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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rodri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Fury (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rodri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Fury!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodri misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Fury as Rodri shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fury!
It looks like Jose Rodri has been cut.
Fury misses with a low kick as Rodri jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fury looking to score a takedown here. Rodri is defending well but Fury drives through and ends up in Rodri's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodri trying to keep a closed guard but Fury is proving a slippery customer.
Fury tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodri is retaining full guard.
Fury stops Rodri from standing up.
Fury not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fury won't allow Rodri to sweep him here.
Rodri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodri wants to improve his position but instead Fury has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodri is trying to get back to full guard.
Fury is controlling the pace.
Fury throwing shots but Rodri is blocking nicely.
Rodri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Fury stalling.
Fury wants to free his trapped foot but Rodri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodri wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodri throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Fury steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rodri.
Fury scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodri wants to get back to full guard.
Fury is taking a breather. Rodri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fury decides to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodri looks for a takedown but Fury sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodri is breathing heavily.
Fury moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodri needs to keep his hands up - Fury had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rodri takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Fury cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyson Fury!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tyson Fury made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijender Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Dier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vijender Singh!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier takes one to the side of the head.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Dier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Vijender Singh has been cut.
Dier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singh scores with a nice strike.
Dier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singh walks into a straight right hand from Dier.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Dier misses with a looping left.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dier walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
Dier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Dier counters with a crisp right that sends Singh to the canvas! Dier follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Dier!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Skandalaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bidam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megalomaniac. Skandalaki has chosen jean charles skarbowsky as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianni Skandalaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Skandalaki tries to counter with a clinch but Bidam shakes him off and moves away.
Bidam seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bidam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skandalaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skandalaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bidam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skandalaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bidam misses with a leg kick.
Bidam throws a hook but Skandalaki blocks it.
Skandalaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bidam misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skandalaki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Skandalaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
Skandalaki counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam throws a leg kick but Skandalaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skandalaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skandalaki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A shot to the body from Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skandalaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bidam.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Skandalaki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bidam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bidam throws a head kick but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bidam throws a sloppy head kick
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bidam throws a body shot but no joy.
Skandalaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skandalaki checks a leg kick.
Bidam takes a swing at Skandalaki's ribcage but misses.
Bidam throws a combination that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a series of strikes. Bidam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bidam throws a jab when Skandalaki was well out of range.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Skandalaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skandalaki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skandalaki unleashes a big counter combination but Bidam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hwoarang Bidam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick by Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a three punch combo that has Bidam backing up. Bidam nods at Skandalaki to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidam throws a body kick that misses
and Skandalaki counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bidam misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bidam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bidam backing away here, and Skandalaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bidam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bidam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skandalaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bidam with a body shot.
Bidam misses with a body shot.
Skandalaki is looking for the big counter here.
Bidam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skandalaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Bidam throws a leg kick but Skandalaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skandalaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skandalaki moves into the clinch.
Bidam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bidam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bidam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam misses with a double jab
and Skandalaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bidam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwoarang Bidam 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.
Skandalaki moves out of range of the body kick from Bidam.
Skandalaki throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Bidam.
Skandalaki counters with a body kick.
Bidam throws a combination that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a thumping low kick.
Hwoarang Bidam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidam misses with the combination.
Skandalaki blocks a head kick by Bidam.
A countering left hand to the body from Skandalaki misses.
Bidam throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam misses with a few strikes there.
Skandalaki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skandalaki blocks a jab.
Bidam misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam is looking to slow Skandalaki down with leg kicks.
Bidam misses with a double jab
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bidam cracks a nice hook into Skandalaki's ribs.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bidam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a series of strikes. Bidam will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam scores with a hook to the body. Skandalaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bidam is looking to wear down Skandalaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bidam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skandalaki can do to turn this around?
Skandalaki dodges the punch combination from Bidam.
Skandalaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skandalaki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bidam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bidam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bidam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skandalaki tries to counter with a clinch but Bidam shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skandalaki's head backwards.
Bidam scores with a kick to the body.
Bidam lands a nice hook to Skandalaki's body. Skandalaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Bidam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skandalaki is looking for the big counter here.
Bidam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bidam throws a head kick but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bidam has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bidam misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bidam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skandalaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skandalaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skandalaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Bidam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skandalaki ducks under a wild hook from Bidam.
Bidam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bidam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skandalaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Bidam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hwoarang Bidam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Skandalaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Bidam.
