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Destiny 115: Wisk vs. Jitsu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musial Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans comes into the arena with Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erick Rootmans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musial Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rootmans sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stanson darts in trying to clinch
and Rootmans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stanson trying to control the position here.
Rootmans with a nice head shot there.
Stanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rootmans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rootmans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rootmans is one step ahead there.
Stanson keeping moving, preventing Rootmans from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans connects with a couple of short punches.
Stanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rootmans.
Stanson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rootmans postures up and lands a big shot to Stanson's brow.
Rootmans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rootmans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rootmans controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rootmans postures up in Stanson's guard and throws a big left but Stanson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stanson trying to control the position.
Stanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rootmans.
Rootmans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stanson managing to control the position.
Rootmans wants to control from the top but Stanson keeps moving.
Rootmans is working Stanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanson working a defensive guard here.
Rootmans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stanson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rootmans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rootmans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rootmans wants to pass the guard but Stanson is keeping the position.
Stanson has his hands on Rootmans's head, controlling the position.
Rootmans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rootmans has managed to get both his arms back between Stanson's legs - danger averted.
Stanson is trying to control the position but Rootmans postures up.
Rootmans with a nice head shot there.
Stanson has momentary wrist control but Rootmans slips an elbow through the middle.
Rootmans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson controlling Rootmans's posture.
Rootmans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rootmans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rootmans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rootmans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rootmans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rootmans cracks Stanson with a solid left hand.
Rootmans stands and steps away. Stanson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rootmans's waist but Rootmans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stanson off to one side.
Stanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rootmans is fending him off so far but Stanson persists. Nope, Rootmans circles away and we're back to standing.
Erick Rootmans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musial Stanson.
Rootmans gets tackled into the cage by Stanson. Stanson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rootmans misses with a wild combination.
Stanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rootmans changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stanson fails to pull guard.
Stanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rootmans landing knees to the body.
Stanson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stanson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rootmans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rootmans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rootmans trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stanson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Rootmans prevents the takedown attempt.
Rootmans putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rootmans manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Erick Rootmans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musial Stanson.
Rootmans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans lands a nice knee to the body.
Stanson is breathing heavily.
Rootmans crunches a lovely knee into Stanson's ribcage.
Rootmans tries for a takedown but Stanson manages to get underhooks.
Stanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rootmans's elbow.
Rootmans gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stanson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rootmans is on him like a limpet, forcing Stanson back against the cage.
Rootmans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanson's face.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Stanson blocks it.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Stanson blocks it.
A short left from Stanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson stops a takedown attempt from Rootmans.
Rootmans lands a good knee to the midsection. Stanson won't want to take too many of those.
Stanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stanson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rootmans walks away with a smile on his face. Stanson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rootmans defends it nicely.
Rootmans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stanson fails to land the takedown.
Rootmans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rootmans misses with a two punch combination.
Erick Rootmans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rootmans fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Stanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stanson gets caught flat footed, as Rootmans shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
Rootmans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stanson's head.
Rootmans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stanson pulls Rootmans in close to prevent any damage.
Rootmans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rootmans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rootmans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rootmans landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
Rootmans won't allow Stanson to sweep him here.
Rootmans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Erick Rootmans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rootmans throwing strikes from guard but Stanson blocks nicely.
Stanson is trying to control the position but Rootmans postures up.
Stanson pulls Rootmans in close to his closed guard and prevents Rootmans from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rootmans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rootmans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanson manages to avoid it.
Stanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rootmans tries to counter with a takedown but Stanson is quick to defend against it.
Rootmans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanson can do to turn this around?
Stanson tries to clinch but Rootmans is having none of it.
Rootmans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rootmans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rootmans keeps the fight on the outside.
As Stanson looks to move away, Rootmans throws a big counter combo bu Stanson just gets out of the way.
Stanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rootmans tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanson avoids the damage to the body.
Stanson working aggressively here.
Stanson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rootmans seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stanson can turn it around.
Rootmans tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanson avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Stanson is blocking nicely.
Stanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Stanson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans wants to take the fight to the mat but Stanson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rootmans scores a nice knee to the body.
Rootmans wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Rootmans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rootmans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Stanson blocks with his arms.
Erick Rootmans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Stanson is blocking nicely.
Stanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Stanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rootmans connects with a leg kick. Stanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rootmans throws a head kick that misses.
Rootmans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rootmans darts in looking for a takedown but Stanson gets double underhooks and turns Rootmans into the cage.
Stanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rootmans swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rootmans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rootmans feints and as Stanson raises his hands in defense, Rootmans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rootmans manages to get himself to full guard.
Stanson stops Rootmans from standing up.
Stanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rootmans is trying to keep Stanson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rootmans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rootmans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stanson is standing up over Rootmans. Rootmans looks to escape but Stanson dives into side control.
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.
Stanson working away.
Stanson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stanson working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rootmans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rootmans attempts a counter takedown but Stanson avoids it well and moves away.
Rootmans swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rootmans as he jumps to the side.
Rootmans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Musial Stanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Rootmans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rootmans 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Rootmans!
A very excited looking Erick Rootmans 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akbar's choice of entrance music: New Slaves. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Akbar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Akbar's shoulder, as Akbar tries to avoid the shot.
Selmy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akbar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Selmy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Selmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akbar.
Selmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akbar moves away.
Akbar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A head kick by Selmy misses
and Akbar counters with a series of strikes. Selmy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Akbar ducks right into an uppercut from Selmy.
Selmy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akbar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Selmy to score with a decent uppercut.
Selmy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akbar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Selmy.
