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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dominic Tattum has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
A leg kick checked by Tattum.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tattum.
Jones throws a low kick but Tattum moves out of range easily.
And Tattum counters with a quick kick to the body but Jones blocks it.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tattum's guard.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Tattum looking for a sweep. Not yet Tattum, not yet.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tattum tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Jones!
Craig Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Empire Clothing and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Cardamom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cardamom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Haber.
Cardamom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardamom was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
A big left from Cardamom misses.
Cardamom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardamom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cardamom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haber was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardamom.
Cardamom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Haber misses its intended target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haber 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.
Haber scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haber lands a body punch.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Cardamom controls the action.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haber stalling the fight.
Haber is pushing Cardamom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber tries to work over Cardamom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber digs a right hand into Cardamom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardamom's gas tank.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber stalling in the clinch.
Haber is working Cardamom over against the cage.
Haber throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardamom.
Cardamom wants to stall.
Haber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haber.
A right handed body shot lands from Haber.
Cardamom misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cardamom.
Cardamom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haber lands with a light punch inside.
Haber slows down the pace here.
Haber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Cardamom is looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Cardamom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haber gets through Cardamom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Haber.
Haber pushes Cardamom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cardamom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haber digs a right hand into Cardamom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardamom's gas tank.
Haber lands with a right to the head.
Haber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cardamom.
Haber scores with a hook to the body.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Cardamom avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Cardamom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Haber digs a right hand into Cardamom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cardamom's gas tank.
Haber lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Haber to work.
Cardamom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haber lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber is pressed up against the cage. Cardamom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haber down to the mat. Haber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Cardamom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardamom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half 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!
Cardamom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haber sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haber wants to sweep here but Cardamom controlling him for the moment.
Haber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardamom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardamom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cardamom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cardamom has managed to get both his arms back between Haber's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cardamom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Cardamom - just one landing.
Cardamom closes the distance and pushes Haber back into the cage.
Cardamom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cardamom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haber scores with a hook.
Haber clobbers Cardamom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cardamom.
Haber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cardamom at a distance.
Cardamom lands with an uppercut that bounces Haber off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardamom looks to throw the jab but Haber is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cardamom misses the target.
Haber clinches up with Cardamom and pushes him back against the cage.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardamom tries for a takedown but Haber manages to get underhooks.
Haber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardamom is trying to maintain a safe position but Haber gets an underhook and turns Cardamom into the cage.
Cardamom has a couple of punches blocked by Haber.
Uri Haber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Haber.
Cardamom is trying to push Haber away but Haber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cardamom is trying to break free.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber has Cardamom pressed against the cage.
Cardamom being controlled against the cage.
Haber lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cardamom fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardamom working aggressively here.
Haber scores with a shot to the side of Cardamom's head.
Haber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cardamom.
A nice left hand lands by Haber.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cardamom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardamom tries to stall but Haber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haber lands with a light punch inside.
Cardamom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haber lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardamom has a couple of punches blocked by Haber.
A right hook to the body lands for Haber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber pushes Cardamom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haber tries a body shot but Cardamom blocks it.
Haber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardamom controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haber.
Haber can't find room to land a body shot as Cardamom controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardamom.
Cardamom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cardamom can't break the clinch.
Haber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cardamom backwards.
Haber taking a breather.
Cardamom stalling in the clinch but Haber improves position.
Cardamom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardamom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Cardamom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haber struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardamom controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber misses with a punch to the body.
Haber blocks an uppercut.
Cardamom tries to break the clinch but Haber is controlling the position.
Haber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cardamom tries to throw a body punch but Haber avoids it by throwing Cardamom back against the cage.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardamom can't find room to land a body shot as Haber controls the action.
Haber prevents a body shot from Cardamom.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Cardamom prevents a body shot from Haber.
Haber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardamom is trying to drag Haber to the mat but Haber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haber catches Cardamom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cardamom just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Haber. That snapped Cardamom's head back.
Cardamom takes a swing at Haber's ribcage but misses.
Haber lands with a good body shot.
Cardamom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cardamom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardamom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Cardamom misses.
Haber ducks under a wild hook from Cardamom.
Haber throws out a counter right but Cardamom avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber moves out of range as Cardamom strikes.
Haber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Cardamom misses its intended target.
Haber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cardamom avoids the body shot from Haber.
Cardamom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cardamom does no damage.
Haber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cardamom under the eye.
Cardamom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardamom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Cardamom.
A swing and a miss from Cardamom.
Cardamom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cardamom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Haber.
Haber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber trying to control the position but Cardamom is working away.
Haber working away.
Haber wants to control but Cardamom is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber cracks Cardamom with a big right hand but Cardamom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Haber is trying to get an arm triangle but Cardamom is defending well.