Despite the aggression on Skandalaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Skandalaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
A low kick from Bidam misses
and Skandalaki counters with a nice body kick.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bidam throws a right hand that Skandalaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Skandalaki also avoids with ease.
Skandalaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Skandalaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skandalaki throws a fast counter high kick but Bidam manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidam throws a one two combo.
Bidam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skandalaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bidam with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skandalaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bidam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bidam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skandalaki.
Bidam thows a leg kick but Skandalaki checks it
and Skandalaki counters with a three punch combo that has Bidam backing up. Bidam nods at Skandalaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Bidam misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bidam. Those never looked like landing.
Bidam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bidam throws a right and a left that Skandalaki avoids nicely.
Bidam tries to bum rush Skandalaki with a series of wild strikes but Skandalaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skandalaki wants to counter with a clinch but Bidam pushes him away.
Bidam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skandalaki counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skandalaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Bidam throws a series of punches but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki throws a fast counter high kick but Bidam manages to duck under it in time.
Bidam misses with a combination
and Skandalaki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bidam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skandalaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bidam swings for the body but Skandalaki moves out of range.
Skandalaki thinks about the counter body kick.
Bidam throws a body kick that misses
and Skandalaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bidam thinking.
Bidam misses with a head kick.
Skandalaki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bidam.
Skandalaki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bidam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bidam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skandalaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Skandalaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bidam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gianni Skandalaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bidam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skandalaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidam lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bidam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skandalaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidam tried to score with a low kick but Skandalaki checks it.
As Bidam backs off Skandalaki throws a huge counter combo but Bidam manages to avoid it all.
Bidam misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidam misses with a wild combination.
Skandalaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skandalaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bidam.
Bidam motions for Skandalaki to come forward. Bidam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bidam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bidam just misses with a punch to the body.
Skandalaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Bidam is wise to it.
Skandalaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bidam.
Skandalaki wants to counter the offense by Bidam and move into the clinch position.
Hwoarang Bidam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bidam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hwoarang Bidam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bidam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hwoarang Bidam!
Hwoarang Bidam was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yonglong Li is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to land a front kick but Laranja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Li looks to move away, Laranja throws a big counter combo but Li just gets out of the way.
Laranja tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Laranja tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a leg kick.
Laranja fails with the takedown
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Li.
Li goes for a small jab and connects. Now Li goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Laranja stumbles back but Li runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Laranja to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Laranja will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavien Delacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Lazada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E-Dubble - Changed my Mind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavien Delacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Lazada !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delacroix clobbers Lazada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lazada misses with the combination.
Delacroix throwing a counter right hand but Lazada manages to avoid it.
Lazada misses with a two punch combination.
Lazada closes the distance and clinches up with Delacroix, looking for a takedown. Lazada pushes Delacroix against the ropes but Delacroix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Delacroix. Beautiful body shot.
Delacroix pushes Lazada up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lazada trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Delacroix.
Delacroix lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delacroix.
Delacroix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delacroix pushes Lazada back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delacroix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delacroix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lazada looks winded!
Delacroix slows down the pace here.
Lazada jumps guard but Delacroix turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delacroix.
Delacroix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lazada backwards.
Delacroix digs a right hand underneath Lazada 's ribcage. Lazada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Delacroix.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delacroix.
Delacroix digs a right hand underneath Lazada 's ribcage. Lazada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Delacroix.
Delacroix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazada backwards.
Delacroix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delacroix presses Lazada against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delacroix scores with a shot to the side of Lazada 's head.
Delacroix lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Delacroix.
Delacroix lands a shoulder strike.
Delacroix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazada .
Delacroix is leaning against Lazada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delacroix.
Delacroix pushes Lazada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix pushes Lazada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Delacroix.
Delacroix slowing the pace effectively.
Delacroix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Delacroix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazada should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Delacroix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lazada takes a shot to the head.
Delacroix is working Lazada over against the ropes.
Delacroix pushes Lazada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delacroix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delacroix lands a body shot.
Delacroix lands with a right to the head.
Delacroix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delacroix scores with a shot to the side of Lazada 's head.
Delacroix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Delacroix cracks Lazada with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Delacroix.
Delacroix taking a breather.
A short right from Delacroix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazada or not.
Delacroix effectively controlling the action here.
Delacroix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delacroix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Delacroix pushes Lazada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delacroix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Delacroix lands a body punch.
Delacroix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delacroix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Delacroix works on Lazada 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Delacroix on the inside.
A hook to the body from Delacroix.
Delacroix lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delacroix lands a right hand.
Delacroix scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delacroix lands a left hand.
