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MLF - 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thornton and Semore Butkiss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Butkiss's choice of entrance music: Mama said. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butkiss forces Thornton back against the cage and clinches.
Thornton wants to get back to striking at distance but Butkiss won't allow it.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Butkiss won't allow it.
Butkiss breaks the clinch.
Thornton shoots for a double leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls well. He's pushed Thornton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thornton shoots and misses
and Butkiss counters with a low kick, right behind Thornton 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thornton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Butkiss pinned against the cage. Butkiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butkiss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Joe Thornton has been cut.
Thornton dives in for a single leg takedown but Butkiss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton looks to clinch
and Butkiss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thornton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butkiss circles away.
Butkiss has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Thornton walks into a stiff left hand from Butkiss.
Butkiss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butkiss in particular looking to stall.
Butkiss moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Thornton.
Thornton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Butkiss wants to free his trapped foot but Thornton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butkiss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thornton to stand up.
Thornton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butkiss to score with a decent uppercut.
Joe Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton shoots in for a double leg but Butkiss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Butkiss lands with a nice body punch.
Butkiss scores with a decent looking hook.
Butkiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thornton tries to counter with a takedown but Butkiss is quick to defend against it.
Thornton closes the distance and clinches up with Butkiss, looking for a takedown. Thornton pushes Butkiss against the cage but Butkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Butkiss forces Thornton back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butkiss stops a takedown attempt from Thornton.
Butkiss breaks from the clinch.
Thornton fails with the takedown
and Butkiss counters with a right hand to the body.
Butkiss lands a left and a right that send Thornton crashing to the mat, dazed. Butkiss thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thornton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butkiss lands a slapping body shot.
Thornton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
Butkiss lands with a nice body punch.
Butkiss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thornton doesn't seem bothered though.
Thornton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thornton backs away from a small jab... but Butkiss lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Thornton crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Butkiss with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Semore Butkiss!
Semore Butkiss 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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30
139 lbs
14 - 14 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuo Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi has his takedown stuffed
and Tanaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tanaka.
Miyagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miyagi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tanaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miyagi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyagi working for a triangle but Tanaka defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka pushes down on Miyagi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tanaka passes to full mount!
Tanaka seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Miyagi is holding on tight.
Tanaka looking to secure an arm triangle but Miyagi defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Miyagi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Miyagi prevents Tanaka from taking his back.
Tanaka controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka takes Miyagi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Miyagi is in trouble.
Tanaka is looking for the choke from the back position but Miyagi is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka controls the action.
Tanaka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tanaka wants to control but Miyagi is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Tanaka. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Miyagi prevents Tanaka from getting a body triangle.
Tanaka working for a choke but Miyagi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Miyagi is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka has his arm under Miyagi's chin here. Game over son! Tanaka squeezes tightly and Miyagi is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinji Tanaka!
Shinji Tanaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Deegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyell Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deegan comes to the cage accompanied by Land of Confusion. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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167 lbs
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31
161 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cory Deegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyell Gold!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deegan defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Deegan defends well and Gold ends up having to push Deegan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Deegan tries to clinch up.
Deegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deegan wants to clinch.
Deegan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Deegan tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deegan, right into the meat.
Deegan tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Deegan scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Deegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deegan misses with the combination.
Deegan wants to clinch.
Deegan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Deegan defends it well.
Cory Deegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deegan wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
Gold shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deegan is trying to defend but Gold finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gold wants to free his trapped foot but Deegan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gold prevents Deegan from standing back up.
Gold trying to pass the guard but Deegan defending well.
Deegan wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deegan is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Deegan is staying active underneath Gold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gold looks to land a strike but Deegan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gold throws an elbow that misses. Deegan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Deegan!
Deegan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deegan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deegan postures up.
Gold throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gold wants to sweep but no luck.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Deegan trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deegan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Deegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Deegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deegan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deegan is keeping the position for now.
Gold wants to control from the top but Deegan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deegan has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
Deegan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold shoots in but no luck this time.
Deegan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt.
Cory Deegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyell Gold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gold goes for a double leg but Deegan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Deegan continues to drive forward.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Deegan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyell Gold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deegan moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deegan manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Deegan misses.
Gold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deegan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deegan is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deegan misses with a double jab.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deegan is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Deegan circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Deegan enables Gold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Deegan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Deegan is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deegan sees it coming and defends easily.
Gold is looking to take a break and control but Deegan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gold passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Deegan!
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gold throwing strikes but Deegan recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deegan defending well though.
Deegan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gold keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deegan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cory Deegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyell Gold.
Gold has his takedown stuffed
and Deegan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gold thinking.
Gold gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Gold crashes against the mat.
Deegan manages to get back to half guard.
Deegan is looking to control Gold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deegan avoid being mounted?
Gold is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Deegan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Deegan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kyell Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deegan taking a breather here.
