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UNFC44: TMC LW Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liquid Gold is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small clinches up against the cage.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small has Gold pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Small pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gold tumbling to the mat - Small dives into Gold's guard.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Gold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold wants to sweep here but Small controlling him for the moment.
Gold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Small's guard.
Small is trying to keep Gold in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Small is trying to control the position but Gold postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Small keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small controlling Gold's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Small.
Small gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Small gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Small accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gold's guard.
Small seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Small's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Small trying to mount his opponent but Gold defends it.
Small missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Small is keen to just control but Gold is a slippery customer.
Small thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Guinness Stout, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Small sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Small.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Small circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Small counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small dominated that round.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Small turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Small in side control, throwing shots but Gold defends.
Small working the ground and pound from side control.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Small wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Small slows the pace down.
Small working the ground and pound but Gold is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small tries to move to mount but Gold blocks the move with his legs.
Gold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is not content to let Small control the position.
Gold trying to remain calm as Small controls from the top position.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gold sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gold is looking to reverse the position.
Small is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Small tries to advance to mount but Gold denies him.
Dixie Small has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Small gets to mount! Gold was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gold is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gold is trying desperately to improve position.
Small landing strikes from the mount and Gold is in trouble!
Small misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Small controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is trying to control here but Gold has managed to regain half guard.
Small wants to pass the guard but Gold is defending well.
Small throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gold to regain full guard.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Small is stalling in the full guard.
Small preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gold wants to stand up but Small is controlling him.
Small looking to sit in guard and control but Gold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Small keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold wants to pass the guard but Small is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Small throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Small misses.
Gold has Small up against the cage in a clinch.
Small is trying to drag Gold to the mat but Gold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Small is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee asks Small politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Small prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gold is not content to let Small control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold wants to control but Small postures up.
Small working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Small throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gold works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Small not doing much here.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Small frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Small raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gold tries to lock up and control but Small gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Small looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Small looking to finish Gold with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gold!
Small with good strikes from the mount here!
Small looking to control but Gold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small controlling the position easily from mount.
Small scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gold?
Small looking to finish Gold with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gold!
Dixie Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Small controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to control the pace but Gold is squirming around nicely.
Small controlling from the full mount.
Small throwing strikes here but Gold is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold is desperately trying to improve his position but Small has a good base and remains in mount.
Liquid Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Small lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Small 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
After the fight, Dixie Small was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Hoffman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, James McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman gets the takedown into side control.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGuiness parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGuiness to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuiness tries to bench press Hoffman off him but Hoffman keeps the position.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGuiness tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGuiness is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness is trying to get back to half guard.
Hoffman in side control, throwing shots but McGuiness defends.
Hoffman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hoffman tries for a kimura but McGuiness is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGuiness parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGuiness to escape.
Hoffman tries for a kimura but McGuiness is defending well.
Hoffman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hoffman misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Hoffman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGuiness felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McGuiness on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoffman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGuiness rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hoffman 's guard! Nice work there by McGuiness!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McGuiness escapes and throws Hoffman 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hoffman tries to buck McGuiness off but McGuiness is having none of it.
Hoffman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McGuiness off and has taken his back!
McGuiness is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hoffman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hoffman throwing sloppy strikes.
Hoffman working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hoffman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McGuiness has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hoffman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McGuiness defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman missing with strikes.
Hoffman goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. McGuiness escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Hoffman with the active half guard here but McGuiness passes nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman tries to bench press McGuiness off him but McGuiness keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
McGuiness smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuiness gets caught flat footed, as Hoffman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McGuiness working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoffman .
McGuiness looking to control.
Hoffman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McGuiness dives on top into guard.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McGuiness passes into half guard.
Hoffman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoffman is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman throwing strikes from guard but McGuiness blocks nicely.
