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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lily Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by skillet ~ monster . Desmond Nelson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lily Hilgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilgers shoots in but no luck this time.
Hilgers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hilgers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hilgers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nelson to the ground. Hilgers is now in Nelson's guard.
Hilgers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hilgers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nelson for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hilgers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hilgers gets a takedown into half guard.
Nelson wants to stand back up but Hilgers manages to pass into side control.
Hilgers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nelson, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers happy to just control the position for now.
Hilgers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nelson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hilgers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hilgers trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Hilgers tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Hilgers is trying to get an arm triangle but Nelson is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Desmond Nelson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hilgers.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hilgers scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hilgers controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hilgers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hilgers dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Hilgers passes into half guard.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hilgers.
Hilgers controlling the pace.
Hilgers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hilgers in particular looking to stall.
Hilgers is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Hilgers seems to be looking for submissions.
Hilgers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hilgers is looking for a kimura here.
Hilgers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nelson is just riding it out for now. Hilgers eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hilgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lily Hilgers dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hilgers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nelson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hilgers keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson wants to break free but Hilgers has control.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hilgers has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers is looking for a takedown.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Hilgers is controlling him.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Hilgers has the dominant position.
Hilgers tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson tries to break free but Hilgers pushes him back against the ropes.
Hilgers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nelson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lily Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Hilgers is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hilgers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hilgers is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hilgers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers seems to be looking for submissions.
Hilgers seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Hilgers is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hilgers trying to control the pace.
Hilgers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Hilgers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hilgers is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Desmond Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lily Hilgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hilgers is taking a breather. Nelson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lily Hilgers.
I think Hilgers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Lily Hilgers!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Lily Hilgers!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Lily Hilgers!
Lily Hilgers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the ring accompanied by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes stuns Ricard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Ricard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Uriah Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes throws a low kick but Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown. Barnes fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ricard dives into side control.
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!
Barnes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ricard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ricard on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard has hold of Barnes's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Barnes seems comfortable defending it but Ricard has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Barnes is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Barnes is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ricard couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saul Ricard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drowning Pool - Bodies. Tremaine Van has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tremaine Van !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Van tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker tries to bum rush Van with a series of wild strikes but Van uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Van is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van misses with a knee strike.
Parker tries to circle away but Van has him pinned against the ropes.
Van scores with a knee to the head.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Van has the dominant position.
Van told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Van misses with a knee strike.
Parker wants to stall.
Parker taking a breather.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van has Parker pressed against the ropes, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van looks winded!
Parker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Van tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Van misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van has him pressed against the ropes.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker tries to break free but Van pushes him back against the ropes.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van misses with an elbow strike.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Van throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Van bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker tries for a takedown but Van sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van tries a quick counter leg kick but Parker is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Van back into the ropes.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parker pulls guard successfully.
Parker pulls Van in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tremaine Van dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van connects with a leg kick. Parker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van .
Parker clinches.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Van is controlling him.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Van with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tremaine Van seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van misses with a knee strike.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van is breathing heavily.
Van with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van has him pressed against the ropes.
Van connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Van pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker rushes Van and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Parker tries to pull guard but Van forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Van pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van . Van obviously looking to wear him down.
Van scores with a push kick.
Van lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van scores with a push kick.
Tremaine Van seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker tries to keep at a distance but Van has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Van .
Van tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Van pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van thumps Parker with a low kick.
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!
Van rushes Parker and presses him up against the ropes.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Parker stalling against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tremaine Van 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!
Parker throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
Van looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Parker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van .
Van clinches with his opponent.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Van manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van misses with a knee to the head.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker tries to stall but Van uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Van manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parker taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parker's brow.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Van with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Van has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Parker.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker jumps guard and drags Van to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker kicks Van off and gets to his feet.
Parker tries to clinch but Van is having none of it.
Van is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A left and a right from Parker both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Van moves into the clinch successfully.
Van scores with a knee to the head.
David Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker looking for a takedown.
Parker tries to pull guard but Van holds him up against the ropes and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Van tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parker wants the takedown. Van is fighting it off but Parker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Van 's guard against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parker 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.
Van preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Van blocks nicely.
Parker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van , up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tremaine Van .
I've got Van winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tremaine Van !
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tremaine Van !
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tremaine Van !
Tremaine Van wins by unanimous decision!
Tremaine Van made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We knew we'd probably get the win if we could get the clinch against the cage; I think most people will crumble when I start kneeing them in the head! Bring on the next opponent!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin McGrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogan Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin McGrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogan Redban!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban instigates a clinch.
Redban swings wildly with an uppercut but McGrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redban has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McGrath regains guard immediately.
McGrath is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Redban wants to control from the top but McGrath keeps moving.
McGrath controls Redban momentarily but Redban frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redban trying to control the position from guard on top but McGrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGrath is trying to control the position but Redban postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGrath keeping moving, preventing Redban from controlling successfully.
Redban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGrath. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redban stopping the sweep attempt from McGrath.
McGrath lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGrath slips nicely into half guard.
McGrath is thwarting Redban's attempts to control the position.
McGrath is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Redban makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Redban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath drops back, looking for a kneebar! Redban looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Redban looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Redban!
McGrath managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Redban.
Redban happy to just control the position for now.
McGrath is looking to regain half guard here but Redban keeps moving and retains side control.
Redban works to advance to full mount. McGrath defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Redban lands a big elbow.
McGrath is bucking up trying to escape but Redban cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Redban looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Redban prevents McGrath from getting the reversal.
Redban pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McGrath holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Redban tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Redban with good strikes from the mount here!
Redban controlling from mount.
McGrath wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Redban.
Redban trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrath tries to lock up and control but Redban gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Redban lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Redban trying to control but McGrath is having none of it.
McGrath is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Redban takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redban throwing strikes here but McGrath is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Redban looking to control but McGrath is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogan Redban dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Redban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Redban softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGrath tries to pull guard but Redban forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Redban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGrath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redban lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath trying to control the position.
Redban working some strikes from top position.
Redban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrath works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGrath is trying to control the position but Redban postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban wants to pass the guard but McGrath is keeping the position.
McGrath bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redban's guard.
Redban trying to keep a closed guard but McGrath is proving a slippery customer.
McGrath tries to free his leg and advance position but Redban is retaining full guard.
Redban keeping moving, preventing McGrath from controlling successfully.
McGrath loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGrath wants to pass the guard but Redban is keeping the position.
Redban has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McGrath preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrath postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGrath passes Redban's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Redban moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGrath trying to control but Redban is working from the bottom.
Redban wants to sweep but no luck.
McGrath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redban wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGrath tries to free his leg and advance position but Redban is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban is looking to sweep but instead, McGrath has passed into half guard.
McGrath seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGrath is keen to just control but Redban is a slippery customer.
Redban is trying to get back to full guard.
McGrath is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Redban doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGrath.
McGrath trying to control from half guard but Redban is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrath moves into full mount! Redban won't be happy about that!
McGrath unloads with some shots from mount but Redban bucks and avoids them well.
Redban slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGrath is looking for a kimura but Redban is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGrath to get the leverage.
Redban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redban trying to control but McGrath postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Redban wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Calvin McGrath will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Redban clinches up with McGrath and pushes him back against the ropes.
McGrath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redban lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McGrath wants to improve his position but Redban is controlling well.
Redban seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGrath does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGrath keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Redban is just content to waste time from the top position. McGrath takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrath is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrath keeping moving, preventing Redban from controlling successfully.
McGrath is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redban manages to get to full guard.
Redban wants to sweep here but McGrath controlling him for the moment.
McGrath wants to control from the top but Redban keeps moving.
McGrath tries to free his leg and advance position but Redban is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Redban controls McGrath momentarily but McGrath frees himself.
