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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 Alexander Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a jab when Hilgers was well out of range.
Hilgers attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Hilgers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee tries to bench press Hilgers off him but Hilgers keeps the position.
Hilgers is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Hilgers seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Lee is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Lily Hilgers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Asaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Shudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Shudo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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139 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Asaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Shudo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shudo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asaki on the side of the head.
Asaki walks into a stiff left hand from Shudo.
Te Shudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asaki darts in and clinches Shudo up against the ropes.
Shudo trying to control the position but instead, Asaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shudo into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asaki.
Shudo is trying to break free.
Shudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asaki wants to break free but Shudo has control.
Asaki breaks from the clinch.
Asaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shudo's guard.
Asaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki won't allow Shudo to sweep him here.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
Asaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Asaki looking to pass the guard.
Shudo is trying to keep Asaki in close.
Shudo being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asaki advances to half guard.
Asaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shudo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asaki.
Asaki is trying to work for a kimura but Shudo is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Asaki in particular looking to stall.
Asaki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Asaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shudo sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo trying to control but Asaki postures up.
Asaki wants to free his trapped foot but Shudo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Te Shudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shudo works Asaki's body with a nice hook.
Shudo tries to clinch
and Asaki counters with a shoot takedown. Shudo fights it but they end up in guard.
Asaki wants to control from the top but Shudo keeps moving.
Shudo seems keen to control Asaki's posture.
Asaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo working a defensive guard here.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asaki throws a strike but Shudo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Asaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Asaki 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.
Asaki slips a straight right by Shudo.
Shudo swings widly with a right hand
and Asaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shudo thinking.
Shudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shudo takes a step back to recover.
Shudo tries to close the distance and clinch but Asaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shudo did well to prevent Asaki getting side control.
Asaki decides to return to a standing position.
Shudo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Asaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shudo can do to turn this around?
Asaki shoots for a takedown but Shudo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shudo looks to clinch
and Asaki counters with a shoot takedown. Shudo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asaki throwing strikes from guard but Shudo blocks nicely.
Asaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Shudo is retaining full guard.
Shudo is trying to control the position but Asaki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo is trying to keep Asaki in close.
Asaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shudo dives on top into guard.
Asaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shudo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Asaki dives on top into guard.
Asaki wants to control from the top but Shudo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asaki passes into half guard.
Asaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shudo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Asaki is working for a kimura but Shudo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Shudo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Asaki is keen to just control but Shudo is a slippery customer.
Asaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Asaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shudo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Asaki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shudo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Asaki.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shudo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Asaki breaks from Shudo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Asaki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Asaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Asaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shudo was covering up waiting for the punch and Asaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Asaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki looking to pass the guard.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shudo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Asaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shudo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Shudo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shudo is looking to clinch.
Shudo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shudo misses the body punch
and Asaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Asaki.
Asaki lands a takedown into guard.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shudo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shudo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asaki somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Asaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shudo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Te Shudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Asaki misses with a takedown
and Shudo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Shudo.
Shudo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shudo after a bit of a struggle.
Shudo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shudo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shudo is pressed up against the ropes. Asaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shudo down to the mat. Shudo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shudo cracks the inside of Asaki's front leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shudo lands a left and a right that send Asaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Shudo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Asaki is rocked!
Shudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Te Shudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asaki 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Shinji Asaki wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Shinji Asaki 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van comes to the ring accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Velasquez has chosen Awake and Alive - Skillet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tremaine Van !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van cracks Velasquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Van .
We've been told by Van 's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van tries to bum rush Velasquez with a series of wild strikes but Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velasquez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van throws a leg kick
and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Van is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but Van blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Van is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Velasquez forces his way into half guard.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Van is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velasquez is working for a kimura but Van is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Velasquez throwing shots but Van is blocking nicely.
Van knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Velasquez on the ground.
Velasquez is controlling the pace.
Van on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van tries to get out of the position.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Velasquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Van is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Velasquez content to control rather than advance.
Velasquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van is trying to control but can't.
Velasquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Velasquez.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van misses with a head kick.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velasquez scores with a takedown into Van 's guard.
Van can't keep his opponent in guard - Velasquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van is breathing heavily.
Velasquez is looking to take a break and control but Van is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van is looking for a sweep. Velasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velasquez trying to control the action but Van is working from the bottom.
Van is looking for a sweep. Velasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Velasquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Velasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van pinned against the ropes. Van gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Velasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van scoring well with a low kick there.