Hoffman stands and throws McGuiness's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Albert Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGuiness knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman working the strikes but McGuiness uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is working for a kimura but McGuiness is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoffman is trying to work for a kimura but McGuiness is defending well.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Hoffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but McGuiness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McGuiness is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman .
Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McGuiness sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Hoffman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hoffman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hoffman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGuiness sprawls well initially but Hoffman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGuiness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoffman . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGuiness defends it well.
Hoffman is working for a kimura here but McGuiness manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hoffman 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuiness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuiness manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGuiness has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman 's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McGuiness trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGuiness preventing the sweep.
McGuiness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoffman is keeping the position for now.
McGuiness content to stall in guard here.
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.
McGuiness avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGuiness tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoffman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoffman 's guard.
McGuiness content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGuiness avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoffman has his feet on McGuiness's thighs here. He's pushed McGuiness off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! McGuiness screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train. Peter Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paquette sprawls and moves away.
Paquette gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paquette pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Paquette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paquette pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paquette working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is thwarting Paquette's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Paquette felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Paquette is defending well.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paquette is positioning himself well to prevent Smith advancing to mount.
Paquette trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Paquette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paquette is trying to stand.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paquette sees it coming and defends easily.
Paquette trying to control from the bottom.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Paquette defends the submission attempt.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith is thwarting Paquette's attempts to control the position.
Paquette is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Smith is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paquette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paquette has his hands clasped together around Smith's back. He's all about the action.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paquette avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Paquette keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
Paquette is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Paquette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bomb Squad Tokyo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Paquette's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Paquette is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Paquette controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Paquette trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Paquette.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paquette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Paquette is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paquette connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquette circles away.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquette's sensitive parts.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
Paquette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith connects with a right hand. Paquette shakes it off.
Smith throws a head kick but Paquette moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paquette misses with a looping right.
Paquette throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paquette. That did some damage!
Paquette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith looks for the body kick but Paquette saw that one coming.
Paquette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paquette moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Paquette blocks the low kick.
Paquette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paquette throws out a powerful jab.
Paquette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Paquette avoids it.
A jab from Paquette does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
Paquette throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Paquette scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paquette.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paquette stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paquette.
Smith slips a straight right by Paquette.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paquette's guard.
Peter Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
Smith works over Paquette with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Paquette keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paquette holds on and takes a little breather.
Paquette is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paquette is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paquette has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paquette controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquette.
Paquette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paquette!
Paquette swings widly with a right hand
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paquette takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paquette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Paquette backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paquette feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Paquette then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odell Paquette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a push kick but Paquette slaps the foot to one side.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paquette finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith darts in and clinches Paquette up against the cage.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paquette wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette can't break the clinch.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith lands an elbow just above Paquette 's eye.
Smith keeps control of Paquette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Paquette controls the action.
Paquette blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paquette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paquette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquette.
Paquette throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paquette scores with a nice strike.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paquette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith working Paquette over with knees to the body.
Smith pushes Paquette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Paquette in his tracks for a moment.
Paquette trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paquette in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Paquette defends easily.
Paquette trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Paquette trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Paquette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paquette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paquette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Paquette is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Paquette wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
Paquette has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smith!
Peter Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominik Kokoszka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominik Kokoszka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokoszka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokoszka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wibowo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wibowo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kokoszka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wibowo shoots for a double leg takedown but Kokoszka sprawls well. He's pushed Wibowo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Kokoszka misses.
Wibowo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kokoszka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dominik Kokoszka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Wibowo.
Kokoszka connects with a leg kick. Wibowo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo fails with the takedown
and Wibowo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wibowo misses with a takedown attempt
and Kokoszka counters with a huge left! Wibowo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kokoszka isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wibowo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kokoszka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Kokoszka!
An out of breath Dominik Kokoszka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bulge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bulge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bulge 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.
Bulge throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bulge fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hong prevents Bulge from moving into mount.
Hong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bulge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hong tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong sneaks back into half guard.
