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Destiny 157: Sur vs. Gaultier PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Green's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Unforgiven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
42 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Pablo Green!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poulter defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Green is defended easily by Poulter.
Green shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poulter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Poulter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Green is defending well for now.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo Green.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Green is looking for a takedown.
Poulter trying to land knees to the body.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poulter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Poulter stalling in the clinch but Green improves position.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Green changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poulter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poulter on his heels. He'll look to pass Poulter's guard now, I'm sure.
Poulter is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Green presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Poulter stalls.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Poulter keeps him there for the moment.
Green can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Poulter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Green is in Poulter's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green landing some decent shots from guard.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Poulter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Green stops Poulter from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a strike but Poulter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poulter manages to get himself to full guard.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poulter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green advances position into side control!
Green lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Green wants to control but Poulter is keeping him busy.
Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Poulter is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Poulter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green misses with the ground and pound.
Green looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Green misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Poulter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Poulter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Pablo Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poulter moves away from the strike by Green.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulter is able to avoid easily.
Poulter lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poulter slips a straight right by Green.
Poulter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Poulter.
Green tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poulter defends well and Green ends up having to push Poulter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Poulter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Poulter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Poulter misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Poulter is looking to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch.
Poulter moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Green breaks the clinch.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Green misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green cracks the inside of Poulter's front leg.
Poulter wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green thumps Poulter with a low kick.
Poulter doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Poulter tries to clinch up
and Green counters with a left and a right that stings Poulter.
Green tries to move into range but Poulter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulter's head.
Green feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green trying to control but Poulter is working from the bottom.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control from the top but Poulter keeps moving.
Green is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poulter keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green throws an elbow that misses. Poulter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Poulter!
Poulter controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poulter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poulter advances position into side control!
Green tries to bench press Poulter off him but Poulter keeps the position.
Poulter trying to control the position but Green is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poulter defending well though.
Nice strikes from Green there.
Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Green stalling away here and it's allowed Poulter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Poulter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green wants to control from the top but Poulter keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pablo Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Green looks to land a right hand but Poulter moved out of range.
Poulter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poulter.
Green with a hook.
Poulter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulter tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Poulter scores with a one two! Green had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green sizes up Poulter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Poulter.
Poulter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo Green.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poulter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green throws a head kick but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter scores with a shot to the body.
Poulter scores with a punch to the head.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poulter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook
and Poulter counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulter scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter closes the distance and clinches.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poulter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Poulter has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Poulter.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green tries a body shot but Poulter blocks it.
Poulter lands with a short shot to the head.
Poulter leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poulter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Green turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Green manages to end up in side control.
Green working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Green wants to control but Poulter is keeping him busy.
Poulter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Green.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poulter has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Poulter to see if he's OK.
Juan Pablo Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Poulter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poulter parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Poulter to escape.
Poulter is letting Green control him for a moment.
Green wants to control but Poulter is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Green 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo Green!
After the big win, Juan Pablo Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death - Slayer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tasapaksu's choice of entrance music: Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Tatti Tasapaksu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barishkov misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tasapaksu! But no joy.
Tasapaksu misses with a low kick as Barishkov jumps back.
Barishkov misses with a wild body shot.
Barishkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tasapaksu throws out the jab.
Tasapaksu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barishkov to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
No joy there for Tasapaksu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tasapaksu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barishkov throws a hook but Tasapaksu avoids it easily.
Tasapaksu has closed the distance and engaged Barishkov in a clinch.
Barishkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tasapaksu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been told by Barishkov's head coaches at Hugs & Kisses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barishkov looks to land a left hand but Tasapaksu moved out of range nicely.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tasapaksu.
Barishkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tasapaksu.
Barishkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tasapaksu tries a quick counter leg kick but Barishkov is wise to it.
Barishkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barishkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Barishkov lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Barishkov slips a straight right by Tasapaksu.
Barishkov misses the shot to the body.
