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TTFC Invades Tokyo 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Theme tune Mohammed rapes children. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Shiba.
Garnett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shiba.
Garnett misses with a left hand
and Shiba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shiba.
Garnett wants to sweep here but Shiba controlling him for the moment.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Garnett is trying to keep Shiba in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garnett, not yet.
Shiba throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Shiba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garnett is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shiba is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garnett throws the left hand but Shiba avoids the punch easily.
Shiba avoids a kick to the body.
Shiba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shiba moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shiba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shiba breaks the clinch.
Garnett tries to bum rush Shiba with a series of wild strikes but Shiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiba attempts a counter takedown but Garnett avoids it well and moves away.
Garnett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shiba throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Garnett misses.
Shiba scores with a jab to the head.
Garnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shiba circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett lands a jab to the nose.
Shiba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shiba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shiba.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Shiba moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Shiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shiba ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Shiba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiba.
Garnett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garnett wants it to stay on the feet.
Garnett tries to bum rush Shiba with a series of wild strikes but Shiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiba drives through and clinches with Garnett against the cage.
Shiba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shiba connects with a knee to the head.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garnett.
Garnett has had enough of the clinch but Shiba keeps him there for the moment.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garnett but Garnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Shiba as he connects with a hook.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shiba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garnett trying to keep a closed guard but Shiba is proving a slippery customer.
Garnett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Shiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garnett tries to move into range but Shiba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shiba lands a jab to the head.
Shiba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garnett was covering up waiting for the punch and Shiba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Garnett is trying to control the position but Shiba postures up.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Shiba from controlling successfully.
Garnett controls Shiba momentarily but Shiba frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shiba looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shiba throws a lazy right hand but Garnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garnett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garnett defending well as Shiba loads up on a big left hand.
Garnett scores with a jab. Shiba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garnett.
Shiba swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shiba in his tracks.
Garnett throws a front kick aimed at Shiba's knee but Shiba avoids it well.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Shiba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Shiba walks into a left hand.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Garnett needs to keep his hands up - Shiba had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Garnett.
Garnett throws out a powerful jab.
Shiba throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Garnett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arvel Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Garnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garnett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shiba backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Shiba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garnett scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shiba.
Garnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shiba.
Shiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garnett moves away.
Garnett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shiba slips under a jab from Garnett.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Shiba ducks down to avoid it.
Shiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Shiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garnett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shiba's hands.
Shiba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Garnett does no damage.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Shiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba dives in and scores a takedown into Garnett's guard.
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!
Shiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiba wants to pass the guard but Garnett is keeping the position.
Garnett trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Garnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett lands a decent shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arvel Garnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Garnett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shiba's hands.
Shiba walks into a stiff left hand from Garnett.
Shiba moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Garnett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garnett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garnett throws a body punch but Shiba moves out of range.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Shiba's head but Shiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shiba slips a jab from Garnett.
Garnett throws a body punch but Shiba moves out of range.
Garnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
Shiba fails with a takedown attempt.
Shiba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garnett circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnett.
Garnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiba.
Garnett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garnett.
Garnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shiba counters with a shoot takedown. Garnett fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garnett is on top in guard.
Garnett stopping the sweep attempt from Shiba.
Garnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shiba is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Shiba's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Garnett keeps moving.
Ardian Shiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shiba throwing strikes but missing.
Shiba with a nice head shot there.
Shiba preventing the sweep.
Shiba postures up.
Garnett has control of Shiba's left arm, preventing Shiba from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garnett, not yet.
Garnett trying to control the position.
Shiba throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shiba clinches up against the cage.
Shiba lands a knee to the body.
Garnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiba manages to break the clinch.
Shiba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Shiba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
Shiba misses with an uppercut
and Garnett counters with a straight right hand.
Shiba slips a straight right by Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba misses with a jab to the body
and Garnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garnett throws a hook but Shiba blocks it.
Garnett avoids the head kick by Shiba.
Garnett throws a hook but Shiba avoids it easily.
Garnett ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
Garnett lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Shiba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shiba avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Garnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shiba. Shiba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shiba wants to clinch.
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 Ardian Shiba.