Haber lands a nice forearm strike.
Cardamom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haber advances to full mount.
Haber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cardamom hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Haber lands a big shot there that rocks Cardamom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cardamom is desperately trying to improve his position but Haber has a good base and remains in mount.
Haber looking to finish Cardamom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cardamom!
Haber avoids the attempt from Cardamom to control.
Haber has hold of Cardamom's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cardamom manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Haber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber is landing with some decent strikes but Cardamom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Haber lands with some strikes.
Haber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Haber.
Cardamom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Max Cardamom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cardamom's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cardamom looks a forlorn figure.
Cardamom tries to hold on but Haber postures up.
Uri Haber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haber landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Haber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Haber!
The defeated Max Cardamom had this to say: 'Suppose it be time for a pint then.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Romero has chosen Lords Of Salem as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haigh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Haigh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Romero's head backwards.
It looks like Nicodemo Romero has been cut.
Haigh drops his shoulder and cracks Romero with a huge uppercut! Romero goes down! Can Haigh finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Haigh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romero's guard.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Haigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Romero defends it well.
Haigh is working for a submission of some sort.
Romero tries to roll over but Haigh keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is trying to maintain the position but Haigh is very close to passing his half guard.
Haigh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haigh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haigh's back!
Haigh fending off the submission attempt from Romero.
Haigh breaks Romero's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Haigh has his foot on Romero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romero works his way back into a safe position though.
Romero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haigh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haigh looking for a guillotine here but Romero defends easily.
Haigh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Romero is pushing down on Haigh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haigh is fighting to maintain full guard but Romero has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haigh wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Haigh is looking for a triangle but Romero pushes his legs off easily.
Romero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haigh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haigh is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Romero's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Haigh tries to bench press Romero off him but Romero keeps the position.
Romero is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haigh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haigh struggling a bit here.
Haigh tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Haigh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Romero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haigh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Romero.
Haigh is defending against the submission attempts here by Romero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Haigh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicodemo Romero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Haigh connects with a jab.
John Haigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Haigh lands a head shot.
Haigh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero is rocked!
That has opened up Nicodemo Romero's cut even more.
Romero throws a series of punches but Haigh avoids them all with ease.
Romero is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Haigh just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Romero has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Haigh!
John Haigh really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Bear Nutrition 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pickton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neck of the Woods. Robert Pickton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Pickton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pickton.
Pickton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickton misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Pickton takes a shot to the head.
Pickton pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pickton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pickton lands a knee to the head.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pickton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
Ross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Pickton looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Pickton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pickton controls the action.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pickton avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Pickton working aggressively here.
Pickton blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ross.
Pickton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pickton 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.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pickton controls the action.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Pickton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Pickton.
Pickton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pickton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Pickton.
A shot in the inside from Pickton.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
Pickton lands an uppercut.
Pickton misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Pickton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross tries a body shot but Pickton blocks it.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Pickton.
Pickton can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pickton up against the cage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Pickton.
Ross prevents a body shot from Pickton.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pickton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pickton avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Pickton blocks an uppercut.
Pickton misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Pickton.
Pickton tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Pickton back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pickton.
Pickton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Pickton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
Pickton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pickton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Pickton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pickton scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pickton blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton lands a knee to the head.
Pickton tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pickton working aggressively here.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickton's elbow.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickton lands a shoulder strike.
Pickton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pickton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pickton.
Pickton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Pickton misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Pickton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ross tried to score with a low kick but Pickton checks it.
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pickton throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Pickton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Pickton misses with a body kick.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robert Pickton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickton lands a nice shot to the body.
Pickton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pickton throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pickton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross misses the jab.
Ross connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Pickton.
Mike Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickton. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pickton scores with a nice head shot.
Ross fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pickton on the side of the head.
Ross throws a leg kick but Pickton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pickton cracks Ross with an open hand slap.
Pickton wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Pickton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pickton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Pickton throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross lands a jab.
Pickton is looking to score with low kicks.
Pickton thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pickton misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Pickton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross connects with a single shot there.
Ross pushes Pickton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ross as the two fighters clinch.
Pickton scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
Pickton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
Pickton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pickton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Pickton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Pickton blocking some punches.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickton lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickton misses with a punch on the inside.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Pickton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickton tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross tries a body shot but Pickton blocks it.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickton's elbow.
A short left from Ross.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Pickton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Pickton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pickton backwards.
Pickton lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pickton as Ross tries to tie him up.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross pushes Pickton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross lands a body punch.
Pickton trying to land knees to the body.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Pickton.
Pickton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pickton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Pickton, against the cage.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickton missing with knees to the body.
