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MLF - 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igot Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Bakies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igot Money has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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211 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igot Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Bakies!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bakies does it's job there.
Bakies doesn't manage to clinch there - Money circles away.
Money is looking to counter punch.
Bakies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Money.
Bakies is looking to clinch.
Bakies is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Money on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bakies tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bakies 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.
Bakies misses with a left hand
and Bakies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money tries to move into range but Bakies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Bakies misses its intended target.
Bakies is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money jabs Bakies right on the nose. Bakies blinks but takes it well.
Money looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bakies misses with a takedown
and Money counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakies tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
Money fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakies manages to avoid it.
Bakies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Money sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Money steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakies.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by Bakies.
Bakies misses with a hook.
Bakies throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Money fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bakies just manages to avoid it.
Bakies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Money.
Money seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bakies moves out of range as Money strikes.
Bakies misses the jab.
Bakies tries to clinch up.
Money moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Money on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money slips under a jab.
Bakies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Money misses the target.
Mason Bakies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakies throws a jab but it's blocked by Money.
Bakies misses with a lunging right hand
and Money counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakies wants to clinch.
Money swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Money throws a series of punches but Bakies avoids them all with ease.
Igot Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakies misses the shot to the body.
Bakies throws a hook but Money avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Bakies.
Bakies misses with a straight left.
Money looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakies misses with a looping left.
Bakies shoots for a double leg takedown but Money sprawls well. He's pushed Bakies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Money displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakies throws out the jab.
Bakies tries to close the distance and clinch but Money swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakies.
Bakies lands with a hook. Money tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bakies tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakies. Money does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakies misses with a hook
and Money counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakies slips a jab from Money.
Bakies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money looks to throw the jab but Bakies is out of range.
Money ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bakies throws a lazy uppercut
and Money counters with a one-two to the body.
Money misses with a hook. Bakies ducked under it nicely.
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!
Bakies tries to clinch but Money moves out of range.
Money throwing a counter right hand but Bakies manages to avoid it.
Money throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Money rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakies tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Money misses the target.
Bakies fails with the takedown
enabling Money to counter with a crisp jab.
Igot Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Bakies.
Money avoids the body shot from Bakies.
A swing and a miss from Bakies.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igot Money dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bakies misses with a hook to the body
and Money counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Money moves away from the strike by Bakies.
Bakies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bakies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Money lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bakies tries to close the distance and clinch but Money swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money throwing a counter right hand but Bakies manages to avoid it.
Bakies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
Bakies closes the distance looking to clinch
and Money counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakies wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
Bakies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Money throws out the jab.
Bakies throws out a counter right but Money avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakies misses with a left hand
and Money counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Money avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakies tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Money to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakies misses with a looping right.
Bakies throws a lazy right hand but Money sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakies throws a lazy uppercut
and Money counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Money ducks under a wild hook from Bakies.
Bakies tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
Igot Money is winning the standup battle so far.
Money ducks under a wild hook from Bakies.
Bakies looks to land a right hand but Money moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bakies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Money but Money pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bakies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakies has double underhooks.
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakies has double underhooks.
Money blocks an uppercut.
Bakies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bakies is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Money gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Igot Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Bakies.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakies has double underhooks.
Bakies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakies misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakies has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Bakies misses with the head strike.
Bakies working aggressively here.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Bakies has him pressed against the cage.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakies won't allow it.
Money tries to pull guard but Bakies won't allow it.
Bakies working aggressively here.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bakies throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
It looked like Money wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bakies misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Money.
Bakies misses with a looping left.
Money throwing a counter right hand but Bakies manages to avoid it.
Money slips a jab from Bakies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakies throws a jab when Money was well out of range.
Bakies looks for a takedown but Money sprawls well.
Bakies misses with a takedown attempt
and Bakies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakies clinches with his opponent.
Bakies is working for takedown but Money is calmly controlling the position for now.
Money working hard to break the clinch.
Bakies has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Bakies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money has clasped his hands together around Bakies's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money decides to stand back up.
Bakies has his takedown stuffed
and Money counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igot Money dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bakies slips under a jab from Money.
Bakies loads up on a big right hand but Money slips the punch.
Bakies tries to clinch up but Money circles away and keeps his distance.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt
and Money counters with a straight right hand.
Bakies misses with a lunging right hand
and Money cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakies closes the distance looking to clinch
and Money counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakies misses the body punch
and Money counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Bakies badly! He tries to strike back but Money puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Bakies out cold! Oh man, Bakies will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igot Money!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump Around by House of Pain. Cub Galloway is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway throws a combination. Thornton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Galloway moves into the clinch.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Thornton has been cut.
