarian trying to control the position but instead, Kahn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Askarian into the ropes.
Askarian trying to land knees to the body.
Kahn avoiding damage as Askarian throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn dodges an elbow strike from Askarian.
Askarian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahn cracks Askarian with a nice body shot.
Askarian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Kahn avoids a wild elbow strike from Askarian.
Askarian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Askarian can't find room to land a body shot as Kahn controls the action.
Askarian stalling in the clinch but Kahn improves position.
Kahn avoiding damage as Askarian throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahn.
Askarian slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyson Kahn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahn has Askarian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kahn is stalling here.
Askarian tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Askarian back against the ropes.
Askarian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Askarian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
Kahn takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kahn as Askarian tries to tie him up.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Askarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tim Askarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Askarian is just out of range.
Kahn swings for the body but Askarian moves out of range.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kahn, as that shot connected.
Kahn scores with a jab. Askarian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kahn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Askarian misses with a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Askarian's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn prevents Askarian from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askarian keeping full guard, as Kahn tries to pass.
Askarian is trying to control the position but Kahn postures up.
Askarian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kahn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kahn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Askarian.
Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Askarian's head back.
Askarian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Askarian moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Askarian.
Askarian stuffs the takedown attempt from Kahn. Kahn gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Askarian is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Oh Askarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Askarian moved out of range.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Askarian.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Askarian seems to have got his legs back now.
Askarian defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askarian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and Askarian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kahn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tim Askarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kahn.
Kahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Askarian on the side of the head.
Askarian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Kahn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Askarian throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body
and Askarian counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahn 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kahn!
In his post fight interview, Tyson Kahn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Digital might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit . Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Bobby Digital has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Digital avoids it easily.
Digital misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Digital's hands.
We've been hearing reports that Digital has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yakovchenko throws a jab when Digital was well out of range.
Digital on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a front kick.
Yakovchenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Digital connects with a body shot.
Yakovchenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Digital ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Yakovchenko.
Digital lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Digital takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Digital throws a body kick that misses.
Digital misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Yakovchenko slams his shin into Digital's torso.
Digital gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yakovchenko blocks a body shot from Digital.
A right handed body shot lands from Digital.
Digital holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Digital gets through Yakovchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Digital.
Yakovchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Digital misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakovchenko as Digital tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakovchenko lands a nice uppercut.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Digital's arms but Digital gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yakovchenko has his back to the ropes.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Digital.
Digital tries to work over Yakovchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Digital throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Digital misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Digital scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Yakovchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Digital.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Digital lands a hook to the side of the head.
Digital lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakovchenko is keeping busy.
Yakovchenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Digital takes a shot to the head.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Digital.
Yakovchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Digital controls the action.
Yakovchenko trying to control the position but instead, Digital has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yakovchenko into the ropes.
Digital throws a head punch that misses.
Digital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Digital stalling in the clinch but Yakovchenko improves position.
Digital blocking some punches.
Digital turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yakovchenko tries to buck Digital off but Digital is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital is working Yakovchenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakovchenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Digital off and has taken his back!
Yakovchenko throwing sloppy strikes.
Digital trying to control the hands but Yakovchenko won't let him.
Digital manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yakovchenko's guard. Nice work there by Digital.
Digital works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Digital trying to control the action but Yakovchenko is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Digital wants to take a breather but Yakovchenko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko slips a straight right by Digital.
Digital scores with a hook to the body. Yakovchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Digital shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakovchenko defends it nicely.
Digital moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakovchenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Digital.
Yakovchenko lands a jab.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Digital checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yakovchenko pushes Digital away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko punishes Digital's body with a nice straight punch.
Yakovchenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Digital takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Digital looks to land a body kick but Yakovchenko moved away.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Digital's shoulder, as Digital tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yakovchenko connects with a jab.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yakovchenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Digital has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Digital and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yakovchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Digital looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Digital throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Digital cracks Yakovchenko with a good jab.
Digital moves away from the strike by Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a push kick but Digital slaps the foot to one side.
Yakovchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yakovchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Digital.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Digital on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a solid leg kick but Digital takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the side of Digital's head but Digital sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakovchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko works the jab nicely.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Digital.
Yakovchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Digital. Those never looked like landing.
Digital uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovchenko.
Digital waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko pushes Digital away with a front kick.
Yakovchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Digital's calf.
Yakovchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko thuds a left hand into Digital's body.
Good leg kick by Yakovchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yakovchenko throws a hook to the side of Digital's head but Digital sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Digital is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice head shot.
Yakovchenko delivers a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Digital takes one to the side of the head.
Digital lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Yakovchenko misses.
Digital closes the distance and clinches.
Digital has Yakovchenko pressed against the ropes.
Digital will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko blocking some punches.
Yakovchenko lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Digital avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Digital pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yakovchenko back to the ropes. Digital follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yakovchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yakovchenko throws a chopping leg kick but Digital manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakovchenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Digital slips under a jab from Yakovchenko.
That kick from Yakovchenko tenderised Digital's leg. Digital is trying to keep his angry face on.
Digital slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Digital throws a lazy right hand but Yakovchenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Digital keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakovchenko checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Yakovchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Yakovchenko misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Digital thumps Yakovchenko with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko with a nice cross.
Digital feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yakovchenko's calf.
Yakovchenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Digital counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Digital checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Digital moves out of range of the body kick.
Digital takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakovchenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Digital.
Igor Yakovchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Yakovchenko does no damage.
The fighters circling - Digital throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Yakovchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bobby Digital has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yakovchenko.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Digital's shoulder, as Digital tries to avoid the shot.