Barishkov cracks Tasapaksu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses.
Barishkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Barishkov.
Barishkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Barishkov - that's a beauty! Tasapaksu is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Barishkov can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krug Barishkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Krug Barishkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Du Hast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Claudio Demaestri has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris misses with the combination.
Demaestri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harris tries to clinch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Demaestri throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris slips under a jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Demaestri misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demaestri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demaestri throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Demaestri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demaestri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demaestri moves away.
Harris defending well as Demaestri loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demaestri's calf.
Demaestri scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Demaestri.
Harris tries to move into range but Demaestri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Demaestri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Demaestri misses with a looping left.
Demaestri throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Demaestri avoids the head kick by Harris.
Demaestri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harris digs a good body shot into Demaestri's ribs.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demaestri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Demaestri rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demaestri.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris slips a straight right by Demaestri.
A jab from Demaestri misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris tries to clinch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Demaestri scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demaestri. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Demaestri lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Harris takes a swing at Demaestri's ribcage but misses.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demaestri was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Demaestri misses with a looping right.
Demaestri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demaestri with a nice cross.
Harris tries to clinch but Demaestri is having none of it.
Demaestri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demaestri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demaestri's head backwards.
Demaestri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris looks to land a combination but Demaestri avoids it well.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demaestri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Demaestri misses with a looping left.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demaestri scores with a nice head shot.
Demaestri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Demaestri jumps guard but Harris stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demaestri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Demaestri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Demaestri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Demaestri.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demaestri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Demaestri looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Demaestri misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands with a kick to the temple. Demaestri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Demaestri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris looks to land a combination but Demaestri avoids it well.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut.
Demaestri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demaestri.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris looks for the body kick but Demaestri saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Demaestri finds it's target.
Harris is rocked!
Demaestri fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Harris to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Harris looks to clinch but Demaestri throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Harris taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Claudio Demaestri!
An out of breath Claudio Demaestri thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bastien Harris had this to say: 'After this loss i think i will go home and hang myself now , goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elwood comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Chris Beattie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Elwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elwood throws a series of punches but Beattie avoids them all with ease.
Beattie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Elwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beattie. That did some damage!
Elwood misses with a low kick.
Elwood misses with a leg kick
and Beattie counters with a left and a right that stings Elwood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elwood. That's going to slow Beattie down.
We've been informed that Beattie 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.
Elwood throws the kick towards the body but Beattie avoids it.
Jab, jab by Elwood - just one landing.
Beattie swings for the body but Elwood moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elwood throws a leg kick which misses Beattie's front leg but catches the back leg as Beattie tries to avoid it.
Beattie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Elwood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Elwood lands with a hook. Beattie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elwood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beattie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beattie lands a front kick.
Elwood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beattie counters with a nice uppercut.
Elwood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beattie moves out of range as Elwood strikes.
Elwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Elwood swings widly with a right hand
and Beattie counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Beattie looks at the referee who does nothing so Beattie lands a crushing right that sends Elwood to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Beattie!
A victorious Chris Beattie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mingi Tyyp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mingi Tyyp!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp pushes Hemmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hemmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Hemmo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyyp misses with some punches.
Tyyp tries to work over Hemmo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyyp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyyp taking a breather.
Hemmo trying to control the position but instead, Tyyp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hemmo into the cage.
Tyyp looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyyp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hemmo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyyp struggles to land a body shot inside as Hemmo controls his hands.
Hemmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemmo digs a right hand underneath Tyyp's ribcage. Tyyp let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hemmo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hemmo stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Hemmo.
Hemmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyyp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemmo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hemmo trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyyp.
Tyyp misses with a knee to the head.
Tyyp looking to stall.
Hemmo takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hemmo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hemmo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyyp walks away with a smile on his face. Hemmo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyyp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyyp 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.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Tyyp misses with a body shot.
