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Clash Of Titans II -First Day- PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Innocente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cute comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Innocente is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mirror Mirror (Blind Guardian). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Cute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simone Innocente!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Innocente wants to get back to full guard.
Innocente is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Innocente is looking to get back to full guard here but Cute has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cute avoids the attempt from Innocente to control.
Innocente is squirming around, avoiding Cute's attempts to control the action.
Innocente tries to improve his position but instead Cute has taken his back!
Innocente really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cute. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cute gets his hands free as Innocente looks to control.
Cute is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Innocente has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute not allowing Innocente to control his hands.
Innocente tries to roll but Cute sticks to his back.
Cute lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Cute trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Innocente doesn't escape.
Innocente is trying to break free.
Will Cute go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cute controlling well, preventing Innocente from escaping the position.
Cute avoiding Innocente 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cute is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Innocente up.
Cute is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Innocente knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Innocente for a finish.
Cute keeps control of the position as Innocente tries to break free.
Innocente looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cute.
Cute is not going to allow Innocente to sit and survive in this position.
Innocente rolls, trying to escape but Cute keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cute's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Innocente tries to break free.
Innocente is keeping busy.
Cute keeps control of the position as Innocente tries to break free.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cute working for a choke but Innocente is defending well.
Cute is breathing heavily.
Innocente tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Innocente grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Cute is hanging on to Innocente's back as he tries to escape.
Cute tries to keep control of the position but Innocente is staying busy.
Cute looking for the choke from the back.
Innocente wants to escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Innocente is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Innocente just trying to survive but Cute is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cute dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Innocente digs a good body shot into Cute's ribs.
Innocente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cute tries to score a power double leg takedown but Innocente sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cute somewhat.
Innocente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cute sprawls well initially but Innocente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Innocente prevents Cute from standing back up.
Innocente wants to work for an arm triangle but Cute is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Innocente looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Innocente is trying to work for a kimura but Cute is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute is defending against the submission attempts here by Innocente.
Cute is trying to maintain the position but Innocente is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two 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.
Innocente misses with a head shot. Cute uses the momentum to regain guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cute forces Innocente back against the ropes and clinches.
Innocente is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cute gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cute lands a knee to the body.
Cute breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Innocente throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cute.
Innocente misses with a takedown attempt
and Cute counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cute is thwarting Innocente's attempts to control the position.
Cute prevents Innocente from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innocente is staying active underneath Cute, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Innocente is trying to get back to full guard.
Innocente is looking to get back to full guard here but Cute has managed to pass to side control instead.
Innocente tries to hold on but Cute pushes him away.
Cute looking to secure an arm triangle but Innocente defends it well.
Innocente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Innocente can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Innocente slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Innocente is looking for a sweep. Cute is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cute is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Innocente is just riding it out for now. Cute eventually gives up the hold.
Innocente is looking to improve his position.
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 Tom Cute 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!
Cute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Innocente paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Innocente changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cute tries to avoid it but Innocente manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cute to the ground. Cute escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Innocente with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cute counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cute works his way into full mount!
Cute lands a big shot there that rocks Innocente but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cute pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Innocente tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cute sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Innocente is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innocente wants to control but Cute is having none of it.
Innocente is trying desperately to improve position.
Innocente is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cute controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Cute connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Cute controlling his opponent.
Innocente working to try and regain half guard.
Cute is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Innocente has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Innocente tries to hold on but Cute postures up.
Innocente is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innocente throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cute. What's that going to do exactly?
Cute can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Innocente is looking to escape.
Innocente wants to control but Cute is having none of it.
Innocente is looking to improve his position but Cute isn't that keen on the idea.
Cute looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four 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.
Innocente is looking to get to half guard.
Simone Innocente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Cute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cute wants to control the pace but Innocente is squirming around nicely.
Innocente is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Cute showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cute, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Cute!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Di Federico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orson Welles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Di Federico comes to the ring accompanied by Das Omen (E Nominem). The crowd seem to be enjoying Welles's choice of entrance music: Thomas the Tank Engine vs. Biggy Smalls. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Di Federico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orson Welles!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welles blocks a head kick by Di Federico.
Di Federico shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Welles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Di Federico is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Welles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Di Federico tries to advance to mount but Welles denies him.
Welles is looking for a sweep.
Di Federico is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Welles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Federico is looking to take a break and control but Welles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Di Federico in side control, throwing shots but Welles defends.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Di Federico scores with a takedown into Welles's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Welles wants to stand and escape but Di Federico is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Federico preventing the sweep.
Di Federico has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Welles is proving hard to escape from.
Di Federico is breathing heavily.
Welles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Di Federico is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Di Federico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Di Federico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Federico is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Welles throws a one two combo.
Welles cracks Di Federico with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Welles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Di Federico to stand back up!
Di Federico is rocked!
Di Federico dodges the punch combination from Welles.
Oh Di Federico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Di Federico shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Welles is trying to defend but Di Federico finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Di Federico seems to have got his legs back now.