I think Shiba 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arvel Garnett!
A relieved looking Arvel Garnett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ardian Shiba had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brathe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brathe has chosen Axewound-Cold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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219 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Palmares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Brathe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brathe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Palmares is trying to get back to full guard.
Palmares is working hard here to advance position.
Brathe is looking for a kimura but Palmares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brathe to get the leverage.
Brathe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Palmares defend it? Brathe steps over the head and cranks it - Palmares is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brathe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Brathe!
An out of breath Marcus Brathe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Donnie Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a combination. Bishop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Bishop slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bishop has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bishop manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jackson has Bishop in his guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content to stall in guard here.
Bishop's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Bishop has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
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.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Bishop's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Bishop leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bishop's guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bishop has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bishop trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson is controlling Bishop's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Bishop controlling the position from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bishop.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnie Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Bishop forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bishop to keep the fight standing.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Bishop turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Bishop holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bishop uses from the top position.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Bishop moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Bishop is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bishop is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bishop seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bishop's face as Jackson controls the position.
Bishop dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson looking to control but Bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Jackson!
Donnie Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evander Holyfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake looks to land a combination but Holyfield avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Holyfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holyfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Drake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holyfield checks it well.
Holyfield feints a counter leg kick.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Holyfield.
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Drake digs a good hook to Holyfield's body.
Nathan Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
A low kick from Holyfield misses
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Drake works Holyfield's body with a nice hook.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake connects with the punch.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Holyfield slips under a jab from Drake.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drake.
Holyfield manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drake's best efforts.
Holyfield kicks off Drake and gets to his feet.
Holyfield looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Holyfield connects with a body shot.
Evander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield misses with a looping right.
Holyfield misses the jab.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Holyfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holyfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Drake defending well as Holyfield loads up on a big left hand.
Drake closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holyfield's guard.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Drake advances position into side control!
Holyfield trying to control but Drake flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Drake controlling well, preventing Holyfield from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield trying to control the action but Drake just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holyfield turns into Drake and is now in his guard.
Holyfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holyfield controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Holyfield looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Drake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holyfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Holyfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holyfield.
Drake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holyfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holyfield.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake is rocked!
Drake catches Holyfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holyfield.
Holyfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drake works over Holyfield's head and body with a nice combination.
Drake misses with a right hand
letting Holyfield counter with a right hand.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nathan Drake's cut is getting worse.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Drake.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Holyfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Nathan Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake misses with a takedown
and Holyfield counters with a huge left! Drake is in big trouble! He's backing up but Holyfield isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Drake from any more damage. A dominating finish by Holyfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Holyfield!
Our winner, Evander Holyfield, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dellal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josef Dellal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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35
184 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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29
186 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dellal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick
and Dellal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dellal trying to control from half guard but Kyoraku is working away.
Dellal is working for a kimura but Kyoraku is defending it quite comfortably.
Kyoraku is doing well to control the position and prevent Dellal from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku gets full guard.
Kyoraku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dellal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal wants to control from the top but Kyoraku keeps moving.
Dellal won't allow Kyoraku to sweep him here.
Dellal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kyoraku has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dellal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dellal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kyoraku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dellal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kyoraku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kyoraku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyoraku defends it nicely.
We've been informed that Kyoraku has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Dellal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Dellal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kyoraku thuds a left hand into Dellal's body.
Kyoraku with a hook.
Dellal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Josef Dellal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Dellal moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dellal.
Kyoraku misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a head kick!
Dellal slips a jab from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku throws a lazy head kick
and Dellal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kyoraku!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellal swings around for an armbar but Kyoraku sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dellal's guard.
Kyoraku slips nicely into half guard.
Dellal wants to get back to full guard.
Dellal 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.
Dellal wants to control but Kyoraku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kyoraku wants to get back to his feet.
Kyoraku controlling the action here.
Kyoraku is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dellal tries to hold on but Kyoraku pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyoraku lands with a kick to the temple. Dellal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kyoraku throws a head kick that Dellal semi-blocks.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick
and Dellal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dellal passes Kyoraku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kyoraku is trying to get back to full guard.
