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Destiny 78: Sila vs. Genia 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TikaKiyo Yoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TikaKiyo Yoshiki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TikaKiyo Yoshiki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lewis was covering up waiting for the punch and Yoshiki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yoshiki throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshiki defends it easily.
Yoshiki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Yoshiki pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshiki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshiki has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
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.
Yoshiki is looking to stand up but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshiki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshiki has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Yoshiki controlling him for the moment.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Yoshiki from controlling successfully.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controls Yoshiki momentarily but Yoshiki frees himself.
Yoshiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Yoshiki trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshiki defends it easily.
Yoshiki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoshiki trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshiki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshiki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshiki is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshiki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshiki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshiki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lewis has his foot on Yoshiki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshiki works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshiki trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis is looking to pass into half guard but Yoshiki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yoshiki is in guard.
Yoshiki is pushing down on Lewis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lewis is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoshiki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yoshiki throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis is looking to control Yoshiki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Yoshiki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
Yoshiki gets a double leg takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshiki is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshiki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Yoshiki from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis controls Yoshiki momentarily but Yoshiki frees himself.
Yoshiki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis controls Yoshiki momentarily but Yoshiki frees himself.
Yoshiki trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Yoshiki throwing strikes but missing.
Yoshiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Yoshiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshiki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis is standing up over Yoshiki. Yoshiki looks to escape but Lewis dives into side control.
Yoshiki is trying to control Lewis's posture but Lewis avoids it.
Yoshiki regains half guard.
Lewis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Yoshiki shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Yoshiki pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshiki has gone for a leg lock! Lewis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yoshiki's guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yoshiki, up you get!
Yoshiki shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Yoshiki should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lewis has tightened it up now! Yoshiki should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cresta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The black keys - I got mine. This should be a great matchup!
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189 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Villegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Cresta.
It looks like Fabio Villegas has been cut.
Cresta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Villegas eats them both and turns towards Cresta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Villegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villegas walks into a left hand.
Villegas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Villegas seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Cresta shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Villegas is backing up but Cresta catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Villegas covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Cresta Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Ignacio Cresta!
Juan Ignacio Cresta gave a mention to Sparta Fightware in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burer Mutant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mutant throws a good cross that connects.
Benn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mutant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mutant struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn controls his hands.
Benn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutant misses with a body punch.
Mutant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benn or not.
Mutant struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn tries to circle away but Mutant has him pinned against the cage.
Mutant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn's efforts to push away.
Mutant lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Benn tries to break free but Mutant pushes him back against the cage.
Mutant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benn is trying to break the clinch but Mutant is controlling him.
Benn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mutant is working Benn over against the cage.
Benn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mutant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Mutant misses with a punch to the body.
Mutant lands a shoulder strike.
Mutant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn's elbow.
Mutant lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn is trying to push Mutant away but Mutant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benn working hard to break the clinch.
Mutant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn wants to get back to striking at distance but Mutant won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to break free but Mutant pushes him back against the cage.
Benn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Benn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mutant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn.
Mutant scores with a body shot.
Mutant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benn counters with a right hand to the body.
Mutant tries to keep at a distance but Benn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Benn can't break the clinch.
A short left from Mutant.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutant.
Mutant misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutant.
Benn blocks an uppercut.
Benn blocks an uppercut.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Benn prevents a body shot from Mutant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutant has him pressed against the cage.
Mutant lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant.
A short uppercut from Mutant.
Mutant lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benn missing with a left hand there. Mutant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn tries to clinch up but Mutant circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutant scores with a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Mutant.
Benn tries to clinch up but Mutant circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mutant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mutant misses with a double jab.
Mutant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burer Mutant is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutant lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn tries to clinch up but Mutant circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutant misses with a few strikes there.
Burer Mutant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn tries to clinch but Mutant is having none of it.
Mutant is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mutant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn doesn't manage to clinch there - Mutant circles away.
Benn scores with a nice head shot.
Mutant fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Benn misses.
Benn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutant fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn unleashes a big counter combination but Mutant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn dodges the punch combination from Mutant.