Thornton is trying to pull guard but Galloway has him pressed against the cage.
Galloway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornton's defenses.
Galloway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Galloway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Galloway holds him up against the cage and eventually Thornton drops back down to his feet.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Galloway.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Galloway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galloway lands a good knee to the midsection. Thornton won't want to take too many of those.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galloway lands a nice elbow.
Thornton is rocked!
Joe Thornton's cut is getting worse.
Galloway stalling against the cage.
Thornton is trying to pull guard but Galloway has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornton's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Galloway.
Thornton takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galloway lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloway lands a damaging elbow.
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thornton's defenses.
Oh Thornton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe Thornton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Thornton takes an elbow to the temple.
Galloway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thornton seems to have got his legs back now.
Galloway continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cub Galloway.
Galloway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thornton at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway clinches.
Galloway'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.
Galloway crunches a lovely knee into Thornton's ribcage.
Galloway stalling.
Galloway lands an elbow that stopped Thornton in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Joe Thornton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thornton takes an elbow to the temple.
Galloway lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Thornton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cub Galloway!
Cub Galloway got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkiss's entrance music is Mama said. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeRoy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butkiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butkiss doesn't seem bothered though.
Butkiss avoids the body shot from Parker.
Butkiss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Butkiss blocks the leg kick.
Butkiss just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Butkiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butkiss.
Butkiss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parker's guard.
Parker pulls Butkiss in to control the position.
Butkiss postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butkiss is one step ahead there.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has control of Butkiss's left arm, preventing Butkiss from doing any damage.
Parker is trying to keep Butkiss in close.
Butkiss stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Butkiss 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.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butkiss throws a head kick that misses.
Parker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Butkiss defends it well.
Butkiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butkiss checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a chopping leg kick but Butkiss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parker catches Butkiss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Parker looks to move away, Butkiss throws a big counter combo bu Parker just gets out of the way.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butkiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a chopping leg kick but Butkiss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Parker.
Parker digs a good hook to Butkiss's body.
Butkiss shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butkiss looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Butkiss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
It looked like Butkiss was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butkiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Butkiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker leaves Butkiss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a jab to Butkiss's midsection.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butkiss on the side of the head.
Butkiss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Butkiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butkiss fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butkiss rather than just go for the knockout.
Butkiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker scores with a body shot.
Butkiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Butkiss gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control but Butkiss is working from the bottom.
Butkiss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker prevents Butkiss from getting back to his feet.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker stays in close to Butkiss's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Butkiss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Butkiss moved out of range.
Semore Butkiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Butkiss misses.
Parker jabs Butkiss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker with a jab.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Butkiss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butkiss throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker stuns Butkiss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LeRoy Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Parker throws a leg kick but Butkiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Butkiss misses the target.
Butkiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butkiss dodges the punch combination from Parker.
LeRoy Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkiss blocks a low kick nicely.
Butkiss was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parker throwing shots but Butkiss is blocking nicely.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Butkiss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parker drops an elbow to the side of Butkiss's head.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butkiss keeps working.
Butkiss is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parker's back!
Parker trying to control the hands but Butkiss breaks the grip.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butkiss struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to escape the position.
Parker trying to control the action but Butkiss just sinks the hooks in.
Butkiss trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Parker doesn't escape.
Parker is in bad spot here.
Parker trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butkiss keeps control of the position as Parker tries to break free.
Parker trying to control but not successfully.
Butkiss is hanging on to Parker's back as he tries to escape.
Butkiss is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Parker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Butkiss's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parker lands a nice short elbow.
Parker works his way into full mount!
Parker lands a couple of good shots and Butkiss has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Parker misses with an elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butkiss preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Parker.
Parker missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Parker looking for the choke but no joy.
Parker struggling to land strikes to the head as Butkiss covers up.
Parker thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Parker is working the ground and pound. Can Butkiss escape?
LeRoy Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
LeRoy Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker controls the action.
A lull in the action here.
Parker is looking for the choke from the back position but Butkiss is controlling his hands well.
Parker misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Parker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Parker controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss is keeping busy.
Parker is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Butkiss. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Parker is riding his opponent, not letting Butkiss buck him off.
Parker tries to get the hooks in deep but Butkiss pushed the leg off.
Butkiss is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Butkiss staying busy and making it hard for Parker to control.
Parker has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Butkiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands strikes to the head.