Kyoraku has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dellal is working away from the top position though.
Dellal wants to take a breather but Kyoraku is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoraku is staying active underneath Dellal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal seems to be working for a kimura but Kyoraku defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyoraku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyoraku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyoraku has his hands on Dellal's head, controlling the position.
Kyoraku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kyoraku controls the pace.
Dellal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kyoraku wants to control from the top but Dellal keeps moving.
Kyoraku stands and steps away. Dellal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dellal slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku scores with a body shot.
Good work by Dellal as he checks the leg kick.
Kyoraku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dellal.
Kyoraku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kyoraku lands a high kick!
Kyoraku looks to score with a jab to the body but Dellal is just out of range.
Kyoraku throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut
and Dellal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyoraku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dellal is looking to advance position but Kyoraku has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellal is trying to escape the mount but Kyoraku keeps good control and instead manages to take Dellal's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellal just trying to survive but Kyoraku is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kyoraku controls the action.
A lull in the action here.
Kyoraku is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dellal trying to control the hands but Kyoraku won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josef Dellal's cut.
That's time! Dellal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dellal slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
Dellal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kyoraku sprawls and moves away.
Dellal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kyoraku quickly recovers to half guard.
Kyoraku tries to get to full guard but Dellal has control of the leg.
Dellal looking for a submission but Kyoraku manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kyoraku keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyoraku is keeping the position for now.
Kyoraku keeping moving, preventing Dellal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kyoraku is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kyoraku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dellal is one step ahead there.
Dellal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kyoraku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dellal, into his guard.
Kyoraku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Josef Dellal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Dellal is trying to keep Kyoraku in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dellal is really struggling to control Kyoraku but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kyoraku trying to control but Dellal is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kyoraku is looking to improve his position.
Kyoraku preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dellal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kyoraku sees it coming and defends easily.
Dellal wants to pass the guard but Kyoraku is defending well.
Kyoraku gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku pulls Dellal in close to his closed guard and prevents Dellal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shunsui Kyoraku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dellal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyoraku wants to sweep here but Dellal controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dellal is fighting to break Kyoraku's control of his arms but Kyoraku is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dellal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kyoraku 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsui Kyoraku!
A relieved looking Shunsui Kyoraku thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prelude 12 by Styx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
220 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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34
202 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thermandin defends it nicely.
Thermandin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thermandin's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thermandin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thermandin throws a body kick that misses.
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thermandin swivels and escapes.
Thermandin has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice tries to pull guard but Thermandin won't allow it.
Justice prevents a body shot from Thermandin.
Justice working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Thermandin has him pressed against the cage.
Justice is trying to break free.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.
Justice is trying to stall.
Justice pressing his opponent against the cage.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thermandin defends it nicely.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Justice wants to clinch
and Thermandin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thermandin throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thermandin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to clinch up but Thermandin circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thermandin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thermandin.
Frontier Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Thermandin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Thermandin, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Thermandin against the cage but Thermandin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justice shoots and misses
and Thermandin counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
Thermandin drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Justice can't break the clinch.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Frontier Justice has been cut.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Thermandin has him pressed against the cage.
Justice prevents a body shot from Thermandin.
Justice has had enough of the clinch but Thermandin keeps him there for the moment.
Thermandin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice tries for a takedown but Thermandin manages to get underhooks.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thermandin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thermandin throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice tries to clinch but Thermandin is having none of it.
Thermandin misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frontier Justice's cut.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thermandin looks to land a body kick but Justice moved away.
Justice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thermandin defends well and Justice ends up having to push Thermandin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thermandin wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Thermandin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermandin.
Thermandin ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Thermandin blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Justice thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Thermandin throws a fast counter high kick but Justice manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thermandin sprawls well. Thermandin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice avoids the body shot from Thermandin.
Justice went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Justice moves out of range as Thermandin throws a body kick.
Thermandin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thermandin.
Justice gets a clinch.
Thermandin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thermandin.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working for takedown but Thermandin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thermandin breaks from the clinch.
Thermandin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a series of strikes. Thermandin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thermandin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Justice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thermandin sprawls and moves away.