Tyyp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hemmo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyyp defends it nicely.
Tyyp throws an off balance right hand
and Hemmo counters with a shoot takedown. Tyyp fights it but they end up in guard.
Hemmo scoring with some ground and pound.
Hemmo stopping the sweep attempt from Tyyp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hemmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyyp has wrist control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hemmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyyp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyyp keeping moving, preventing Hemmo from controlling successfully.
Hemmo postures up.
Hemmo lands a couple of digs.
Tyyp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hemmo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hemmo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tyyp.
Tyyp trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hemmo manages to pass to mount!
Hemmo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tyyp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyyp is bucking up trying to escape but Hemmo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hemmo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hemmo punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hemmo.
Tyyp tries to reverse the position but Hemmo maintains control.
Hemmo looking to finish Tyyp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyyp!
Tyyp is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyyp taking shots to the head.
Tyyp is still in real trouble! Can Hemmo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemmo prevents Tyyp from getting the reversal.
Hemmo raining down shots from the mount!
Hemmo connects with a bit shot that sees Tyyp covering up! More strikes from Hemmo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hemmo is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paha Hemmo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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141 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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthriel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coleman Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anthriel as he jumps to the side.
Coleman Jr moves away from the strike by Anthriel.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
We've been informed that Anthriel 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.
Coleman Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Coleman Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
Coleman Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman Jr moves away.
Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anthriel.
Anthriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman Jr misses with a left hand
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman Jr.
Anthriel stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman Jr. Coleman Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Anthriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel tries to sprawl but Coleman Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coleman Jr trying to control from half guard but Anthriel is working away.
Anthriel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anthriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman Jr winds up and cracks Anthriel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coleman Jr prevents Anthriel from improving his position.
Anthriel wants to control but Coleman Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anthriel wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman Jr thows a huge punch but Anthriel dodges it nicely.
Anthriel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr drops an elbow to the side of Anthriel's head.
Anthriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman Jr wants to pass the guard but Anthriel is defending well.
Coleman Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman Jr scoring with strikes to the body and 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!
Anthriel is staying active underneath Coleman Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anthriel tries to roll over but Coleman Jr keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman Jr.
Anthriel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Anthriel taking some punishment here, with Coleman Jr in his half guard.
Coleman Jr is nestled in close to Anthriel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anthriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anthriel taking some punishment here, with Coleman Jr in his half guard.
Coleman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anthriel's head.
Anthriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthriel keeps working.
Coleman Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr thows a huge punch but Anthriel dodges it nicely.
Coleman Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Anthriel tries to get to full guard but Coleman Jr has control of the leg.
Coleman Jr controlling the action here.
Anthriel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Coleman Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Anthriel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
Coleman Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anthriel sprawls and moves away.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anthriel as he avoids it easily.
Anthriel throws out a counter right but Coleman Jr avoids it with no problem.
Coleman Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman Jr drives through with a takedown into Anthriel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anthriel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anthriel has his hands on Coleman Jr's head, controlling the position.
Coleman Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anthriel keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Anthriel controls Coleman Jr momentarily but Coleman Jr frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Anthriel is working from the bottom.
Anthriel is trying to keep Coleman Jr in close.
Coleman Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anthriel can do to turn this around?
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Anthriel trying to control the position.
Coleman Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Mark Coleman Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anthriel keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Anthriel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman Jr's guard.
Coleman Jr is pulling down on Anthriel's head to control his posture.
Coleman Jr is trying to control the position but Anthriel postures up.
Coleman Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anthriel advances position into side control!
Coleman Jr tries to buck Anthriel off but Anthriel is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Coleman Jr tries to buck Anthriel off but Anthriel is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Coleman Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anthriel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Anthriel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four 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.
Coleman Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman Jr pulls Anthriel in close to his closed guard and prevents Anthriel from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anthriel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anthriel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anthriel taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman Jr scoring with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman Jr.
The strikes coming from Coleman Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Coleman Jr misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthriel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Coleman Jr throwing shots but Anthriel is blocking nicely.