Parker has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Butkiss's body.
Semore Butkiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker punches the canvas rather than the man.
Parker slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Parker looking to hold on to the position here but Butkiss rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeRoy Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeRoy Parker!
LeRoy Parker gave a mention to Arcticus in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes into the arena with Yuudachi blaring out of the sound system. Ishikawa has chosen mindshift genki sudo as his entrance music. Akira Ishikawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
139 lbs
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36
147 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa is looking to clinch.
Tanaka scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanaka.
Tanaka tests Ishikawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tanaka prevents Ishikawa from getting back to his feet.
Ishikawa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tanaka passes into half guard.
Ishikawa is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Ishikawa is defending well.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ishikawa keeps working.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Ishikawa is defending well.
Tanaka is working hard here to advance position.
We've been hearing that Tanaka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tanaka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tanaka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa prevents Tanaka from taking his back.
Ishikawa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tanaka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ishikawa is looking to escape.
Tanaka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ishikawa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tanaka.
Tanaka avoids the attempt from Ishikawa to control.
Tanaka looking to control but Ishikawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Ishikawa defends it.
Tanaka uses his free foot to push down on Ishikawa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Ishikawa has given up his back here. Will Tanaka look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Tanaka has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Tanaka keeps control of the position easily here as Ishikawa tries to buck him off.
Ishikawa is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa trying to control the hands but Tanaka won't let him.
Tanaka lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishikawa tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tanaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka is looking to counter the offense by Ishikawa and move into the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch.
As Ishikawa backs away, Tanaka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch.
Ishikawa pushes Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tanaka or not.
Ishikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Ishikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanaka stalling in the clinch.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ishikawa smiles and moves away.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa.
Tanaka feinted with a counter takedown.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishikawa can do to turn this around?
Ishikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tanaka digs a good body shot into Ishikawa's ribs.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ishikawa swivels and escapes.
Ishikawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Tanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishikawa has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Ishikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishikawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ishikawa scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ishikawa smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ishikawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ishikawa wants to counter the offense by Tanaka and move into the clinch position.
Ishikawa takes one on the button.
Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Ishikawa darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Tanaka digs a right hand into Ishikawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ishikawa's gas tank.
Ishikawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Akira Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Tanaka was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tanaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ishikawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shinji Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to improve his position but Ishikawa is controlling well.
Ishikawa is keen to just control but Tanaka is a slippery customer.
Ishikawa is just content to waste time from the top position. Tanaka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ishikawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tanaka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ishikawa has picked Tanaka up and slammed him! Tanaka can't keep hold of the triangle and Ishikawa manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Ishikawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishikawa landing knees to the head.
Tanaka blocks the elbow strike.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ishikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Ishikawa controls the action.
Tanaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Tanaka misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ishikawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishikawa instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ishikawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ishikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Ishikawa lands an elbow that stopped Tanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks with his arms.
Ishikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Ishikawa throws knees to the body.
Tanaka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ishikawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Ishikawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka tries to work over Ishikawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ishikawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanaka's brow.
Tanaka jumps into guard, dragging Ishikawa to the mat.
Tanaka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ishikawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle here but Ishikawa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tanaka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tanaka regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanaka wants to control but Ishikawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka moves into full guard.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Ishikawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ishikawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanaka gets back to half guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Ishikawa postures up.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanaka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanaka.
Ishikawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka is trying to control the position but Ishikawa postures up.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Ishikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ishikawa 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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32
223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beefheart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Farrell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Beefheart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrell tries to clinch up.
Beefheart scores with a jab.
It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
Beefheart throws a lazy head kick
and Farrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beefheart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.
Farrell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Farrell wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beefheart's calf.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrell.
We've been told by Farrell's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beefheart checks it well.
Beefheart wants to slow Farrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Beefheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Beefheart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beefheart wants to land a leg kick but Farrell is out of range.
Farrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beefheart. That did some damage!
Beefheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farrell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrell.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Farrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart avoids a wild elbow strike from Farrell.
Beefheart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrell checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Beefheart.
Beefheart looks to throw the jab but Farrell is out of range.
Farrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beefheart is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beefheart missing with a left hand there. Farrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beefheart is looking to score with low kicks.
Farrell lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrell tries to clinch up but Beefheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrell wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.
Beefheart pushes Farrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Farrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart lands a body shot.
Farrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farrell's defenses.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefheart controls his hands.
Farrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beefheart is keeping busy.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart tries to work over Farrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Farrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Beefheart gets an underhook and turns Farrell into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Beefheart.