McGrath trying to control the position from guard on top but Redban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redban is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGrath wants to control from the top but Redban keeps moving.
McGrath is fighting to break Redban's control of his arms but Redban is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Redban moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrath trying to control the position but instead, Redban has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGrath into the ropes.
Redban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGrath blocks the elbow strike.
Redban has McGrath pushed against the ropes.
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.
McGrath has hold of one of Redban's legs. Redban is fighting the takedown attempt but McGrath gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Redban tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGrath throwing strikes from guard but Redban blocks nicely.
McGrath trying to control but Redban is working from the bottom.
McGrath throws an elbow that misses. Redban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGrath's guard. Nice move by Redban!
Rogan Redban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrath is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calvin McGrath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGrath not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rogan Redban.
Well Redban 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Rogan Redban!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rogan Redban!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rogan Redban!
Rogan Redban wins by unanimous decision!
Rogan Redban very nearly forgot to thank Bushido Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reyanne Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio comes to the ring accompanied by see you again chris brown. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Jordan enters the ring!
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142 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reyanne Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio misses with a two punch combination.
Jordan lands a jab to the nose.
Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jordan's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jordan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
Ignacio lands with a hook. Jordan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jordan scores with a nice strike.
Ignacio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ignacio misses with an uppercut.
Ignacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignacio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jordan sprawls and moves away.
Ignacio is looking to land body kicks.
Jordan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jordan catches Ignacio napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ignacio to the canvas!
Ignacio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ignacio's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Jordan!
A very excited looking Scott Jordan 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.
Reyanne Ignacio spoke after the fight, saying 'hes got lucky'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Gorfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Zuculini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Gorfu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Zuculini!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorfu closes the distance and pushes Zuculini back into the ropes.
Gorfu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorfu misses with the body kick
and Zuculini counters with a takedown into side control.
Gorfu holds on to Zuculini's head and controls the position momentarily.
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.
Gorfu sneaks out the side door and pushes Zuculini away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gorfu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuculini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gorfu sprawls well. Gorfu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zuculini gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuculini closes the distance and clinches up with Gorfu, looking for a takedown. Zuculini pushes Gorfu against the ropes but Gorfu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gorfu throws a head kick that misses.
Gorfu has managed to clinch.
Gorfu is trying to stall.
Gorfu trying to land knees to the body.
Zuculini drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gorfu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sebastion Gorfu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Zuculini.
Gorfu wants to slow Zuculini down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu forces Zuculini back against the ropes and clinches.
Zuculini is trying to drag Gorfu to the mat but Gorfu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Gorfu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorfu misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Gorfu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zuculini tries to break the clinch but Gorfu is controlling the position.
Zuculini being controlled against the ropes.
Gorfu looking to stall.
Gorfu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuculini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gorfu prevents it.
Gorfu connects with a knee to the head.
Gorfu lands with a right to the head.
Zuculini letting Gorfu take a breather here.
Gorfu lands a left hand.
Gorfu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu pushes Zuculini up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuculini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorfu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuculini is defending well for now.
Gorfu trying to land knees to the body.
Gorfu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorfu has closed the distance and engaged Zuculini in a clinch.
Gorfu lands a body shot.
Gorfu prevents Zuculini from breaking the clinch.
Gorfu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gorfu effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gorfu.
Gorfu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorfu closes the distance and clinches.
Gorfu missing with knees to the body.
Zuculini tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorfu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu has managed to clinch.
Gorfu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuculini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gorfu breaks the clinch.
Gorfu gets a clinch.
Gorfu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Gorfu as the two fighters clinch.
Gorfu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu darts in and clinches Zuculini up against the ropes.
Gorfu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorfu forces Zuculini back against the ropes and clinches.
Gorfu manages to break the clinch.
Gorfu clinches up against the ropes.
Gorfu lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastion Gorfu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Gorfu.
Zuculini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sebastion Gorfu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfu misses with a few strikes there.