Ross lands with a right to the head.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross misses with the head strike.
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 Mike Ross will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pickton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Pickton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ross sends Pickton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ross is motioning to the referee to let Pickton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pickton is rocked!
Pickton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pickton is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Pickton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Pickton slips under a jab.
Pickton doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ross.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pickton throws out the jab.
Pickton lands a jab to the head.
Pickton seems to have recovered his senses.
Pickton misses with the combination.
Ross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross lands a big right hand that sends Pickton crashing to the mat! Ross stays standing though and waves Pickton back to his feet!
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Ross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pickton if he has to take too many more of those.
Mike Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross throws a low kick but Pickton moves out of range easily.
Pickton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Pickton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pickton.
Ross thumps Pickton with a low kick.
Ross blocks the body kick.
Pickton throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Pickton defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Pickton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pickton blocks a head kick by Ross.
Pickton cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Pickton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pickton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Pickton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pickton is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pickton just manages to avoid it.
Pickton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Pickton seems unphased.
Pickton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickton.
Pickton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pickton somewhat.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ross.
Ross is looking to chop away at Pickton's legs.
Ross moves out of range as Pickton strikes.
Ross has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pickton.
Ross misses with a hook. Pickton ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross defending well as Pickton loads up on a big left hand.
Pickton is looking to land body kicks.
Pickton scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pickton.
Pickton darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Pickton misses with a body punch.
Pickton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ross.
Ross lands a left hand.
Pickton looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross scores with a hook to the body.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pickton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pickton trying to land knees to the body.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pickton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Ross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ross 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ross!
After winning the bout, Mike Ross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilli slips a straight right by Borocop.
Borocop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dilli sprawls well. Dilli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Borocop gets slowly back to his feet.
Dilli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dilli tries to clinch but Borocop moves out of range.
Dilli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borocops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $600 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borocop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
Borocop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dilli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borocop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dilli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilli takes a swing at Borocop's ribcage but misses.
Dilli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borocop.
Borocop cracks the inside of Dilli's front leg.
Dilli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dilli is looking to clinch but Borocop is avoiding it.
Borocop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop misses with a looping left.
Dilli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borocop.
Borocop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borocop throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilli.
Borocop scores with a jab to the head.
Borocop throws a push kick but Dilli slaps the foot to one side.
Dilli tests Borocop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dilli preventing the sweep.
Borocop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli wants to control but Borocop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli wants to get back to his feet.
Dilli trying to control but Borocop postures up.
Borocop uses his free foot to push down on Dilli's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dilli.
Dilli is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dilli is looking to get to half guard.
Borocop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dilli is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop working for a submission but Dilli is keeping him at bay.
Dilli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borocop goes for an armbar but Dilli turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dilli.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borocop is on top in guard.
Dilli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop postures up in Dilli's guard and throws a big left but Dilli blocks it.
Dilli has Borocop pulled in close to control his posture.
Borocop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dilli keeping full guard, as Borocop tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dilli working a defensive guard here.
Dilli looking for a sweep. Not yet Dilli, not yet.
Borocop wants to control from the top but Dilli keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Borocop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borocop throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli is looking for a counter combo.
Dilli jabs at Borocop's body.
Borocop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dilli back to the cage. Borocop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
Borocop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borocop is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dilli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borocop's head.
Dilli throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dilli.
Dilli walks into a straight right hand from Borocop.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Borocop changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dilli tries to clinch but Borocop moves out of range.
Borocop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Borocop.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borocop moves away.
A little jabbing left from Borocop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borocop throws a right and a left that Dilli avoids nicely.
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!
Borocop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Borocop throws a sloppy head kick and Dilli moves out of range easily.
Dilli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borocop.
Borocop lands a jab to Dilli's midsection.
Dilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borocop manages to avoid it.
Dilli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dilli.
Dilli misses with a two punch combination.
Dilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borocop throws out the jab.
Dilli swings for the body but Borocop moves out of range.
Borocop throws a counter combo.
A big left from Borocop misses.
Dilli throws a shot from downtown. Borocop moves away and avoids it.
Dilli swings widly with a right hand
and Borocop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dilli throws a jab but it's blocked by Borocop.
Dilli slips a jab from Borocop.
Borocop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dilli momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dilli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Borocop.
Dilli is rocked!
Borocop swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilli.
Oh Dilli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borocop takes one on the button.
Dilli seems to have got his legs back now.
Mark Borocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borocop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dilli cracks Borocop with an open hand slap.
Dilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Borocop is just out of range.
Dilli lands a slapping body shot.
Dilli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Borocop ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a hook. Borocop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Dilli misses.
Dilli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borocop.
A jab lands there for Dilli.
Borocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Borocop tries to get set, Dilli tries to push him back and clinch up but Borocop manages to avoid the attempt.