Coleman Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthriel is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman Jr sits in half guard.
Anthriel taking some punishment here, with Coleman Jr in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel trying to hold on to Coleman Jr's head to control him but Coleman Jr postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Anthriel is trying to get back to full guard.
Anthriel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anthriel trying to hold on to Coleman Jr's head to control him but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coleman Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anthriel hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anthriel hang on?
Anthriel is rocked!
Coleman Jr postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Anthriel in real trouble here! The ref calls for Anthriel to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mark Coleman Jr thanked Soul Supremacy Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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35
153 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyon Gaultier!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaultier defending well as Suri loads up on a big left hand.
Gaultier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gaultier duly obliges.
Suri blocks a jab.
Suri lands an overhand right.
Suri throws the left hand but Gaultier avoids the punch easily.
Gaultier throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gaultier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaultier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaultier throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Suri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suri jabs Gaultier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaultier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suri with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaultier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gaultier swings for the body but Suri moves out of range.
Suri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri swinging wildly here.
Gaultier lands a glancing blow to the side of Suri's head.
Suri throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Suri moves out of range easily.
Suri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaultier.
Suri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaultier blocks a jab.
Suri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Suri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Gaultier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
Suri lands a slapping body shot.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaultier is looking to clinch.
Gaultier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suri looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
A nice side step and Gaultier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaultier throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Suri throws a right and a left that Gaultier avoids nicely.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaultier.
Suri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Suri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaultier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suri lands a jab to the nose.
Nice jab there from Gaultier.
Gaultier connects with a right hand. Suri shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier loads up on a big right hand but Suri slips the punch.
Gaultier throws a head kick but Suri moves out of range.
Gaultier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaultier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaultier prevents a body shot from Suri.
Gaultier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaultier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suri connects with a right hand. Gaultier shakes it off.
Suri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gaultier is out of range and Suri settles back down.
Suri misses with a double jab.
Gaultier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaultier misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaultier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaultier trying to control the position.
Suri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaultier misses with an uppercut
and Suri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaultier can do to turn this around?
Suri misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier throws out a counter right but Suri avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Gaultier.
Gaultier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suri 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.
Suri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Suri throws a low kick, looking for Gaultier's leg but Gaultier calmly moves out of range.
Suri lands a body shot.
Suri throws an off balance right hand
and Gaultier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaultier tries to clinch there but Suri circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaultier misses the target.
Sher Shah Suri is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
Gaultier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaultier throws out a counter right but Suri avoids it with no problem.
Suri misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier takes one to the chin there.
Suri tries to bum rush Gaultier with a series of wild strikes but Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suri misses with an uppercut
and Gaultier counters with a nice uppercut.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Suri swings for the body but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suri checks it well.
Suri feinted with a counter takedown.
Suri misses with a wild body shot.
Gaultier ducks under a wild hook from Suri.
Suri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaultier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suri loads up on a big right hand but Gaultier slips the punch.
Gaultier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
Gaultier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Suri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suri walks into a stiff left hand from Gaultier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
Gaultier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suri checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaultier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaultier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaultier.
Gaultier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suri has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suri.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaultier.
Suri misses with a low kick as Gaultier jumps back.
Gaultier throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Gaultier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gaultier tries to score with a low kick but Suri moves his leg out of the way.
Suri tries to counter with a takedown but Gaultier is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gaultier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suri.
A jab from Suri misses.
Suri misses with a hook. Gaultier ducked under it nicely.
Gaultier misses with a looping right.
Gaultier works the jab nicely.
Suri lands a jab to the head.
Gaultier lands with a right hand.
Gaultier lands with an overhand left.
Suri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaultier to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaultier sizes up Suri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaultier connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Suri.
Suri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaultier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Suri takes a swing at Gaultier's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Suri avoids it.
Suri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gaultier throws a jab when Suri was well out of range.
