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Destiny 94: Cage Fever PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackmore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 16th century greensleeves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blackmore defends well and Jones ends up having to push Blackmore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blackmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Blackmore forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Blackmore lands a shoulder strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackmore avoids it.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackmore walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ritchie Blackmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blackmore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Blackmore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackmore keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones looks winded!
Blackmore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackmore is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blackmore lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is rocked!
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackmore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Blackmore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blackmore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Blackmore.
Blackmore is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Blackmore sits in half guard.
Blackmore lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blackmore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackmore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackmore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blackmore connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Blackmore wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blackmore throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackmore has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blackmore stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Blackmore throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blackmore's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Blackmore looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jones is defending well. Blackmore quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Blackmore celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ritchie Blackmore!
Ritchie Blackmore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen 2Pac – Only Fear Of Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia drops Stephens with a beautiful combination! Stephens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garcia is looking for the KO!
Stephens is rocked!
It looks like Jere Stephens has been cut.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garcia wobbles Stephens with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Garcia dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Stephens to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Garcia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Garcia made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anier 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Anier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright throws the left hand but Anier avoids the punch easily.
Anier tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Wright lands with a hook. Anier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Anier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Anier on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Wright misses.
Anier shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Anier is out of range.
Anier throws a good cross that connects.
Wright is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anier fails with a takedown attempt.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anier rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Anier controls the action.
A short right from Anier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Anier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anier looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Anier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Anier controls the action.
Anier lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Anier jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wright passes into half guard.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Anier is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anier trying to control from the bottom.
Anier is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wright is staying active.
Anier looking for submissions off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anier 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Anier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Anier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Wright lands a right hand.
Anier prevents a body shot from Wright.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Wright.
Anier blocking some punches.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Anier lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Anier manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Payton Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anier. Anier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright sets himself, and Anier steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Payton Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Anier instigates a clinch.
Anier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
Anier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright presses Anier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anier successfully pulls 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!
Anier 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.
Anier looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wright has picked Anier up and slammed him! Anier can't keep hold of the triangle and Wright manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Wright crashes against the mat.
Anier is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Wright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anier trying to control here.
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.
Anier wants to get back to his feet.
Anier is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anier avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Anier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anier trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright is working Anier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anier is on top in guard.
Payton Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright wants to sweep here but Anier controlling him for the moment.
Anier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anier passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anier wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Anier has control of the leg.
Wright trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking to get to half guard.
Anier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
Wright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anier avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Payton Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Anier. Beautiful body shot.
Anier tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Payton Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Anier moved out of range nicely.
Anier moves into the clinch.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Anier's ribcage. Anier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Anier tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anier pushes Wright away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anier doesn't seem phased though.
Anier looking to score a takedown here. Wright is defending well but Anier drives through and ends up in Wright'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!
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anier looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anier trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Anier presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Anier misses with an elbow strike.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anier's elbow.
Anier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.
Anier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anier can do to turn this around?
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payton Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Anier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
Anier fails to pull guard.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anier fails with the takedown.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright throws a right and a left that Anier avoids nicely.
Anier lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Anier wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright misses with a hook. Anier ducked under it nicely.
Anier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anier dives in and grabs Wright's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes down on Anier's head and hops out.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Anier ducks down to avoid it.
Anier dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wright throws a leg kick but Anier checks it.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anier in his tracks.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Payton Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright lands with a hook. Anier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Anier ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Anier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wright's guard.
Wright is pulling down on Anier's head. It's preventing any offense from Anier, at least for the moment.
Petter Anier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
Payton Wright was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaukalo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anna rakas raju hetki. Tasapaksu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tatti Tasapaksu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaukalo tries to bum rush Tasapaksu with a series of wild strikes but Tasapaksu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaukalo throws a one two combo.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tasapaksu slips a jab and a cross from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaukalo throws a big shot that misses.
Tasapaksu is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Kaukalo.
Tasapaksu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Kaukalo shrugs off.
It looks like Pekka Kaukalo has been cut.
Kaukalo tries to circle away but Tasapaksu has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tasapaksu fails to land.
Tasapaksu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaukalo lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo has had enough of the clinch but Tasapaksu keeps him there for the moment.
Tasapaksu lands a nice knee to the body.
Tasapaksu prevents Kaukalo from breaking the clinch.
Tasapaksu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaukalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside that Kaukalo shrugs off.
Kaukalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tasapaksu slowing the pace effectively.
Kaukalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaukalo is trying to force a seperation but Tasapaksu has the dominant position.
Kaukalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaukalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaukalo wants to break free but Tasapaksu has control.
Tasapaksu has Kaukalo pushed against the cage.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kaukalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaukalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kaukalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaukalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tasapaksu has him pressed against the cage.
Kaukalo is trying to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling him.
Kaukalo tries to circle away but Tasapaksu has him pinned against the cage.
Kaukalo tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Kaukalo tries to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling the position.
Kaukalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tasapaksu obliges.
Tasapaksu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaukalo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Kaukalo in his tracks for a moment.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tasapaksu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tasapaksu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tasapaksu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow inside.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Kaukalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaukalo's gas tank.
Tasapaksu stalling the fight.
A right hand to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaukalo's defenses.
Pekka Kaukalo's cut is getting worse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Kaukalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaukalo wants to break free but Tasapaksu has control.
Kaukalo tries to break free but Tasapaksu pushes him back against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a nice knee to the body.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands an uppercut.
Pekka Kaukalo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu has Kaukalo pressed against the cage.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Kaukalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaukalo's gas tank.
Tasapaksu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Kaukalo in his tracks for a moment.
Tasapaksu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaukalo or not.
Good body shot from Tasapaksu.
Nice body punch from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Kaukalo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tasapaksu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tasapaksu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tasapaksu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaukalo in his tracks.
Tasapaksu connects with a leg kick. Kaukalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaukalo tries to keep at a distance but Tasapaksu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaukalo tries to circle away but Tasapaksu has him pinned against the cage.
Kaukalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaukalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaukalo is rocked!
Tasapaksu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kaukalo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kaukalo drops to his knees and Tasapaksu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Our winner, Tatti Tasapaksu, 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 Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by This is How I Bang. Cresta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The black keys - I got mine. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Cresta is just out of range.
Cresta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Cresta.
Cresta avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Cresta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cresta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cresta misses with a wild combination.
Cresta throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cresta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a body shot
and Cresta counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cresta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta misses with a few strikes there.
Cresta swinging wildly here.
Dawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cresta circles away.
Juan Ignacio Cresta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Cresta misses.
Cresta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dawkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cresta backs up against the cage.
Dawkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cresta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Cresta does no damage.
Dawkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Dawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawkins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cresta rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dawkins's guard! Nice work there by Cresta!
Dawkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cresta's guard.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cresta wants to stand and escape but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawkins content to stall in guard here.
Dawkins trying to control but Cresta is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Cresta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cresta postures up in Dawkins's guard and throws a big left but Dawkins blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cresta is aware though and is defending well.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cresta throws a big elbow that misses.
Dawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cresta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawkins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cresta doesn't defend quickly enough and Dawkins has managed to lock this one up! Can Cresta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dawkins on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Dawkins!
An out of breath Jack Dawkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Juan Ignacio Cresta spoke after the fight, saying 'No comments.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Revengedanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masa Mune acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Revengedanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revengedanger lands with a kick to the temple. Mune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revengedanger circles away quickly and effectively.
Mune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mune changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mune.
Mune in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mune throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Revengedanger wants to control but Mune postures up.
Revengedanger is looking for a sweep.
Mune has hold of Revengedanger's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Revengedanger seems comfortable defending it but Mune has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Revengedanger is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Revengedanger is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mune couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masa Mune!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fantana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Sex Panther Is Out Tonight - Barry White feat. Brian Fantana. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dynamo's choice of entrance music: Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamo misses the shot to the body.
Fantana half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fantana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dynamo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fantana quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantana is trying to control but can't.
Dynamo is taking a breather. Fantana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dynamo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fantana keeps working.
Dynamo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fantana's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fantana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dynamo.
Fantana is trying to maintain the position but Dynamo is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rick Dynamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dynamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Dynamo misses
so Fantana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dynamo wants to sweep but no luck.
Dynamo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dynamo is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana'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 referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dynamo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantana half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fantana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fantana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantana tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fantana scoring with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantana working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dynamo wants to get back to his feet but Fantana drags him back down.
Fantana trying to control the action but Dynamo is working from the bottom.
Fantana scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dynamo to see if he's OK.
Fantana prevents Dynamo from escaping the position.
Fantana working the body and head with strikes.
Dynamo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fantana controlling the pace for now.
Fantana trying to control but Dynamo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana with a couple of short strikes.