Selmy throws a leg kick which misses Akbar's front leg but catches the back leg as Akbar tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akbar scores with a takedown into Selmy's guard.
Akbar tries to free his leg and advance position but Selmy is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Selmy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akbar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Akbar wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.
Selmy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akbar passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Selmy tries to get to full guard but Akbar has control of the leg.
Selmy looking for submissions off his back.
Selmy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Selmy's thigh. Selmy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Akbar is working Selmy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Akbar wants to control from the top but Selmy keeps moving.
Akbar postures up in Selmy's guard and throws a big left but Selmy blocks it.
Akbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Selmy has wrist control.
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.
Akbar trying to control but Selmy is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Selmy throws a head kick that misses.
Akbar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Selmy.
Selmy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selmy misses with a body kick.
Selmy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Selmy misses.
Akbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selmy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Selmy, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arstan Selmy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Selmy missing with a left hand there. Akbar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akbar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akbar avoids the head kick by Selmy.
Selmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Selmy.
Hunter Akbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selmy misses with a head kick.
Selmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akbar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selmy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Hunter Akbar has been cut.
Arstan Selmy is winning the standup battle so far.
Akbar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Selmy misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akbar is out of range.
Akbar with the counter takedown but Selmy avoids it easily.
Akbar moves into the clinch.
Selmy scores with a shoulder strike.
Akbar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Akbar manages to end up in side control.
Akbar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Selmy is looking for a sweep.
Akbar has hold of Selmy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Selmy seems comfortable defending it but Akbar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Selmy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Selmy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Akbar couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hunter Akbar!
Hunter Akbar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Neon Skies. Schilling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Schilling.
Schilling shoots for a takedown but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schilling misses with an uppercut
and Sheehan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schilling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schilling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Schilling gets a double leg takedown into Sheehan Jr's guard.
Schilling won't allow Sheehan Jr to get back to his feet.
Schilling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Schilling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling looking to pass the guard.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Schilling not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schilling fails with the takedown
and Sheehan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schilling checks a low kick from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Schilling slips the punch.
Schilling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut there from Sheehan Jr.
Some wild striking there from Schilling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheehan Jr. That snapped Schilling's head back.
Sheehan Jr misses with the body kick
and Schilling counters with a takedown into side control.
Schilling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling is looking to take a break and control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schilling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sheehan Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Schilling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr is not content to let Schilling control the position.
The ground and pound from Schilling seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schilling wants to control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him busy.
Schilling tries for a kimura but Sheehan Jr is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schilling working the ground and pound but Sheehan Jr is defending the strikes.
Schilling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheehan Jr keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Sheehan Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schilling wants to control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schilling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schilling scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Schilling counters with a body kick.
Schilling connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back.
Schilling throws a chopping leg kick but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling misses with a hook to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Schilling! Sheehan Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Schilling to his feet! Schilling is in big trouble!
Schilling is rocked!
Schilling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Sheehan Jr finish him?
Sheehan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schilling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheehan Jr counters with a good low kick that Schilling was not able to check.
Schilling gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sheehan Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Schilling is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Sheehan Jr!
After the fight, Justus Sheehan Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Whiteman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Whiteman blocks the low kick.
Whiteman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Better takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whiteman misses with a right hand
and Better counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whiteman lands with a kick to the temple. Better shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whiteman jabs Better right on the nose. Better blinks but takes it well.
Better staying out of range there.
Better throws a hook to the side of Whiteman's head but Whiteman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Better backs away, Whiteman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiteman.
Whiteman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Better manages to avoid it.
Better looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Better coming out on top.
Better takes a swing at Whiteman's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whiteman catches Better with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Better avoids the head kick by Whiteman.
Whiteman walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman throws a hook but Better blocks it.
And Better tries to counter it with a takedown but Whiteman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Better lands with a nice body punch.
Whiteman throws a head kick but Better moves out of range.
Whiteman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Better lands a really nice looking cross but Whiteman seems unphased.
Better lands with an overhand left.
Better scores with a hook to the body. Whiteman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whiteman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Whiteman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Better has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Better uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiteman.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiteman is just out of range.
Whiteman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whiteman lands a really nice looking cross but Better seems unphased.
Better is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whiteman rather than just go for the knockout.
Better moves out of range as Whiteman strikes.
Better tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whiteman is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Better takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whiteman throws a right hand that misses
and Better counters with a nice uppercut.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Better takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiteman moves away.
Better looks to land a combination. Whiteman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Better has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whiteman throws a head kick that Better semi-blocks.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Better swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whiteman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Better tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whiteman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Better somewhat.
Better connects with a body shot that sends Whiteman's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman throws a hook but Better avoids it easily.
Better attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Better waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whiteman.
Better lands a jab to Whiteman's midsection.
A slow jab from Whiteman misses its intended target.
Whiteman digs a good body shot into Better's ribs.
Better rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whiteman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whiteman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Better sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Whiteman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiteman throws a counter high kick but Better was just alert enough to avoid it.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Better keeps the fight on the outside.
Better shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whiteman but Whiteman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Better tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses.
Whiteman thumps Better with a low kick.
Whiteman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiteman ducks under a wild hook from Better.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiteman.
Whiteman throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Better now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whiteman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Better.
Whiteman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whiteman looks to land a left hand but Better moved out of range nicely.
Better jabs Whiteman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Better tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiteman was well out of range. Poor timing from Better.
It looked like Whiteman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whiteman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Better is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whiteman with a body shot.