Mutant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn can do to turn this around?
Benn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mutant doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn as he connects with a hook.
Mutant misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mutant misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutant lands a jab-cross combination.
Mutant looks to clinch
and Benn counters with a straight right hand.
Mutant takes a swing at Benn's ribcage but misses.
Benn steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mutant throws a hook but Benn avoids it easily.
Mutant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mutant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mutant scores with a shoulder strike.
Benn is trying to break free.
Mutant can't find room to land a body shot as Benn controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mutant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benns head.
Burer Mutant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant tries to work over Benn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn.
Mutant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant tries a body shot but Benn blocks it.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant tries to throw a body punch but Benn avoids it by throwing Mutant back against the cage.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Mutant.
Benn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mutant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn's efforts to push away.
Mutant tries to throw a body punch but Benn avoids it by throwing Mutant back against the cage.
Mutant keeps control of Benn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mutant.
Benn prevents a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant keeps control of Benn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benn blocking some punches.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes from Mutant. Those never looked like landing.
Benn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mutant to score with a decent uppercut.
Mutant wants to clinch.
Mutant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mutant misses with the combination.
Benn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mutant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mutant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutant fails to land with a series of punches.
Mutant misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Benn misses.
Mutant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant lands a jab to the nose.
Benn lands a nice shot that snaps Mutant's head back.
Mutant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mutant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mutant under the eye.
Mutant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutant circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mutant looks to land a left hand but Benn moved out of range nicely.
Mutant throws a hook but Benn avoids it easily.
Mutant throws a leg kick
and Benn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mutant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutant.
Benn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a right hand
and Mutant moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn breaks from the clinch.
Mutant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn moves into range and clinches up with Mutant.
Mutant prevents Benn from breaking the clinch.
Mutant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn.
Mutant lands a nice uppercut.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutant gets through Benn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutant working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mutant.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mutant gets through Benn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutant has Benn pressed against the cage, preventing Benn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Benn blocks a body shot from Mutant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mutant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn is trying to force a seperation but Mutant has the dominant position.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn.
Burer Mutant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mutant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant working aggressively here.
DJ Benn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutant misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burer Mutant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mutant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burer Mutant!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puna Wai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kure comes to the cage accompanied by BIG SHUG - who's hard. Puna Wai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krejzi Kure's chin.
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156 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Puna Wai!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure lands a jab.
Wai falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kure counter with a right hand.
Wai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Kure misses the target.
Kure has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nordic Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kure fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wai misses with a kick to the body.
Wai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Wai fails with the takedown.
Wai closes the distance and clinches up with Kure, looking for a takedown. Wai pushes Kure against the cage but Kure circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krejzi Kure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puna Wai.
Kure scores with a hook to the body. Wai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kure will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kure scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wai is rocked!
Wai shoots in for a takedown but Kure shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Kure was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wai is still on wobbly legs! Can Kure finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kure throws an overhand right that drops Wai like a sack of potatoes! Kure dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krejzi Kure!
A very excited looking Krejzi Kure 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 Rimhak Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dynamo's choice of entrance music: Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rimhak Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dynamo.
Dynamo throws an off balance right hand
and Wonha counters with a low kick, right behind Dynamo 's knee.
Dynamo throws a sloppy head kick and Wonha moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wonha.
Dynamo looks for the body kick but Wonha saw that one coming.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dynamo.
Wonha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dynamo.
Dynamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamo misses the shot to the body.
Wonha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Dynamo blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamo is working Wonha over against the cage.
Wonha working Dynamo over with knees to the body.
Dynamo looking for a takedown.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rimhak Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Dynamo tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dynamo.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dynamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Wonha.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamo fails to land.
Dynamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonha's elbow.
Wonha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dynamo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wonha keeps control of Dynamo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dynamo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo missing with knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dynamo 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.
Dynamo is trying to maintain a safe position but Wonha gets an underhook and turns Dynamo into the cage.
Dynamo takes an elbow to the temple.
Dynamo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonha avoids the damage to the body.