Dynamo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dynamo is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Fantana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantana breaks from Dynamo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantana with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dynamo is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantana content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fantana looking to score a takedown here. Dynamo is defending well but Fantana drives through and ends up in Dynamo's guard.
Fantana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brian Fantana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantana stands up over Dynamo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dynamo seems keen to control Fantana's posture.
Dynamo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fantana's guard.
Dynamo trying to control but Fantana is working from the bottom.
Dynamo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantana wants to sweep but no luck.
Dynamo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fantana is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana trying to keep a closed guard but Dynamo is proving a slippery customer.
Fantana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantana keeping moving, preventing Dynamo from controlling successfully.
Fantana wants to sweep here but Dynamo controlling him for the moment.
Fantana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dynamo is one step ahead there.
Dynamo looking to sit in guard and control but Fantana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo 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.
Fantana connects with a couple of short punches.
Dynamo is trying to keep Fantana in close.
Fantana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dynamo trying to keep a closed guard but Fantana is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dynamo throws a low kick, looking for Fantana's leg but Fantana calmly moves out of range.
Fantana attempts a counter takedown but Dynamo avoids it well and moves away.
Fantana digs a good body shot into Dynamo's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantana gets full guard.
Dynamo trying to control but Fantana is working from the bottom.
Fantana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantana trying to control the position.
Fantana keeping full guard, as Dynamo tries to pass.
Dynamo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo looking to sit in guard and control but Fantana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantana throwing strikes but missing.
Fantana is standing up over Dynamo. Dynamo looks to escape but Fantana dives into side control.
Dynamo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dynamo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fantana.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dynamo wants to control but Fantana postures up.
Dynamo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fantana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dynamo prevents Fantana from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fantana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dynamo.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fantana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dynamo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fantana tries to avoid it but Dynamo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fantana to the ground. Fantana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dynamo under the eye.
Fantana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dynamos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dynamo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fantana counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dynamo!
Fantana landing a few strikes.
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!
Fantana throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dynamo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fantana asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dynamo tries to bench press Fantana off him but Fantana keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana working the ground and pound.
Fantana working the ground and pound from side control.
A control attempt from Dynamo but he's now mounted!
A nice elbow there by Fantana.
Dynamo tries to hold on but Fantana postures up.
Fantana scoring with strikes but Dynamo is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo wants to control but Fantana is having none of it.
Fantana working Dynamo over with strikes here.
Dynamo is rocked!
Fantana with good strikes from the mount here!
Dynamo is still in real trouble! Can Fantana finish him?
Dynamo is squirming around, avoiding Fantana's attempts to control the action.
Dynamo taking shots to the head.
Fantana postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dynamo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dynamo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
A victorious Brian Fantana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Knockout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
Narushima misses with a hook. Knockout ducked under it nicely.
Knockout was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knockout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narushima wants to counter the offense by Knockout and move into the clinch position.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Knockout dips to his left and cracks Narushima with an uppercut!
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.
Narushima blocks a jab.
Knockout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima is looking to chop away at Knockout's legs.
Narushima avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narushima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knockout.
Knockout throws out a loose jab but Narushima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knockout checks a leg kick.
Knockout misses with an uppercut
and Narushima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
Knockout thinks about countering with a head kick.
Narushima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knockout.
Narushima wants to counter the offense by Knockout and move into the clinch position.
Knockout misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
Narushima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knockout waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narushima.
Narushima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knockout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Knockout fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knockout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
Knockout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narushima moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
Narushima appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narushima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knockout connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narushima scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Narushima.
Knockout misses with a hook
and Narushima counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima moves in looking to clinch but Knockout pushes him off.
Narushima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knockout. Knockout obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narushima prevents Knockout from breaking the clinch.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. Knockout looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
Knockout tests Narushima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Narushima.
Knockout misses with a series of wild punches.
Narushima moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima thumps Knockout with a low kick.
Knockout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Knockout.
Knockout misses with a right hand
and Narushima moves into 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!
Knockout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Knockout wants to get back to striking at distance but Narushima won't allow it.
Narushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knockout's efforts to push away.
Knockout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knockout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narushima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knockout looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Knockout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knockout wants to break free but Narushima has control.
Knockout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narushima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Knockout dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knockout throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Oscar Knockout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knockout throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima tries to counter with a clinch but Knockout shakes him off and moves away.
Narushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knockout throws out the jab.
Knockout throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knockout.
Narushima throws a low kick, looking for Knockout's leg but Knockout calmly moves out of range.