Bulge is trying to control the action in half guard but Hong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bulge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulge is looking to advance position but Hong won't allow it.
Bulge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hong defending well though.
Bulge wants to pass the guard but Hong is defending well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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.
Hong is staying active underneath Bulge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bulge jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
Hong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulge momentarily.
Bulge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot by Hong.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Bulge ducks down to avoid it.
Bulge connects with a single shot there.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bulge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hong clinches up with Bulge and pushes him back against the cage.
Bulge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bulge's elbow.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulge backwards.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulge backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Bulge.
Bulge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hong tries a body shot but Bulge blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hong.
Bulge blocks a body shot from Hong.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulge can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Bulge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hong regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bulge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bulge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bulge looking to control.
Hong pushing down on Bulge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hong wants to control but Bulge is keeping him busy.
Bulge is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Kristofer Hong dominated that round.
That's time! Hong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Bulge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bulge swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong 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.
Antoni Kristofer Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Bulge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hong.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Bulge's shoulder, as Bulge tries to avoid the shot.
Hong cracks the inside of Bulge's front leg.
Bulge goes for a double leg but Hong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hong continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulge lands a slapping body shot.
Bulge is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Bulge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Bulge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulge feints the counter takedown.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Bulge throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulge.
Bulge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong with a hook.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Bulge misses with a takedown attempt - Hong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bulge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hong cracks a nice hook into Bulge's ribs.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Bulge moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulge.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Bulge moved away.
Bulge drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hong defends it well.
Hong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulge can do to turn this around?
Hong leaves Bulge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antoni Kristofer Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bulge.
Bulge lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bulge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bulge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulge slips under a jab from Hong.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hong does it's job there.
Bulge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bulge checks it well.
Bulge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge misses with a body shot.
Bulge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Billy Bulge has been cut.
Bulge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Antoni Kristofer Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulge is just out of range.
Bulge is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bulge misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Bulge shoots in for a double leg but Hong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bulge throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Bulge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hong!
Bulge is breathing heavily.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Bulge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulge.
A left lands for Hong.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bulge changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bulge drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bulge's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Kristofer Hong!
Antoni Kristofer Hong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian McMullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brody comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Petty - Won't Back Down. Adrian McMullen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian McMullen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody cracks McMullen with an open hand slap.
Brody lands a jab to the nose.
Brody misses with a hook. McMullen ducked under it nicely.
McMullen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A lazy left from Brody finds it's target.
McMullen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brody lands a head shot.
Brody throws an overhand right that lands on McMullen's shoulder, as McMullen tries to avoid the shot.
McMullen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Frank Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMullen walks into a jab.
McMullen is rocked!
Crack! Brody connects with the perfect overhand right and McMullen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Brody!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Brody!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Brody 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Berzerk. Wrestling Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wrestling Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton cracks Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Eaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eaton lands a body shot.
Guy tries to land knees in the clinch but Eaton avoids the damage to the body.
Eaton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Guy tries to circle away but Eaton has him pinned against the cage.
Eaton lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Eaton.
Eaton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eaton just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Eaton fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Eaton.
Still in the clinch, Eaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Eaton trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Eaton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Eaton lands a left hand.
A short right from Eaton.
Eaton lands with a light punch inside.
Eaton wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eaton is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Good body shot from Eaton.
A short left from Eaton.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy blocking some punches.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eaton blocks an uppercut.
Eaton trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy tries to break free but Eaton pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eaton.
Eaton cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Eaton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eaton misses with a body punch.
Eaton gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eaton pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Eaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton blocks an elbow strike from Guy.
Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton blocking some punches.
Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eaton misses with a series of wild punches.
Eaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy tries to clinch but Eaton is having none of it.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eaton.
It seemed like Eaton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eaton. Eaton obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eaton feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Eaton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eaton moves away.
Eaton misses with a body shot.
Jab by Eaton.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Eaton lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eaton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ashton Eaton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Eaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy working aggressively here.
Eaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Eaton pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Eaton.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Eaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Eaton.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Eaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton has Guy pushed against the cage.
Eaton lands with a light punch inside.
Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with a body punch.
Eaton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eaton prevents Guy from breaking the clinch.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy is trying to push Eaton away but Eaton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eaton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eaton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Eaton has him pressed against the cage.
Guy tries a body shot but Eaton blocks it.
Eaton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy tries to stall but Eaton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eaton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eaton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eaton blocks it with crossed arms.
Eaton misses with a punch to the body.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Eaton's head.
Eaton taking a breather.
Eaton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eaton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eaton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eaton blocks an uppercut.
Eaton lands a nice uppercut.
Guy tries to circle away but Eaton has him pinned against the cage.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eaton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy looking to stall.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling him.
Eaton stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eaton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Eaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eaton lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eaton.
Still in the clinch, Eaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eaton looking to stall.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eaton.
Guy blocks a body shot from Eaton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eaton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Guy wants to clinch up but Eaton keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Eaton's head.
Guy tries to clinch but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Eaton scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Eaton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eaton moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eaton missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is trying to break free.
Eaton is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Eaton into the cage.
Eaton is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eaton has his back to the cage.
A short right from Eaton on the inside.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Eaton has the dominant position.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Guy wants to break free but Eaton has control.
Eaton lands a right hand.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Eaton lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Eaton looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Eaton avoiding damage as Guy throws knees to the body.
Wrestling Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eaton is keeping busy.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eaton lands with a right to the head.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A short body shot lands from Eaton as the two fighters clinch.
Eaton is pushing Guy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eaton keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eaton avoids a wild elbow strike from Guy.
A short right from Eaton on the inside.
Eaton blocks the elbow strike.
Eaton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guy or not.
Guy leaning against his opponent.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eaton.
A hook to the body from Eaton.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
A short body shot lands from Eaton as the two fighters clinch.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eaton lands a shoulder strike.
Guy is rocked!
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Eaton on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Eaton.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Eaton is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eaton.
Eaton tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Eaton trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eaton into the cage.
Eaton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashton Eaton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eaton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Eaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. Sam Urai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Urai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Didion connects with a single shot there.
Didion dodges the punch combination from Urai.
Didion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Didion's coach down at Tokyo Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Didion's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Didion looks to score with a jab to the body but Urai is just out of range.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Didion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urai is looking to counter punch.
Didion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Didion thinking.
Didion lands a jab.
Didion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urai finds it's way round the side to connect with Didion's head.
Urai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Didion can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai misses with a hook.
Didion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Didion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Didion swings for the body but Urai moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Urai.
Didion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Didion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Urai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Didion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Didion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Didion trying to control but Urai is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didion distracts Urai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion postures up.
Urai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Didion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Didion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urai lands a nice shot to the body.
Didion avoids the body shot from Urai.
A jab from Urai does it's job there.
Didion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai feints a jab promting Didion to slip. Urai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Didion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Urai moves out of range of the body kick.
Urai misses with an uppercut. Didion saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Urai.
Didion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urai avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Urai does no damage.
Good work by Urai as he checks the leg kick.
Didion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urai lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Didion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sam Urai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai lands with an uppercut that bounces Didion off the cage and back into range.
Didion throws a body kick that misses.
Didion fails to land the takedown.
Didion misses with an uppercut.
Didion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Didion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Didion raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Urai clobbers Didion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urai blocks the body kick.
Urai feints and then cracks Didion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Didion down.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Didion is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Urai.
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Didion drops his hands momentarily and Urai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Urai misses with a shot to the body
and Didion counters with an inside leg kick.
Didion misses with a low kick.
Urai throws a right hand that misses
and Didion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urai won't be happy with that.
Urai can't do much from the bottom here.
Didion is chipping away with strikes.
Didion landing strikes.
