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Prestige FC 55: Fight Melody PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ebay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pregador Luo - Já Posso Suportar. Gustavo Aldo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Ebay's chin.
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustavo Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Ebay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo jabs Ebay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aldo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ebay punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Ebay finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Ebay.
Ebay misses with a wild combination.
Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Aldo has Ebay pressed against the ropes, preventing Ebay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ebay managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Ebay is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebay wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo lands a right hand.
Ebay managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebay avoids it.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ebay backwards.
Ebay is rocked!
Ebay managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Ebay is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Ebay seems to have recovered his senses.
Ebay avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ebay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Ebay.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Ebay.
Ebay jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Ebay around his waist. Ebay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo presses Ebay against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ebay looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ebay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ebay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aldo keeps control of Ebay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ebay is defending well for now.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
Ebay managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Ebay managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo tries to work over Ebay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Ebay backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Ebay is blocking nicely.
Aldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebay prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ebay to his knees! Aldo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Aldo!
After the fight, Gustavo Aldo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Kane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane moves into range and clinches up with Chernicin.
Kane wants the takedown. Chernicin is fighting it off but Kane persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chernicin's guard against the ropes.
Kane trying to control but Chernicin is working from the bottom.
Kane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chernicin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernicin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kane throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kane landing some decent shots from guard.
Chernicin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kane is defending well. Chernicin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kane has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Chernicin celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Chernicin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Wild boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
224 lbs
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36
191 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman goes for a double leg but Filipovic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Filipovic continues to drive forward.
Filipovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left and a right from Filipovic both land. Nice combination.
It looks like David Grossman has been cut.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grossman.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Grossman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Nice takedown defense from Filipovic. No joy for Grossman on that attempt.
Grossman throws a looping overhand right but Filipovic ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grossman is defended easily by Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grossman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Filipovic - the referee stops the clock and Grossman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Filipovic. Grossman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Grossman looks for a takedown but Filipovic sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman fails to land the takedown.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Grossman throws a hook to the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Filipovic moves away from the strike by Grossman.
Filipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grossman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filipovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grossman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
Grossman 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.
Filipovic scores with a push kick.
Grossman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grossman dives in and grabs Filipovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes down on Grossman's head and hops out.
Filipovic lands a big head kick that sends Grossman tumbling to the mat! Filipovic takes a step backwards and waves Grossman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grossman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Grossman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grossman drops his hands momentarily and Filipovic needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Grossman just on the top of the head. Grossman drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Grossman - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Dmx Intro. A fine choice. Rafal Jackiewicz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Jackiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackiewicz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackiewicz misses with a looping left.
Jackiewicz misses with a leg kick.
Jackiewicz punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackiewicz misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Jackiewicz breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackiewicz.
Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackiewicz throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackiewicz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets to mount! Jackiewicz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the attempt from Jackiewicz to control.
Jackiewicz regains half guard.
Jackiewicz trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jackiewicz defend it? Jones steps over the head and cranks it - Jackiewicz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Jones!
After winning the bout, Jack Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton comes to the ring accompanied by She Knows. Kessler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coal Chamber - Burgundy. 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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182 lbs
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179 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton shoots in for a double leg but Kessler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newton is able to avoid easily.
Kessler throws a shot to the body.
Newton misses with a kick to the body
and Kessler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kessler.
Christopher Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton tries to bum rush Kessler with a series of wild strikes but Kessler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kessler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Newton. That snapped Kessler's head back.
Donk. Kessler catches Newton right on the button with a cross.
Kessler lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kessler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kessler.
Kessler lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've been hearing reports that Newton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kessler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kessler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessler connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Christopher Newton has been cut.
Kessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Newton blocks with his arms.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton is looking for a takedown.
Kessler stops a takedown attempt from Newton.
Newton looking for a takedown.
Kessler prevents the takedown attempt.
Kessler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Kessler effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kessler.
A right hand to the body from Kessler.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kessler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kessler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton being controlled against the ropes.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kessler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kessler lands a left hand.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kessler.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kessler tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kessler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Newton blocks with his arms.
Kessler works on Newton's body with a couple of short punches.