Velasquez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van .
Van throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Velasquez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Velasquez.
Van tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velasquez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van defends well and Velasquez ends up having to push Van into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Van was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tremaine Van has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Velasquez.
Velasquez goes for a double leg but Van avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Van continues to drive forward.
Van stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velasquez's hands.
Velasquez takes a swing at Van 's ribcage but misses.
Van cracks Velasquez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Velasquez is rocked!
Van and Velasquez are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Van throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Velasquez into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Van knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tremaine Van !
Tremaine Van looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Harrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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274 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Harrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Rage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Harrow tries to score with a low kick but Rage moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrow. That's going to slow Rage down.
Harrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harrow.
Harrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrow.
Harrow is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rage scores with a hook to the body.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Harrow trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
It looks like Richard Harrow has been cut.
Harrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harrow backwards.
Rage drops Harrow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harrow is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Harrow is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rage.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richard Harrow's cut is getting worse.
Rage drops Harrow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harrow is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Harrow is rocked!
Rage slowing the pace effectively.
Oh Harrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage drops Harrow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harrow is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Harrow out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Rage!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Dupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ru comes to the ring accompanied by Muay Thai Inspiration 3. 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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139 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chang Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Dupp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru lands a big head kick that sends Dupp tumbling to the mat! Ru takes a step backwards and waves Dupp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dupp is rocked!
Dupp moves forwards but Ru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dupp is still on wobbly legs! Can Ru finish him?
Dupp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ru misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Dupp.
Dupp throws out a loose jab but Ru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Dupp. Those never looked like landing.
Chang Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ru goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ru ducks under a wild hook from Dupp.
Ru fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dupp just manages to avoid it.
Dupp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ru smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ru darts in and clinches Dupp up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Ru fails to land.
Ru lands an elbow just above Dupp 's eye.
Ru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ru lands with a right to the head.
Ru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupp avoids it.
Ru blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ru blocking some punches.
Dupp seems to have recovered his senses.
Dupp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ru with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ru.
Ru lands a knee to the head.
Ru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ru scores with a hook to the body.
Dupp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ru stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Ru as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ru tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ru misses with a knee strike.
Ru lands a nice uppercut.
Dupp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ru connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupp's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ru landing knees to the head.
Ru misses with a punch to the body.
Ru landing knees to the head.
Dupp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ru misses with a body punch.
Ru tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupp avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupp is trying to break the clinch but Ru has him pressed against the ropes.
Dupp tries to circle away but Ru has him pinned against the ropes.
Ru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ru.
Ru cracks Dupp with a nice body shot.
Ru lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Ru.
Ru lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dupp wants to get back to striking at distance but Ru won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ru obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ru lands a good knee to the midsection. Dupp won't want to take too many of those.
Dupp looks winded!
Dupp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ru with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupp throws a punch but it's blocked by Ru.
Ru lands a knee to the head.
Ru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dupp backwards.
Ru lands a nice knee to the body.
Ru blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ru pushes Dupp back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dupp blocks a body shot from Ru.
Ru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ru stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Ru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ru slips under a jab from Dupp.
Ru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ru, right into the meat.
Ru blocks a jab.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dupp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chang Ru is winning the standup battle so far.
Dupp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ru.
Ru lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dupp throws a body shot but no joy.
Ru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ru throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That kick from Ru tenderised Dupp's leg. Dupp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ru tries to clinch but Dupp is having none of it.
Ru moves into the clinch successfully.
Ru looking to throw knees to the head but Dupp is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dupp.
Ru misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ru.
Ru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupp can do to turn this around?
Dupp prevents a body shot from Ru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupp blocks it with crossed arms.
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dupp scores with a jab to the body.
Ru bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dupp takes a swing at Ru's ribcage but misses.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dupp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ru tries a head kick but it misses.
Ru is looking to slow Dupp down with leg kicks.
Ru tries to clinch there but Dupp circles away.
Ru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ru misses with a wild body shot.
Ru connects with a solid leg kick.
Dupp misses with a straight right.
Dupp slips under a jab.
A jab from Dupp misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dupp digs a good body shot into Ru's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dupp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ru.
Dupp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ru connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Dupp misses.
Dupp is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ru scores with a kick to the body.
Dupp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ru looks to score with a jab to the body but Dupp is just out of range.
Ru lands a high kick!
Ru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ru clinches up against the ropes.
Ru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ru.