Urai is not content to let Didion control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Urai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Urai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion wants to take a breather but Urai is having none of it.
Didion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Didion winds up and cracks Urai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Urai tries to get to full guard but Didion has control of the leg.
Urai is looking to control Didion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urai avoid being mounted?
Didion is pressing down on Urai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urai is holding on for now.
Didion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Urai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Didion stalling away here and it's allowed Urai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Urai has his foot on Didion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Didion works his way back into a safe position though.
Didion postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Didion wants to control from the top but Urai keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Didion drops his hands momentarily and Urai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Didion takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Urai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Didion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Didion moves in looking to clinch but Urai pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Didion cracks a nice hook into Urai's ribs.
Didion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urai.
Didion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urai throws out the jab.
Didion counters with a body kick.
Didion clinches with his opponent.
Urai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Didion stalling in the clinch but Urai improves position.
Urai missing with knees to the body.
Didion struggles to land a body shot inside as Urai controls his hands.
Urai gets through Didion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Urai.
Didion tries to score a body lock takedown but Urai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Didion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Didion avoids the elbow strike from Urai, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
Urai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
Didion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Urai fails to land.
Urai is trying to stall.
Urai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Urai.
A short left from Didion.
Didion is trying to drag Urai to the mat but Urai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urai throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Didion.
Didion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sam Urai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Didion.
A head punch on the inside from Urai fails to land.
Didion has a couple of punches blocked by Urai.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Urai.
Urai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Didion's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Didion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Didion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Didion is working Urai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Urai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Didion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Didion throws an elbow but Urai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Didion throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Urai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Urai gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai keeping moving, preventing Didion from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion landing some decent shots from guard.
Urai is trying to keep Didion in close.
Didion trying to control but Urai is working from the bottom.
Didion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Urai has momentary wrist control but Didion slips an elbow through the middle.
Urai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Didion connects with a couple of short punches.
Urai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Didion.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Didion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Didion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Didion lands a body shot.
Sam Urai is winning the standup battle so far.
Didion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Didion throws a sloppy strike and Urai has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Didion is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Urai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Urai!
Sam Urai opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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239 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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23
282 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nord tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Nord.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolosi.
A hook to the body from Nicolosi.
Nord tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Nord tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Nord back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Nord has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolosi trying to land knees to the body.
Nicolosi lands a right hand.
Nord misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nords head.
Nicolosi lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vidar Nord has been cut.
Nord misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nord avoiding damage as Nicolosi throws knees to the body.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Nord.
Nord struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Nord has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nord digs a right hand into Nicolosi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicolosi's gas tank.
Nicolosi lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolosi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicolosi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicolosi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicolosi throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Nord.
Nord is trying to maintain a safe position but Nicolosi gets an underhook and turns Nord into the cage.
Nord avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nord tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Nord is blocking nicely.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
Nord struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nord avoids it.
Nord avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nord works on Nicolosi's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicolosi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nord's brow.
Nicolosi gets underhooks to prevent Nord's takedown attempt.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Nord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nord.
Nicolosi misses with a body punch.
Nord avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nord misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolosi.
Nicolosi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nords head.
Nord lands with a right to the head.
Nord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicolosis head.
Nicolosi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nicolosi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicolosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nord backwards.
Nicolosi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Nord fails to land.
Nicolosi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nord scores with a hook to the body.
Nord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Nord.
Nicolosi misses with a knee to the head.
Nord pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nicolosi misses with a punch to the body.
Nord tries to work over Nicolosi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolosi's elbow.
Nicolosi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nord is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nicolosi to the mat. Nicolosi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nord scoring with some ground and pound.
Nord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nicolosi's head.
Nord trying to control but Nicolosi is working from the bottom.
Nord distracts Nicolosi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord throws a big right hand that misses.
Nord is looking to work some ground and pound but Nicolosi has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nord postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicolosi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nicolosi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicolosi keeping moving, preventing Nord from controlling successfully.