Newton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kessler is defending well.
Kessler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Newton is blocking nicely.
Kessler with a knee to the head.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kessler pushes Newton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kessler presses Newton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Newton looking to stall.
Kessler misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kessler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kessler with a knee to the head.
Kessler is pressed up against the ropes. Newton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kessler down to the mat. Kessler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice cross by Kessler.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Kessler cracks the inside of Newton's front leg.
Newton throws the kick towards the body but Kessler avoids it.
Kessler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Newton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newton lands with a kick to the temple. Kessler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newton misses with a hook to the body
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johann Kessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton misses with a jab to the body
letting Kessler counter with a right hand.
Kessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kessler as he jumps to the side.
Kessler thumps Newton with a low kick.
Kessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Newton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kessler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Newton tries to circle away but Kessler has him pinned against the ropes.
Kessler pushes Newton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Newton blocks a body shot from Kessler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Kessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kessler misses with a knee strike.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kessler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton letting Kessler take a breather here.
Kessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Newton blocks with his arms.
Kessler gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kessler lands a body punch.
Kessler leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler trying to control the position but instead, Newton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kessler into the ropes.
Kessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newton or not.
Kessler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Newton.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Kessler.
Kessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Kessler landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands a knee to the head.
Newton is rocked!
Newton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kessler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kessler cracks Newton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kessler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
Kessler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Newton throws a lazy head kick
and Kessler counters by moving into the clinch.
Kessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but Newton blocks with his arms.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kessler.
Kessler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kessler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newton wants to break free but Kessler has control.
Johann Kessler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Kessler.
Kessler drops Newton with a big knee straight up the middle! Newton is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kessler.
Newton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kessler to score with a decent uppercut.
Kessler takes the fight into the clinch.
Kessler lands a good knee to the midsection. Newton won't want to take too many of those.
Newton pushes Kessler back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Kessler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kessler tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Newton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Kessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Newton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Newton drops his hands for a split second and Kessler immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Newton face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Kessler follows up with a right hand that knocks Newton into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johann Kessler!
A victorious Johann Kessler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Menchaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo comes to the ring accompanied by On The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Menchaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menchaka connects with a right hand. Polo shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Menchaka misses the target.
Polo moves into range and clinches up with Menchaka.
Polo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Menchaka to keep the fight standing.
Menchaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Polo won't allow it.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polo tries to break free but Menchaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Menchaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menchaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Polo.
Polo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Polo shoots in looking for a takedown but Menchaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Polo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Menchaka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menchaka scores with a nice head shot.
Menchaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Polo is trying to force a seperation but Menchaka has the dominant position.
Menchaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Polo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menchaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Menchaka misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Menchaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Menchaka as Polo tries to tie him up.
Polo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Menchaka.
Polo wants a takedown.
Menchaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menchaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menchaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polo ducks under a wild hook from Menchaka.
Polo thuds a left hand into Menchaka's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Menchaka scores with a jab.
Menchaka takes a swing at Polo's ribcage but misses.
Polo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Menchaka manages to circle out of the way.
Menchaka tests Polo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo tries to clinch but Menchaka is having none of it.
Menchaka throws a fast counter high kick but Polo manages to duck under it in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka avoids the head kick by Polo.
Nice cross by Menchaka.
Polo shoots in and drives through. Menchaka sprawls well.
Menchaka connects with a jab.
Polo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polo throwing a counter right hand but Menchaka manages to avoid it.
Menchaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Polo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menchaka.
Menchaka looks to land a combination. Polo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Menchaka misses with a hook.
Menchaka lands with an uppercut that bounces Polo off the ropes and back into range.
Menchaka throws a nice looking combination but Polo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Polo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menchaka.
Polo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polo blocks a head kick by Menchaka.
Mitchell Menchaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polo misses with a hook
and Menchaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo has Menchaka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Menchaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Polo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo gets control of Menchaka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Polo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Polo trying to keep a closed guard but Menchaka is proving a slippery customer.
Polo keeping full guard, as Menchaka tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Menchaka being controlled here momentarily.
Polo controls Menchaka momentarily but Menchaka frees himself.
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.
Polo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Polo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Polo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Menchaka's guard.