Justice cracks Thermandin with a good jab.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Frontier Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Thermandin.
Justice dives in and grabs Thermandin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thermandin pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thermandin misses.
Thermandin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice throws a combination that misses
and Thermandin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown.
Thermandin scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Thermandin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thermandin throws a push kick but Justice slaps the foot to one side.
Thermandin takes the fight into the clinch.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Thermandin breaks the clinch.
Thermandin has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thermandin to keep the fight standing.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Thermandin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thermandin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.
Justice is rocked!
Thermandin is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thermandin down to the mat. Thermandin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thermandin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Justice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown but Thermandin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twelf Thermandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frontier Justice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thermandin cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Justice seems to have got his legs back now.
Thermandin misses with a few strikes there.
Thermandin misses with an uppercut.
Justice wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thermandin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Thermandin.
Twelf Thermandin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermandin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Justice on the side of the head.
Thermandin misses with a hook
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Thermandin keeps Justice at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Thermandin does it's job there.
Justice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thermandin backs up against the cage.
Thermandin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Thermandin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Twelf Thermandin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermandin scores with a leg kick.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thermandin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thermandin thuds his shin into the meat of Justice's side.
Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Thermandin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thermandin clinches.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.
Justice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thermandin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice jumps guard but Thermandin stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Frontier Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Justice avoiding damage as Thermandin throws knees to the body.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Justice is trying to drag Thermandin to the mat but Thermandin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a shot to the body.
Thermandin tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Thermandin scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thermandin.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Thermandin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Thermandin working Justice over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thermandin throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thermandin 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 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
Post fight, Twelf Thermandin took to the microphone: 'Lunar is a real legend, but his acquired immune deficiency syndrome clearly showed today. To all witnesses,stay away from trannies and get tested'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique-Point of no return. This should be a great matchup!
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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
33 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Graves lands but Steel takes it in his stride.
Graves jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Steel avoids the body shot from Graves.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Steel misses with a double jab.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steel.
Steel throws a right and a left that Graves avoids nicely.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steel swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Graves with a nice cross.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Steel throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Graves has the dominant position.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Graves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graves's corner calls for a 1-2. Graves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Steel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
An inside leg kick lands from Graves.
Graves thumps Steel with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.
Steel ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Graves throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.
Steel misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Steel clobbers Graves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Steel's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel's sensitive parts.
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Graves throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
Graves looking to throw knees to the head but Steel is blocking nicely.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cory Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Graves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Graves slips a straight right by Steel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves avoids the body shot from Steel.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Steel misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves slips under a jab.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Graves throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Graves feints and then cracks Steel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Graves.
Graves thumps Steel with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Graves throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves cracks Steel with a good jab.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Doug Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel with a jab.
Graves scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graves connects with a knee to the head.
Steel wants to break free but Graves has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel avoiding damage.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves avoiding damage.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Nice cross by Graves.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel lands a slapping body shot.
Graves takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves connects with a high kick.
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Steel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steel takes one on the button.
Graves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Graves takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Steel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Steel misses.
Graves lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Steel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steel is rocked!
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel seems to have got his legs back now.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves digs a good body shot into Steel's ribs.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Graves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Graves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cory Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Steel off balance momentarily.
Graves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Graves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Graves blocking some punches.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graves 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Graves!
Doug Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Pavel Dubrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Dubrov's ribs.
Dubrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Dubrov can't get the takedown.
We've been informed that Dubrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Dubrov stalling the fight.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubrov.
Dubrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dubrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Dubrov working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Dubrov down.
Dubrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dubrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubrov blocks the body kick.
Dubrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dubrov in the body.
Dubrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dubrov swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dubrov slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Dubrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubrov closes the distance and clinches.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubrov lands a shoulder strike.
Dubrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Dubrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dubrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Dubrov misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Dubrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dubrov pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Dubrov breaks the clinch.
Dubrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dubrov feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. Dubrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Dubrov throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Dubrov lands the left hand.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Pavel Dubrov's cut even more.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dubrov checks a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Dubrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dubrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubrov throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dubrov. Dubrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Apollo Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Dubrov.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Dubrov counters with a straight right hand.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Good work by Dubrov as he checks the leg kick.