Nord throws a big elbow that misses.
Nord content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicolosi is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vidar Nord's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nord lands a nice hook to Nicolosi's body. Nicolosi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nord throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Nord takes a swing at Nicolosi's ribcage but misses.
Nord shoots in and drives through. Nicolosi sprawls well.
Nord lands a jab to Nicolosi's midsection.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch.
Nicolosi checks the leg kick.
Nord shoots in for a takedown but Nicolosi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicolosi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nord's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi misses with a head kick.
Nicolosi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nord. Nicolosi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolosi tries to counter with a clinch but Nord shakes him off and moves away.
Nicolosi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nicolosi throws a head kick that misses.
Nord drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nicolosi sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicolosi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank Nicolosi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicolosi jabs at Nord's body.
Crunch! Nord slams his shin into Nicolosi's torso.
Nord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nord takes a swing at Nicolosi's ribcage but misses.
Nord throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nicolosi is breathing heavily.
Nord looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolosi is just out of range.
Nord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicolosi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicolosi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nord was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolosi.
Nord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolosi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nord.
Nord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nord is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nicolosi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vidar Nord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicolosi avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolosi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nord throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nicolosi was covering up waiting for the punch and Nord finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nord sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nicolosi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nord wants to control from the top but Nicolosi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord throwing strikes but missing.
Nord passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nicolosi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nord has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nicolosi is looking for a sweep.
Nord creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nicolosi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi is trying to get back to half guard.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nord working the ground and pound.
Nord throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nord working the ground and pound but Nicolosi is defending the strikes.
Nicolosi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nord lands some shots froms side control.
Nord in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Nord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vidar Nord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nicolosi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nord shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicolosi is looking to clinch.
Nord throws a leg kick but Nicolosi checks it.
Nord walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicolosi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nord throws a body punch but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nicolosi tries to counter with a clinch but Nord shakes him off and moves away.
Nord misses with a series of wild punches.
Nord swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nord lands with a nice body punch.
Nord throws a body punch but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Nord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolosi can do to turn this around?
Nicolosi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nicolosi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolosi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nord lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nord misses with a body kick.
Nicolosi avoids the body shot from Nord.
Nord connects with a body shot.
Nord punishes Nicolosi's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Nord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nicolosi lands a nice shot that snaps Nord's head back.
Nord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nicolosi pinned against the cage. Nicolosi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nord just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolosi looks to land a right hand but Nord moved out of range.
Nord swings for the body but Nicolosi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolosi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nord is out of range.
Nicolosi throws a front kick aimed at Nord's knee but Nord avoids it well.
Nord lunges at Nicolosi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolosi's hand.
Nicolosi misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nord tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nicolosi throws a lazy head kick
and Nord counters with a takedown into side control.
Nord connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nicolosi some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Nord's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nicolosi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nord in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Nicolosi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nicolosi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nord is staying active.
Sloppy strikes there by Nord.
Nicolosi is trying to get back to half guard.
Vidar Nord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nicolosi struggling a bit here.
Nord looks up at the clock and then as Nicolosi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nord smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nord lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nicolosi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nord throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nicolosi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Nord's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nord lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vidar Nord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nord has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vidar Nord!
After the big win, Vidar Nord made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeBramalo has chosen Also Sprach Zarathustra as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo swings widly with a right hand
and Lim counters with a straight right hand.
DeBramalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
DeBramalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
DeBramalo dodges the punch combination from Lim.
DeBramalo scores with a nice strike.
DeBramalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim needs to keep his hands up - DeBramalo had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick there by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lim.
DeBramalo looks to land a combination but Lim avoids it well.
DeBramalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeBramalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeBramalo with a hook.
DeBramalo avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim scores with a punch to the head.
Lim wants to land a leg kick but DeBramalo is out of range.
DeBramalo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for DeBramalo.
Lim cracks DeBramalo with an open hand slap.