Polo throws a big elbow that misses.
Polo wants to control from the top but Menchaka keeps moving.
Polo drops back looking for a leg! Menchaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Menchaka manages to kick Polo off! Polo jumps back into Menchaka's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Menchaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Polo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Menchaka is fending him off so far but Polo persists. Nope, Menchaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Polo tries for a takedown but Menchaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Menchaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Menchaka is looking to clinch.
Polo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Menchaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Polo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Menchaka's shoulder. That is not cool.
Polo working away.
Polo tries to move to mount but Menchaka blocks the move with his legs.
Menchaka is not content to let Polo control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menchaka prevents Polo from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo slows the pace down.
Polo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Menchaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Menchaka pushes Polo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Polo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Menchaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Polo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Polo trying to control the position but Menchaka is working away.
A lull in the action here as Polo stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Polo with the ground and pound but Menchaka regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Polo is looking to take a break and control but Menchaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.
Menchaka is trying to stand up here but Polo is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Polo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menchaka throws out the jab.
Polo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Menchaka.
Menchaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menchaka throws a head kick but Polo moves out of range.
Polo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Menchaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Menchaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Polo tries to move into range but Menchaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Menchaka. Beautiful body shot.
Polo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Menchaka's guard.
Menchaka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polo controls the pace.
Polo stopping the sweep attempt from Menchaka.
Menchaka wants to get back to his feet but Polo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Menchaka keeping full guard, as Polo tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo looking to sit in guard and control but Menchaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polo wants to sweep here but Menchaka controlling him for the moment.
Menchaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Polo's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Menchaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Menchaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menchaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Polo is looking to counter punch.
Polo wants to clinch up but Menchaka keeps it at a distance.
Menchaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Polo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Menchaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Polo fails with the takedown.
Menchaka throws out a counter right but Polo avoids it with no problem.
Menchaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menchaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Menchaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Menchaka. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menchaka sizes up Polo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Menchaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Polo throws a series of punches but Menchaka moves out of range.
Polo throws a looping overhand right but Menchaka ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Polo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell Menchaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Menchaka lands with a hook. Polo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Polo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menchaka.
Polo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Menchaka!
Menchaka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Menchaka throws a body punch but Polo moves out of range.
As Menchaka tries to get set, Polo tries to push him back and clinch up but Menchaka manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Menchaka, as that shot connected.
Menchaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menchaka misses with a hook.
Polo drives through with a takedown into Menchaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Menchaka wants to stand up but Polo is controlling him.
Polo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menchaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Polo circles away quickly and effectively.
Menchaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polo moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polo.
Menchaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polo.
Menchaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polo scores with a spinning back kick!
Polo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Menchaka circles away.
A swing and a miss from Menchaka.
Polo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Menchaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Polo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Menchaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polo takes a jab right on the kisser.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menchaka. Polo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menchaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Polo somewhat.
Menchaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Menchaka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Menchaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polo.
Menchaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Polo misses with a body shot.
Polo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Menchaka wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Polo manages to pass to side control.
Polo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo throws a strike but Menchaka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Polo wants to control from the top but Menchaka keeps moving.
Polo wants to pass the guard but Menchaka is keeping the position.
Polo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Polo throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Menchaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menchaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Menchaka!
A very excited looking Mitchell Menchaka 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brochan Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brochan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darrow takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Uru blocks the low kick.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Uru throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow thows a leg kick but Uru checks it
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Uru blocks the leg kick.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uru scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uru blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Despite the aggression on Uru's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uru.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Uru sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uru counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Darrow misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru looks to throw a body kick
and Darrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Uru.
Darrow throws a solid leg kick but Uru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darrow.
Uru throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uru drops his hands momentarily and Darrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uru avoids the body shot from Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uru! But no joy.
Uru pushes Darrow away with a front kick.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Darrow misses
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Uru has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uru throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Darrow is predictable there
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Uru swinging wildly here.
Uru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Uru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow.
Brochan Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a hook but Uru blocks it.
Uru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darrow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
Uru tries to circle away but Darrow has him pinned against the ropes.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uru blocks an uppercut.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Darrow lands a knee to the head.
Uru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uru counters with a good, hard body kick but Darrow shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Uru misses the target.