Dynamo has had enough of the clinch but Wonha keeps him there for the moment.
Dynamo trying to land knees to the body.
Dynamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamo is trying to stall.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dynamo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Dynamo shrugs off.
Wonha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wonha avoiding damage as Dynamo throws knees to the body.
Wonha keeps control of Dynamo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wonha.
Wonha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dynamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Wonha gets underhooks to prevent Dynamo's takedown attempt.
Dynamo trying to land knees to the body.
Wonha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dynamo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wonha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dynamo avoids it.
Dynamo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Dynamo shrugs off.
It looks like Rick Dynamo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Wonha manages to get underhooks.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wonha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Dynamo 's eye.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dynamo has Wonha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wonha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rimhak Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Dynamo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circle, before Wonha throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dynamo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Wonha lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rimhak Wonha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu's entrance music is ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. A fine choice. Valentin Nasimentu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daouda Kaho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daouda Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasimentu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaho, pushing him back against the cage.
Kaho takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Nasimentu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaho lands a lovely overhand right.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kaho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nasimentu.
Kaho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nasimentu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasimentu. Kaho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaho let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho throws a leg kick which misses Nasimentu's front leg but catches the back leg as Nasimentu tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasimentu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaho lands with a nice body punch.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Nasimentu. Those never looked like landing.
Kaho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Kaho throws a head kick that Nasimentu semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooh a lovely combination from Nasimentu sends Kaho down but not out. Nasimentu dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Daouda Kaho has been cut.
Nasimentu is looking to take a break and control but Kaho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nasimentu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kaho rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nasimentu's guard! Nice work there by Kaho!
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!
Kaho wanted to stand there but Nasimentu had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nasimentu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaho has managed to get both his arms back between Nasimentu's legs - danger averted.
Nasimentu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaho is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu looking for subs off his back but Kaho has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nasimentu looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kaho pushes past his half guard into mount!
Nasimentu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaho avoids the attempt from Nasimentu to control.
Nasimentu is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu is working hard here to advance position.
Kaho wants to get back to his feet but Nasimentu is holding on tight.
Nasimentu tries to hold on but Kaho pushes him away.
Nasimentu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nasimentu wants to hold on but Kaho pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nasimentu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nasimentu tries to hold on but Kaho postures up.
Nasimentu is trying to escape the mount.
Kaho gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daouda Kaho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho scores with a head kick. Nasimentu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaho 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.
A good leg kick by Kaho.
Kaho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nasimentu.
Kaho sizes up Nasimentu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nasimentu rushes Kaho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaho blocks a body shot from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu has a couple of punches blocked by Kaho.
Kaho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasimentu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaho can pounce on him.
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!
Kaho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nasimentu.
Kaho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nasimentu rather than just go for the knockout.
Nasimentu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho lands an overhand right.
Valentin Nasimentu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up but Kaho circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Nasimentu misses the target.
Nasimentu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaho circles away.
Kaho scores with a leg kick.
Nasimentu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaho with a jab.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up but Kaho circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Kaho.
Kaho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasimentu.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasimentu misses the target.
Nasimentu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasimentu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaho.
Kaho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaho circles away.
A nice side step and Kaho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kaho throws a leg kick which misses Nasimentu's front leg but catches the back leg as Nasimentu tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaho lands an overhand right.
Kaho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nasimentu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daouda Kaho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaho as he connects with a hook.
Kaho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nasimentu is able to avoid easily.
Nasimentu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaho.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch.
Kaho connects with a solid leg kick.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho moves out of range.
Nasimentu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nasimentu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaho is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasimentu has double underhooks.
Nasimentu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasimentu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nasimentu's hands.
No joy there for Kaho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nasimentu tries to clinch there but Kaho circles away.
Kaho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nasimentu lands a jab.
Kaho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nasimentu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasimentu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho throws out a counter right but Nasimentu avoids it with no problem.
Kaho throws a solid leg kick but Nasimentu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaho.
Kaho misses with a series of wild punches.
As Kaho tries to get set, Nasimentu tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaho manages to avoid the attempt.