Gaultier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaultier - the referee stops the clock and Suri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaultier. Suri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Suri misses the jab.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaultier is just out of range.
Suri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaultier.
Suri looks to land a combination but Gaultier avoids it well.
Suri moves out of range of the leg kick from Gaultier.
Gaultier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Gaultier.
Suri throws a hook but Gaultier blocks it.
Gaultier flicks out a counter leg kick but Suri steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sher Shah Suri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaultier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaultier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaultier throws the left hand but Suri avoids the punch easily.
Suri checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaultier misses with a looping left.
Suri throws a hook to the side of Gaultier's head but Gaultier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaultier throws a fast counter high kick but Suri manages to duck under it in time.
Suri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaultier was well out of range. Poor timing from Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier slips a straight right by Suri.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaultier feints a counter leg kick.
Suri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaultier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suri.
Gaultier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suri. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suri lands with a cross.
Gaultier slips a jab and a cross from Suri.
Suri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gaultier lands a nice looking body shot.
Suri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Suri misses.
It seemed like Gaultier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Suri misses.
Gaultier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suri.
Suri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suri swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaultier.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaultier missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier misses with an uppercut.
Suri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaultier.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suri. Gaultier shrugs it off though.
Suri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri throws a right hand that Gaultier ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaultier also avoids with ease.
Suri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaultier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaultier throws a leg kick but Suri moved away.
Suri lands with a straight right. Gaultier didn't see that one coming.
Suri scores with a jab. Gaultier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suri misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gaultier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suri throws a right hand that misses
and Gaultier counters with a leg kick.
Suri misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Suri does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier 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 Suri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suri misses with a wild combination.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Suri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaultier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gaultier 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.
A swing and a miss from Suri.
Gaultier clobbers Suri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaultier misses with a straight left.
Gaultier cracks Suri with a good jab.
Suri throws a right and a left that Gaultier avoids nicely.
Suri misses with a series of wild punches.
Suri is looking to slow Gaultier down with leg kicks.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaultier was well out of range. Poor timing from Suri.
Gaultier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaultier.
Suri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Suri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suri defending well as Gaultier loads up on a big left hand.
Gaultier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lyon Gaultier just about did enough to take it.
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.
Suri misses with a two punch combination.
Suri 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.
Gaultier misses with a left hand
so Suri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suri trying to control but Gaultier is working from the bottom.
Suri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier pulls Suri in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suri manages to get himself to full guard.
Suri pulls Gaultier in close to his closed guard and prevents Gaultier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suri working a defensive guard here.
Gaultier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Suri, up you get!
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.
Gaultier slips under a jab.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gaultier counter with a right hand.
Gaultier looks to score with a jab to the body but Suri is just out of range.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Gaultier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaultier throws a leg kick but Suri moved away.
Suri tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaultier avoided it.
Suri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suri moves out of range as Gaultier strikes.
Suri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaultier.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaultier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suri.
Suri lands a two punch combo.
Suri connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suri throws the left hand but Gaultier avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Gaultier misses.
Suri ducks right into an uppercut from Gaultier.
A slow jab from Suri misses its intended target.
Suri swings for the body but Gaultier moves out of range.
Suri defending well as Gaultier loads up on a big left hand.
Suri misses with a straight right.
Gaultier blocks a leg kick.
Gaultier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suri slips a straight right by Gaultier.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaultier manages to avoid it.
Gaultier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gaultier throws an overhand right that lands on Suri's shoulder, as Suri tries to avoid the shot.
Suri throws out a loose jab but Gaultier uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaultier checks it well.
Gaultier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaultier misses with a straight left.
Gaultier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Suri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaultier lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaultier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suri on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaultier slips under a jab from Suri.
Gaultier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaultier throws a body kick that misses.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Suri moves out of range easily.
Suri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaultier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suri at a distance.
Suri misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sher Shah Suri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gaultier looks to land a body kick but Suri moved away.
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaultier.