Uru throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Uru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darrow moves into range and clinches up with Uru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uru is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the ropes.
Darrow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uru's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow keeps control of Uru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uru breaks from the clinch.
Darrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uru is able to avoid easily.
Uru checks the leg kick.
Darrow is looking to slow Uru down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yas Uru dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Darrow backs off Uru throws a huge counter combo but Darrow manages to avoid it all.
Darrow is looking to slow Uru down with leg kicks.
Uru misses with an uppercut.
Uru with a jab.
The fighters circling - Uru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uru connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow is looking to slow Uru down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Uru is just out of range.
A head kick by Darrow misses
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Uru connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Uru throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uru.
Darrow takes one to the chin there.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darrow thuds his shin into the meat of Uru's side.
Uru scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darrow wants to clinch but Uru slips to the side
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uru counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Uru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Uru.
A little jabbing left from Uru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Darrow manages to duck under it in time.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Uru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Darrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Uru's front leg but catches the back leg as Uru tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Uru lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darrow doesn't seem phased though.
Uru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Uru's legs.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru misses with a looping right.
Darrow looks to clinch
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yas Uru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow throws a push kick but Uru slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Uru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uru's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Uru counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow wants to clinch up but Uru keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uru scores with a hook.
Darrow misses with an uppercut
and Uru counters with a body kick that stops Darrow in his tracks momentarily.
Uru darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uru dips to his left and cracks Darrow with an uppercut!
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uru.
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darrow defending well as Uru loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow forces Uru back against the ropes and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Darrow has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Uru.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yas Uru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Uru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Uru checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow takes a swing at Uru's ribcage but misses.
Darrow scores with a head kick.
Uru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
Uru swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Uru jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow feints and then cracks Uru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uru down.
Uru throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Uru blocks a leg kick.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uru lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow feints and then cracks Uru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uru down.
Uru looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Darrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow 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 Uru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yas Uru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru throws out a powerful jab.
Darrow throws a low kick but Uru moves out of range easily.
Uru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow misses with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Uru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Darrow is looking to clinch but Uru is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uru! But no joy.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Uru off balance momentarily.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Uru's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Uru had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uru throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Darrow walks into a straight right hand from Uru.
Darrow 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.
Uru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow misses with a left hand
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uru, right into the meat.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Uru's front leg but catches the back leg as Uru tries to avoid it.
Darrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uru is out of range.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brochan Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darrow's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Uru misses.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Uru moves out of range easily.
Darrow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow is looking to wear down Uru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Uru.
Darrow looks to clinch
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yas Uru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yas Uru!
Yas Uru took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow jabs at Rutten's body.
Rutten gets caught napping as Darrow dives in and scores a takedown. Rutten manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Darrow advances to half guard.
Darrow content to control rather than advance.
Darrow stops Rutten from getting back to his feet.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow is taking a breather. Rutten says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rutten trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow wants to control but Rutten is keeping him busy.
Rutten is trying to stand.
Darrow trying to mount his opponent but Rutten defends it.
Darrow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Darrow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Darrow avoids the attempt from Rutten to control.
Darrow controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to hold on but Darrow pushes him away.
Darrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Rutten tries to buck Darrow off but he can't manage it.
Darrow content just to control the position here.
Darrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Darrow controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rutten is looking to escape.
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Darrow looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darrow trying to control but Rutten is having none of it.
Darrow controlling the pace for now.
Rutten tries to hold on but Darrow pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rutten wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rutten tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
Darrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow'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.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Rutten.
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darrow is defended easily by Rutten.
Rutten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blair Darrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darrow with a poor takedown
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darrow is defended easily by Rutten.
Darrow slips under a jab.
Darrow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rutten defends well and Darrow ends up having to push Rutten into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a takedown
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Darrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rutten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Darrow somewhat.
Rutten lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rutten sneaks out the side door and pushes Darrow away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Darrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes Rutten against the ropes but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Darrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rutten was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow darts in looking for a takedown but Rutten gets double underhooks and turns Darrow into the ropes.