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Dubrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Dubrov moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Dubrov misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Dubrov.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Dubrov tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Dubrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Dubrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dubrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Dubrov counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Dubrov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dubrov slips a jab from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Dubrov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubrov can do to turn this around?
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Dubrov counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubrov's head.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJackson.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Dubrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Dubrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Jackson steps away.
Dubrov moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dubrov counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Apollo Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dubrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Dubrov closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dubrov scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubrov. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubrov wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Dubrov slips under a jab from Jackson.
Apollo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Dubrov sees coming a mile off.
Dubrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dubrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apollo Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dubrov tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dubrov circles away.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson works Dubrov's body with a nice hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubrov sprawls well. Dubrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dubrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Dubrov wants to clinch.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dubrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
Dubrov moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Dubrov avoids them all with ease.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a front kick.
Dubrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
Jackson shoots in but Dubrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dubrov gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Dubrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dubrov pinned against the cage. Dubrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dubrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dubrov pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeez, Apollo Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Dubrov staying out of range there.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Apollo Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pavel Dubrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Champ is Here. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a leg kick but Mancine checks it.
Mancine closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Mancine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mancine just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancine has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A short uppercut from Mancine.
Anderson digs a right hand into Mancine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mancine's gas tank.
Mancine lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mancine's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Mancine avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Mancine improves position.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mancine is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mancine misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Mancine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mancine lands with a light punch inside.
Mancine is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancine.
Mancine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson tries a body shot but Mancine blocks it.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Mancine blocks a body shot from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mancine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mancine fails to land.
Mancine pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mancine.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Mancine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mancine backwards.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mancine looking to stall.
Mancine misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Mancine shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Mancine moves out of range easily.
Anderson thumps Mancine with a low kick.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mancine is able to avoid easily.
Anderson throws a low kick but Mancine avoids it.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Mancine is quick to defend against it.
Reggie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Mancine.
Nice takedown defense from Mancine. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancine.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancine checks a leg kick.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancine.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mancine throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancine looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Mancine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mancine is looking to clinch.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancine was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Mancine cracks Anderson with a good jab.
A big right from Mancine misses.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mancine's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Mancine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reggie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancine.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mancine.
Mancine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mancine tries a head kick but it misses.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Mancine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Mancine tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancine defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Mancine moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mancine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Mancine drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Mancine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mancine won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancine.
Mancine lands a left hand.
Mancine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Mancine tries to tie him up.
Ray Mancine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mancine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of one of Mancine's legs. Mancine is fighting the takedown attempt but Anderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mancine working a defensive guard here.
Mancine working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mancine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancine working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mancine managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mancine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Mancine avoids it.
Anderson throws the left hand but Mancine avoids the punch easily.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Mancine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mancine tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a body punch but Mancine moves out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Mancine saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mancine.
Mancine throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mancine sprawls and moves away.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Mancine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson sets himself, and Mancine steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Mancine misses with an uppercut.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Mancine.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Mancine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mancine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries a low kick but Mancine avoids it.
Mancine tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Mancine moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Mancine saw it coming and moves away.
Mancine with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Mancine scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Mancine does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Mancine moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson lunges at Mancine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mancine's hand.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Mancine scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
And Mancine tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mancine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mancine.
Mancine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Mancine checks it.
Mancine feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work over Mancine's front leg with a kick but Mancine checks it.
Mancine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Mancine wants to clinch.
Mancine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Mancine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine moves into full guard.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mancine wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
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.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Mancine's legs - danger averted.
Mancine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mancine is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mancine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donk. Anderson catches Mancine right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mancine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anderson to the ground. Mancine is now in Anderson's guard.
Mancine trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Mancine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson controls Mancine momentarily but Mancine frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancine throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine wants to sweep but no luck.
Mancine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Mancine trying to control the position here.
Reggie Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancine is on top in guard.
Mancine scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mancine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mancine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls Mancine momentarily but Mancine frees himself.