Narushima staying out of range there.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Narushima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knockout misses with a head kick.
Narushima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knockout cracks Narushima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Narushima blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout clobbers Narushima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oscar Knockout is winning the standup battle so far.
Knockout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knockout backing away here, and Narushima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Narushima blocks a jab.
Narushima replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Knockout blocks it well.
Knockout throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima wants to counter with a clinch but Knockout pushes him away.
Narushima throws a head kick but Knockout moves out of range.
Knockout misses with a wild combination.
Narushima wants to counter with a clinch but Knockout pushes him away.
Narushima is looking to clinch.
Knockout seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narushima slips a straight right by Knockout.
Narushima wants to counter the offense by Knockout and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knockout connects with an inside leg kick.
Narushima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Narushima moves out of range easily.
Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knockout manages to avoid it.
Narushima dodges the punch combination from Knockout.
Narushima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knockout.
Narushima throws a head kick that Knockout semi-blocks.
Knockout misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knockout has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
Knockout is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knockout avoids the head kick by Narushima.
Knockout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Knockout misses.
Knockout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knockout rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narushima counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Knockout misses.
Knockout lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knockout throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima misses with a body shot.
Knockout throwing a counter right hand but Narushima manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout loads up on a big right hand but Narushima slips the punch.
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!
Knockout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Narushima is out of range.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Knockout moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Knockout on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knockout checks a low kick from Narushima.
Knockout connects with an inside leg kick.
Knockout looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Knockout.
Narushima looks to land a right hand but Knockout moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Knockout dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Knockout's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Knockout.
Knockout buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima avoids the head kick by Knockout.
Narushima wants to counter with a clinch but Knockout pushes him away.
A big right from Knockout misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Knockout checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Narushima pushes Knockout up against the cage in a clinch.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Narushima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima slips a straight right by Knockout.
Knockout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knockout sets himself, and Narushima steps forward looking for the clinch! Knockout avoids it this time.
Narushima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knockout is able to avoid easily.
Narushima pushes Knockout away with a front kick.
Knockout is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narushima can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narushima.
Knockout throws a lazy right hand but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knockout misses with an uppercut.
Narushima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knockout finds it's way round the side to connect with Narushima's head.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses
and Knockout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Knockout moves out of range easily.
Narushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knockout.
Knockout backing away here, and Narushima unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knockout throws the left hand but Narushima avoids the punch easily.
Narushima takes one on the button.
Narushima has closed the distance and engaged Knockout in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Narushima obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narushima stalling the fight.
I was talking to Knockout's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knockout wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knockout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Knockout blocks it.
Knockout is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Narushima landing knees to the body.
Narushima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Narushima scores with a knee to the head.
Narushima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knockout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knees to the body from Narushima.
Ryo Narushima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Narushima misses with a knee strike.
Narushima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Narushima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Knockout takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Narushima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Knockout is blocking nicely.
Knockout manages to break the clinch.
Narushima closes the distance but Knockout moves to the side
and Knockout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oscar Knockout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narushima has Knockout up against the cage in a clinch.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Knockout is blocking nicely.
Knockout avoiding damage as Narushima throws knees to the body.
Narushima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knockout is defending well for now.
Knockout wants to break free but Narushima has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knockout has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Narushima looking to throw knees to the head but Knockout is blocking nicely.
Narushima misses with a knee to the head.
Narushima tries a knee to the head but Knockout blocks it.
Narushima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knockout's face.
Oscar Knockout's cut is getting worse.
Narushima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knockout blocks it with crossed arms.
Narushima tries to land a knee to the head but Knockout blocks with his arms.
Ryo Narushima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narushima tries to land knees in the clinch but Knockout avoids the damage to the body.
Narushima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knockout lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knockout wants to break free but Narushima has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knockout 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Knockout!
Oscar Knockout very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by Primative. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nasimentu's choice of entrance music: ТIК - Бiлi Троянk. Tony Abbot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot misses the shot to the body.
Abbot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nasimentu.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Abbot thuds a left hand into Nasimentu's body.
Abbot misses with a shot to the body
and Nasimentu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abbot lands a slapping body shot.
Abbot misses with a two punch combination.
Nasimentu throws a counter combo.
Nasimentu misses with a series of wild punches.
Abbot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abbot throws a left that rocks Nasimentu and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Abbot dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nasimentu regain composure!
Abbot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nasimentu, who protects the arm well.
Nasimentu is trying to control Abbot's posture but Abbot avoids it.