Gold regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deegan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold tries to roll over but Deegan keeps him under control.
Deegan wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.
Deegan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gold is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gold manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deegan defends it easily.
Deegan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deegan wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyell Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deegan rushes Gold and presses him up against the cage.
Gold can't get the takedown.
Deegan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Deegan is trying to maintain a safe position but Gold gets an underhook and turns Deegan into the cage.
Deegan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deegan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gold is in close to Deegan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Deegan blocks nicely.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Deegan blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Deegan moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Deegan moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
Gold tries for a takedown but Deegan manages to get underhooks.
Cory Deegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyell Gold.
A short right from Deegan.
Gold tries for a takedown but Deegan manages to get underhooks.
Gold fails to pull guard.
Deegan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deegan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cory Deegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Deegan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gold can't get the takedown.
Gold has Deegan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deegan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Deegan.
A short uppercut from Deegan.
Deegan prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Deegan looking to stall.
Deegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deegan lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Deegan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deegan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Gold ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gold no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Deegan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Deegan is working hard here to advance position.
Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gold is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deegan is aware though and is defending well.
Deegan stands up from Gold's guard - Deegan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Deegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyell Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deegan throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Gold trying to control but Deegan is working from the bottom.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Deegan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gold advances to half guard.
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 Cory Deegan.
I think Gold 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyell Gold!
The defeated Cory Deegan had this to say: 'My Heart...My Heartttt! Someone get me an ambulance. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Afterworld. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Larry Thorne has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
182 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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169 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love blocks the body kick.
Thorne scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorne pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Love managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love working aggressively here.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Love stalls.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Love shrugs off.
It looks like Kevin Love has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Love - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thorne up against the cage.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love lands an uppercut.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Love's brow.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Love.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne lands a left hand.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Thorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Love stalling in the clinch.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thorne's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thorne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Love.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Love's cut.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love leaning his opponent against the cage.
Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorne won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne has a couple of punches blocked by Love.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Love 's eye.
Love lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Love's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Love leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Love takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Love avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Love lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Love misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Love blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love working Thorne over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne being controlled against the cage.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Thorne back against the cage.
Thorne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Love avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Love blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorne scores with a kick to the body.
Love catches Thorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Love blocks a low kick nicely.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorne rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
Love misses with a body punch.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne lands a body shot.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornes head.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Thorne tries a body shot but Love blocks it.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
Love lands a shoulder strike.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Love is defending well for now.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Love dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Love has Thorne pushed against the cage.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Love.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorne or not.
Love blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Kevin Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne blocks a body shot from Love.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Love.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Love won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Love.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love just leaning against Thorne, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Love won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Love in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Love tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries a knee to the head but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love landing knees to the body.
Thorne avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Thorne!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry Thorne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a chopping leg kick but Cortega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortega tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.
Cortega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cortega somewhat.
Cortega moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cortega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe tries to clinch up but Cortega circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Cortega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cortega scores with a head kick. Joe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joe instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortega's elbow.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortega.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Cortega has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortega blocks an uppercut.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortega.
Cortega has Joe pressed against the cage.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with some punches.
Cortega is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Joe is defending well.
Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortega backwards.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortega.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortega's elbow.
Cortega prevents a body shot from Joe.
Cortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe is controlling him.
Joe is pressed up against the cage. Cortega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joe down to the mat. Joe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cortega lands a nice shot that snaps Joe's head back.
Joe tries to clinch up but Cortega circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortega slips a jab from Joe.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortega tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
As Cortega tries to get set, Joe tries to push him back and clinch up but Cortega manages to avoid the attempt.
Cortega looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Cortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Cortega tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Cortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe tries a body shot but Cortega blocks it.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Cortega breaks from the clinch.
Cortega gets a clinch.
Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortega swinging wildly here.
Joe 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.
Kid Joe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martez Cortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortega shoots in looking for a takedown but Joe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortega's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joe looks to land a combination but Cortega avoids it well.
Joe tests Cortega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cortega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joe avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortega is looking for the big counter here.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortega circles away.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe jabs Cortega right on the nose. Cortega blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe gets a clinch.
Joe prevents Cortega from breaking the clinch.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortega can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortega.
Cortega jumps into guard, dragging Joe to the mat.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cortega is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortega looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joe controlling from the top position.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cortega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Cortega's legs - danger averted.
Cortega keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Cortega throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cortega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joe lands a leg kick that knocks Cortega off balance momentarily.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortega shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Cortega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega.
Joe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cortega slips under a jab from Joe.
Cortega is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Cortega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Cortega tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kid Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe scores with a nice head shot.
Joe is looking to chop away at Cortega's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe is looking to clinch but Cortega is avoiding it.
Cortega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe misses with some punches.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortega.
Joe lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortega blocks a body shot from Joe.