Mancine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mancine.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Mancine's leg but Mancine calmly moves out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson 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.
Mancine is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mancine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Mancine jumps back.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Mancine. Mancine maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mancine. That did some damage!
Mancine defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Mancine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson had his way with Ray Mancine in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Mancine with an uppercut!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancine was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mancine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine slips under a jab from Anderson.
Mancine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mancine showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancine has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Anderson defend it? Mancine steps over the head and cranks it - Anderson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mancine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Mancine!
Ray Mancine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Heimdall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimdall has chosen Battle Beast - Black Ninja as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vidar Heimdall!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Heimdall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Phichai misses.
Heimdall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phichai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Heimdall throws a solid leg kick but Phichai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heimdall.
Heimdall misses the jab.
Phichai checks a leg kick.
Heimdall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phichai. Phichai obviously looking to wear him down.
Phichai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Heimdall.
Heimdall connects with a looping right hand.
Phichai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heimdall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phichai throws a leg kick which misses Heimdall's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimdall tries to avoid it.
Heimdall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phichai.
We've been informed that Heimdall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phichai.
Heimdall cracks Phichai with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimdall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heimdall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimdall feints and then cracks Phichai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phichai down.
Heimdall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phichai's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Heimdall misses
and Phichai counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Phichai tenderised Heimdall's leg. Heimdall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heimdall checks a leg kick nicely.
Heimdall just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimdall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heimdall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heimdall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phichai's calf.
Phichai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimdall misses with a head kick.
Heimdall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimdall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heimdall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimdall moves out of range of the body kick from Phichai.
Phichai misses with an uppercut.
Heimdall scores with a body shot.
Phichai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heimdall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phichai's calf.
Heimdall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai 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.
Heimdall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimdall moves away.
Heimdall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phichai connects with a crisp jab.
Phichai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phichai throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimdall.
Heimdall throws the left hand but Phichai avoids the punch easily.
Phichai slips a jab and a cross from Heimdall.
Heimdall throws a leg kick that misses.
Phichai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Phichai.
Phichai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heimdall throws a series of strikes that have Phichai backpedaling.
Phichai clobbers Heimdall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heimdall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phichai.
Phichai digs a good hook to Heimdall's body.
Phichai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Heimdall lands but Phichai takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heimdall moves forwards but Phichai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phichai ducks under a wild hook from Heimdall.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimdall.
Phichai misses with a body shot.
Heimdall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heimdall throws the left hand but Phichai avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Heimdall there.
Nice uppercut there from Heimdall.
Phichai is looking to slow Heimdall down with leg kicks.
Heimdall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phichai misses with a low kick.
Heimdall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phichai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heimdall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heimdall throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Heimdall misses.
Phichai throws a low kick, looking for Heimdall's leg but Heimdall calmly moves out of range.
Heimdall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heimdall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phichai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimdall throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimdall tries to land a leg kick but Phichai saw it coming and moves away.
Heimdall moves out of range of the leg kick from Phichai.
Phichai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimdall is out of range.
Heimdall throws a front kick aimed at Phichai's knee but Phichai avoids it well.
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimdall is just out of range.
Heimdall scores with a punch to the head.
Heimdall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phichai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heimdall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heimdall digs a good hook to Phichai's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimdall lands a nice shot that snaps Phichai's head back.
Phichai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phichai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phichai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heimdall throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vidar Heimdall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phichai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heimdall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phichai misses with a head kick.
Heimdall misses with a head kick.
Phichai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimdall.
Phichai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phichai thumps Heimdall with a low kick.
Heimdall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimdall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heimdall has closed the distance and engaged Phichai in a clinch.
Phichai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phichai misses with some punches.
Heimdall looking to throw knees to the head but Phichai is blocking nicely.
Phichai blocking some punches.
Phichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heimdall's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heimdall tries to land knees in the clinch but Phichai avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimdall blocks an uppercut.
Phichai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phichai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimdall blocking some punches.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimdall.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Heimdall.
Heimdall jumps guard and drags Phichai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Phichai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phichai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Phichai continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall trying to control the position.
Phichai content to stall in guard here.