Despite the aggression on Rutten's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Darrow tries for a takedown but Rutten circles away easily
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darrow misses with a takedown attempt - Rutten sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darrow shoots in but no luck this time.
Rutten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow drops his hands momentarily. Rutten doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Darrow staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Darrow doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bas Rutten!
A very excited looking Bas Rutten 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe has chosen How it is done as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalju Kulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Poe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kulli, right into the meat.
Kulli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulli.
Kulli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poe, right into the meat.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Poe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses.
Kulli cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Kulli throws a big shot that misses.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses.
Poe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poe catches Kulli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Poe misses.
Kulli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli checks a leg kick.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli slips a straight right by Poe.
Poe feints and then cracks Kulli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kulli down.
Poe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulli's sensitive parts.
Kulli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulli catches Poe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalju Kulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Kulli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kulli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe throws a sloppy head kick and Kulli moves out of range easily.
Cameron Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Kulli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulli feinted with a counter takedown.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe connects with a leg kick. Kulli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kulli moves out of range as Poe strikes.
A shot to the liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot.
Kulli throws a series of punches but Poe moves out of range.
Poe connects with a solid leg kick.
Kulli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Kulli backing away here, and Poe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poe scores with a punch to the head.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Kulli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poe connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe blocks a jab.
Kulli closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Poe.
Poe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kulli.
Kulli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Poe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kulli can't find room to land a body shot as Poe controls the action.
Kulli has a couple of punches blocked by Poe.
Kulli tries to work over Poe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulli misses with a punch on the inside.
Poe takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poe.
Poe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulli letting Poe take a breather here.
Poe prevents a body shot from Kulli.
Poe throws an elbow but it misses.
Poe slows down the pace here.
Kulli tries for a takedown but Poe manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulli.
Poe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe misses with the head strike.
Poe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poe lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulli misses with a knee strike.
Poe lands an elbow just above Kulli 's eye.
Poe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Poe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poe lands with a good body shot.
Kulli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poe misses with a head kick.
Kulli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulli finds it's way round the side to connect with Poe's head.
Poe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kulli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe checks a leg kick.
Poe throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe swings for the body but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli throwing a counter right hand but Poe manages to avoid it.
Poe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulli was well out of range. Poor timing from Poe.
Kulli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Poe - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kulli. Those never looked like landing.
Poe delivers a nice body kick.
Kulli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulli's elbow.
Poe looking to stall.
Poe trying to stall but Kulli improves his position.
Poe tries to throw a body punch but Kulli avoids it by throwing Poe back against the ropes.
Kulli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poes head.
Kulli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulli avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Kulli throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.
Poe lands an elbow that stopped Kulli in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kulli looking to stall.
A short right from Kulli.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Poe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulli misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Kulli.
Poe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kulli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kulli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poe swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulli.
Kulli throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
Poe connects with a leg kick. Kulli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kulli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Kulli does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Kulli misses
and Poe counters with a straight right hand.
Poe takes a swing at Kulli's ribcage but misses.
Kulli throws a lazy right hand but Poe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulli throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poe.
Kulli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poe digs a good body shot into Kulli's ribs.
Kulli scores with a hook to the body. Poe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Kulli misses.
Poe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poe avoids the body shot from Kulli.
Kulli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulli.
Kulli shoots in for a double leg but Poe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulli slips a straight right by Poe.
Kulli blocks a head kick by Poe.
Poe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kulli.
Kulli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kulli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poe digs a good hook to Kulli's body.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe misses with a two punch combination.
Kulli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cameron Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poe misses with a body shot.
Poe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kulli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kulli with a body shot.
Poe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kulli.
Kulli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulli thows a leg kick but Poe checks it
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kulli is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Poe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Poe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Kulli slips a straight right by Poe.
Poe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulli.
Kulli lands a head kick!
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulli.
Kulli is looking to clinch.
Poe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kulli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe throws a leg kick but Kulli checks it.
Kulli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Poe.
Kulli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli drives through and clinches with Poe against the ropes.
Kulli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kulli is keeping busy.
Poe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kulli is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poe lands an uppercut.
Kulli is trying to pull guard but Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Poe fails to land.
Kulli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poe trying to control the position but instead, Kulli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poe into the ropes.