DeBramalo throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBramalo lands a jab to the head.
DeBramalo throws a lazy body kick
and Lim counters with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeBramalo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeBramalo throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lim thinks about countering with a body kick.
DeBramalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeBramalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Lim slams his shin into DeBramalo's torso.
Lim fails to land with a series of punches.
DeBramalo fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeBramalo throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily.
DeBramalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Lim avoids it easily.
DeBramalo lands with a hook. Lim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lim misses.
Nice straight punches there by DeBramalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DeBramalo.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lim misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeBramalo! But no joy.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
Lim slips a jab and a cross from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeBramalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lim misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo feints a jab promting Lim to slip. DeBramalo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim misses with a few strikes there.
Lim defending well as DeBramalo loads up on a big left hand.
DeBramalo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lim counters with a right hand to the body.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
DeBramalo misses with a body kick.
Lim misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lim.
DeBramalo blocks a jab.
DeBramalo cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
DeBramalo misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeBramalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim slips under a jab.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DeBramalo scores with a decent looking hook.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
It looked like Lim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim scores with a head kick. DeBramalo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeBramalo doesn't seem bothered though.
DeBramalo ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
DeBramalo feints the counter takedown.
DeBramalo lands a jab to the head.
Lim scores with a punch to the head.
DeBramalo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeBramalo jabs Lim right on the nose. Lim blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeBramalo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lim defends it well.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeBramalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeBramalo throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of DeBramalo's head.
DeBramalo tries to land a body kick
and Lim counters with a leg kick.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeBramalo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lim on the side of the head.
DeBramalo thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeBramalo throws out the jab.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lim is rocked!
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!
Lim misses with a head kick.
DeBramalo throws out a counter right but Lim avoids it with no problem.
Oh Lim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeBramalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
DeBramalo tries a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Lim seems to have got his legs back now.
DeBramalo missing with a left hand there. Lim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lim looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeBramalo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lim blocks it well.
DeBramalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeBramalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
DeBramalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick but Lim sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeBramalo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DeBramalo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
DeBramalo throws a head kick that misses
letting Lim counter with a right hand.
Lim misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeBramalo misses with a looping right.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
DeBramalo avoids the head kick by Lim.
DeBramalo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeBramalo. That one must have hurt.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and DeBramalo moves out of range easily.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim throws a body kick that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBramalo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeBramalo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeBramalo throws an elbow but Lim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lim is not content to let DeBramalo control the position.
Lim struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from DeBramalo. Those never looked like landing.
Lim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeBramalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lim tries to bum rush DeBramalo with a series of wild strikes but DeBramalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeBramalo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lim.
Lim throws a counter high kick but DeBramalo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lim throws a head kick but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Lim keeps DeBramalo at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for DeBramalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeBramalo looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Lim lands a body shot.
DeBramalo misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeBramalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lim walks into a jab.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeBramalo defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
DeBramalo with the counter takedown but Lim avoids it easily.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeBramalo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Lim misses the target.
DeBramalo throws a sloppy body shot
and Lim counters with a one-two to the body.
Lim misses with a two punch combination.
DeBramalo flicks out a counter leg kick but Lim steps away.
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeBramalo counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
DeBramalo loads up on a big right hand but Lim slips the punch.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lim tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeBramalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeBramalo misses with a right hand
and Lim counters with a right hand to the body.
DeBramalo's corner calls for a 1-2. DeBramalo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeBramalo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lim.
DeBramalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lim lands a head kick!
DeBramalo scores with a jab.
Lim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeBramalo counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeBramalo cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeBramalo avoids the head kick by Lim.
Lim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim slips under a jab.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by DeBramalo.
Lim misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo tries to clinch up.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Lim swings for the body but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Lim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeBramalo defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
Charlie Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quentin DeBramalo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeBramalo throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
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 Charlie Lim.
Well DeBramalo 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
Quentin DeBramalo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
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