Ru lands a shot to the body.
Dupp is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru tries a body shot but Dupp blocks it.
Dupp prevents a body shot from Ru.
Ru connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupp's face.
Ru can't find room to land a body shot as Dupp controls the action.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupp's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ru.
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ru.
Ru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dupp tries to break free but Ru pushes him back against the ropes.
Dupp takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ru tries to throw a body punch but Dupp avoids it by throwing Ru back against the ropes.
Ru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ru misses with a punch to the body.
Chang Ru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ru crunches a lovely knee into Dupp's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Ru.
Ru scores with a knee to the head.
Ru lands a knee to the body.
Ru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dupp blocks it with crossed arms.
Ru stalling against the ropes.
Ru crunches a lovely knee into Dupp's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Ru 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!
Ru takes the fight into the clinch.
Ru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ru trying to land knees to the body.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dupp.
Ru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupp avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ru throws an elbow but misses.
Ru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ru lands a nice uppercut.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dupp up against the ropes.
Dupp managing to block the knees to the body from Ru.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru scores with a knee to the head.
Dupp swings wildly with an uppercut but Ru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ru breaks the clinch.
Ru walks into a jab.
Ru jabs Dupp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dupp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ru counters with a body kick that stops Dupp in his tracks momentarily.
Dupp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru tries to clinch there but Dupp circles away.
Dupp lands a head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dupp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A lazy left from Ru finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupp avoids the head kick by Ru.
Dupp throws a body punch but Ru moves out of range.
Dupp misses with an uppercut. Ru saw that one coming.
Ru connects with a high kick.
Ru throws a head kick that half lands.
Dupp misses with a body shot.
Ru throws a head kick that misses.
Dupp throws a right and a left that Ru avoids nicely.
Ru throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ru forces Dupp back against the ropes and clinches.
Ru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dupp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dupp's elbow.
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ru obliges.
Ru struggles to land a body shot inside as Dupp controls his hands.
Ru lands with a right to the head.
Chang Ru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ru struggles to land a body shot inside as Dupp controls his hands.
Ru misses with a body punch.
Ru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ru lands a damaging elbow.
Ru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ru misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ru.
Ru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ru lands a nice elbow.
Ru scores a nice knee to the body.
Ru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ru tries to throw a body punch but Dupp avoids it by throwing Ru back against the ropes.
Ru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ru.
Dupp blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stan Dupp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Ru - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Ru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ru has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Chang Ru!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Chang Ru!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Chang Ru!
Chang Ru wins by unanimous decision!
Chang Ru decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Kingston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neymar Junior's chin.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingston circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Junior.
Kingston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Junior is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Kingston works over Junior's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Kingston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Junior doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior lands with a kick to the temple. Kingston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Junior misses with a body shot.
A big left from Junior misses.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingston.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingston unleashes a big counter combination but Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston has Junior up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston jabs Junior right on the nose. Junior blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
It looked like Junior was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kingston misses with an uppercut.
It appears Junior was looking to counter with a kick there.
Junior is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Junior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Kingston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kingston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kingston lands a really nice looking cross but Junior seems unphased.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston works over Junior's head and body with a nice combination.
Kingston looks to land a combination. Junior sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kingston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kingston.
Kingston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Junior eats them both and turns towards Kingston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
It looked like Junior was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to clinch but Junior moves away
and Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kingston misses with a combination
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston tries to clinch
and Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Kingston lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Junior slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Junior with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kingston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Junior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Kingston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kingston. Kingston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Junior counters with a one-two to the body.
Kingston is rocked!
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior cracks Kingston on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kingston falls backwards against the ropes. Junior follows up with more strikes that drop Kingston to his knees. Junior keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kingston! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neymar Junior!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Dante Esposito . St. Georges comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Esposito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito stuns St. Georges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St. Georges takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Esposito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
Esposito only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito tries to circle away but St. Georges has him pinned against the ropes.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito lands a head kick. St. Georges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
St. Georges wants to clinch.
Esposito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St. Georges momentarily.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Esposito . No joy for St. Georges on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Esposito if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito misses with the combination.
Esposito throws a lazy body kick
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito misses the jab.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
St. Georges tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
Esposito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Esposito thumps St. Georges with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Esposito with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Esposito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges'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.
Esposito slips a jab from St. Georges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
St. Georges shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Esposito manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and St. Georges manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
St. Georges performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St. Georges is thwarting Esposito 's attempts to control the position.