Zuculini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zuculini tries to keep at a distance but Gorfu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zuculini can't break the clinch.
Gorfu breaks the clinch.
Gorfu has managed to clinch.
Gorfu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorfu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gorfu - that will leave a mark!
Gorfu throws a series of strikes that have Zuculini backpedaling.
Zuculini is rocked!
Gorfu gets a clinch.
Zuculini is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorfu finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorfu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zuculini's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zuculini drops to his knees and Gorfu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastion Gorfu!
A very excited looking Sebastion Gorfu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritchie Stone is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakahara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a one two combo.
Nakahara misses with a left hand
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Nakahara is rocked!
Nakahara shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakahara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Nakahara saw that one coming.
Stone lands a hook that stumbles Nakahara back into the ropes. Stone follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nakahara to the canvas! Stone pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nakahara has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ritchie Stone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheng's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chong - Ding dong kong. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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152 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Cheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston blocks a low kick nicely.
Cheng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Kingston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Cheng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kingston works over Cheng's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Cheng counters with a leg kick.
Kingston rushes Cheng and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Cheng keeps him there for the moment.
Kingston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheng working aggressively here.
Cheng looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheng prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingston avoids it.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheng fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Cheng backs off Kingston throws a huge counter combo but Cheng manages to avoid it all.
Kingston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kingston throws a right hand that Cheng ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheng also avoids with ease.
Cheng dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Kingston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cheng eats them both and turns towards Kingston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kingston moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng misses with a body punch.
Cheng manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Cheng avoids it well.
Cheng went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cheng throws a big shot that misses.
Cheng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston lands a nice hook to Cheng's body. Cheng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheng thumps Kingston with a low kick.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Cheng counters with a leg kick.
Kingston moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Kingston.
Cheng misses with a low kick.
Kingston tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cheng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheng looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Cheng avoids it well.
Kingston has closed the distance and engaged Cheng in a clinch.
Cheng tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston tries to circle away but Cheng has him pinned against the ropes.
Cheng scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheng tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingston avoids the damage to the body.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Cheng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kingston's knee momentarily.
Cheng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston unleashes a big counter combination but Cheng bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Cheng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheng.
Cheng throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Cheng appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kingston throws a one two combo.
Cheng blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheng is looking for a counter combo.
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheng counters with a nice leg kick.
Kingston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kingston throws an overhand right that lands on Cheng's shoulder, as Cheng tries to avoid the shot.
Cheng feints and then cracks Kingston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kingston down.
A swing and a miss from Cheng.
Cheng looks to land a combination. Kingston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kingston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheng throws a leg kick but Kingston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kingston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheng doesn't seem bothered though.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kingston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston.
Kingston swings for the body but Cheng moves out of range.
Cheng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bo Cheng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheng moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Cheng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Cheng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kingston has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheng.
Cheng tries to throw a body punch but Kingston avoids it by throwing Cheng back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
Cheng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingston avoids it.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
Cheng tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheng.
Kingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheng lands a right hand.
Kingston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Cheng.
Cheng blocks an elbow strike.
Cheng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
Cheng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Cheng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
Cheng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kingston avoids it.
Cheng missing with knees to the body.
Cheng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingston.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Cheng lands a leg kick that knocks Kingston off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston instigates a clinch.
Cheng breaks the clinch.
Kingston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston tries to clinch but Cheng moves out of range.
It looked like Cheng was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheng won't allow it.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Cheng moves away from the strike by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheng looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cheng tries to score with a low kick but Kingston moves his leg out of the way.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Cheng.
Cheng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kingston.
Cheng trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingston.
Cheng scores with a one two! Kingston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cheng misses with a straight left.
Kingston moves into range and clinches up with Cheng.
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!
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cheng misses with some punches.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Cheng.