Nasimentu darts in trying to clinch
and Kaho counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaho throws a front kick aimed at Nasimentu's knee but Nasimentu avoids it well.
Kaho swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasimentu avoids the head kick by Kaho.
Nasimentu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaho lands with a shot to the body.
Kaho swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu misses the jab.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daouda Kaho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kaho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaho feints a jab promting Nasimentu to slip. Kaho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nasimentu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nasimentu closes the distance and clinches.
Kaho is trying to break the clinch but Nasimentu has him pressed against the cage.
Kaho wants to get back to striking at distance but Nasimentu won't allow it.
Kaho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasimentu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaho.
Kaho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaho keeps the fight on the outside.
Nasimentu clinches up with Kaho and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaho tries to break free but Nasimentu pushes him back against the cage.
Kaho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaho throws a nice looking combination but Nasimentu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nasimentu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaho.
Nasimentu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasimentu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaho circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up but Kaho circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaho. That's going to slow Nasimentu down.
Kaho lands with a kick to the temple. Nasimentu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaho throws a right and a left that Nasimentu avoids nicely.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Kaho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasimentu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nasimentu is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaho.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho is having none of it.
Kaho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasimentu misses the target.
Kaho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nasimentu's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho throws a lazy head kick
and Nasimentu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaho swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaho.
Kaho lands a jab.
Kaho lands with a right hand.
Kaho misses with a double jab.
Kaho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasimentu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaho keeps the fight on the outside.
Nasimentu darts in trying to clinch
and Kaho counters with a low kick, right behind Nasimentu 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nasimentu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up.
Nasimentu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch but Kaho is avoiding it.
Kaho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho lands a right hook to the body.
Nasimentu moves in looking to clinch but Kaho pushes him off.
Kaho shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nasimentu eats them both and turns towards Kaho to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nasimentu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaho looks to land a left hand but Nasimentu moved out of range nicely.
Nasimentu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kaho throws a series of strikes that have Nasimentu backpedaling.
Kaho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaho keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaho throws a combination that misses
and Nasimentu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho looks to land a combination but Nasimentu avoids it well.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho wants to land a leg kick but Nasimentu is out of range.
Kaho tries to work over Nasimentu's front leg with a kick but Nasimentu checks it.
Kaho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nasimentu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nasimentu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasimentu is looking to clinch.
Kaho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nasimentu tries to counter by clinching up but Kaho breaks away and moves out of range.
Kaho swinging wildly here.
Nasimentu connects with the punch.
Valentin Nasimentu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daouda Kaho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nasimentu throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daouda Kaho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daouda Kaho!
Daouda Kaho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Mott struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott scores with a jab.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Knockout avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knockout lands a head shot.
Mott misses with a hook.
Knockout throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mott counters with a two punch combo.
Mott takes one on the button.
Knockout misses with a hook.
Knockout throws a looping overhand right but Mott ducks down to avoid it.
Mott unleashes a big counter combination but Knockout bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mott blocks a jab.
Mott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knockout, pushing him back against the cage.
Mott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout is looking to break free of the clinch but Mott has double underhooks.
Mott keeps control of Knockout as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mott.
Mott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knockout looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knockout takes a shot to the head.
Mott pushes Knockout back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mott.
Mott prevents Knockout from breaking the clinch.
Mott swings wildly with an uppercut but Knockout uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Mott.
Mott throws a punch but it's blocked by Knockout.
Mott missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott is working Knockout over against the cage.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Mott misses
and Knockout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knockout pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mott is out of range and Knockout settles back down.
Mott slips a jab from Knockout.
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knockout gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mott tries to clinch but Knockout is having none of it.
Mott throws a series of punches but Knockout moves out of range.
Mott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knockout tries to break the clinch but Mott is controlling the position.
Knockout blocking some punches.
Mott lands a shot to the body.
Mott missing with knees to the body.
Mott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knockout misses with a body punch.
Knockout's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knockout tries a body shot but Mott blocks it.
Knockout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looks like Knockout has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knockout slips a jab and a cross from Mott.