Poe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulli tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
Kulli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poe's elbow.
Poe scores with a shot to the side of Kulli's head.
Poe wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Poe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
Kulli working aggressively here.
Poe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulli tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Poe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulli misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kulli.
Kulli tries to land a knee to the head but Poe blocks with his arms.
Poe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulli tries to work over Poe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poe swings for the body but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulli is just out of range.
Kulli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe scoring well with a low kick there.
Kulli moves out of range of the strikes.
Poe connects with a solid leg kick.
Poe tests Kulli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulli wants to clinch
and Poe counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Poe scores with a hook to the body. Kulli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kulli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulli.
Kulli quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Poe cracks Kulli with an open hand slap.
Kulli avoids the body shot from Poe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe scores with a jab. Kulli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
A jab from Poe does it's job there.
Kulli tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poe is looking to clinch.
Kulli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kulli is looking to clinch but Poe is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poe! But no joy.
Poe tries to clinch there but Kulli circles away.
Poe tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Poe misses.
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Kalju Kulli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulli throws the kick towards the body but Poe avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Poe!
A very excited looking Cameron Poe 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karesky misses with the combination.
Redz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karesky.
Redz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karesky has managed to clinch.
Karesky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karesky is pushing Redz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karesky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz manages to break the clinch.
Redz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karesky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Karesky tries to clinch but Redz moves out of range.
Redz throws a right and a left that Karesky avoids nicely.
Redz misses with a looping right.
Karesky flicks out a counter leg kick but Redz steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz shoots in looking for a takedown. Karesky tries to sprawl out of it but Redz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Karesky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romano Redz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karesky throws a low kick but Redz moves out of range easily.
Redz throws a lazy uppercut
and Karesky counters with an inside leg kick.
Redz throws a right hand that Karesky ducks under and follows up with a left that Karesky also avoids with ease.
Redz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karesky doesn't manage to clinch there - Redz circles away.
Redz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karesky counters with a three punch combo that has Redz backing up. Redz nods at Karesky to acknowledge the strikes.
Redz throws an off balance right hand
and Karesky counters with a two punch combo.
Redz throws a looping overhand right but Karesky ducks down to avoid it.
Redz throws a sloppy body shot
and Karesky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karesky wants to clinch.
Romano Redz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Redz. That snapped Karesky's head back.
Karesky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Redz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Karesky is just out of range.
Redz with a nice cross.
Redz throws a hook but Karesky avoids it easily.
Karesky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karesky wants to clinch up but Redz keeps it at a distance.
Redz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redz swats away the attempt to clinch by Karesky.
Redz throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Karesky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Redz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karesky tries to clinch but Redz moves away
and Redz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karesky was well out of range. Poor timing from Redz.
Karesky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redz.
Karesky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karesky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Redz is trying to force a seperation but Karesky has the dominant position.
Karesky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Redz avoiding damage as Karesky throws knees to the body.
Karesky misses with a knee to the head.
Karesky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Redz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karesky up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz is looking to break free of the clinch but Karesky has double underhooks.
Karesky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Karesky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redz is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karesky is trying to stall.
Redz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karesky.
Redz trying to stall but Karesky improves his position.
Karesky is pushing Redz up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Redz trying to control the position but instead, Karesky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redz into the ropes.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Redz controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Romano Redz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karesky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pejro Karesky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karesky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redz.
Redz cracks Karesky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz misses with a series of wild punches.
Karesky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karesky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redz scores with a jab. Karesky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karesky moves in looking to clinch but Redz pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karesky to regain full guard.
Redz with a nice head shot there.
Karesky is trying to control the position but Redz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Karesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.
Redz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karesky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Redz working some strikes from top position.
Karesky working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Karesky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz working some strikes from top position.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redz stands up over Karesky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Redz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karesky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karesky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz distracts Karesky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Karesky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karesky keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redz.
Redz lands with a straight right. Karesky didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Redz does no damage.
Redz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Redz misses with a wild body shot.
Redz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karesky.
Redz keeps the fight on the outside.
Karesky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Redz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karesky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redz's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karesky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karesky wants to control from the top but Redz keeps moving.
Karesky sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Redz.