Beefheart has Farrell pressed against the cage, preventing Farrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Farrell is stalling here.
Farrell trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
Owen Farrell's cut is getting worse.
Farrell tries to circle away but Beefheart has him pinned against the cage.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beefheart is keeping busy.
Farrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
Farrell avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Farrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Beefheart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefheart manages to break the clinch.
Farrell moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrell stalling in the clinch.
Beefheart misses with an elbow over the top.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrell avoids it.
Beefheart avoids the elbow strike from Farrell, against the cage.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Beefheart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefheart gets through Farrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrell dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart avoids a wild elbow strike from Farrell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Farrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beefheart thuds a left hand into Farrell's body.
Beefheart misses with a hook.
Farrell avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Farrell moved away.
Farrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrell avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Farrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farrell misses with a shot to the body
and Beefheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beefheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Farrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farrell trying to stall but Beefheart improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to break free.
Beefheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beefheart misses with a jab to the body
and Farrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrell manages to avoid it.
Beefheart thows a body kick. Farrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Owen Farrell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Farrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beefheart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrell.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beefheart misses with a leg kick
and Farrell counters with a body kick.
Farrell takes a swing at Beefheart's ribcage but misses.
Farrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell tries to work over Beefheart's front leg with a kick but Beefheart checks it.
Beefheart gets a clinch.
Farrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrell dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart lands a right hand.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Farrell misses with a body punch.
Farrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrell backwards.
Farrell is trying to break free.
Beefheart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrell blocks an elbow strike.
Farrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
Farrell looking to stall.
Farrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Beefheart.
Farrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Owen Farrell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrell or not.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Owen Farrell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Captain Beefheart!
After winning the bout, Captain Beefheart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by I'll be Back. Bellanca has chosen Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
19 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Romeo Bellanca!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent tries for a takedown but Bellanca circles away easily
and Bellanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellanca gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kent wants to control from the top but Bellanca keeps moving.
Kent is really struggling to control Bellanca but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellanca has control of Kent's left arm, preventing Kent from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent wants to control from the top but Bellanca keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bellanca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bellanca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kent wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellanca forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca wants to free his trapped foot but Kent is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent is refusing to be controlled, as Bellanca sits in half guard.
Bellanca slows the pace down in half guard.
Bellanca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kent has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bellanca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca is just content to waste time from the top position. Kent takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bellanca works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kent trying to control here.
Bellanca has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kent is squirming around, avoiding Bellanca's attempts to control the action.
Kent is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bellanca content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bellanca is working away from the top position though.
Bellanca trying to control the action but Kent is working from the bottom.
Bellanca might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kent haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bellanca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Bellanca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kent shoots in and bounces Bellanca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kent is stalling in the full guard.
Kent works over Bellanca with some ground and pound from guard.
Peter Kent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kent is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bellanca is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bellanca has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bellanca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bellanca manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bellanca sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kent has Bellanca pulled in close to control his posture.
Kent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bellanca controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bellanca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bellanca trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bellanca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
Bellanca content to stall in guard here.
Bellanca looking to pass the guard.
Bellanca wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent is looking for a triangle but Bellanca pushes his legs off easily.
Kent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bellanca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kent is keeping the position for now.
Bellanca is pushing down on Kent's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kent is fighting to maintain full guard but Bellanca has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bellanca trying to control the action but Kent is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kent manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bellanca wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Bellanca being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bellanca won't allow Kent to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kent dives in and grabs Bellanca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bellanca pushes down on Kent's head and hops out.
Kent tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bellanca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kent somewhat.
Bellanca tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bellanca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kent is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellanca counters with a head kick. That will keep Kent thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kent gets a double leg takedown into Bellanca's guard.
Kent wants to control from the top but Bellanca keeps moving.
Bellanca wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Peter Kent will probably get the nod.
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!
Kent dives in for a single leg takedown but Bellanca sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kent drags the fight down to the ground.
Kent is trying to keep Bellanca in close.
Bellanca tries to free his leg and advance position but Kent is retaining full guard.
Kent lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bellanca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bellanca trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bellanca postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellanca wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kent working for a triangle but Bellanca defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kent seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bellanca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kent sprawls well initially but Bellanca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kent manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Peter Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent rushes Bellanca and presses him up against the cage.
Kent wants a takedown but no success here.
Kent goes for a takedown attempt but Bellanca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent tries to clinch but Bellanca is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent looks for a takedown but Bellanca sprawls well.