Cheng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
Cheng tries to throw a body punch but Kingston avoids it by throwing Cheng back against the ropes.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Cheng avoids it well.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cheng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Cheng dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingston closes the distance and pushes Cheng back into the ropes.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Cheng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston works over Cheng's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marcus Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Cheng.
Kingston works over Cheng's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cheng.
Cheng digs a good body shot into Kingston's ribs.
Kingston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cheng counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcus Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cheng gets tackled into the ropes by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Kingston avoiding damage as Cheng throws knees to the body.
Kingston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheng has him pressed against the ropes.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Kingston managing to block the knees to the body from Cheng.
Cheng tries to land knees in the clinch but Kingston avoids the damage to the body.
Kingston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng breaks from the clinch.
Kingston works over Cheng's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston connects with a body shot.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Cheng avoids nicely.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingston 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.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Cheng thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kingston missing with a left hand there. Cheng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheng counters with a good low kick that Kingston was not able to check.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cheng. That one must have hurt.
Cheng cracks Kingston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kingston closes the distance and pushes Cheng back into the ropes.
Kingston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cheng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kingston can turn it around.
Kingston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cheng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kingston is defending well for now.
Cheng lands a shoulder strike.
Cheng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston moves to clinch but Cheng breaks away
and Cheng counters with a body kick.
Cheng loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Cheng throws a low kick but Kingston moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets a clinch.
Cheng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Cheng makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kingston really felt that one!
Kingston throws a hook but Cheng avoids it easily.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheng circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston feints a jab promting Cheng to slip. Kingston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheng slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cheng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Cheng.
Bo Cheng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston throws an overhand right that lands on Cheng's shoulder, as Cheng tries to avoid the shot.
Cheng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Marcus Kingston!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Marcus Kingston!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Marcus Kingston!
Marcus Kingston wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Bo Cheng stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im back up, was i sleep? When we fight?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ru comes into the arena with Muay Thai Inspiration 3 blaring out of the sound system. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get up on my Level. Chang Ru is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chang Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ru is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ru wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
My spies in School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams throws a strike but Ru rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ru wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ru wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Williams's closed guard. He's half up but Williams has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Williams pivots and extends the arm, Ru falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Williams! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zack Williams!
In his post fight interview, Zack Williams gave a big smile as he said 'Are you not entertained??!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Akhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akhmedov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jason Derulo - . O Rangers has chosen Hold on to you as his entrance music. Tony O Rangers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omari Akhmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers dives in and grabs Akhmedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Akhmedov pushes down on O Rangers's head and hops out.
Akhmedov lands with a straight right. O Rangers didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Akhmedov misses.
O Rangers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Akhmedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Rangers.
O Rangers looks to land a right hand but Akhmedov moved out of range.
Akhmedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Rangers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akhmedov defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers tries to clinch but Akhmedov is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Akhmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akhmedov takes one to the chin there.
O Rangers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhmedov was well out of range. Poor timing from O Rangers.
O Rangers cracks Akhmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Rangers's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Rangers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akhmedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Rangers connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov moves out of range of the strikes.
O Rangers avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rangers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Rangers avoids the body shot from Akhmedov.
A big right from O Rangers misses.
O Rangers throws a lazy uppercut
and Akhmedov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers fails to land the takedown.
Omari Akhmedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
O Rangers shoots for a double leg takedown but Akhmedov sprawls well. He's pushed O Rangers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Akhmedov misses the target.
O Rangers darts in looking for a takedown but Akhmedov gets double underhooks and turns O Rangers into the ropes.
Akhmedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Rangers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhmedov wants to clinch up but O Rangers keeps it at a distance.
O Rangers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Rangers has a takedown stuffed.
O Rangers stalks Akhmedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akhmedov's face. Akhmedov staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Rangers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Rangers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhmedov.
O Rangers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akhmedov gets caught napping as O Rangers dives in and scores a takedown. Akhmedov manages to retain guard.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rangers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Akhmedov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
O Rangers trying to control the position but Akhmedov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov throws O Rangers to one side and escapes!