Dilli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dilli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borocop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Nice defenses there by Borocop.
Borocop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Borocop.
Nice shot lands for Dilli.
A jab lands there for Borocop.
Borocop needs to keep his hands up - Dilli had a free shot at his head there.
Dilli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dilli throws an off balance right hand
and Borocop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilli avoids the head kick by Borocop.
Borocop misses with a straight right.
Dilli tries to counter by clinching up but Borocop breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Borocop.
A little jabbing left from Borocop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Dilli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borocop doesn't seem phased though.
Borocop walks into a stiff left hand from Dilli.
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!
Borocop looks to throw the jab but Dilli is out of range.
A combination from Borocop does no damage.
Borocop looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilli is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a right and a left that Borocop avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Borocop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dilli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dilli wants to clinch.
Borocop looks to land a combination but Dilli avoids it well.
Borocop throws a wild body kick that Dilli sees coming a mile off.
Borocop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dilli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilli lands with a shot to the body.
Dilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borocop looks for the body kick but Dilli saw that one coming.
A jab from Dilli finds it's way through Borocop's defenses.
Dilli misses with a straight right.
Dilli throws an off balance right hand
and Borocop counters with a straight right hand.
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 Temel Dilli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Temel Dilli'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!
Borocop scores with a nice head shot.
Dilli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borocop moves out of range as Dilli strikes.
Borocop is looking for the big counter here.
Borocop misses the shot to the body.
Dilli is looking to counter the offense by Borocop and move into the clinch.
Borocop missing with a left hand there. Dilli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dilli rushes Borocop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dilli tries to throw a body punch but Borocop avoids it by throwing Dilli back against the cage.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Borocop blocks an uppercut.
Borocop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Borocop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borocop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borocop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Dilli checks a leg kick nicely.
Dilli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borocop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borocop throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dilli takes a swing at Borocop's ribcage but misses.
Dilli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borocop doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilli misses with a lunging right hand
letting Borocop counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Dilli. Beautiful body shot.
Dilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borocop.
Borocop just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli attempts a counter takedown but Borocop avoids it well and moves away.
Dilli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borocop moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilli takes the fight into the clinch.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Borocop is trying to force a seperation but Dilli has the dominant position.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borocop.
Borocop tries to stall but Dilli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borocop's elbow.
Dilli throws a head punch that misses.
Dilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Borocop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borocop has had enough of the clinch but Dilli keeps him there for the moment.
Dilli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dilli misses with the head strike.
Dilli tries to work over Borocop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borocop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilli gets through Borocop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Borocop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Dilli throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Borocop.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borocop backwards.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Dilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Borocop controls his hands.
A short left from Dilli.
Dilli lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Borocop.
Dilli blocking some punches.
Borocop tries to break the clinch but Dilli is controlling the position.
Dilli blocks an uppercut.
Borocop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilli slips under a jab from Borocop.
Dilli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borocop scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilli should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borocop walks into a stiff left hand from Dilli.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Borocop is out of range.
Dilli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Dilli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borocop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borocop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borocop throws a looping overhand right but Dilli ducks down to avoid it.
Dilli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Borocop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dilli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Borocop is not content to let Dilli control the position.
Borocop is trying to improve his position.
Dilli creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dilli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
A relieved looking Temel Dilli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suri throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blood.
Blood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suri looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Blood fakes the leg kick and cracks Suri in the body.
Blood slips under a jab from Suri.
Blood throwing a counter right hand but Suri manages to avoid it.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Suri throws out a counter right but Blood avoids it with no problem.
Blood lands with a good body shot.
Suri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blood. That one must have hurt.
Blood throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suri.
Blood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suri. Suri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suri 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.
Suri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood lands a nice looking body kick.
Blood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blood connects with the punch.
Suri moves out of range of the strikes.
Outfuh Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Blood jabs at Suri's body.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blood counters with an outside leg kick.
Blood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Suri throws a big shot that misses.
Blood is looking to wear down Suri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blood is looking to slow Suri down with leg kicks.
Suri dodges the punch combination from Blood.
Nice shot by Blood.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood counters with an outside leg kick.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
and Suri counters with a left to the body.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blood lands a nice hook to Suri's body. Suri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suri counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood throws a leg kick
and Suri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blood's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suri preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood has Suri pulled in close to control his posture.
Blood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suri throws an elbow that misses. Blood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suri's guard. Nice move by Blood!
Blood slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blood cracks Suri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Suri misses.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suri can do to turn this around?
Suri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blood lands with a straight right. Suri didn't see that one coming.
Blood tries to clinch but Suri is having none of it.
Suri throws out a counter right but Blood avoids it with no problem.
Suri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blood.
Blood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blood, right into the meat.