Bellanca fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kent to the ground. Bellanca is now in Kent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent being controlled here, momentarily.
Bellanca trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
Kent keeping full guard, as Bellanca tries to pass.
Bellanca wants to stand but Kent has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bellanca slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent is trying to get back to full guard.
Kent tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bellanca is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kent!
Bellanca controlling from mount.
Bellanca looking to control but Kent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca with the ground and pound from mount.
Kent is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kent has given up his back.
Bellanca slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kent tries to escape but Bellanca has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kent wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kent wants to control his opponent's hands but Bellanca gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bellanca controlling the positon.
Kent tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Bellanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellanca 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Bellanca!
A very excited looking Romeo Bellanca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sharkhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet the Blue Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
162 lbs
28 - 11 - 2 |
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26
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Sharkhausen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharkhausen throws a hook to the side of Nieto's head but Nieto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nieto drives through and clinches with Sharkhausen against the cage.
Sharkhausen is trying to break free.
Sharkhausen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharkhausen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharkhausen pushes off an throws an elbow but Nieto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sharkhausen scores with a nice hook to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sharkhausen 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.
Nieto avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen taking a breather.
Sharkhausen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharkhausen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Nieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nieto presses Sharkhausen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharkhausen's elbow.
Sharkhausen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieto.
Nieto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nieto manages to end up in side control.
Nieto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sharkhausen to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharkhausen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nieto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sharkhausen is looking to get back to his feet here but Nieto is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sharkhausen's back.
Sharkhausen covers up after that shot from Nieto.
Nieto slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nieto loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sharkhausen hold on?
Sharkhausen tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto misses with a punch to the head.
Nieto avoiding Sharkhausen 's attempts to control his hands.
Sharkhausen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nieto looking to break Sharkhausen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sharkhausen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nieto will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sharkhausen wants to get back to his feet.
Nieto is not going to allow Sharkhausen to sit and survive in this position.
Nieto scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sharkhausen is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto keeps control of the position easily here as Sharkhausen tries to buck him off.
Sharkhausen wants to get back to his feet.
Nieto has the hooks in. Sharkhausen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nieto is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nieto is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nieto throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sharkhausen could be in trouble here!
Sharkhausen biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Nieto lands a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharkhausen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nieto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nieto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sharkhausen wants to stand back up but Nieto manages to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sharkhausen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nieto is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nieto tries to score with some ground and pound. Sharkhausen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto trying to control the action but Sharkhausen is working from the bottom.
Nieto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sharkhausen to see if he's OK.
Sharkhausen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nieto staying calm.
Sharkhausen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nieto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sharkhausen covers up after that shot from Nieto.
Nieto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nieto is looking for the choke from the back position but Sharkhausen is controlling his hands well.
Sharkhausen is trying to get back to his feet but Nieto has full control of the position and if anything, Sharkhausen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nieto looking for the choke but no joy.
Alexandre Nieto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nieto misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nieto throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sharkhausen could be in trouble here!
Nieto avoiding Sharkhausen 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharkhausen is trying to stand back up.
Nieto cracks Sharkhausen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sharkhausen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nieto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharkhausen can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto lands strikes to the head.
What can Sharkhausen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nieto lands punches and elbows.
Nieto controlling the position well here. Sharkhausen rolled but Nieto kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Nieto is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nieto is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Sharkhausen has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nieto has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Sharkhausen taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nieto doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexandre Nieto!
A very excited looking Alexandre Nieto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Andrey's choice of entrance music: Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmett Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrey is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Andrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrey scrambles back to his feet.
Andrey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Andrey misses with a body kick.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andrey tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andrey is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Andrey lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrey connects with a single shot there.
Andrey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Andrey. Those never looked like landing.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andreys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a leg kick.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andrey's calf.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws the left hand but Andrey avoids the punch easily.
Andrey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Andrey throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Andrey lands a head kick!
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andrey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Andrey misses.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrey.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrey throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey walks into a left hand.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrey cracks Brown with a good jab.
Andrey tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a hook but Andrey avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Andrey.
A good leg kick by Brown.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Andrey tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a hook but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Andrey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrey tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown stuns Andrey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Andrey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Andrey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Andrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Andrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Andrey's side.
Andrey misses with a hook.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andrey's guard.
Andrey keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Andrey is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Andrey.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andrey is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrey is looking to escape.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrey keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andrey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andrey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Andrey 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.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Andrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Andrey. Those never looked like landing.
Andrey 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.