Di Federico trying to pass the guard but Welles defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Welles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Di Federico.
Di Federico is working for a kimura but Welles is defending it quite comfortably.
Welles is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orson Welles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Welles!
Orson Welles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welles keeps Di Federico at a distance using the push kick.
Welles is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Di Federico hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Orson Welles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Meatball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Zers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatball comes to the ring accompanied by Spider ain't no sunshine. Zers has chosen Fullmoon (Sonata Arctica) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Meatball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Zers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zers tries to clinch but Meatball moves out of range.
Zers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Meatball to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zers controls Meatball momentarily but Meatball frees himself.
Meatball prevents Zers from getting back to his feet.
Zers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meatball 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.
Meatball decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zers, up you get!
Meatball looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zers!
Meatball landing punches.
Zers is bucking up trying to escape but Meatball cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meatball with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Marco Zers has been cut.
Meatball landing strikes from the mount.
Meatball connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zers is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatball with shots to the head and body - Zers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zers is still in real trouble! Can Meatball finish him?
The cut above Marco Zers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meatball with the ground and pound from mount.
Zers seems to have recovered his senses.
Meatball looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Meatball with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Meatball is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zers shrugs it off.
Meatball dominating with strikes here.
Meatball dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meatball has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zers's face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zers is desperately trying to improve his position but Meatball has a good base and remains in mount.
Meatball working for a submission but Zers is keeping him at bay.
Meatball is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zers shrugs it off.
Meatball is breathing heavily.
Zers tries to hold on but Meatball pushes him away.
Meatball landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meatball punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meatball can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zers is looking to escape.
Zers reaches up and pulls Meatball towards him, trying to control the position. Meatball manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Zers! Zers tries to roll over - now Meatball is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Zers has to tap out! Great work there by Meatball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Meatball!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan wants to clinch.
Chan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plumuk as he jumps to the side.
Plumuk feints and then cracks Chan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chan down.
Plumuk stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Plumuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plumuk is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Plumuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chan.
Chan shoots in and drives through. Plumuk sprawls well.
Plumuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan looks gassed!
Chan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plumuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Plumuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plumuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk lands a left and a right that send Chan crashing to the mat, dazed. Plumuk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chan is rocked!
It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plumuk connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Chan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Plumuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kaewkwan Plumuk!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes into the arena with Extreme Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Luke Polski enters the ring!
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Polski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Polski pushes him off.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Polski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance.
Polski misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a body kick that stops Polski in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Polski looks gassed!
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes rushes Polski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Luke Polski has been cut.
Hughes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Polski 's eye.
Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Polski won't want to take too many of those.
Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Polski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Polski's defenses.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Polski in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Polski blocks it.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Polski avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Polski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polski throws a combination that misses
and Hughes counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Polski circles away.
Polski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Polski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Hughes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Polski will feel that in the morning.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Polski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polski is looking to clinch.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polski moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Polski throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance.
Polski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Polski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polski tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Polski clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski scores with a shoulder strike.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Polski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Polski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Polski working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Polski.
Polski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Polski can't break the clinch.
Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polski tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes.
Polski is trying to break free.
Polski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Polski wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Polski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Polski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes keeps control of Polski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Polski works on Hughes's body with a couple of short punches.
Polski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughes.
Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Polski catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Hughes tries to clinch up
enabling Polski to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Polski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Polski circles away.
Polski misses with a looping left.
Polski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski lands a body shot.
Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Polski in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Polski tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the ropes.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polski blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it.
Polski pushes Hughes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polski avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Polski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes.
Polski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Polski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Polski managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Polski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Polski lands with a good body shot.
Polski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Polski connects with a solid leg kick.
Polski misses with a combination
and Hughes counters by clinching up.
Polski breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Polski swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polski works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polski just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hughes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Polski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polski instigates a clinch.
Polski lands a nice shot to the body.
Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Polski looks to clinch
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polski.
Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch.
Polski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Polski scores with a hook to the body.
Polski breaks from the clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Polski circles away and keeps his distance.
Polski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the ropes.
Polski fails to land with a series of punches.
Eddie Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Polski misses with the combination.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Eddie Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polski throws a combination that misses
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Polski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Polski has Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Polski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polski lands a shot to the body.
Polski can't break the clinch.
Polski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Polski's efforts to push away.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Polski tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Polski.
Polski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Polski takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polski is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Polski tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the ropes.
Polski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
A nice left hand lands by Polski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Polski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Polski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hughes misses with a head kick.
Polski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polski throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Polski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hughes.
Polski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Polski scores with a hook to the body.
Polski has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Polski managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Polski manages to break the clinch.
Polski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Polski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes slips a straight right by Polski.
Polski moves into the clinch.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski lands with a light punch inside.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Polski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Polski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polski throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Polski. That snapped Hughes's head back.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Polski, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Polski's brow.
Polski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the ropes.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polski is defending well for now.
Polski wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Polski tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Polski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Polski avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes prevents Polski from breaking the clinch.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Polski presses Hughes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Polski.
Polski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hughes regains guard.