Akhmedov throws a hook but O Rangers avoids it easily.
O Rangers throws a poor cross that misses
and Akhmedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Rangers throws an off balance right hand
and Akhmedov counters with a left to the body.
Tony O Rangers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Rangers cracks Akhmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akhmedov.
O Rangers slips under a jab.
O Rangers feints the counter takedown.
Akhmedov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omari Akhmedov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Rangers throws a hook but Akhmedov blocks it.
It looked like Akhmedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O Rangers staying out of range there.
And O Rangers tries to counter it with a takedown but Akhmedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akhmedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omari Akhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Rangers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhmedov.
A little feinted left hand from Akhmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Rangers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Rangers fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Akhmedov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov throws a jab but it's blocked by O Rangers.
O Rangers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Akhmedov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
O Rangers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
O Rangers stops Akhmedov from standing up.
O Rangers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akhmedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akhmedov wants to stand and escape but O Rangers is having none of it.
O Rangers trying to move into half guard but instead Akhmedov has managed to sweep!
Akhmedov trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Rangers's guard.
O Rangers pulls Akhmedov in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Rangers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akhmedov wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tony O Rangers has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Rangers is controlling Akhmedov's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is looking to stand up but Akhmedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Akhmedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Rangers is controlling Akhmedov's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Rangers working for a triangle but Akhmedov defends it easily.
O Rangers working a defensive guard here.
O Rangers has control of Akhmedov's left arm, preventing Akhmedov from doing any damage.
O Rangers is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Let's hope that O Rangers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
O Rangers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Akhmedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Rangers! But no joy.
O Rangers throws a right hand that misses
and Akhmedov counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers swings for the body but Akhmedov moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Rangers throws a hook to the side of Akhmedov's head but Akhmedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhmedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Rangers misses the jab.
Akhmedov swinging wildly here.
Akhmedov avoids the body shot from O Rangers.
Akhmedov is looking for a counter combo.
Akhmedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akhmedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akhmedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Rangers counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akhmedov counters with a straight right hand.
O Rangers throws a hook but Akhmedov avoids it easily.
Akhmedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Rangers throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Akhmedov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers misses with a right hand
and Akhmedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Akhmedov misses with a straight right.
O Rangers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akhmedov defends it well.
Akhmedov swinging wildly here.
O Rangers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akhmedov tries to avoid it but O Rangers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akhmedov to the ground. Akhmedov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akhmedov tries to clinch but O Rangers moves out of range.
Akhmedov walks into a jab.
O Rangers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Rangers fails to land with a series of punches.
Akhmedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhmedov throws a big shot that misses.
And O Rangers tries to counter it with a takedown but Akhmedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akhmedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Rangers darts in looking for a takedown but Akhmedov gets double underhooks and turns O Rangers into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhmedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omari Akhmedov is winning the standup battle so far.
O Rangers scores with the left hand. Akhmedov knows he should have avoided that one.
O Rangers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akhmedov looks to throw the jab but O Rangers is out of range.
O Rangers lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers connects with a body shot.
Akhmedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akhmedov missing with a left hand there. O Rangers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Rangers moves out of range as Akhmedov strikes.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Akhmedov moves out of range.
O Rangers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akhmedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Rangers tries for a takedown but Akhmedov circles away easily
and Akhmedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Omari Akhmedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
O Rangers checks a leg kick.
O Rangers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov drives through and clinches with O Rangers against the ropes.
Akhmedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Rangers blocks an elbow strike from Akhmedov.
Omari Akhmedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Rangers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Akhmedov - just one landing.
Tony O Rangers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhmedov misses with a low kick.
Akhmedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but O Rangers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akhmedov fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Akhmedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Rangers misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Akhmedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akhmedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Omari Akhmedov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Omari Akhmedov!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Omari Akhmedov!
Omari Akhmedov wins by unanimous decision!
Omari Akhmedov very nearly forgot to thank Mohito Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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