As Andrey backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Andrey misses.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown stops Andrey from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
Andrey wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrey can do to turn this around?
Andrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andrey is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andrey pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Andrey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Andrey is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrey is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Andrey is defending well.
Andrey is looking to escape.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andrey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown winds up and cracks Andrey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Andrey is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Andrey is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrey.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Andrey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Andrey!
Brown wants to control for a moment but Andrey uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Andrey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Andrey.
Andrey is trying to stand.
Brown cracks Andrey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Andrey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmett Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andrey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Andrey.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Andrey is quick to defend against it.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Emmett Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Andrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andrey's sensitive parts.
Andrey lands a head kick!
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown 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.
Brown tries for a takedown but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Andrey.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Andrey punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
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!
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Andrey sprawls and moves away.
Andrey lands a head shot.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrey misses with the combination.
A big left from Andrey misses.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown throws a low kick but Andrey moves out of range easily.
Andrey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown clobbers Andrey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a hook. Andrey ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrey looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Andrey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andrey eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Andrey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Andrey off balance momentarily.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses.
Andrey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Andrey misses.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Andrey misses
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Andrey throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Andrey's defenses.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrey.
Andrey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andrey is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Brown throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Andrey's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brown lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Emmett Brown!
Emmett Brown retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Emmett Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Afterworld as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a two punch combo.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn 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.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Penn digs a good hook to Love's body.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Love misses.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Love flicks out a counter leg kick but Penn steps away.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Love avoids the body shot from Penn.
Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Love throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Love checks a leg kick.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Penn throws a hook but Love avoids it easily.
Love was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Penn takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Love is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Love uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Love takes one to the side of the head.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Love lands a head shot.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Love throws a nice outside leg kick.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn looks for the body kick but Love saw that one coming.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Love's head back.
Penn swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Penn digs a good hook to Love's body.
Love misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a combination
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Love looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn avoids the head kick by Love.
Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Love tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Penn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn wants to control the pace but Love is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Love will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Love connects with a looping right hand.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Love bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Love makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penn really felt that one!
Love cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn throws a front kick aimed at Love's knee but Love avoids it well.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Love.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.
Love misses with a kick to the body.
Penn misses with a body shot
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Love.
Love scores with a body shot.
Kevin Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn blocks a jab.
Love connects with a jab.
Love is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Love manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Love is working Penn over against the cage.
A short right from Penn.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn just leaning against Love, taking a breather.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Love trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Love lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love slows down the pace here.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Penn misses.
A jab from Love does it's job there.
Love pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Love throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Penn moves forwards but Love connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Love's defenses.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love throws out a counter right but Penn avoids it with no problem.
Love misses with a kick to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Love lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Love down.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Love throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kevin Love will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Love throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn stalks Love and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Love's face. Love staggers backwards, shaken.
Love lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Love misses with a head kick.
Love's corner calls for a 1-2. Love obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Love throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Penn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Love lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Love throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Love.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Love thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs.
Love swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick by Love misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Penn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Love has taken the fight into the clinch.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Love improves position.
Love keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn throws a low kick but Love avoids it.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Love throws a nice inside leg kick.
Love tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Love throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Love's defenses.
A head kick misses from Love.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Love checks it.
Love scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
Love misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Love defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Love takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Love looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Love misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Love throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Love with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kevin Love just about did enough to take it.
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.
Love throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Love throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Love darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Love throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with an inside leg kick.
Penn staying out of range there.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Love scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn checks a low kick from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Love misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Love misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Love fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Penn misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Donk. Love catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love throws out a counter right but Penn avoids it with no problem.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
Love jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Love counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Penn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Love misses with an uppercut
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love lands with a shot to the body.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Love connects with a single shot there.
Love misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Love.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Love catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Love checks it.
Love will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Love feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn moves out of range as Love strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Penn throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Love throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Love scores with a leg kick.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Love pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Love settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love looking to control but Penn passes into half guard.
Penn wants to take a breather but Love is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Love is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Love is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Love manages to get to full guard.
Love can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penn controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Love throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
BeeJay Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
Penn throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love with a jab.
Love throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Penn misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love tries to clinch up.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Love is out of range.
Kevin Love is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn checks a low kick from Love.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penn throws a hook but Love blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Love lands a head kick!
Love checks a low kick from Penn.
Love lands a nice looking body shot.
Love scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Love.
I've got Love 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Love!
After the fight, Kevin Love 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.
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