Better throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Whiteman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whiteman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokyo Whiteman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's time! Whiteman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses
and Better makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Better throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whiteman.
Better jabs at Whiteman's body.
Better throws a hook to the side of Whiteman's head but Whiteman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Better throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Whiteman.
Whiteman misses with a straight left.
Better doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Better walks into a straight right hand from Whiteman.
Better misses with a leg kick.
Whiteman misses with a hook. Better ducked under it nicely.
And Better tries to counter it with a takedown but Whiteman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteman is looking to slow Better down with leg kicks.
Better misses with a body shot.
Whiteman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Better manages to avoid it.
Tokyo Whiteman is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiteman lands with a straight right. Better didn't see that one coming.
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!
Whiteman swings for the body but Better moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better works Whiteman's body with a nice hook.
Whiteman tries a head kick but it misses.
Better misses with a low kick.
Whiteman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Better scores with a jab. Whiteman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Better missing with a left hand there. Whiteman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Better lands with a thumping leg kick.
Better on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whiteman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whiteman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Better was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiteman.
Better wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Better finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiteman throws out a leg kick but Better moves out of range and Whiteman only half commits.
Better with the counter takedown but Whiteman avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better avoids the body shot from Whiteman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Better.
Whiteman moves away from the strike by Better.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whiteman.
Better throws a quick inside leg kick.
Better thuds a left hand into Whiteman's body.
Whiteman looks to score with a jab to the body but Better is just out of range.
Whiteman tests Better's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Better blocks a head kick by Whiteman.
Better misses with a low kick.
Whiteman misses with a body punch
and Better counters with a straight right hand.
Whiteman swings widly with a right hand
and Better counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Better throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whiteman.
That kick from Better tenderised Whiteman's leg. Whiteman is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with a hook. Better ducked under it nicely.
Better checks a leg kick.
Whiteman takes a swing at Better's ribcage but misses.
Whiteman misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Whiteman.
Whiteman tries a head kick but it misses.
Better avoids the body shot from Whiteman.
Some bone on bone action there as Whiteman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Better.
Better throws a right and a left that Whiteman avoids nicely.
Better throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Better takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Better throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whiteman.
A leg kick checked by Better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Better finds it's way round the side to connect with Whiteman's head.
Whiteman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better throws a hook but Whiteman blocks it.
Better throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Better misses the target.
Whiteman dips to his left and cracks Better with an uppercut!
Whiteman misses with a head kick.
Better misses with a hook.
Whiteman misses with a hook. Better ducked under it nicely.
As Whiteman backs off Better throws a huge counter combo but Whiteman manages to avoid it all.
A good leg kick by Whiteman.
Better looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whiteman throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Better looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whiteman misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evan Better will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
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!
Better throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whiteman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Whiteman.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Whiteman off balance momentarily.
Better connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Better scores with a hook to the body. Whiteman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whiteman tries to close the distance and clinch but Better swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Better tries a head kick but it misses.
Whiteman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Better shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whiteman sprawls well. Whiteman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Better gets slowly back to his feet.
Whiteman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Better. Better circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Better misses.
Better scores with a body shot.
Better scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Better plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Whiteman just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiteman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Better misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whiteman misses with an uppercut.
Whiteman avoids the body shot from Better.
Better throws a hook but Whiteman blocks it.
Better connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whiteman misses with an uppercut. Better saw that one coming.
Better with the counter takedown but Whiteman avoids it easily.
Whiteman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Better moves away.
Whiteman throws a shot to the body.
Better misses with a low kick.
Better works Whiteman's body with a nice hook.
Better uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiteman.
Better is looking to chop away at Whiteman's legs.
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiteman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whiteman lands with a straight right. Better didn't see that one coming.
Whiteman throws a leg kick
and Better counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiteman misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Better.
Better has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Better there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with an uppercut
and Better counters with a nice body shot.
Better on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whiteman. Whiteman obviously looking to wear him down.
Whiteman scores with the left hand. Better knows he should have avoided that one.
Better lands a slapping body shot.
Whiteman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Better 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 Whiteman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whiteman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whiteman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Better is able to avoid easily.
Whiteman throws a sloppy head kick and Better moves out of range easily.
Whiteman misses with a head kick.
Whiteman throws a sloppy head kick
and Better counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Better connects with the punch.
A jab from Better does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Whiteman blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiteman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better slips under a jab.
Better checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whiteman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whiteman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Better misses.
Whiteman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Better looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Better throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whiteman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Better dips to his left and cracks Whiteman with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Better!
Better misses with a low kick.
Whiteman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Better 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evan Better!
After the fight, Evan Better was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kure might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BIG SHUG - who's hard. 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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talha shoots in looking for a takedown but Kure manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kure has closed the distance and engaged Talha in a clinch.
Kure gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Talha wants to get back to full guard.
Talha is still trying to improve position.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Kure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Talha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talha won't allow Kure to pass to mount.
Kure wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talha keeps working.
Well, if Kure is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Talha flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha is trying to get back to full guard.
Kure has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Talha throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kure prevents Talha from improving his position.
Talha punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talha misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kure defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talha.
Kure has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talha misses with some punches.
Kure pushes Talha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talha.
Kure struggles to land a body shot inside as Talha controls his hands.
Talha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talha misses with the head strike.
Kure breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Kure scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Kure.
Talha is rocked!
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Talha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kure finish him?
Krejzi Kure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
Talha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talha duly obliges.
Talha seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Kure clinches with his opponent.