Knockout throws the left hand but Mott avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout slips a straight right by Mott.
Mott slips under a jab.
Mott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knockout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mott moves in looking to clinch but Knockout pushes him off.
Mott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knockout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knockout bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mott lands a nice hook to Knockout's body. Knockout takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Mott.
Mott slips a straight right by Knockout.
Mott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mott blocks a jab.
Mott moves into the clinch.
Mott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knockout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mott has him pressed against the cage.
Juan Mott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mott struggles to land a body shot inside as Knockout controls his hands.
Knockout is trying to break free.
Mott trying to control the position but instead, Knockout has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mott into the cage.
A short right from Knockout on the inside.
Mott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knockout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knockout has had enough of the clinch but Mott keeps him there for the moment.
Mott has Knockout pressed against the cage, preventing Knockout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knockout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.
Knockout blocks a low kick nicely.
Mott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knockout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Juan Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knockout slips under a jab from Mott.
Mott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knockout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mott throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Knockout misses the target.
Mott is looking to clinch but Knockout is avoiding it.
Knockout misses the jab.
Mott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knockout.
Knockout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
Mott scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knockout takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Mott. Those never looked like landing.
Knockout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mott.
Mott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knockout loads up on a big right hand but Mott slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Knockout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knockout throws an overhand right that lands on Mott's shoulder, as Mott tries to avoid the shot.
Knockout moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Knockout there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mott looks to score with a jab to the body but Knockout is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Knockout.
Knockout swings widly with a right hand
and Mott counters with a two punch combo.
Mott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knockout avoids the body shot from Mott.
It looked like Knockout wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knockout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mott.
Knockout cracks Mott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knockout slips under a jab.
A big left from Knockout misses.
Knockout looks to land a left hand but Mott moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knockout is looking to counter punch.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knockout moves away.
Mott misses with the combination.
Knockout feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mott thows a leg kick but Knockout checks it
and Knockout counters with a thumping low kick.
Mott is breathing heavily.
Mott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knockout slips a straight right by Mott.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knockout, right into the meat.
Mott tries to move into range but Knockout moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knockout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knockout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Mott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knockout scores with a nice right hand.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Mott is out of range.
Good leg kick by Mott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mott throws a leg kick which misses Knockout's front leg but catches the back leg as Knockout tries to avoid it.
Knockout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Mott throws a combination. Knockout tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mott looks to throw a body kick
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott throws a jab when Knockout was well out of range.
Knockout swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Knockout - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout scores with a jab.
Mott misses with a body shot.
Knockout throws a hook but Mott blocks it.
Knockout lands with an overhand left.
Knockout lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knockout misses with a straight right.
Knockout throws an off balance right hand
and Mott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knockout ducks right into an uppercut from Mott.
Knockout throws the left hand but Mott avoids the punch easily.
Knockout is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mott.
Knockout feints a jab promting Mott to slip. Knockout then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mott.
Knockout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knockout throws a jab when Mott was well out of range.
Mott misses with the combination.
It looked like Knockout wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knockout. Knockout obviously looking to wear him down.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Knockout half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knockout.
Knockout throws a hook but Mott avoids it easily.
Mott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott slips under a jab.
Donk. Knockout catches Mott right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knockout. That's going to slow Mott down.
Mott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knockout can pounce on him.
Mott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oscar Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Knockout is winning the standup battle so far.
Knockout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Mott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knockout misses with a hook.
Mott throws out a counter right but Knockout avoids it with no problem.
Knockout takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott throws a combination that misses
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
Mott misses with a hook. Knockout ducked under it nicely.
Mott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott checks a low kick from Knockout.
Mott misses with a jab to the body
letting Knockout counter with a right hand.
Mott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mott throws a right hand that Knockout ducks under and follows up with a left that Knockout also avoids with ease.
Knockout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar Knockout.
I think Mott 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mott!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shikou Endou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endou comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of - Rage Against The Machine. Odin Tualasamony has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shikou Endou's chin.
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202 lbs
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188 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shikou Endou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tualasamony doesn't manage to clinch there - Endou circles away.