A short right from Delacroix.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Delacroix.
Lazada is rocked!
A short right from Delacroix on the inside.
Lazada is still on wobbly legs! Can Delacroix finish him?
Delacroix creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lazada 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lazada drops to his knees and Delacroix pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavien Delacroix!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jace Alexandre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Sears has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jace Alexandre!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sears dodges the punch combination from Alexandre.
Sears throws a lazy right hand but Alexandre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sears displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexandre throws out the jab.
Alexandre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sears.
A countering left hand to the body from Alexandre misses.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.
Alexandre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears works over Alexandre's head and body with a nice combination.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandre fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Alexandre.
Alexandre cracks a nice hook into Sears's ribs.
Alexandre misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Alexandre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears moves away from the strike by Alexandre.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Sears has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexandre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sears back to the ropes. Alexandre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sears swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Alexandre does no damage.
Alexandre ducks under a wild hook from Sears.
Alexandre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alexandre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Alexandre does it's job there.
Sears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sears misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Alexandre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alexandre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandre misses with a double jab.
Alexandre dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Some wild striking there from Alexandre.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexandre misses the target.
Alexandre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sears.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a right hand that Sears ducks under and follows up with a left that Sears also avoids with ease.
Alexandre lands a nice shot that snaps Sears's head back.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandre moves away.
Alexandre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sears.
Sears throws a low kick but Alexandre avoids it.
Sears throws the left hand but Alexandre avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandre feints a jab promting Sears to slip. Alexandre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sears slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexandre slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Alexandre misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Alexandre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Alexandre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
Sears looks to land a combination but Alexandre avoids it well.
Sears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexandre unleashes a big counter combination but Sears bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alexandre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sears circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexandre!
Sears misses with the body kick
letting Alexandre counter with a right hand.
Alexandre misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexandre. Sears does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandre.
Jace Alexandre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sears walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Alexandre takes a swing at Sears's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alexandre.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Alexandre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexandre throws a looping overhand right but Sears ducks down to avoid it.
Sears works Alexandre's body with a nice hook.
Alexandre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sears throws a right and a left that Alexandre avoids nicely.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Sears is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alexandre's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Alexandre avoids the body shot from Sears.
Alexandre dodges the punch combination from Sears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alexandre misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexandre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alexandre counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandre misses with a two punch combination.
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexandre!
Sears tries to bum rush Alexandre with a series of wild strikes but Alexandre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sears tries to bum rush Alexandre with a series of wild strikes but Alexandre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Alexandre.
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Alexandre manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sears might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sears on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sears in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre throws a series of punches but Sears moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alexandre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexandre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Alexandre misses.
Sears dodges the punch combination from Alexandre.
Alexandre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexandre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alexandre moves out of range.
Alexandre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears misses with a looping left.
Alexandre slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears avoids the body shot from Alexandre.
Sears throws a hook to the side of Alexandre's head but Alexandre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sears misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alexandre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alexandre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Alexandre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sears misses with a straight left.
Alexandre lands a jab to Sears's midsection.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexandre's head.
A punch combination from Alexandre misses.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandre throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Sears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandre.
Sears is looking for a counter combo.
Alexandre throws a right hand that Sears ducks under and follows up with a left that Sears also avoids with ease.
Sears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexandre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Alexandre misses its intended target.
Sears takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandre moves away.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.
Sears looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexandre connects with a jab.
No joy there for Alexandre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alexandre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexandre circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexandre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexandre misses with a body shot.
Alexandre looks to land a combination but Sears avoids it well.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Alexandre manages to avoid it.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sears.
Alexandre looks to land a combination but Sears avoids it well.
And Sears counters with a quick kick to the body but Alexandre blocks it.
Sears throws a right and a left that Alexandre avoids nicely.
Alexandre punishes Sears's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexandre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sears moves out of range as Alexandre strikes.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexandre.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexandre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sears swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexandre swinging wildly here.
Alexandre misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Sears - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexandre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sears circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexandre fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Alexandre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sears on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harry Sears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
A quick step to the side and Sears tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sears. Sears obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Alexandre.
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!
Some wild striking there from Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a series of strikes that have Sears backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jace Alexandre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexandre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jace Alexandre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick misses with a combination
and Dassler counters with an outside leg kick.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dassler.
Dassler with the counter takedown but Wick avoids it easily.
Wick looks to score with a jab to the body but Dassler is just out of range.