Talha misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talha throws a punch but it's blocked by Kure.
Talha has a couple of punches blocked by Kure.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kure backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talha.
Talha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Talha fails to land.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talha misses with some punches.
Talha working aggressively here.
Kure tightens his grip and picks Talha up, before dumping him to the ground. Talha manages to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kure stays in close to Talha's body and controls the position.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
Talha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Talha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Talha trying to strike off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kure is one step ahead there.
Kure wants to control from the top but Talha keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Firnanda Talha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kure throws a hook to the side of Talha's head but Talha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Kure has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krejzi Kure dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure'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.
Kure clinches up with Talha and pushes him back against the cage.
Talha lands a hook that snaps the head of Kure backwards.
Talha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
Kure has managed to clinch.
Talha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kure blocks an uppercut.
Talha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firnanda Talha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Talha.
Talha misses with the head strike.
Kure is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talha can do to turn this around?
Kure breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Talha.
Kure shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Talha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Talha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha trying to strike off his back.
Talha throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Talha looking for a sweep. Not yet Talha, not yet.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kure passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Talha misses with a strike from the bottom.
Talha throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Talha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Talha landing rabbit punches to the side of Kure's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Kure is trying to control. Talha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Talha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kure's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kure's back!
Kure breaks Talha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Kure with a nice head shot there.
Krejzi Kure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talha wants to sweep but no luck.
Kure drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kure jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Talha throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
Talha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kure has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Talha looking for a sweep. Not yet Talha, not yet.
Kure controlling from the top position.
Kure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kure stays in close to Talha's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Talha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kure stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talha lands with a heel strike from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talha is on top in guard.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Talha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Talha scoring with some ground and pound.
Kure trying to control the position.
Talha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kure utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Talha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kure looking for a sweep. Not yet Kure, not yet.
Talha is working Kure over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Talha connects with a couple of short punches.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Kure working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talha.
Talha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Talha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kure wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talha throwing strikes from guard but Kure blocks nicely.
Kure preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kure misses with a wild combination.
Talha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Talha shoots for a double leg takedown but Kure sprawls well. He's pushed Talha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Talha misses with a few strikes there.
Talha fails to land the takedown.
Kure fails to land with a series of punches.
Talha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kure stuffs the takedown attempt from Talha. Talha gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Kure tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krejzi Kure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Firnanda Talha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kure misses.
Kure scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talha fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha tries to move into range but Kure moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talha ducks under a wild hook from Kure.
Kure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Kure, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talha shoots for a takedown but Kure saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kure gets a clinch.
Kure slows down the pace here.
Talha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kure blocks an uppercut.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure throws a shot from downtown. Talha moves away and avoids it.
Kure has Talha up against the cage in a clinch.
Kure manages to break the clinch.
Talha moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talha dives in for a single leg takedown but Kure sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Talha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kure closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Talha to the mat! Talha manages to get full guard.
Talha punching from the bottom.
Talha is striking but Kure is not phased and passes to half guard.
Talha missing with punches from the bottom.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure prevents Talha from improving his position.
Kure landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kure wants to take a breather but Talha is having none of it.
Talha wants to improve his position but Kure is controlling well.
Talha gets back to full guard.
Talha wants to sweep here but Kure controlling him for the moment.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Talha trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Talha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Talha tries to strike from the bottom.
Talha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Kure trying to control the position from guard on top but Talha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Talha striking off his back but it's not causing Kure any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Krejzi Kure is winning the standup battle so far.
Kure looks to score with a jab to the body but Talha is just out of range.
Talha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kure sprawls well initially but Talha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Talha working over Kure with some ground and pound. Kure looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kure avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talha.
Talha throws a strike but Kure avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Talha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kure is keeping the position for now.
Talha works over Kure with some ground and pound from guard.
Talha throwing strikes but missing.
Kure is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krejzi Kure showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kure 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krejzi Kure!
During a confident post fight interview, Krejzi Kure thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Moses acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Moses!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maiden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Moses.
Moses takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moses scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moses has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maiden throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Maiden tenderised Moses's leg. Moses is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maiden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maiden lunges at Moses with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moses's hand.
Moses misses with a hook
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maiden lands a leg kick that knocks Moses off balance momentarily.
Moses misses with a few strikes there.
Maiden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Moses throws a looping overhand right but Maiden ducks down to avoid it.
Moses throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maiden counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moses is defended easily by Maiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses takes one on the button.
Moses swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maiden tries to sprawl but Moses drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moses is looking for a kimura here.
Maiden is trying is best to control the position here.
Moses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moses is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maiden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moses seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maiden is looking to improve his position.
Moses wants to work for an arm triangle but Maiden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Maiden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses thows a huge punch but Maiden dodges it nicely.
Maiden is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
Maiden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moses's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moses's back!
Moses prevents Maiden from getting a body triangle.
Maiden misses with an elbow to the head.
Maiden softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Moses tries to break free.
Maiden thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Maiden doesn't have the hooks in and Moses manages to turn into his guard.
Maiden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moses's guard.
Maiden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden distracts Moses with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maiden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moses controlling Maiden's posture.
Maiden is working Moses over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maiden won't allow Moses to sweep him here.
Moses working for a triangle but Maiden defends it easily.
Maiden is looking to work some ground and pound but Moses has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maiden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maiden is aware though and is defending well.
Maiden chips away with some ground and pound.
Maiden looking to sit in guard and control but Moses gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maiden is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Maiden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maiden throws the left hand but Moses avoids the punch easily.