Blood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Suri counters with a straight right hand.
Suri misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suri misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Suri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Suri's head back.
Blood looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
Suri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blood scores with a jab. Suri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blood jabs Suri right on the nose. Suri blinks but takes it well.
Blood misses with a combination
and Suri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood is looking for a sweep. Suri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suri lands strikes from half guard.
Suri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suri trying to advance position but Blood counters by regaining guard.
Suri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri avoids the body shot from Blood.
Suri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blood jabs at Suri's body.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Suri circles away.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blood.
Blood takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri lands with a nice body punch.
Suri throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Suri.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Outfuh Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Suri moves out of range.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
It seemed like Suri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suri moves forwards but Blood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blood to the ground. Suri is now in Blood's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood'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!
Blood tried to score with a low kick but Suri checks it.
Blood moves out of range as Suri strikes.
Blood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blood delivers a nice body kick.
Suri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Suri. Those never looked like landing.
Suri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Suri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood pushes Suri away with a front kick.
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blood.
Suri throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Suri with the counter takedown but Blood avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Suri as he connects with a hook.
Blood scoring well with a low kick there.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suri.
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood wants to clinch up but Suri keeps it at a distance.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Suri and Blood goes tumbling to the canvas! Suri follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Blood is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suri lands a big elbow - Blood is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Suri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sher Shah Suri!
A very excited looking Sher Shah Suri rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angel Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrew Kehoe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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29
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17 - 8 - 1 |
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kehoe lands with an uppercut that bounces Lancaster off the cage and back into range.
Kehoe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kehoe jabs Lancaster right on the nose. Lancaster blinks but takes it well.
Kehoe tries to clinch up but Lancaster circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster clinches with his opponent.
Lancaster stalling in the clinch but Kehoe improves position.
Kehoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kehoe has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kehoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lancaster as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kehoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster is working Kehoe over against the cage.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Kehoe controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kehoe lands a shoulder strike.
Kehoe blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Kehoe.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kehoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kehoe blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
Kehoe blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kehoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kehoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kehoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kehoe backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kehoe.
Kehoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Kehoe tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Kehoe back against the cage.
Kehoe blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe works on Lancaster's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kehoe working aggressively here.
I was talking to Lancaster's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kehoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kehoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kehoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster pushes Kehoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kehoe misses with the head strike.
Kehoe lands an uppercut.
Kehoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Kehoe avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
A short right from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Kehoe backwards.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe is leaning against Lancaster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Kehoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Kehoe blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Kehoe throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster is trying to maintain a safe position but Kehoe gets an underhook and turns Lancaster into the cage.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Kehoe misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kehoe.
Kehoe lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kehoe fails to land.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kehoe has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster.
Kehoe can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehoe throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster blocking some punches.
Kehoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Kehoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Kehoe avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Kehoe working aggressively here.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lancaster.
Kehoe working aggressively here.
Kehoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehoe lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Kehoe controls the action.
A short left from Lancaster.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kehoe misses with a punch to the body.
Kehoe blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kehoe tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kehoe misses with a low kick.
Kehoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kehoe works the jab nicely.
Kehoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kehoe digs a good body shot into Lancaster's ribs.
Lancaster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Lancaster. No joy for Kehoe on that attempt.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kehoe.
Lancaster dodges the punch combination from Kehoe.
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe jabs at Lancaster's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster throws a left that rocks Kehoe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lancaster dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kehoe regain composure!
Kehoe is rocked!
Kehoe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lancaster off and has taken his back!
Kehoe is still in real trouble! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster turns into Kehoe and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Kehoe.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kehoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Lancaster stands up over Kehoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lancaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kehoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kehoe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancaster manages to get himself to full guard.
Lancaster trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.
Lancaster lands a couple of digs.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Kehoe keeps moving.
Lancaster is really struggling to control Kehoe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lancaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kehoe is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehoe seems keen to control Lancaster's posture.
Lancaster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lancaster postures up.
Kehoe is controlling Lancaster's posture.
Let's hope that Kehoe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kehoe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kehoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster is working Kehoe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kehoe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a big right hand that misses.
Kehoe is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
Kehoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Kehoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kehoe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a three punch combo!
Kehoe cracks a nice hook into Lancaster's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kehoe can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kehoe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kehoe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kehoe.
Troy Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kehoe.
Kehoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Kehoe.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Kehoe.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kehoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Lancaster.
Kehoe digs a right hand into Lancaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Lancaster.
Kehoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kehoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Kehoe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kehoe as Lancaster tries to tie him up.
Kehoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster is working Kehoe over against the cage.
Kehoe working aggressively here.
Kehoe lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Kehoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Kehoe swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Kehoe lands a body shot.
Kehoe swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Kehoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kehoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Kehoe is avoiding it.