Phichai passes into half guard.
Heimdall wants to control but Phichai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phichai stalling away here and it's allowed Heimdall to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Phichai sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai stopping the sweep attempt from Heimdall.
Phichai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heimdall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phichai trying to control the position from guard on top but Heimdall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phichai won't allow Heimdall to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phichai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phichai throws a leg kick but Heimdall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heimdall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vidar Heimdall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heimdall feints and then cracks Phichai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phichai down.
Phichai misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phichai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phichai throws a solid leg kick but Heimdall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phichai.
Phichai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Phichai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Heimdall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimdall lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimdall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai defending well as Heimdall loads up on a big left hand.
Heimdall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heimdall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heimdall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phichai misses with a straight left.
Heimdall ducks under a wild hook from Phichai.
Heimdall scores with a nice head shot.
Phichai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimdall was well out of range. Poor timing from Phichai.
Heimdall throws out a counter right but Phichai avoids it with no problem.
Phichai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Phraya Phichai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phichai slips under a jab.
Phichai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phichai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimdall.
A clash of legs there as Heimdall blocks the low kick.
Heimdall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimdall tries to work over Phichai's front leg with a kick but Phichai checks it.
Heimdall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phichai lands with a shot to the body.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimdall.
Heimdall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimdall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimdall scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phichai.
Phichai looks to land a left hand but Heimdall moved out of range nicely.
Phichai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimdall throws out a leg kick but Phichai moves out of range and Heimdall only half commits.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phichai, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimdall moves out of range as Phichai strikes.
Heimdall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Heimdall.
Phichai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimdall.
Phichai tries a low kick but Heimdall avoids it.
Heimdall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phichai is able to avoid easily.
Heimdall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phichai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heimdall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phichai's calf.
Phichai is looking to score with low kicks.
Heimdall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heimdall with a hook.
Heimdall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phichai.
Phichai misses with a body shot.
Phichai tries to clinch there but Heimdall circles away.
Phichai throws a front kick aimed at Heimdall's knee but Heimdall avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai blocks a leg kick.
Heimdall lands with an overhand left.
Heimdall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heimdall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimdall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phichai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heimdall avoids a kick to the body.
Heimdall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Phichai defends it well.
Phichai throws a hook but Heimdall avoids it easily.
Phichai is looking to score with low kicks.
Phichai throws a jab when Heimdall was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Phichai.
A jab lands there for Phichai.
Phichai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phichai throws a push kick but Heimdall slaps the foot to one side.
Phichai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Heimdall.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heimdall.
Phichai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heimdall walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Heimdall.
Phichai scores with a decent looking hook.
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimdall is just out of range.
Phichai throws a lazy right hand but Heimdall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phichai scores with a nice strike.
Heimdall tests Phichai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Heimdall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phichai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Heimdall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimdall throws a hook to the side of Phichai's head but Phichai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heimdall throws a chopping leg kick but Phichai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heimdall tried to score with a low kick but Phichai checks it.
Phichai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phichai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heimdall checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimdall! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Phichai as he checks the leg kick.
Heimdall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heimdall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phichai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimdall throws out the jab.
Heimdall misses with a wild body shot.
Phichai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Phichai misses.
Heimdall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phichai misses the shot to the body.
Heimdall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phichai was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimdall.
Phichai doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimdall circles away.
Heimdall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phichai lands with a hook. Heimdall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heimdall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimdall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phichai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heimdall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimdall feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Phraya Phichai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai swings for the body but Heimdall moves out of range.
Phichai misses with a low kick as Heimdall jumps back.
Phichai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimdall is out of range.
Phichai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimdall's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimdall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heimdall darts in and clinches Phichai up against the cage.
Phichai tries a body shot but Heimdall blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Phichai.
Phichai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Phichai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phichai has Heimdall pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phichai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heimdall blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimdall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimdall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Phichai fails to land.
Heimdall lands with a short shot to the head.
Phichai tries a body shot but Heimdall blocks it.
Heimdall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heimdall has a couple of punches blocked by Phichai.
Phichai looking to stall.
Heimdall throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heimdall lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Heimdall on the inside.