Suri just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaultier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaultier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaultier wants to clinch up but Suri keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaultier.
Nice body kick from Gaultier.
Suri throws a series of strikes that have Gaultier backpedaling.
Gaultier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri throws a leg kick which misses Gaultier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaultier tries to avoid it.
Gaultier checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaultier cracks Suri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Gaultier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
Suri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaultier throws a low kick, looking for Suri's leg but Suri calmly moves out of range.
Suri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suri looks to throw the jab but Gaultier is out of range.
Gaultier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaultier connects with a body shot.
Gaultier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suri walks into a straight right hand from Gaultier.
Gaultier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaultier throws a low kick but Suri moves out of range easily.
Suri throws a good cross that connects.
Suri cracks Gaultier with a good jab.
Suri looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
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!
Suri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lyon Gaultier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lands a jab.
Suri misses with an uppercut
and Gaultier counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaultier dodges the punch combination from Suri.
Suri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suri.
Suri throws a hook to the side of Gaultier's head but Gaultier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaultier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Gaultier.
Gaultier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suri in his tracks.
Gaultier throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Gaultier only half commits.
A big left from Suri misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaultier moves away.
Gaultier loads up on a big right hand but Suri slips the punch.
Suri throws a body punch but Gaultier moves out of range.
No joy there for Suri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suri misses with a looping right.
Suri moves out of range as Gaultier strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Suri misses the target.
Gaultier throws a big shot that misses.
Suri takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by Gaultier misses
and Suri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaultier checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Suri misses.
Gaultier throws a big counter head kick but Suri avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Gaultier misses.
Suri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaultier.
Suri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaultier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaultier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaultier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suri. Gaultier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaultier blocks a head kick by Suri.
Jab, jab by Suri - just one landing.
Suri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaultier.
Suri staying out of range there.
Suri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaultier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suri.
Suri connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Shah Suri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suri 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 49:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri retains his featherweight title!
Sher Shah Suri 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
49 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Machado tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
Machado has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lopez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Machado wants to clinch
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Machado works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopez.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Machado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machado.
Machado walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machado scores with a body shot.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Machado misses with a series of wild punches.
Machado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machado lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado blocks a jab.
Machado takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Machado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez thumps Machado with a low kick.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Machado off the cage and back into range.
Machado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Machado misses.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Manny Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado lands a slapping body shot.
Machado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Machado tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Machado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Machado misses with a hook
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Machado throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Machado checks a leg kick nicely.
Machado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Lopez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Machado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has Machado backing up. Machado nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Machado misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Machado is predictable there
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.
Machado tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Machado with a jab.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Machado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Machado will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Machado has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Machado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Machado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Machado misses with an uppercut.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Machado lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Machado moved out of range nicely.
Machado throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick that stops Machado in his tracks momentarily.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Machado scoring well with a low kick there.
Machado feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Machado misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manny Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Machado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado closes the distance but Lopez moves to the side
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Machado misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machado circles away quickly and effectively.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machado.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Machado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a head kick.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado 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.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Machado.
Machado has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Machado is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez is looking to control Machado's arms but Machado gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
It appears Lopez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Machado looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Machado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Machado scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Machado swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Machado throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machado circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Machado wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Machado looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Machado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Machado lands a right hook to the body.
Machado connects with an inside leg kick.
Machado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machado misses with some punches.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Machado gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machado clinches up against the cage.
Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Machado misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machado misses with a straight right.
Machado just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLopez.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez slips a straight right by Machado.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Machado tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Machado.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machado punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Machado misses with a wild combination.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Machado.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Machado sees coming a mile off.
Manny Machado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Machado instigates a clinch.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Machado prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manny Machado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Machado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machado 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Machado!
Manny Machado gave a mention to Revolution Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Miguel Lopez was interviewed post fight and said 'no plan to retire! gonna clean up this division '.
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