Crunch! Kehoe slams his shin into Lancaster's torso.
Kehoe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lancaster rather than just go for the knockout.
Kehoe jabs Lancaster right on the nose. Lancaster blinks but takes it well.
Kehoe throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to clinch up but Kehoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Kehoe misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Kehoe lands a right hook to the body.
Kehoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kehoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lancaster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kehoe is trying to get back to full guard.
Lancaster throwing shots but Kehoe is blocking nicely.
Kehoe wants to get back to full guard.
Kehoe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kehoe working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kehoe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kehoe looking for a sweep. Not yet Kehoe, not yet.
Lancaster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kehoe's head.
Kehoe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kehoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is fighting to break Kehoe's control of his arms but Kehoe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kehoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lancaster trying to control but Kehoe is working from the bottom.
Lancaster lands a couple of digs.
Kehoe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lancaster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kehoe trying to keep a closed guard but Lancaster is proving a slippery customer.
Kehoe seems keen to control Lancaster's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kehoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Kehoe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lancaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kehoe misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster tried to counter with a leg kick but Kehoe avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kehoe. That's going to slow Lancaster down.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lancaster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lancaster gets a clinch.
Lancaster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kehoe or not.
Kehoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Kehoe.
Lancaster lands an uppercut.
Kehoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehoe.
A short right from Lancaster.
Lancaster connects with a big uppercut there that sends Kehoe tumbling to the ground! Lancaster follows him down into his guard.
Lancaster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kehoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Kehoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Troy Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster landing some decent shots from guard.
Kehoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Kehoe working a defensive guard here.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but Kehoe blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Lancaster.
I think Lancaster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Troy Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shipman comes to the cage accompanied by The man that you FEAR . Harold Shipman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harold Shipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Antonio Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
Shipman tries for a takedown but Ronaldo circles away easily
and Shipman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo jabs Shipman right on the nose. Shipman blinks but takes it well.
Shipman tries a low kick but Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shipman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Ronaldo dips to his left and cracks Shipman with an uppercut!
It looks like Harold Shipman has been cut.
Ronaldo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt - Ronaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shipman throws a low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from Ronaldo both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo scores with a jab.
Ronaldo's coach down at ELITE GYM 40CAP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ronaldo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ronaldo staying out of range there.
Ronaldo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shipman feints and as Ronaldo raises his hands in defense, Shipman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shipman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ronaldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shipman is one step ahead there.
Shipman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shipman wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
Ronaldo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shipman tries to free his leg and advance position but Ronaldo is retaining full guard.
Shipman with a nice head shot there.
Shipman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shipman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shipman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronaldo misses with a wild combination.
Shipman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ronaldo is fending him off so far but Shipman persists. Nope, Ronaldo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shipman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shipman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shipman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ronaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Shipman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shipman throws an off balance right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronaldo leaves Shipman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shipman dives in and scores a takedown into Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo seems keen to control Shipman's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ronaldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo pulls Shipman in to control the position.
Shipman stays in close to Ronaldo's body and controls the position.
Shipman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ronaldo for as long as he can get away with.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Shipman from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shipman throws a body shot but no joy.
Shipman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Shipman moved out of range nicely.
Shipman looks to throw a body kick
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shipman.
Some wild striking there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shipman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shipman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shipman closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Shipman.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shipman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt - Ronaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shipman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman misses with a straight right.
Shipman throws a front kick aimed at Ronaldo's knee but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Shipman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Shipman throws a big shot that misses.
Shipman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronaldo.
Shipman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shipman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Shipman throws a lazy right hand but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Shipman tenderised Ronaldo's leg. Ronaldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
Ronaldo avoids a kick to the body.
Ronaldo thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman goes for a double leg but Ronaldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ronaldo continues to drive forward.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt - Ronaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick from Shipman misses.
Antonio Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Shipman.
Shipman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ronaldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Shipman.
Shipman shoots in but Ronaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harold Shipman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo lands with a straight right. Shipman didn't see that one coming.
Shipman misses with a body shot.
Shipman misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Shipman's torso.
Ronaldo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ronaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shipman's sensitive parts.
Shipman throws a head kick that misses.
Ronaldo lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
Shipman looks to land a right hand but Ronaldo moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipman takes one to the side of the head.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Shipman is having none of it.
Shipman throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.
Shipman throws a lazy head kick
and Ronaldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo jabs Shipman right on the nose. Shipman blinks but takes it well.
Shipman throws a leg kick but Ronaldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shipman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Shipman lands a right hook to the body.
Shipman throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Shipman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shipman works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Ronaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ronaldo lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Shipman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ronaldo doesn't seem phased though.
Shipman misses with a kick to the body.
Ronaldo lands with a cross.
Shipman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shipman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronaldo.
Shipman throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo cracks Shipman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Ronaldo. That snapped Shipman's head back.