Wick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dassler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dassler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dassler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wick is just riding it out for now. Dassler eventually gives up the hold.
Wick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dassler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dassler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wick is just riding it out for now. Dassler eventually gives up the hold.
Dassler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dassler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wick sees it coming and defends easily.
Wick is looking to improve his position.
Dassler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wick sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Dassler throwing shots but Wick is blocking nicely.
Dassler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wick is trying to maintain the position but Dassler is very close to passing his half guard.
Dassler winds up and cracks Wick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dassler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dassler.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wick wants to improve his position but Dassler is controlling well.
Wick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dassler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wick wants to improve his position but Dassler is controlling well.
Dassler is trying for a kimura here. Wick looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dassler wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adi Dassler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gutou Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gutou Lu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotline moves away from the strike by Lu.
Lu throws a jab when Hotline was well out of range.
Gutou Lu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu digs a good hook to Hotline's body.
Lu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hotline.
The crowd cheers as Lu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hotline doesn't seem phased though.
Hotline tries to clinch but Lu is having none of it.
Lu throws a lazy uppercut
and Hotline counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hotline connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lu's hands.
Hotline moves in looking to clinch but Lu pushes him off.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Lu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu keeps the fight on the outside.
Lu swings widly with a right hand
and Lu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lu throws a hook to the side of Hotline's head but Hotline sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hotline swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lu throws a hook but Hotline avoids it easily.
Lu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu takes a swing at Hotline's ribcage but misses.
Hotline was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hotline dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hotline keeps control of Lu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hotline keeps control of Lu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hotline dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Hotline stalls.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Lu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hotline seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lu can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotline blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hotline softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Lu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Lu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hotline backwards.
Hotline lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lu.
Hotline blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hotline's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Hotline.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline blocking some punches.
Lu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lu tries to work over Hotline's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu tries to break free but Hotline pushes him back against the ropes.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes.
Lu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hotline scores with a shoulder strike.
Lu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hotline misses with some punches.
A short left from Hotline.
Lu tries to break free but Hotline pushes him back against the ropes.
Hotline blocking some punches.
Hotline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lu is trying to force a seperation but Hotline has the dominant position.
Hotline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Hotline.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline digs a right hand into Lu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lu's gas tank.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Hotline lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Hotline lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hotline.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hotline lands with a short shot to the head.
Hotline holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hotline dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hotline sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Lu keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Lu misses its intended target.
Lu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Hotline moves away and avoids it.
Lu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hotline manages to avoid it.
Lu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hotline counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lu misses the target.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lu misses with a combination
and Hotline counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline rushes Lu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hotline lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lu or not.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Hotline.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mister Hotline has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hotline lands with a short shot to the head.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lu can't break the clinch.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hotline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hotline is pushing Lu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hotline lands a hook that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hotline.
Lu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hotline taking a breather.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hotline.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Lu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hotline has double underhooks.
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lu has had enough of the clinch but Hotline keeps him there for the moment.
Lu has had enough of the clinch but Hotline keeps him there for the moment.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lu letting Hotline take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Hotline scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hotline lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
Hotline prevents a body shot from Lu.
Hotline is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lu can do to turn this around?
Lu wants to break free but Hotline has control.
Hotline looking to slow down the pace here.
Lu can't break the clinch.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hotline gets through Lu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hotline pushes Lu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hotline blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hotline is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lu is trying to break free.
Lu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hotline lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hotline lands with a left to the head.
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Hotline.
Lu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hotline dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hotline tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hotline defending well as Lu loads up on a big left hand.
Hotline takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Lu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hotline moves away.
Lu works over Hotline's head and body with a nice combination.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Hotline moves away and avoids it.
As Lu looks to move away, Hotline throws a big counter combo but Lu just gets out of the way.
Lu misses with an uppercut
and Hotline counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lu looks to land a left hand but Hotline moved out of range nicely.
Lu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline tries to clinch but Lu is having none of it.
Lu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hotline gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lu working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline scores with a shot to the side of Lu's head.
Hotline lands a nice uppercut.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Lu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hotline backwards.
Lu is trying to push Hotline away but Hotline has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hotline uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hotline.
A frustrated look appears on Lu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lu is trying to break free.
Hotline avoiding damage.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hotline - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hotline scores with a hook to the body.
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hotline lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hotline lands with a right to the head.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hotline creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lu tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
A short right from Hotline on the inside.
Hotline lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Hotline stalling against the ropes.