Heimdall manages to break the clinch.
Phichai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimdall moves away.
Heimdall throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Phichai motions for Heimdall to come forward. Phichai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phichai missing with a left hand there. Heimdall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Heimdall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heimdall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phichai misses with a body shot.
Phichai checks the leg kick.
Heimdall misses the shot to the body.
Heimdall misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai looks to land a body kick but Heimdall moved away.
And Heimdall tries to counter it with a takedown but Phichai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heimdall.
Phichai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heimdall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phichai throws a body punch but Heimdall moves out of range.
Heimdall misses with a leg kick.
Heimdall throws out a powerful jab.
Heimdall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimdall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phichai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phichai.
Heimdall lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimdall.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimdall throws a series of punches but Phichai moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Phichai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Phichai misses with a body kick.
Heimdall checks a leg kick.
Heimdall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phichai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimdall checks a leg kick.
Heimdall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Phichai defends it well.
Phichai takes a swing at Heimdall's ribcage but misses.
Heimdall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phichai's head.
Phichai jabs Heimdall right on the nose. Heimdall blinks but takes it well.
Phichai misses with a low kick.
And Heimdall tries to counter it with a takedown but Phichai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Phichai connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heimdall finds it's way round the side to connect with Phichai's head.
Nice cross by Heimdall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Phichai
enabling Heimdall to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimdall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phichai is out of range and Heimdall settles back down.
Phichai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimdall.
Phichai throws a looping overhand right but Heimdall ducks down to avoid it.
Phichai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heimdall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phichai's calf.
Heimdall throws a lazy right hand but Phichai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heimdall is looking to chop away at Phichai's legs.
Heimdall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimdall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heimdall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phichai.
Phichai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heimdall tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimdall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vidar Heimdall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Phichai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Phichai swings for the body but Heimdall moves out of range.
Heimdall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phichai!
Heimdall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phichai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heimdall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phichai is out of range and Heimdall settles back down.
Heimdall connects with the punch.
Heimdall tries to work over Phichai's front leg with a kick but Phichai checks it.
Phichai throws out a powerful jab.
Phichai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heimdall misses the jab.
Heimdall takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phichai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimdall.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimdall. Phichai shrugs it off though.
Phichai instigates a clinch.
Phichai lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimdall throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimdall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heimdall blocks it with crossed arms.
Heimdall swings wildly with an uppercut but Phichai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phichai lands with a short shot to the head.
Heimdall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heimdall tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimdall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimdall.
Heimdall misses with the head strike.
Heimdall lands with a right to the head.
Phichai missing with knees to the body.
Heimdall misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimdall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heimdall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phichai lands a shot to the body.
Heimdall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heimdall has a couple of punches blocked by Phichai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimdall's elbow.
Heimdall throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phichai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heimdall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimdall landing knees to the head.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimdall controls his hands.
Heimdall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phichai lands an elbow just above Heimdall 's eye.
Heimdall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimdall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimdall with a knee to the head.
It looks like Phraya Phichai has been cut.
Heimdall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
Phichai is rocked!
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Phichai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimdall tries to pull guard but Phichai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phichai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phichai seems to have got his legs back now.
Phichai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimdall backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Phichai on the inside.
Phichai scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimdall struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Phichai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Heimdall avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Heimdall tries to land knees in the clinch but Phichai avoids the damage to the body.
Phichai is stalling here.
Heimdall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Phichai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heimdall breaks from the clinch.
Heimdall looks to score with a jab to the body but Phichai is just out of range.
Phichai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phichai throws a hook but Heimdall avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Phichai misses
and Heimdall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phichai misses the jab.
That kick from Phichai tenderised Heimdall's leg. Heimdall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heimdall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimdall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phichai's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimdall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phichai.
Phichai throws a body punch but Heimdall moves out of range.
Heimdall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phichai.
Phichai takes a swing at Heimdall's ribcage but misses.
Phichai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimdall is out of range.
Heimdall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimdall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heimdall connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Heimdall.
A big right from Phichai misses.
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 Phraya Phichai.
I think Phichai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phraya Phichai!
Phraya Phichai is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Phraya Phichai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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