Digital moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakovchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakovchenko checks a low kick from Digital.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko works Digital's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Yakovchenko misses
and Digital counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Digital.
Digital swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Digital misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Digital uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yakovchenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Digital is pushing Yakovchenko up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Digital lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yakovchenko lands a left hand.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Digital lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yakovchenko takes a shot to the head.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yakovchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Digital.
Yakovchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Digital makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Digital scores with a shoulder strike.
Digital is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yakovchenko is keeping busy.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Digital controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakovchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Digital blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakovchenko as Digital tries to tie him up.
Yakovchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Digital blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Digital blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Digital lands an uppercut.
Digital working aggressively here.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Digital misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Yakovchenko.
I've got Yakovchenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
After winning the bout, Igor Yakovchenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Bobby Digital had this to say: 'Wu Tang fuh evah! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever comes into a darkened arena with his song building. X-Files Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant missing with a left hand there. Griever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griever is looking to land body kicks.
Griever defending well as Tennant loads up on a big left hand.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tennant.
Griever moves out of range of the strikes.
Tennant lands a really nice looking cross but Griever seems unphased.
Griever swinging wildly here.
Griever ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griever throws a hook to the side of Tennant's head but Tennant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tennant lands with an overhand left.
Griever throws a hook but Tennant avoids it easily.
Tennant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griever is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griever tries to clinch up
and Griever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Tennant misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever looks to land a body kick but Tennant moved away.
Tennant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tennant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griever's hands.
Tennant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tennant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tennant blocks the body kick.
Tennant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tennant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tennant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griever circles away quickly and effectively.
Tennant misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Tennant checks a low kick from Griever.
Tennant defending well as Griever loads up on a big left hand.
Tennant looks to land a right hand but Griever moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Tennant scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Griever throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Griever finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tennant is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever moves in looking to clinch but Tennant pushes him off.
Griever throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griever scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant doesn't manage to clinch there - Griever circles away.
Tennant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griever throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griever throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Griever. Beautiful body shot.
Griever lands with a nice combination. Tennant backs away looking to recover.
Tennant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Tennant moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tennant. Those never looked like landing.
Griever cracks Tennant with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tennant looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Griever finish him?
Tennant is rocked!
Griever fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tennant out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Zell Griever!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, David Tennant stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry guys, I will improve myself again.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta has chosen Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allen wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen throws the left hand but Batistuta avoids the punch easily.
Batistuta scores with a jab to the head.
Batistuta walks into a jab.
Batistuta jabs Allen right on the nose. Allen blinks but takes it well.
Allen darts in trying to clinch
and Batistuta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batistuta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batistuta throwing strikes but missing.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Batistuta is one step ahead there.
Allen has Batistuta pulled in close to control his posture.
Batistuta trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta throws a big right hand that misses.
Batistuta preventing the sweep.
Batistuta throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Batistuta's guard. Nice move by Allen!
Batistuta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allen trying to control but Batistuta is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Allen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Batistuta can't keep his opponent in guard - Allen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Batistuta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Batistuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is stalling in the full guard.
Batistuta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Batistuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batistuta looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Batistuta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Batistuta keeps moving.
Batistuta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batistuta has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Allen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Batistuta.
Batistuta wants to control but Allen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Allen's best efforts.
Batistuta looking for submissions off his back.
Batistuta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Batistuta.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Batistuta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Batistuta distracts Allen 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.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Batistuta 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.
Batistuta takes one to the chin there.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batistuta thows a leg kick but Allen checks it
and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batistuta misses with some punches.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Batistuta misses with some punches.
Batistuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Batistuta controls the action.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Batistuta avoids it by throwing Allen back against the ropes.
Batistuta scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Batistuta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batistuta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Allen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Batistuta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Batistuta.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Batistuta ducks down to avoid it.
Batistuta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Batistuta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Batistuta settles back down.
A good leg kick by Batistuta.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Batistuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Batistuta moved out of range.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Batistuta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batistuta misses with a body punch
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Batistuta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Batistuta misses with the head strike.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Batistuta lands with a light punch inside.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Batistuta.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Batistuta avoids it by throwing Allen back against the ropes.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Batistuta.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta lands a body shot.
Allen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Batistuta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Batistuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Batistuta lands with a right to the head.
Batistuta turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
Allen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Batistuta.
Batistuta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Batistuta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Allen's legs.
Batistuta scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen parries the strikes from Batistuta easily there. Batistuta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta throwing strikes but Allen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Batistuta tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Carlos Batistuta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen working away.
Batistuta is not content to let Allen control the position.
Batistuta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batistuta keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Allen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen connects with a crisp jab.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen thumps Batistuta with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Batistuta.
Allen blocks a head kick by Batistuta.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Batistuta sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Batistuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batistuta throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Allen 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.
Batistuta shoots in but Allen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batistuta throws a body kick that misses
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Batistuta throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Batistuta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Allen regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batistuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batistuta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen has Batistuta pulled in close to control his posture.
Batistuta looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Batistuta is trying to keep Allen in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Batistuta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Allen's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen looking to control.
Allen managing to control the position.
Batistuta throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Batistuta's guard. Nice move by Allen!
Allen stands and throws Batistuta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta regains half guard.
Batistuta looking for subs from the bottom but Allen mounts him!
Batistuta is squirming around, avoiding Allen's attempts to control the action.
Allen dominating with strikes here.
Batistuta is desperately trying to improve his position but Allen has a good base and remains in mount.
Batistuta is still trying to improve position.
Allen controlling from the full mount.
Allen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batistuta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Batistuta is looking to get to half guard.
Allen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batistuta gets back to half guard.
Batistuta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen stalling.
Allen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Barry Allen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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