Esposito wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Esposito tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
Esposito keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
St. Georges moves nicely into side control.
Esposito is looking to regain half guard here but St. Georges keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Esposito 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St. Georges has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but St. Georges is dominant here and he's now got Esposito 's back!
I would not like to be Esposito right now.
Esposito is in bad spot here.
Esposito trying to control the position but St. Georges manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges is hanging on to Esposito 's back as he tries to escape.
St. Georges controlling from the back.
Esposito trying to control the action but St. Georges just sinks the hooks in.
Esposito is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St. Georges is staying active.
What can Esposito do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esposito trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That kick from Esposito tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esposito drops his hands momentarily and St. Georges takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St. Georges takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Esposito .
A short uppercut from Esposito .
St. Georges misses with an elbow strike.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, St. Georges throws an elbow but misses.
St. Georges looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito 's brow.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike from St. Georges.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito 's brow.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito .
St. Georges pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Esposito as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Dante Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St. Georges takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
Gauthier St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St. Georges's calf.
St. Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito . That's going to slow St. Georges down.
Esposito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito .
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges lands with a hook. Esposito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Esposito .
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito throws a head kick but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
Esposito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St. Georges if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. St. Georges will feel that in the morning.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Esposito moves away
and Esposito counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St. Georges crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Esposito - the referee stops the clock and St. Georges gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Esposito . St. Georges manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esposito 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dante Esposito !
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Dante Esposito !
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dante Esposito !
Dante Esposito wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Dante Esposito 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rockhold (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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockhold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bickle defends it well.
Bickle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockhold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockhold misses with a body shot.
Bickle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body. Rockhold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rockhold shoots in for a double leg but Bickle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bickle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rockhold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Rockhold 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.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Rockhold's shoulder, as Rockhold tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle swings for the body but Rockhold moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rockhold.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rockhold counters by moving into the clinch.
Bickle stops a takedown attempt from Rockhold.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Rockhold jumps guard but Bickle turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rockhold.
Rockhold tries to work over Bickle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Rockhold's ribcage. Rockhold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockhold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockhold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bickle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bickle pushes Rockhold back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rockhold looks winded!
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Bickle breaks from the clinch.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Rockhold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockhold's gas tank.
Bickle gets underhooks to prevent Rockhold's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle gets through Rockhold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rockhold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rockhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockhold tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Rockhold back against the ropes.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Rockhold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bickle smiles and moves away.
Bickle dives in and scores a takedown into Rockhold's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Bickle distracts Rockhold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockhold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rockhold's head.
Bickle stopping the sweep attempt from Rockhold.
Rockhold managing to control the position.
Bickle passes into half guard.
Rockhold trying to hold on to Bickle's head to control him but Bickle postures up.
Rockhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bickle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rockhold works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rockhold keeping moving, preventing Bickle from controlling successfully.
Rockhold throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bickle uses it to pass to side control.
Bickle wants to control but Rockhold is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rockhold blocks a jab.
Rockhold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockhold can do to turn this around?
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Rockhold staying out of range there.
Bickle drops Rockhold with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rockhold! Bickle dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes into the arena with Triumph - Wu Tang Clan blaring out of the sound system. Matt Gentry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Ben Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Gentry takes one on the button.
Gentry avoids the body shot from Miller.
Gentry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gentry lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gentry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Gentry coming out on top.
Gentry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry scores with a jab to the body.
Miller jabs Gentry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gentry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gentry swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentry, as that shot connected.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gentry.
Gentry throws a big shot that misses.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller swings for the body but Gentry moves out of range.
As Miller looks to move away, Gentry throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
Matt Gentry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller is looking to chop away at Gentry's legs.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Gentry pushes Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gentry can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Gentry leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Gentry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentry.
Gentry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Miller 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.
Gentry holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gentry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Gentry controls his hands.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
Gentry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gentry lands a body shot.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentry throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gentry blocks the leg kick.
Gentry misses with a wild body shot.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gentry.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gentry.
Gentry just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Gentry lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentry is able to avoid easily.
Gentry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gentry checks a low kick from Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentry throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gentry defends it well.
Jab by Gentry.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gentry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Gentry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Gentry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matt Gentry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentry moves away.
Gentry connects with a body shot.
Miller throws a head kick but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Gentry checks it.