Moses slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Maiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maiden lands with a good body shot.
Moses cracks Maiden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moses looks for a takedown but Maiden sprawls well.
Maiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Maiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses misses with a lunging right hand
and Maiden counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left lands for Maiden.
Moses throws a right hand that Maiden ducks under and follows up with a left that Maiden also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Maiden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden dives in and grabs Moses's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moses pushes down on Maiden's head and hops out.
Maiden digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
Eddy Maiden is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses moves away from the strike by Maiden.
Maiden walks into a left hand.
Maiden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archie Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moses pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maiden is out of range and Moses settles back down.
Moses misses with a body shot.
Moses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Archie Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moses cracks Maiden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moses works over Maiden's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maiden slips under a jab.
Maiden throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maiden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moses misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Maiden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maiden throws a lazy right hand but Moses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moses cracks Maiden with an open hand slap.
Moses takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moses moves out of range of the body kick from Maiden.
Moses drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maiden defends it well.
Maiden lands a jab.
Moses will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eddy Maiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Moses.
Maiden shoots in and bounces Moses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maiden distracts Moses with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moses is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maiden stands up over Moses, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maiden is one step ahead there.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
Maiden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moses is trying to keep Maiden in close.
Maiden works over Moses with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moses looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
Maiden scoring with some ground and pound.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moses is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maiden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
Maiden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moses controls Maiden momentarily but Maiden frees himself.
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 Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddy Maiden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maiden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maiden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moses ducks under a wild hook from Maiden.
Moses looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A bone on bone clash there as Maiden blocks the leg kick.
Moses throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maiden on the side of the head.
Moses lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moses.
Maiden throws a jab when Moses was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden connects with a leg kick. Moses looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maiden throws a body shot but no joy.
Maiden tries to bum rush Moses with a series of wild strikes but Moses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maiden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maiden wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maiden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moses's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Moses moved out of range nicely.
Moses was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moses misses with a right hand
and Maiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maiden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maiden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moses.
Moses swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moses with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maiden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moses.
Moses uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maiden.
Maiden misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Maiden there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Maiden.
Moses dives in for a single leg takedown but Maiden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maiden slips a jab from Moses.
Maiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maiden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moses can do to turn this around?
Maiden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Moses wants to land a leg kick but Maiden is out of range.
Maiden shoots in and drives through. Moses sprawls well.
Maiden throws a hook but Moses avoids it easily.
Archie Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses shoots and misses
and Maiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eddy Maiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Moses.
Moses throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Maiden to counter with a crisp jab.
Maiden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maiden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maiden, as that shot connected.
Maiden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moses throws a low kick but Maiden avoids it.
Moses has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maiden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moses's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Maiden. Beautiful body shot.
Maiden throws out a powerful jab.
Moses has his takedown stuffed
and Maiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maiden throws a leg kick which misses Moses's front leg but catches the back leg as Moses tries to avoid it.
Eddy Maiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maiden.
Moses tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Maiden looks to throw the jab but Moses is out of range.
Maiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moses misses with a lunging right hand
and Maiden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maiden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maiden throws a big right hand that misses.
Maiden wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Maiden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moses's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Maiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maiden 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Maiden!
Eddy Maiden very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coxall (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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135 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
Coxall tries a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coxall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Coxall lands the left hand.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Coxall checks it.
Coxall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coxall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the head.
Horiguchi misses with a double jab.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Coxall's head but Coxall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coxall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horiguchi with a body shot.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Coxall misses.
Horiguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Coxall counter with a right hand.
Coxall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horiguchi back to the cage. Coxall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been hearing reports that Horiguchi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horiguchi blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Coxall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coxall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horiguchi 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.
It seemed like Coxall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coxall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that Coxall semi-blocks.
Coxall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Coxall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coxall under the eye.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Horiguchi.
Coxall is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall scores with a head kick. Horiguchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coxall throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coxall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coxall is still on wobbly legs! Can Horiguchi finish him?
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coxall seems to have recovered his senses.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Coxall moved out of range.
Horiguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coxall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Coxall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Coxall ducks down to avoid it.
Coxall swings widly with a right hand
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coxall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Horiguchi is able to avoid easily.
Coxall scores with a leg kick.
Coxall wants to land a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Coxall avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Coxall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oooooh!!! Horiguchi has knocked Coxall down with a huge combo! Horiguchi steps away and waves a wobbly Coxall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Coxall scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Coxall throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coxall wants to land a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Coxall checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coxall's head.
Coxall throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Coxall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coxall.
Donk. Horiguchi catches Coxall right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Coxall blocks the leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Coxall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horiguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coxall scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
Coxall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coxall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coxall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coxall misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coxall scores with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi defending well as Coxall loads up on a big left hand.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Coxall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but Coxall is out of range.
Horiguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coxall can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Coxall seems unphased.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Coxall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Horiguchi has got the better of the exchanges.
Horiguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coxall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi is looking to slow Coxall down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Coxall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Coxall misses.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Coxall throws a jab when Horiguchi was well out of range.
Kyoji Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Coxall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Coxall checks it.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coxall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coxall lands a really nice looking cross but Horiguchi seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
Coxall throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coxall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Horiguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coxall is able to avoid easily.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Horiguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Horiguchi cracks Coxall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horiguchi defending well as Coxall loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coxall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi cracks Coxall with an open hand slap.
Horiguchi cracks the inside of Coxall's front leg.
Coxall misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coxall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Coxall slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Coxall.
Coxall slips a jab from Horiguchi.