Nasimentu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Nasimentu is not content to let Abbot control the position.
Abbot has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbot controlling his opponent.
Abbot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot avoids the attempt from Nasimentu to control.
Nasimentu is looking to improve his position but Abbot isn't that keen on the idea.
Nasimentu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nasimentu is controlling an arm, preventing Abbot from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Nasimentu wants to hold on but Abbot pushes him away.
Abbot controlling his opponent.
Abbot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasimentu is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu wants to hold on but Abbot pushes him away.
Abbot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abbot looking to isolate an arm here. Nasimentu doesn't see it coming and as Abbot extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Abbot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Abbot!
Tony Abbot decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Sinä ansaitset kultaa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot throws a head kick that Fakiiri semi-blocks.
Saibot blocks a leg kick.
Saibot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saibot connects with a nice looking jab.
Saibot clinches up with Fakiiri and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fakiiri.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri pushes Saibot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fakiiri pulls guard.
Fakiiri working for a triangle but Saibot defends it easily.
Fakiiri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saibot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fakiiri's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saibot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fakiiri is proving hard to escape from.
Fakiiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saibot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fakiiri's guard.
Fakiiri wants to control but Saibot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fakiiri is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fakiiri's coaches at Gangsterdamage have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fakiiri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Fakiiri trying to control but Saibot postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fakiiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Saibot misses with a body kick.
Saibot throws out a leg kick but Fakiiri moves out of range and Saibot only half commits.
Saibot slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fakiiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saibot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range and Saibot settles back down.
Saibot darts in and clinches Fakiiri up against the cage.
Saibot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saibot is working Fakiiri over against the cage.
Saibot looking to slow down the pace here.
Fakiiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fakiiri.
Saibot blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saibot has him pressed against the cage.
Fakiiri looking to stall.
Fakiiri lands with a short shot to the head.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saibot leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fakiiri breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri slips a jab from Saibot.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Saibot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it.
Saibot dips to his left and cracks Fakiiri with an uppercut!
Saibot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saibot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saibot scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Fakiiri finds it's way through Saibot's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri lands a head kick. Saibot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri with a jab.
Saibot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saibot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fakiiri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fakiiri blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a leg kick
and Saibot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fakiiri up against the cage.
Fakiiri gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saibot.
Fakiiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saibot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saibot tries to clinch but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Fakiiri is predictable there
and Saibot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fakiiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fakiiri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Saibot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot connects with the punch.
Saibot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saibot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fakiiri's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fakiiri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saibot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saibot lands a jab to the nose.
Fakiiri cracks Saibot with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut. Saibot saw that one coming.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot
and Saibot counters with a low kick, right behind Fakiiri 's knee.
Saibot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saibot slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Saibot 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.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saibot.
Fakiiri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Fakiiri lands a lovely overhand right.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Saibot.
Fakiiri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saibot tries to clinch up but Fakiiri circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saibot.
Saibot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saibot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Saibot.
Saibot is looking to score with low kicks.
Saibot throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri throws out a powerful jab.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Saibot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saibot throws a wild body kick that Fakiiri sees coming a mile off.
Saibot checks a leg kick nicely.
Saibot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Saibot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saibot tries to work over Fakiiri's front leg with a kick but Fakiiri checks it.
Saibot throws a leg kick but Fakiiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saibot.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saibot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saibot is looking to clinch.
Saibot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saibot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fakiiri throws out a leg kick but Saibot moves out of range and Fakiiri only half commits.
Saibot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a shot from downtown. Saibot moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Saibot moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saibot.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saibot clobbers Fakiiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saibot wants to clinch up but Fakiiri keeps it at a distance.
Fakiiri lands a jab to the head.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but Saibot avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saibot throws a lazy right hand but Fakiiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saibot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fakiiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fakiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Fakiiri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saibot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saibot clinches.
Still in the clinch, Fakiiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saibot can do to turn this around?
Saibot tries to throw a body punch but Fakiiri avoids it by throwing Saibot back against the cage.
Saibot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saibot blocking some punches.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Fakiiri prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Fakiiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saibot throws a head kick but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saibot looks to land a combination. Fakiiri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Saibot - just one landing.
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 Nakki Fakiiri 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.
Saibot is looking to clinch.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Saibot scores with a head kick. Fakiiri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Fakiiri as he checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri keeps the fight on the outside.
Fakiiri lands the left hand.
Saibot misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Saibot. Those never looked like landing.