Hotline lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline has Lu pressed against the ropes, preventing Lu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hotline is trying to maintain a safe position but Lu gets an underhook and turns Hotline into the ropes.
Lu tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Hotline - that landed with a thud.
Lu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
Lu working aggressively here.
Hotline scores with a hook to the body.
Hotline is leaning against Lu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hotline stalling.
A short uppercut from Hotline.
Lu letting Hotline take a breather here.
Lu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hotline won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hotline blocks a body shot from Lu.
A short right from Hotline on the inside.
Mister Hotline is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lu working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Hotline to work.
Lu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hotline displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lu up against the ropes.
Lu is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Lu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hotline lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutou Lu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hotline lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lu misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Hotline showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hotline, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Hotline!
Mister Hotline was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra comes to the ring accompanied by Faint. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roderick Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Seterra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Seterra scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Seterra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seterra's efforts to push away.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Seterra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Seterra lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Seterra tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seterra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Seterra was not able to check.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Seterra.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra moved away.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Seterra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo feints and then cracks Seterra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seterra down.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Seterra's belly button to the back.
Seterra connects with a high kick.
Aldo scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Seterra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo thuds his right hand into Seterra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Seterra tries to score with a low kick but Aldo moves his leg out of the way.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Seterra.
Seterra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seterra clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Seterra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seterras head.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook. Seterra ducked under it nicely.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Seterra misses with a wild combination.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seterra moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook but Seterra avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seterra moves away.
Aldo cracks Seterra with a good jab.
Seterra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seterra manages to avoid it.
Seterra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Seterra lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seterra 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 Aldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Seterra knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aldo with a nice cross.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
Seterra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seterra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Seterra's head.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Seterra's leg but Seterra calmly moves out of range.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seterra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Seterra is just out of range.
Aldo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seterra fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Seterra.
Aldo clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Seterra off balance momentarily.
Seterra throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Seterra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seterra rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seterra!
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Seterra checks it
and Seterra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seterra.
Good leg kick by Seterra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo with a hook.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Seterra misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Seterra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Aldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Seterra steps away.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aldo tries to clinch but Seterra moves out of range.
Seterra throws a quick counter head kick but Aldo was just out of range.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Seterra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo tries a low kick but Seterra avoids it.
Seterra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Seterra moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seterra.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo cracks Seterra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seterra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Seterra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seterra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seterra tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Seterra counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
It looked like Seterra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aldo.
Aldo checks a low kick from Seterra.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo scores with a jab. Seterra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Seterra counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seterra is able to avoid easily.
Seterra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Seterra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seterra is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Seterra. That snapped Aldo's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seterra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Seterra counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Seterra tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Seterra is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Seterra. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Seterra. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo rushes Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Seterra working aggressively here.
Seterra is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.
Seterra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seterra looks to throw a body kick
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seterra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Seterra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to work over Seterra's front leg with a kick but Seterra checks it.
Seterra misses with a head kick.
Seterra slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seterra at a distance.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seterra manages to avoid it.
Seterra moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra checks it.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo tries a low kick but Seterra avoids it.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Seterra.
Roderick Seterra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra blocks a leg kick.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seterra misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Aldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seterra counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Seterra to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Seterra counters with an outside leg kick.
Seterra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick by Seterra misses
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Seterra's head back.
Seterra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Seterra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo throws a hook but Seterra blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo misses the body punch
and Seterra counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seterra.
Seterra sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Seterra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Seterra counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Seterra to acknowledge the strikes.
Seterra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roderick Seterra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seterra moves away.
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 Roderick Seterra.
Well Aldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Albin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elias Albin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albin shoots in for a takedown but Yuesheng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albin 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.
Yuesheng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yuesheng throws a body punch but Albin moves out of range.
Albin throws a fast counter high kick but Yuesheng manages to duck under it in time.
Albin shoots and misses
and Yuesheng counters with a left and a right that stings Albin.
Yuesheng rushes Albin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yuesheng lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yuesheng.
Albin looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Yuesheng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuesheng lands a hook that snaps the head of Albin backwards.
Yuesheng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuesheng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuesheng lands an uppercut.
Yuesheng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Yuesheng.
Nice body punch from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Yuesheng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuesheng lands a left hand.
Albin is rocked!
Yuesheng mutters something to Albin before pushing him back against the ropes. As Albin comes back towards him, Yuesheng unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Albin clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Du Yuesheng!
Du Yuesheng retains his light heavyweight title!
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