Coxall defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Coxall throws a right and a left that Horiguchi avoids nicely.
Coxall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coxall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi cracks Coxall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coxall lands a nice shot that snaps Horiguchi's head back.
Coxall motions for Horiguchi to come forward. Coxall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut
letting Coxall counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi sizes up Coxall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horiguchi throws a combination that misses
and Coxall counters with a nice leg kick.
Coxall throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Coxall.
Horiguchi throwing a counter right hand but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Coxall misses with a right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Coxall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coxall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi scores with a jab. Coxall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Coxall moves out of range.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Coxall.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Coxall moved away.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that Coxall semi-blocks.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Horiguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coxall. Coxall obviously looking to wear him down.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coxall scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Coxall. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coxall.
As Coxall backs away, Horiguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horiguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coxall counters by clinching up.
Horiguchi working hard to break the clinch.
Coxall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coxall struggles to land a body shot inside as Horiguchi controls his hands.
Coxall misses with a body punch.
Coxall tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Coxall back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coxall.
Coxall misses with a body punch.
Coxall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coxall is looking to control Horiguchi's arms but Horiguchi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coxall has his back to the cage.
Horiguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Coxall controls his hands.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Horiguchi tries a body shot but Coxall blocks it.
Horiguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Coxall moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coxall throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Kyoji Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi'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. This is the final round!
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
A slow jab from Coxall misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Coxall.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
Coxall throws a counter combo.
Horiguchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coxall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Horiguchi really felt that one!
Coxall blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi backing away here, and Coxall unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Coxall is out of range.
Horiguchi throws a solid leg kick but Coxall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horiguchi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coxall! But no joy.
Coxall scores with a hook to the body. Horiguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coxall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coxall swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Coxall ducked under it nicely.
Coxall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Nice straight punches there by Horiguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horiguchi.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Coxall.
Horiguchi lunges at Coxall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coxall's hand.
Horiguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Coxall.
Coxall scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Coxall.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
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!
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Coxall misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coxall.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Coxall checks it
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coxall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coxall throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Coxall only half commits.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Coxall moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Coxall saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coxall.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coxall.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Coxall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coxall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coxall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Coxall moves out of range.
Horiguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Coxall saw that one coming.
Alex Coxall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coxall digs a good hook to Horiguchi's body.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coxall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coxall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coxall blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coxall swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Coxall moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Coxall needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Horiguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coxall.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Coxall checks it.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Horiguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coxall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coxall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horiguchi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
Kyoji Horiguchi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Andronicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andronicus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to March of the Roman Army. Titus Andronicus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titus Andronicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Andronicus pushes him off.
Ballantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andronicus throws a big counter combination but Ballantine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andronicus misses with a wild body shot.
Andronicus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ballantine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andronicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballantine shoots and misses
and Andronicus counters with a crisp one two that drops Ballantine! Andronicus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ballantine to his feet! Ballantine is in big trouble!
Ballantine is rocked!
Crack! Andronicus connects with the perfect overhand right and Ballantine falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Andronicus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Andronicus!
Titus Andronicus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cresta comes to the cage accompanied by The black keys - I got mine. Fardy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smack My Bitch Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Fardy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardy throws a leg kick
and Cresta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cresta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Fardy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cresta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cresta misses with the combination.
Cresta misses with a looping left.
Fardy misses with a few strikes there.
Fardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Fardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cresta jabs Fardy right on the nose. Fardy blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Cresta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fardy. Cresta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cresta swings widly with a right hand
and Fardy counters with an outside leg kick.
Fardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cresta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta looks to throw the jab but Fardy is out of range.
Fardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fardy! But no joy.
Fardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cresta misses with a looping right.
Fardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cresta's sensitive parts.
Fardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cresta. That did some damage!
Josh Fardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fardy misses with a left hand
and Cresta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cresta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cresta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut.
Fardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fardy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cresta misses with a straight right.
Fardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cresta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fardy.
Fardy throws a hook but Cresta avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Fardy.
Fardy slips a jab from Cresta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cresta. Fardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fardy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fardy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fardy connects with a leg kick. Cresta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fardy throws an overhand right that lands on Cresta's shoulder, as Cresta tries to avoid the shot.
Fardy throws a shot from downtown. Cresta moves away and avoids it.
Fardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Fardy thumps Cresta with a low kick.
Cresta walks into a stiff left hand from Fardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta moves out of range of the body kick from Fardy.
Fardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cresta misses with a right hand
and Fardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cresta misses with a lunging right hand
and Fardy counters with a solid body kick.
Cresta throws a jab but it's blocked by Fardy.
Despite the aggression on Fardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice defenses there by Fardy.
Cresta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cresta throws a right hand that Fardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Fardy also avoids with ease.
Cresta shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Ignacio Cresta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cresta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cresta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cresta scrambles back to his feet.
Cresta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Juan Ignacio Cresta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Fardy tenderised Cresta's leg. Cresta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Fardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Cresta misses
enabling Fardy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fardy needs to keep his hands up - Cresta had a free shot at his head there.
Fardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cresta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fardy throws out a loose jab but Cresta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cresta connects with a body shot.
Cresta throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cresta ducks under a wild hook from Fardy.
Cresta moves forwards but Fardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Fardy. No joy for Cresta on that attempt.
Cresta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cresta throws a sloppy body shot
and Fardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cresta's knee momentarily.
Cresta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Fardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Fardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cresta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cresta.
Cresta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fardy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cresta lands a jab to the head.