Ronaldo scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shipman.
Ronaldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipman misses the body punch
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shipman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ronaldo thuds his shin into the meat of Shipman's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Ronaldo catches Shipman right on the button with a cross.
Shipman ducks straight into an uppercut from Ronaldo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Shipman manages to regain guard straight away.
Shipman is rocked!
Ronaldo forces his way into half guard.
Oh Shipman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is pressing down on Shipman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shipman is holding on for now.
Ronaldo wants to take a breather but Shipman is having none of it.
Shipman seems to have got his legs back now.
Ronaldo controlling the action here.
Shipman is trying to maintain the position but Ronaldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Ronaldo works his way into full mount!
Harold Shipman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Ronaldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipman tries to lock up and control but Ronaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ronaldo wants to take his opponent's back but Shipman doesn't allow it.
Shipman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shipman wants to hold on but Ronaldo pushes him away.
Shipman is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
Ronaldo controlling the position easily from mount.
Shipman tries to hold on but Ronaldo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman is trying desperately to improve position.
Ronaldo tries to control but Shipman wriggling away.
Ronaldo avoids the attempt from Shipman to control.
Ronaldo tries to control but Shipman wriggling away.
Shipman is desperately trying to improve his position but Ronaldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Ronaldo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Shipman is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipman is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
Ronaldo content just to control the position here.
Shipman reaches up to try and control the position but Ronaldo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Shipman rolls and tries to escape and now Ronaldo has his back!
Shipman prevents Ronaldo from getting a body triangle.
Ronaldo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Shipman.
Shipman tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Ronaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ronaldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Ronaldo!
Antonio Ronaldo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I do this for Braaazzzillll.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K as his entrance music. Harry Callahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
222 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Callahan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Callahan lands a body shot.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan avoids a kick to the body.
Callahan scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Callahan counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Callahan moves away and avoids it.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva with a hook.
Callahan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Callahan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Callahan will feel that in the morning.
Silva throws a series of punches but Callahan avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Callahan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Callahan throws a good cross that connects.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callahan.
Callahan misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Callahan in his tracks momentarily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Callahan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Callahan.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Callahan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Callahan throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Callahan doesn't seem phased though.
Silva scores with a jab. Callahan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Callahan drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Callahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Callahan misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan checks a leg kick.
Callahan misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Nice body kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Callahan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Callahan misses with an uppercut.
Callahan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Callahan avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Callahan blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Callahan does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Callahan avoids it.
Silva checks a low kick from Callahan.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Callahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Callahan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Callahan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Callahan is just out of range.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Callahan. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Callahan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Callahan moves out of range.
Callahan is looking to counter punch.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Callahan.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva swings for the body but Callahan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Callahan moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Callahan throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Callahan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Callahan throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Callahan throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Callahan is just out of range.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva is looking to slow Callahan down with leg kicks.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Callahan avoids it.
Callahan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva takes a swing at Callahan's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Callahan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Callahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Callahan feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Callahan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Callahan counters with a straight right hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callahan.
Callahan moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Callahan misses with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Callahan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan misses the jab.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Callahan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Callahan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Callahan misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Callahan looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Callahan throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Callahan walks into a jab.
Eduardo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Callahan as he checks the leg kick.
Callahan throws a body shot but no joy.
Callahan misses with a wild body shot.
Callahan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Callahan catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a push kick but Callahan slaps the foot to one side.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Callahan is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Callahan throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Callahan scores with a body shot.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Callahan misses with a straight right.
Callahan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Callahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Callahan wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Callahan is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Callahan wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Callahan throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Callahan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Callahan.
Callahan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva checks a low kick from Callahan.
A big right from Callahan misses.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Callahan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Callahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Callahan misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Callahan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva keeps Callahan at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Callahan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Nice jab there from Callahan.
Callahan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Callahan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Silva lands but Callahan takes it in his stride.
Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Callahan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
As Silva backs away, Callahan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva lands a head kick. Callahan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callahan attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Callahan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Callahan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Callahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callahan misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
Silva jabs Callahan right on the nose. Callahan blinks but takes it well.
Callahan misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Callahan slips under a jab.
Harry Callahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
A good leg kick by Callahan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips a jab from Callahan.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Callahan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range.
Nice shot by Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Callahan. That's going to slow Silva down.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callahan.
Silva is looking to slow Callahan down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Silva catches Callahan right on the button with a cross.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Callahan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Callahan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Callahan misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva cracks Callahan with a good jab.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Callahan is out of range.
Callahan moves out of range of the strikes.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Callahan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Callahan momentarily.
Callahan misses with a low kick.
Callahan avoids the body shot from Silva.
A big left from Silva misses.