Endou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tualasamony blocks a jab.
Endou scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Endou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tualasamony is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Endou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Endou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Tualasamony's face as Endou controls the position.
Endou tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tualasamony's legs.
You can see the frustration on Tualasamony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Endou creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endou taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Endou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tualasamony tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tualasamony seems a little lost for a moment, as Endou dominates the positioning.
Endou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Endou tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Endou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tualasamony takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endou advances to mount.
Endou working the ground and pound effectively.
Endou has isolated one of Tualasamony's arms. Tualasamony looking to fight him off but Endou twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shikou Endou!
Shikou Endou really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Sila.
Genia throws out a counter right but Sila avoids it with no problem.
Sila is looking to clinch but Genia is avoiding it.
Sila throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia wants to counter with a clinch but Sila pushes him away.
Genia avoids the body shot from Sila.
Genia moves forwards but Sila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Genia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Genia wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia drops his hands momentarily and Sila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Genia has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila scores with a hook to the body.
Sila 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.
Sila stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Genia throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Genia.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Genia landing knees to the body.
Sila misses with a punch to the body.
Sila has a couple of punches blocked by Genia.
Genia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Genia.
Genia is looking to control Sila's arms but Sila gets an underhook and turns him. Now Genia has his back to the cage.
Sila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sila is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Genia is defending well.
Sila throws a head punch that misses.
Genia throws an elbow that misses.
Genia blocks a body shot from Sila.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sila.
A body shot lands from Sila.
Sila has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Genia regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Genia keeping full guard, as Sila tries to pass.
Genia trying to control the position here.
Sila trying to control the position from guard on top but Genia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sila is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sila looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Genia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sila misses with a right hand
and Genia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sila takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Sila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Genia throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Genia throws a leg kick
and Sila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia looking to control.
Sila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sila postures up in Genia's guard and throws a big left but Genia blocks it.
Sila trying to control but Genia is working from the bottom.
Sila is in close to Genia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sila trying to control but Genia is working from the bottom.
Sila won't allow Genia to sweep him here.
Sila chips away with some ground and pound.
Genia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sila backing away here, and Genia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Genia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sila takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Sila closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Genia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sila avoids it.
Sila tries a body shot but Genia blocks it.
Genia misses with a knee to the head.
Sila lands a right hand.
Sila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sila.
Genia is trying to force a seperation but Sila has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Genia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sila has him pressed against the cage.
Genia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sila blocks an elbow strike from Genia.
Sila stalling.
Sila has Genia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sila pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Genia tumbling to the mat - Sila dives into Genia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia trying to control the position.
Genia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sila haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Sila from controlling successfully.
Sila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sila is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sila lands a couple of digs.
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.
Genia has his foot on Sila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sila works his way back into a safe position though.
Genia has his hands on Sila's head, controlling the position.
Genia trying to keep a closed guard but Sila is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sila throws a hook but Genia avoids it easily.
Sila cracks Genia with a good jab.
Genia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Genia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sila is just out of range.
Sila half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genia can do to turn this around?
Genia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sila's calf.
Sila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sila misses with a wild body shot.
Sila is looking to wear down Genia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Genia cracks the inside of Sila's front leg.
Sila connects with a body shot that sends Genia's belly button to the back.
Sila misses with a right hand
enabling Genia to counter with a crisp jab.
Afa Sila is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Sila. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sila.
Genia throws a head kick that misses.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sila misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Sila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sila throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sila blocks a head kick by Genia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Genia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sila ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Sila drops down looking for a counter takedown but Genia sprawls and moves away.
Sila throws a right hand that misses
and Genia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sila manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Genia on his heels. He'll look to pass Genia's guard now, I'm sure.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Sila from controlling successfully.
Sila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Genia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sila throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Genia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genia throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Sila changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Genia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Genia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Genia tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
Genia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Genia throws a head kick but Sila moves out of range.
Sila tries to counter with a takedown but Genia is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sila misses
and Genia counters with a leg kick.
Sila tries to clinch there but Genia circles away.