Fakiiri looks to land a combination but Saibot avoids it well.
Saibot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saibot with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saibot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Saibot.
Fakiiri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saibot throws a front kick aimed at Fakiiri's knee but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Saibot. That snapped Fakiiri's head back.
Saibot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fakiiri, right into the meat.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.
Fakiiri lands a jab to Saibot's midsection.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri slips a jab from Saibot.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saibot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saibot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Saibot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fakiiri lands a jab to Saibot's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Saibot down.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri lands with a good body shot.
Saibot slips under a jab from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri gets tackled into the cage by Saibot. Saibot maintains the clinch.
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Saibot controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saibot thumps Fakiiri with a low kick.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saibot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fakiiri.
Saibot jabs Fakiiri right on the nose. Fakiiri blinks but takes it well.
Saibot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Saibot misses.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick
and Saibot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fakiiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saibot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saibot misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for Fakiiri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fakiiri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saibot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fakiiri. Fakiiri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saibot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saibot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saibot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fakiiri counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to clinch but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot throws a leg kick but Fakiiri moved away.
Fakiiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fakiiri tries to land a leg kick but Saibot saw it coming and moves away.
Saibot pushes Fakiiri up against the cage in a clinch.
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a body shot.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Saibot lands an uppercut.
Fakiiri trying to stall but Saibot improves his position.
Saibot is trying to stall.
Saibot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saibot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fakiiri tries to land a front kick but Saibot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Saibot misses.
Saibot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fakiiri can't find room to land a body shot as Saibot controls the action.
Fakiiri is trying to pull guard but Saibot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fakiiri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fakiiri lands a shoulder strike.
Fakiiri prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fakiiri as Saibot tries to tie him up.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri pushes Saibot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fakiiri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saibot or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fakiiri.
Saibot connects with a nice looking jab.
Fakiiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Saibot.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Saibot sees coming a mile off.
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saibot throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Saibot coming out on top.
Saibot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Saibot's front leg but catches the back leg as Saibot tries to avoid it.
Saibot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to clinch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Saibot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fakiiri appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fakiiri thows a body kick. Saibot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saibot is able to avoid easily.
Saibot slips under a jab.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Fakiiri saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fakiiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri misses with a leg kick.
Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Saibot throws a head kick but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Saibot has Fakiiri up against the cage in a clinch.
Saibot tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fakiiri's elbow.
Saibot gets through Fakiiri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fakiiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri is trying to maintain a safe position but Saibot gets an underhook and turns Fakiiri into the cage.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Saibot.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri tries to pull guard but Saibot holds him up against the cage and eventually Fakiiri drops back down to his feet.
Fakiiri is trying to force a seperation but Saibot has the dominant position.
Fakiiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fakiiri misses.
Saibot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Saibot coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saibots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fakiiri thows a leg kick but Saibot checks it
and Saibot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saibot throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
Saibot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saibot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saibot.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Saibot stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saibot.
Fakiiri tries to pull guard but Saibot holds him up against the cage and eventually Fakiiri drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakki Fakiiri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fakiiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saibot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saibot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saibot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fakiiri scores with a push kick.
Saibot connects with a solid leg kick.
Saibot clinches with his opponent.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saibot tries a low kick but Fakiiri avoids it.
Saibot darts in and clinches Fakiiri up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saibot.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the head.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Saibot.
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!
Fakiiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fakiiri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fakiiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saibot prevents Fakiiri from breaking the clinch.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Saibot blocking some punches.
Saibot blocking some punches.
Fakiiri wants to break free but Saibot has control.
Fakiiri is trying to break free.
Saibot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Saibot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri decides to pull guard.
Saibot content to stall in guard here.
Saibot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fakiiri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saibot has managed to get both his arms back between Fakiiri's legs - danger averted.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Saibot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fakiiri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saibot defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saibot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Saibot.
A telegraphed right hand from Fakiiri misses the target.
Saibot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saibot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saibot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saibot clinches.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fakiiri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saibot.
Fakiiri is looking to slow Saibot down with leg kicks.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saibot clinches up with Fakiiri and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saibot scores with a nice head shot.
Saibot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Saibot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fakiiri throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side.
Saibot is looking to chop away at Fakiiri's legs.
Fakiiri delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Saibot does no damage.
Fakiiri wants to land a leg kick but Saibot is out of range.
Fakiiri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Saibot misses.
Saibot throws a solid leg kick but Fakiiri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saibot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fakiiri 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Nakki Fakiiri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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