Hughes wants to stand up but Polski is controlling him.
Polski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Polski stands up from Hughes's guard - Polski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Polski!
Polski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polski misses with a body shot.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes throws a head kick that half lands.
Polski connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polski counters with a two punch combo.
Polski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Polski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luke Polski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polski looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes wants to clinch but Polski slips to the side
and Polski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polski clinches.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polski is defending well for now.
Polski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polski pushes Hughes up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Polski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Polski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Polski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Epoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso de Asis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohammad Epoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonso de Asis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Asis misses with a series of wild punches.
Alfonso de Asis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Asis tries to keep at a distance but Epoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
de Asis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Epoto as de Asis tries to tie him up.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and de Asis avoids it.
Epoto missing with knees to the body.
de Asis is trying to maintain a safe position but Epoto gets an underhook and turns de Asis into the ropes.
Epoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Asis looking to stall.
Epoto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Asis being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Epoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
de Asis tries to break the clinch but Epoto is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Epoto for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Epoto.
Epoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Asis misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Asis. Epoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Asis looks to land a combination but Epoto avoids it well.
de Asis works Epoto's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Asis lands a nice hook to Epoto's body. Epoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Asis misses with a straight left.
Epoto darts in and clinches de Asis up against the ropes.
Come on Epoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Epoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Epoto lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Epoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Epoto keeps control of de Asis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Asis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Epoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Asis blocks it with crossed arms.
de Asis takes an elbow to the temple.
Epoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. de Asis is defending well for now.
de Asis tries to stall but Epoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Epoto.
Epoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Epoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Epoto keeps control of de Asis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
Epoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Epoto.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Epoto.
Danga de danga de dang - de Asis scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from de Asis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Asis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epoto is looking to clinch but de Asis is avoiding it.
Epoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Epoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Asis missing with a left hand there. Epoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from de Asis misses.
Epoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from de Asis.
Epoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Epoto prevents de Asis from breaking the clinch.
Epoto slowing the pace effectively.
de Asis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Epoto avoiding damage.
de Asis working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alfonso de Asis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A bone on bone clash there as de Asis blocks the leg kick.
Epoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but de Asis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Asis misses with a double jab.
Epoto is looking to clinch.
Epoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
de Asis throws a series of punches but Epoto avoids them all with ease.
de Asis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epoto moves into the clinch.
de Asis taking a breather.
Epoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
de Asis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on de Asis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de Asis wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto slows down the pace here.
de Asis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Epoto crunches a lovely knee into de Asis's ribcage.
Epoto connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Epoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Asis's face.
Epoto avoiding damage.
Epoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Asis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Asis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto is stalling here.
Epoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Epoto.
de Asis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Epoto moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Epoto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Epoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
de Asis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
de Asis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
de Asis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto working de Asis over with knees to the body.
Epoto leaning against his opponent.
de Asis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Asis takes a knee right on the jaw!
de Asis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epoto has de Asis pressed against the ropes.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
Epoto missing with knees to the body.
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.
de Asis managing to block the knees to the body from Epoto.
Epoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto tries to land knees in the clinch but de Asis avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Epoto.
Epoto lands a good knee to the midsection. de Asis won't want to take too many of those.
de Asis wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Epoto throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Epoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
de Asis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Epoto.
de Asis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
Epoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. de Asis is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Epoto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from de Asis misses.
Epoto tries to clinch up.
Epoto is looking to clinch but de Asis is avoiding it.
de Asis wants to land a leg kick but Epoto is out of range.
de Asis looks to land a combination but Epoto avoids it well.
Alfonso de Asis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epoto.
de Asis throws a series of punches but Epoto avoids them all with ease.
Epoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
de Asis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Epoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Epoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
de Asis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Epoto has him pressed against the ropes.
de Asis is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Epoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Asis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
de Asis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Asis is trying to stall.
Epoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
de Asis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
de Asis being controlled against the ropes.
Epoto misses with a knee strike.
Epoto lands a knee to the head.
Epoto leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Epoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Asis's face.
Epoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Epoto stalling the fight.
Epoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. de Asis is defending well for now.
Epoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mohammad Epoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Epoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Epoto landing knees to the head.
Epoto taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mohammad Epoto.
A head kick by de Asis misses
and Epoto moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Epoto just leaning against de Asis, taking a breather.
Epoto is looking to control de Asis's arms but de Asis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Epoto has his back to the ropes.
Epoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Epoto looking to throw knees to the head but de Asis is blocking nicely.
Epoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epoto is trying to stall.
Epoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Asis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Asis wants to get back to striking at distance but Epoto won't allow it.
Epoto misses with a knee strike.
Epoto missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Epoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Asis avoiding damage as Epoto throws knees to the body.
Epoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Epoto misses with a knee to the head.
de Asis is trying to break the clinch but Epoto is controlling him.
Epoto stalling in the clinch but de Asis improves position.
Epoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Asis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Epoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning de Asis up against the ropes.
Epoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Asis's face.
Epoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammad Epoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Epoto 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad Epoto!
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