Cresta throws a combination that misses
and Fardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cresta thinking.
Fardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cresta manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cresta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cresta checks a leg kick.
Cresta looks to throw the jab but Fardy is out of range.
Fardy misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cresta avoids a punch combination nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cresta might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cresta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cresta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fardy lands with a shot to the body.
Cresta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cresta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Cresta 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.
Cresta throws a hook to the side of Fardy's head but Fardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fardy lands a jab.
Fardy connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Fardy.
Cresta misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cresta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fardy throws a low kick, looking for Cresta's leg but Cresta calmly moves out of range.
Cresta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fardy pinned against the cage. Fardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fardy throws a hook to the side of Cresta's head but Cresta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fardy throws a head kick that misses
and Cresta counters with a right hand to the body.
Cresta cracks Fardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cresta jabs Fardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cresta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fardy looks to throw the jab but Cresta is out of range.
Fardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cresta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fardy back to the cage. Cresta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A good leg kick by Fardy.
Cresta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fardy back to the cage. Cresta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cresta scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta throws a body shot but no joy.
Cresta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fardy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fardy.
Cresta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Cresta.
Cresta throws a body shot but no joy.
Fardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fardy throws a shot to the body.
Cresta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fardy.
Cresta shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cresta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cresta on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cresta. Fardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cresta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fardy's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Cresta misses the shot to the body.
Fardy throws a good cross that connects.
Fardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cresta is out of range.
Cresta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cresta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cresta throws out the jab.
Cresta looks to throw the jab but Fardy is out of range.
Cresta checks a leg kick.
Cresta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fardy sprawls and moves away.
Cresta misses with a looping right.
Fardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fardy tries a quick counter leg kick but Cresta is wise to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cresta avoids the head kick by Fardy.
Fardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cresta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cresta.
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 Juan Ignacio Cresta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Fardy'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Fardy.
Cresta misses with a straight left.
Fardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cresta throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fardy.
Fardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cresta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fardy moves away.
Fardy lands a really nice looking cross but Cresta seems unphased.
Cresta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cresta lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cresta. Fardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cresta digs a good hook to Fardy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta shoots for a takedown but Fardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Fardy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Josh Fardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cresta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fardy.
Fardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Cresta in the body.
Cresta's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cresta moves forwards but Fardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fardy lunges at Cresta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cresta's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fardy, right into the meat.
Fardy connects with a body shot.
Cresta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cresta throws a series of punches but Fardy moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Cresta.
Fardy throws a jab when Cresta was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cresta. That snapped Fardy's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cresta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fardy wants to control but Cresta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cresta.
Cresta working the head and body with strikes.
Cresta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fardy is controlling Cresta's trapped leg to prevent Cresta from advancing to side control.
Cresta slows the pace down in half guard.
Cresta is thwarting Fardy's attempts to control the position.
Cresta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fardy controlling the position for now.
Cresta is thwarting Fardy's attempts to control the position.
Cresta stalling.
Cresta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cresta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fardy wants to control but Cresta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cresta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cresta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fardy defending well though.
Cresta is nestled in close to Fardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cresta.
Fardy wants to control but Cresta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fardy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cresta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cresta throws a combination that misses
and Fardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Fardy cracks the inside of Cresta's front leg.
Fardy scores with a hook.
Fardy looks to land a left hand but Cresta moved out of range nicely.
Cresta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cresta throws the left hand but Fardy avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Fardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Fardy!
Our winner, Josh Fardy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Wisk
and Jitsu counters by clinching up.
Jitsu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wisk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wisk lands a hook that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Wisk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jitsu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wisk lands a left hand.
Jitsu lands a takedown into guard.
Wisk seems keen to control Jitsu's posture.
Jitsu slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wisk is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wisk is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sali that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wisk trying to hold on to Jitsu's head to control him but Jitsu postures up.
Wisk wants to get back to his feet.
Jitsu is working for a kimura but Wisk is defending it quite comfortably.
Jitsu prevents Wisk from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk is looking to control Jitsu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wisk avoid being mounted?
Jitsu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jitsu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jitsu throwing shots but Wisk is blocking nicely.
Jitsu wants to work for an arm triangle but Wisk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wisk trying to control from the bottom.
Wisk pushes Jitsu off looking to stand but Jitsu dives back in and keeps control.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wisk wants to control but Jitsu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jitsu trying to mount his opponent but Wisk defends it.
Wisk pushes Jitsu off and gets back to his feet.
Wisk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wisk throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Wisk.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wisk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jitsu breaks the clinch.
Wisk lands a slapping body shot.
Wisk looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
No luck for Jitsu with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to clinch but Wisk slips to the side
and Wisk counters with a big head kick but Jitsu shrugs it off.
Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Wisk counters with a left to the body.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Jitsu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wisk was covering up waiting for the punch and Jitsu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wisk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu throwing strikes from guard but Wisk blocks nicely.
Wisk is adopting a defensive guard.
Wisk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu darts in looking for a takedown but Wisk gets double underhooks and turns Jitsu into the cage.
Wisk misses with a straight left.
Wisk throws a leg kick that misses.
Jitsu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitsu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wisk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wisk throws Jitsu to one side and escapes!
Wisk takes a swing at Jitsu's ribcage but misses.
Wisk moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Wisk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk dominated that round.
That's time! Wisk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wisk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wisk throws a leg kick
and Wisk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Wisk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jitsu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wisk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jitsu somewhat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk lands a right hand.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Wisk has him pressed against the cage.
Jitsu is trying to drag Wisk to the mat but Wisk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Wisk lands with a right to the head.