Genia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sila has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a poor cross that misses
and Genia counters with a thumping low kick.
Genia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genia lands with a slapping head kick.
Sila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sila throws a body shot but no joy.
Sila staying out of range there.
Genia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Genia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sila to score with a decent uppercut.
Sila throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sila misses with a jab to the body
and Genia counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila lands a right hook to the body.
Sila has his takedown stuffed
and Genia counters with a low kick, right behind Sila 's knee.
Genia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Will Genia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila gets a double leg takedown into Genia's guard.
Sila wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Sila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Genia wants to hit a switch here but Sila passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Genia there!
Sila lands a big shot there that rocks Genia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Afa Sila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia is trying to escape the mount.
Sila trying to control but Genia is having none of it.
Sila throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Genia regains half guard.
Genia is looking to control Sila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Genia avoid being mounted?
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.
Genia wants to improve his position but Sila is controlling well.
Sila is controlling the pace.
Genia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sila is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Afa Sila did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sila tries for a takedown but Genia circles away easily
and Genia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sila is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Genia moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Sila.
Sila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Sila controls the action.
Sila struggles to land a body shot inside as Genia controls his hands.
Sila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sila tries a body shot but Genia blocks it.
Genia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sila takes a shot to the head.
Sila swings wildly with an uppercut but Genia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sila blocking some punches.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sila is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sila is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Genia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sila misses with a body punch.
Genia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Genia blocks an uppercut.
Genia trying to stall but Sila improves his position.
Sila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Sila.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sila as Genia tries to tie him up.
Genia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Sila.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sila.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sila presses Genia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Genia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sila working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sila blocks the elbow strike.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Sila avoids the damage to the body.
Sila working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Genia blocks a body shot from Sila.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genia misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sila.
Genia is rocked!
Sila is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can Sila finish him?
Genia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Genia.
Sila tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Sila back against the cage.
Sila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Genia blocks an uppercut.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Sila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Sila back against the cage.
Genia misses with an elbow strike.
Sila lands a left hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Sila avoids the damage to the body.
Sila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Genia is trying to force a seperation but Sila has the dominant position.
Genia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Sila fails to land.
Sila can't find room to land a body shot as Genia controls the action.
Genia lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sila.
Genia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Genia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Genia tries to bum rush Sila with a series of wild strikes but Sila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Genia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sila swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Afa Sila will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sila connects with a body shot.
A jab from Sila misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sila fails with a takedown attempt.
Genia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Sila.
Sila moves out of range as Genia strikes.
Genia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Genia slams his shin into Sila's torso.
Genia thumps Sila with a low kick.
Sila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Genia.
Sila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sila darts in looking for a takedown but Genia gets double underhooks and turns Sila into the cage.
That kick from Genia tenderised Sila's leg. Sila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sila throws a hook but Genia avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Genia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sila punishes Genia's body with a nice straight punch.
Sila shoots in but Genia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afa Sila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genia tries to clinch there but Sila circles away.
Genia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sila, pushing him back against the cage.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sila.
Sila lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Sila - that landed with a thud.
Genia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sila won't want to take too many of those.
Genia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Genia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Will Genia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genia moves into range and clinches up with Sila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila misses with a body punch.
Sila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Genia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Genia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sila misses with a hook.
Genia scores with a head kick. Sila tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sila is rocked!
A cross from Sila lands.
Oh Sila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Genia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sila seems to have got his legs back now.
Sila connects with a right hand. Genia shakes it off.
Sila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Genia tries to avoid it but Sila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Genia to the ground. Genia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila jabs Genia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia misses with a head kick.
Sila checks a leg kick.
Sila lands with an overhand left.
Sila throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Genia looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sila moves into the clinch.
Sila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia scores with a shoulder strike.
Sila is looking to take this one to the mat.
Genia blocking some punches.
Sila lands a shot to the body.
Sila can't get the takedown.
Afa Sila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Genia as the two fighters clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Genia scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Afa Sila.
Well Sila has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afa Sila!
Afa Sila retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Afa Sila made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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