Miller avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gentry blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller scores with a three punch combo!
Matt Gentry is winning the standup battle so far.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Gentry.
Gentry moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller shoots in but Gentry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gentry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Gentry lands a jab to the nose.
Gentry throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller throws a low kick but Gentry moves out of range easily.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller moves out of range as Gentry strikes.
Gentry moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to score a takedown here. Gentry is defending well but Miller drives through and ends up in Gentry's guard.
Gentry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gentry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gentry keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller postures up.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gentry trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Gentry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Gentry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gentry is aware though and is defending well.
Gentry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gentry has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
Gentry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gentry defends well.
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.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gentry defends well.
Miller trying to control the position.
Miller has an active guard here but Gentry has managed to pass into half guard.
Gentry prevents Miller from improving his position.
Gentry trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
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.
Gentry prevents Miller from improving his position.
Gentry is trying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gentry controlling the action here.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller wants to sweep here but Gentry controlling him for the moment.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gentry wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Gentry is out of range.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller throws a body punch but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Gentry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miller misses with a low kick.
As Miller tries to get set, Gentry tries to push him back and clinch up but Miller manages to avoid the attempt.
Gentry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Gentry takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gentry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller throws a low kick but Gentry moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Gentry throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentry's head backwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gentry tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Gentry.
A left hand lands to the body for Gentry.
Gentry misses with a punch on the inside.
Gentry looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Gentry.
Gentry misses with some punches.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Miller sizes up Gentry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller throws a leg kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the ropes. Gentry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gentry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gentry looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gentry defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gentry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller lands with a nice combination. Gentry backs away looking to recover.
Gentry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a hook
and Gentry moves into the clinch.
Gentry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Gentry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentry.
A right hand to the body from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Gentry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gentry rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that Gentry ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentry also avoids with ease.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Gentry's shoulder, as Gentry tries to avoid the shot.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gentry checks it well.
Gentry throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller with the counter takedown but Gentry avoids it easily.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller throws a low kick but Gentry moves out of range easily.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Gentry lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the ropes and back into range.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Gentry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentry dodges the punch combination from Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Gentry avoids it.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller avoids the body shot from Gentry.
A shot to the liver by Gentry. Beautiful body shot.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Gentry moved out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gentry as he jumps to the side.
Gentry avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Matt Gentry did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gentry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentry was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Gentry off balance momentarily.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentry was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Gentry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gentry counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller looks for the body kick but Gentry saw that one coming.
Gentry takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller digs a good body shot into Gentry's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a leg kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miller.
Gentry blocks the body kick.
Gentry staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Gentry throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Gentry.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Gentry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
A cross from Gentry lands.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller slips under a jab from Gentry.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentry wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller wants to slow Gentry down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gentry swivels and escapes.
Gentry throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gentry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gentry.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Gentry.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Gentry tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Gentry back against the ropes.
Gentry throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gentry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gentry misses with the head strike.
Gentry has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gentry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
A left lands for Gentry.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Gentry sprawls well.
Matt Gentry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller 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 Gentry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gentry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Gentry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Gentry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller misses with a low kick as Gentry jumps back.
Gentry has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gentry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentry throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gentry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Gentry tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gentry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gentry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry had his way with Ben Miller in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller avoids the body shot from Gentry.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller swings for the body but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gentry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gentry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Gentry.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller goes for a double leg but Gentry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Gentry continues to drive forward.
Miller throws a low kick but Gentry avoids it.
Miller misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gentry counters with a nice uppercut.
Gentry misses with the combination.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Gentry's shoulder, as Gentry tries to avoid the shot.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Gentry backs away looking to recover.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Gentry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Gentry sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Gentry lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gentry checks a leg kick.
Miller looks to land a combination but Gentry avoids it well.
A jab from Gentry misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gentry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Gentry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Gentry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gentry.
Miller throws a leg kick but Gentry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gentry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Gentry blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Gentry lands a body shot.
Gentry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller punishes Gentry's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentry connects with a looping right hand.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Gentry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Gentry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentry throws out the jab.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
Miller takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentry is able to avoid easily.
Ben Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gentry trying to control from the bottom.
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 Matt Gentry.
I think Gentry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Matt Gentry!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Matt Gentry!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Matt Gentry!
Matt Gentry wins by unanimous decision!
Matt Gentry retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Matt Gentry 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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