Jitsu fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Wisk.
MC Wisk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wisk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wisk jabs Jitsu right on the nose. Jitsu blinks but takes it well.
Wisk throws a lazy right hand but Jitsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wisk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wisk.
Jitsu dives in and grabs Wisk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wisk pushes down on Jitsu's head and hops out.
Wisk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
And Jitsu tries to counter it with a takedown but Wisk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wisk tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.
Jitsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MC Wisk is winning the standup battle so far.
Jitsu gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wisk trying to control here.
Jiu Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking to advance position but Wisk won't allow it.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wisk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Wisk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard but Wisk defending well.
Wisk wants to get back to his feet.
Wisk tries to get to full guard but Jitsu has control of the leg.
Jitsu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jitsu is thwarting Wisk's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jitsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wisk trying to control but Jitsu postures up.
Wisk is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wisk wants to get back to his feet.
Wisk is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jitsu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wisk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wisk is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wisk is working hard here to advance position.
Jitsu trying to mount his opponent but Wisk defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk dominated that second round.
That's time! Wisk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jitsu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Wisk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wisk lands a nice looking body shot.
Wisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitsu moves away.
Wisk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk lands with an overhand left.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.
Wisk misses with a left hand
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
Jitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wisk trying to control the position.
Jitsu lands a couple of digs.
Jitsu prevents Wisk from getting back to his feet.
Jitsu cracks Wisk with a solid left hand.
Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wisk is keeping the position for now.
Wisk working a defensive guard here.
Wisk is looking to stand up but Jitsu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jitsu pushes down on Wisk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu seems to be working for a kimura but Wisk defends the submission attempt.
Wisk manages to get to full guard.
Wisk pushes Jitsu off and gets back to his feet.
Wisk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wisk wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wisk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jitsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Jitsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wisk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wisk misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Wisk moves into the clinch.
Jitsu is looking for a takedown.
Jitsu tries a knee to the head but Wisk blocks it.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Wisk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wisk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jitsu uses from the top position.
Wisk trying to control the position here.
Jitsu throws a big right hand that misses.
Wisk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Jitsu won't allow Wisk to get back to his feet.
Wisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jitsu stands up over Wisk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wisk is pulling down on Jitsu's head. It's preventing any offense from Jitsu, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jitsu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jitsu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wisk trying to keep a closed guard but Jitsu is proving a slippery customer.
Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wisk is keeping the position for now.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jitsu throwing strikes from guard but Wisk blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wisk is pulling down on Jitsu's head. It's preventing any offense from Jitsu, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Wisk misses.
Wisk scores with a body shot.
Jitsu tries to clinch up.
Jitsu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wisk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jitsu somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wisk is trying to defend but Jitsu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is thwarting Wisk's attempts to control the position.
Wisk wants to improve his position but Jitsu is controlling well.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wisk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Wisk is looking to control Jitsu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wisk avoid being mounted?
Jitsu working Wisk over with strikes.
Wisk wants to get back to full guard.
Jitsu lands with a punch from half guard.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wisk defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is thwarting Wisk's attempts to control the position.
Jitsu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wisk is looking to improve his position.
Jitsu thows a huge punch but Wisk dodges it nicely.
Jitsu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wisk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Jitsu prevents Wisk from improving his position.
Jitsu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk is looking to improve his position.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wisk defends it well.
Wisk has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jitsu is on him like a limpet, forcing Wisk back against the cage.
Jitsu wants a takedown but no success here.
Wisk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Wisk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wisk jumps guard but Jitsu stands there with Wisk around his waist. Wisk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wisk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wisk lands with a light punch inside.
Wisk can't find room to land a body shot as Jitsu controls the action.
Wisk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jitsu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wisk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jitsu can turn it around.
Wisk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jitsu or not.
Jitsu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wisk misses with the head strike.
Wisk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jitsu jumps guard and drags Wisk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Wisk from controlling successfully.
Wisk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wisk defends it easily.
Wisk wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk had his way with Jiu Jitsu in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wisk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Jitsu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jitsu defending well as Wisk loads up on a big left hand.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wisk as he jumps to the side.
Jitsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wisk tries to avoid it but Jitsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wisk to the ground. Wisk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wisk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk misses with a head kick.
Wisk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jitsu slips under a jab.
Wisk misses with a straight left.
Wisk throws a head kick but Jitsu moves out of range.
Wisk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jitsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Wisk digs a good body shot into Jitsu's ribs.
Wisk rushes Jitsu and presses him up against the cage.
Jitsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wisk smiles and moves away.
MC Wisk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jitsu.
It appears Wisk was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Wisk misses.
Wisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jitsu.
Jitsu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wisk lands a right hook to the body.
Wisk throws a hook to the side of Jitsu's head but Jitsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wisk thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu darts in looking for a takedown but Wisk gets double underhooks and turns Jitsu into the cage.
Jitsu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWisk.
Jitsu blocks a head kick by Wisk.
MC Wisk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Wisk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wisk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wisk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jitsu manages to circle out of the way.
Wisk lunges at Jitsu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jitsu's hand.
Wisk throws a big shot that misses.
Jitsu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wisk defends it well.
Wisk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Wisk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wisk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jitsu manages to circle out of the way.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wisk tried to counter with a leg kick but Jitsu avoided it.
Wisk tries a head kick but it misses.
Jitsu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wisk pinned against the cage. Wisk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu checks a leg kick.
And Jitsu tries to counter it with a takedown but Wisk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wisk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
MC Wisk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wisk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MC Wisk!
MC Wisk retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking MC Wisk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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