Karesky taking a bit of punishment here - Redz scoring with strikes.
Redz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Karesky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Redz lands an elbow.
Redz in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz wants to control but Karesky is keeping him busy.
Karesky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karesky is trying to control Redz's posture but Redz avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Redz scoring with punches and elbows.
Karesky struggling a bit here.
Karesky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karesky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Redz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karesky wants to control but Redz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karesky tries to get to full guard but Redz has control of the leg.
Karesky wants to control but Redz is keeping busy.
Karesky is trying to get back to full guard.
Redz slips a nice elbow through Karesky's hands, connecting with Karesky's forehead.
Redz drops an elbow to the side of Karesky's head.
Redz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karesky can do to turn this around?
Redz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Redz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz wants to control but Karesky is keeping him busy.
Redz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Redz prevents Karesky from improving his position.
Karesky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Redz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Redz trying to control from Karesky's half guard. Karesky has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.
Redz is working Karesky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karesky keeping full guard, as Redz tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redz landing with the ground and pound.
Redz passes Karesky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Redz wants to take a breather but Karesky is having none of it.
Redz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karesky tries to roll over but Redz keeps him under control.
Redz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karesky's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karesky taking some punishment here, with Redz in his half guard.
Redz is thwarting Karesky's attempts to control the position.
Redz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karesky sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab by Redz.
Redz misses with a looping left.
Redz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redz lands with a nice body punch.
Redz throws a hook but Karesky avoids it easily.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redz swats away the attempt to clinch by Karesky.
Nice defenses there by Karesky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redz missing with a left hand there. Karesky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karesky tries to close the distance and clinch but Redz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karesky ducks right into an uppercut from Redz.
Redz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karesky tries to clinch up
and Redz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karesky rushes Redz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Karesky tries a body shot but Redz blocks it.
Redz tries for a takedown but Karesky manages to get underhooks.
Karesky misses with a body punch.
Karesky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redz manages to break the clinch.
Karesky tries to clinch up.
Redz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karesky's waist but Karesky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Redz off to one side.
Karesky tries to clinch there but Redz circles away.
It looked like Redz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Redz.
Redz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karesky moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz misses with a hook
and Karesky counters with a three punch combo that has Redz backing up. Redz nods at Karesky to acknowledge the strikes.
Redz shoots in and bounces Karesky off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redz won't allow Karesky to get back to his feet.
Redz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Redz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karesky's head.
Redz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Redz throws a big right hand that misses.
Karesky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karesky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.
Romano Redz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karesky is trying to hold Redz in close to prevent damage but Redz has managed to pass into half guard.
Redz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karesky is trying to control but can't.
Redz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redz stalling away here and it's allowed Karesky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky is trying to hold Redz in close to prevent damage but Redz has managed to pass into half guard.
Redz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karesky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Redz.
Karesky wants to improve his position but Redz is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redz connects with a nice short shot to Karesky's temple.
Redz 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz had his way with Pejro Karesky in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Redz misses with a straight left.
Redz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karesky.
Karesky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Redz shoots in for a takedown but Karesky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Karesky is looking to clinch.
Redz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Redz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karesky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Redz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redz stopping the sweep attempt from Karesky.
Redz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redz trying to control but Karesky is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky being controlled here, momentarily.
Redz 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.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karesky manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Karesky wants to get up but he can't break Redz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karesky wants to pass the guard but Redz is keeping the position.
Karesky looking to sit in guard and control but Redz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karesky pulls Redz in close to prevent any damage.
Redz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redz stopping the sweep attempt from Karesky.
Redz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redz wants to control from the top but Karesky keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karesky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Redz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Karesky to counter with a crisp jab.
Karesky tries to clinch up but Redz circles away and keeps his distance.
Karesky doesn't manage to clinch there - Redz circles away.
Redz is looking to counter punch.
Karesky avoids the body shot from Redz.
Redz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karesky to the mat! Karesky manages to get full guard.
Karesky controls Redz momentarily but Redz frees himself.
Redz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Redz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karesky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karesky manages to get himself to full guard.
Redz won't allow Karesky to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redz pushes down on Karesky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romano Redz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redz, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
Romano Redz is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Romano Redz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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