Callahan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Callahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Callahan moves out of range of the body kick.
Callahan tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Callahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Callahan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Callahan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jami Balkan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Balkan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Iron scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Balkan lands a front kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan stuns Iron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron instigates a clinch.
Iron is working Balkan over against the cage.
Iron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balkan.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Balkan lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan misses with a double jab.
Iron looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Balkan throws a push kick but Iron slaps the foot to one side.
Iron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Balkan blocks a jab.
Balkan swinging wildly here.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Balkan feints and then cracks Iron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron down.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iron scores with a nice head shot.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Balkan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron checks the leg kick.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Iron moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Iron does it's job there.
Iron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balkan misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balkan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balkan.
Iron motions for Balkan to come forward. Iron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iron, right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iron prevents a body shot from Balkan.
Iron blocks an uppercut.
Balkan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balkan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iron slips a jab from Balkan.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan is looking to score with low kicks.
Iron throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Balkan takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Balkan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balkan is able to avoid easily.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Iron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Iron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
A jab lands there for Iron.
Iron finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron with a nice cross.
Iron is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron scores with a punch to the head.
Iron stuns Balkan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iron throws a shot to the body.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan tried to counter with a leg kick but Iron avoided it.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Iron has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Iron's side.
Iron blocks a head kick by Balkan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iron.
Iron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Balkan cracks Iron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crabby Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iron rushes Balkan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iron lands a nice uppercut.
Iron misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iron walks away with a smile on his face. Balkan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Balkan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Iron.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Iron moves out of range as Balkan throws a body kick.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Balkan misses with an uppercut.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balkan.
Balkan lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Balkan's head.
Iron connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron scores with a jab. Balkan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Iron is looking to score with low kicks.
Balkan walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Balkan.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Iron keeps Balkan at a distance using the push kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan lands a body shot.
Iron misses with a double jab.
Iron slips under a jab from Balkan.
Iron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balkan has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron avoids a kick to the body.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Iron looks for the body kick but Balkan saw that one coming.
Iron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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.
Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Iron throws a front kick that sends Balkan stumbling back into the cage.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Balkan lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Balkan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan lands with a hook. Iron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron.
Balkan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
Iron closes the distance and pushes Balkan back into the cage.
Balkan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron misses with a body punch.
Balkan tries to stall but Iron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balkan misses with the head strike.
Balkan pulls guard.
Balkan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Iron passes into side control.
Balkan seems a little lost for a moment, as Iron dominates the positioning.
Iron's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is continuing to stall.
Balkan tries to bench press Iron off him but Iron keeps the position.
Iron controls the position.
Iron is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iron controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Balkan is looking for a sweep.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Iron.
Iron thuds his shin into the meat of Balkan's side.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iron lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Iron unleashes a big counter combination but Balkan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Iron blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Iron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Iron tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Iron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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.
Iron scores with a spinning back kick!
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balkan looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balkan. That one must have hurt.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Balkan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
Iron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Iron avoids it.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron thows a body kick. Balkan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Iron moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a hook.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Iron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Iron there.
Balkan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Iron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan scores with a decent looking hook.
Iron checks a low kick from Balkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan pushes Iron away with a front kick.
Iron wants to slow Balkan down by chopping away at his legs.
Balkan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iron misses with a looping left.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
Balkan misses with a kick to the body.
Iron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Balkan misses.
Balkan throws a low kick but Iron avoids it.
Iron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balkan.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Iron.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Iron saw that one coming.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan 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.
Iron misses the jab.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron scores with the left hand. Balkan knows he should have avoided that one.
Iron takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iron counters with a straight right hand.
Iron cracks the inside of Balkan's front leg.
Balkan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balkan moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Balkan throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balkan.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Iron throws a leg kick that misses.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Iron slips a jab and a cross from Balkan.
A left lands for Balkan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iron, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Balkan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balkan throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Iron blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Iron thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Iron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iron's head.
Balkan scores with a body shot.
Iron connects with an inside leg kick.
Iron misses with a hook to the body
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Iron throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Iron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Iron throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron scores with a shot to the body.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan moves forwards but Iron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Iron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iron.
Iron explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Iron's side.
Iron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Iron lands a nice hook to Balkan's body. Balkan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Balkan lunges at Iron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balkan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkan misses with a jab to the body
and Iron counters with a left to the body.
Iron avoids the body shot from Balkan.
A left lands for Balkan.
Iron misses with a body kick.
Iron thuds a left hand into Balkan's body.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iron connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iron.
Iron swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron blocks a low kick nicely.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan looks to throw the jab but Iron is out of range.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.
Iron works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Iron's leg but Iron calmly moves out of range.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iron. Iron obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balkan throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
Iron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balkan, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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