Cortega tries to pull guard but Joe won't allow it.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortega has Joe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joe 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.
Kid Joe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Cortega's head back.
Cortega moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Cortega breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe motions for Cortega to come forward. Joe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortega blocks a jab.
Cortega drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cortega throwing strikes but missing.
Joe keeping full guard, as Cortega tries to pass.
Cortega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortega postures up in Joe's guard and throws a big left but Joe blocks it.
Joe looking to control.
Cortega is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Cortega from controlling successfully.
Cortega throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Cortega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe tries a body shot but Cortega blocks it.
Cortega manages to break the clinch.
Cortega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joe avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortega wants to counter the offense by Joe and move into the clinch position.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joe, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joe defends it nicely.
Joe throws a hook but Cortega avoids it easily.
Cortega dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Cortega's head and hops out.
Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega.
Cortega shoots for a takedown but Joe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cortega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws the left hand but Cortega avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Joe tenderised Cortega's leg. Cortega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Cortega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joe sizes up Cortega with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martez Cortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortega pushes Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Cortega wants to take the fight to the mat but Joe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Joe misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortega prevents a body shot from Joe.
Joe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortega's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Joe.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cortega backwards.
Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joe defends it nicely.
Kid Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortega takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Joe!
Kid Joe very nearly forgot to thank V-Mask Clothing (10%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On the run. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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216 lbs
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221 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vondrachek. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newmark throws the left hand but Vondrachek avoids the punch easily.
Vondrachek attempts a counter takedown but Newmark avoids it well and moves away.
Vondrachek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newmark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vondrachek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Newmark lands a right hook to the body.
No luck for Vondrachek with that takedown attempt.
Newmark misses with a hook.
Vondrachek tries to counter with a takedown but Newmark is quick to defend against it.
Vondrachek keeps Newmark at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newmark throws a head kick but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Newmark drops Vondrachek with a beautiful combination! Vondrachek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Newmark is looking for the KO!
It looks like Petr Vondrachek has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newmark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Newmark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vondrachek connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vondrachek sprawling to the canvas! Vondrachek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Newmark finish him?!
Vondrachek is rocked!
Vondrachek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Vondrachek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vondrachek swings for the body but Newmark moves out of range.
Vondrachek seems to have got his legs back now.
Vondrachek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newmark.
Newmark moves away from the strike by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek wants to slow Newmark down by chopping away at his legs.
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vondrachek's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newmark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vondrachek scores with a hook to the body. Newmark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vondrachek 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.
Vondrachek misses with the combination.
Vondrachek throws a shot to the body.
Newmark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek swats away the attempt to clinch by Newmark.
Vondrachek quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Newmark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Newmark moves out of range.
Vondrachek scores with a sloppy right hand. Newmark should have avoided that one.
Vondrachek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vondrachek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newmark moves away.
Vondrachek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vondrachek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vondrachek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vondrachek is looking to wear down Newmark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vondrachek cracks Newmark with an open hand slap.
Vondrachek throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Newmark counter with a right hand.
A jab from Vondrachek misses.
Newmark wants to counter the offense by Vondrachek and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vondrachek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vondrachek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vondrachek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Newmark misses.
Newmark throws a leg kick but Vondrachek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vondrachek connects with a right hand. Newmark shakes it off.
Vondrachek throws a poor cross that misses
and Newmark moves into the clinch.
Vondrachek managing to block the knees to the body from Newmark.
Newmark looking to throw knees to the head but Vondrachek is blocking nicely.
Newmark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vondrachek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newmark takes a swing at Vondrachek's ribcage but misses.
Vondrachek looks to land a right hand but Newmark moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek scores with a body shot.
Vondrachek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newmark was well out of range. Poor timing from Vondrachek.
Newmark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newmark looks to score with a jab to the body but Vondrachek is just out of range.
Newmark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vondrachek misses the shot to the body.
Vondrachek throws a body punch but Newmark moves out of range.
Bobby Newmark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondrachek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newmark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vondrachek misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Newmark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newmark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vondrachek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vondrachek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Newmark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vondrachek is in Newmark's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petr Vondrachek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petr Vondrachek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newmark throws a head kick but Vondrachek moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Vondrachek misses.
Vondrachek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newmark. Newmark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vondrachek throws a lazy right hand but Newmark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vondrachek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vondrachek throws a sloppy head kick and Newmark moves out of range easily.
Vondrachek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vondrachek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newmark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vondrachek avoids the head kick by Newmark.
Vondrachek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newmark wants to land a leg kick but Vondrachek is out of range.
Newmark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vondrachek misses with an uppercut. Newmark saw that one coming.
Whack! Newmark lands a heavy head kick that drops Vondrachek. The ref tackles Newmark to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Vondrachek was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bobby Newmark!
Bobby Newmark is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Newmark thanked Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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