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Bushido 10: Ruttenum vs Joesma PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theo Bremner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Bunker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theo Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker closes the distance and clinches.
Bunker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bunker lands with a punch from half guard.
Bremner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bunker prevents Bremner from standing back up.
Bunker decides to stand and escape the position.
Bunker 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.
Bremner throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bunker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bremner controls Bunker momentarily but Bunker frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bremner has an active guard here but Bunker has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bunker seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bunker lands a nice short elbow.
Bremner wants to improve his position but Bunker is controlling well.
Bunker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bremner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bremner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bunker is working away from the top position though.
Bremner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bunker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bremner wants to control but Bunker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bremner is looking for a sweep. Bunker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Bunker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like Bunker might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bunker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bremner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bremner.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bremner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bunker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bremner up against the ropes.
Bunker presses Bremner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bunker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bremner is fending him off so far but Bunker persists. Nope, Bremner circles away and we're back to standing.
Bunker throws a right and a left that Bremner avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bunker - that will leave a mark!
Bunker instigates a clinch.
Bunker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bremner looking to throw knees to the head but Bunker is blocking nicely.
Bunker has Bremner pushed against the ropes.
Bunker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bunker breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker drives through and clinches with Bremner against the ropes.
Bunker just leaning against Bremner, taking a breather.
Bunker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bremner wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner tries to pull guard but Bunker won't allow it.
Bunker manages to break the clinch.
Bremner shoots in for a double leg but Bunker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunker with the counter takedown but Bremner avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Bremner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bremner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bunker counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Bremner! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bunker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bunker!
A very excited looking Tony Bunker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Geahie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Landford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Geahie had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Geahie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlton Landford!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landford tries to bum rush Geahie with a series of wild strikes but Geahie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geahie throws a counter high kick but Landford was just alert enough to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Geahie.
Geahie tries a head kick but it misses.
Landford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geahie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landford throws out a counter right but Geahie avoids it with no problem.
Geahie moves into the clinch successfully.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landford avoids it.
Landford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the head but Landford blocks with his arms.
Geahie is trying to stall.
Geahie throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the head but Landford blocks with his arms.
Geahie tries to stall but Landford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Geahie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landford misses with the head strike.
Geahie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronald Geahie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Landford crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Geahie - the referee stops the clock and Landford gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Geahie. Landford manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Geahie throws a head kick that misses.
Landford shoots in but Geahie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geahie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Geahie misses with a head kick.
Geahie wants to land a leg kick but Landford is out of range.
Geahie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geahie slips a jab and a cross from Landford.
Landford misses with a wild combination.
Geahie scores with a head kick. Landford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Landford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geahie tries to work over Landford's front leg with a kick but Landford checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geahie was well out of range. Poor timing from Landford.
Landford doesn't manage to clinch there - Geahie circles away.
Landford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geahie.
A big left from Landford misses.
Landford avoids the head kick by Geahie.
Landford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Geahie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Landford is able to avoid easily.
Carlton Landford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Geahie - that will leave a mark!
Geahie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Landford throws a right hand that Geahie ducks under and follows up with a left that Geahie also avoids with ease.
Geahie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Geahie throws a sloppy head kick and Landford moves out of range easily.
Geahie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landford.
Landford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geahie's head.
Landford just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Landford.
Landford avoids the head kick by Geahie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geahie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Landford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geahie.
Geahie misses with a body kick.
Geahie wants to clinch.
Geahie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geahie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Geahie throws a leg kick but Landford checks it.
Landford lands a nice hook to Geahie's body. Geahie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Landford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Geahie circles away.
Ronald Geahie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Landford.
Geahie slips a straight right by Landford.
Geahie throws a sloppy head kick and Landford moves out of range easily.
Landford checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Landford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landford misses the body punch
and Geahie counters with a thumping low kick.
Geahie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Landford has managed to clinch.
Geahie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Geahie holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Landford on the inside.
Landford throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geahie missing with knees to the body.
Landford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Landford lands a two punch combo.
Landford is looking to clinch but Geahie is avoiding it.
Landford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Geahie tries to sprawl but Landford drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Geahie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Landford scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlton Landford will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Geahie gets tackled into the ropes by Landford. Landford maintains the clinch.
Geahie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Landford.
Geahie crunches a lovely knee into Landford's ribcage.
Geahie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Geahie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Landford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Geahie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Landford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Geahie is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geahie prevents Landford from breaking the clinch.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Landford misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geahie looking to throw knees to the head but Landford is blocking nicely.
Geahie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Landford is trying to break the clinch but Geahie has him pressed against the ropes.
Geahie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Landford fails to land.
Landford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ronald Geahie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Landford.
Geahie tries a knee to the head but Landford blocks it.
Geahie lands a good knee to the midsection. Landford won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Landford being controlled against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the head but Landford blocks with his arms.
Landford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Geahie blocks an uppercut.
Geahie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Landford's face.
The referee calls for Geahie to work.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Geahie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landford avoids it.
Geahie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronald Geahie.
Geahie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Landford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Geahie misses with a head kick.
Landford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Landford blocks a head kick by Geahie.
Geahie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Geahie throws a head kick that misses
and Landford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Geahie won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landford lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geahie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Landford grinds an elbow into Geahie's temple.
Geahie is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Geahie tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Oh Geahie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landford postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Geahie badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Landford around the waist but Landford pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Landford is the winner by TKO! Landford jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Landford!
After winning the bout, Carlton Landford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Akharraz 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Laine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Akharraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Laine decides to stand back up. Laine steps back and let's Akharraz get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Laine as Akharraz shoots in.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz goes for a double leg but Laine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Laine continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laine clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laine breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz scores with a nice head shot.
Laine misses with a combination
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Akharraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akharraz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laine darts in and clinches Akharraz up against the ropes.
Akharraz wants a takedown but no success here.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
Laine instigates a clinch.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Laine.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akharraz.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Laine. No joy for Akharraz on that attempt.
Laine has managed to clinch.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine holds him up against the ropes and eventually Akharraz drops back down to his feet.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine is pressed up against the ropes. Akharraz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laine down to the mat. Laine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Akharraz clinches.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz jumps guard.
Laine stands and steps away. Akharraz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Akharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Laine clinches up against the ropes.
Laine stalling the fight.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Boris Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Laine does no damage.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine has closed the distance and engaged Akharraz in a clinch.
Akharraz fails to pull guard.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine jumps guard and drags Akharraz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Akharraz won't allow Laine to get back to his feet.
Laine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akharraz counters by clinching up.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Akharraz wants to stall.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laine is keeping busy.
Akharraz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Laine to keep the fight standing.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Laine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akharraz throws a quick counter head kick but Laine was just out of range.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akharraz looks for a takedown but Laine sprawls well.
Akharraz drives through and clinches with Laine against the ropes.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akharraz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laine after a bit of a struggle.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine stands there with Akharraz around his waist. Akharraz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laine misses with the combination.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine leaves Akharraz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz swats away the attempt to clinch by Laine.
Laine rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the ropes.
Akharraz is trying to pull guard but Laine has him pressed against the ropes.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine has Akharraz up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Laine avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
Akharraz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laine after a bit of a struggle.
Laine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Laine keeps it at a distance.
Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz is trying to push Laine away but Laine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz goes for a takedown attempt but Laine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Akharraz darts in looking for a takedown but Laine gets double underhooks and turns Akharraz into the ropes.
Laine moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laine.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine moves into the clinch.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Akharraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine clinches.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akharraz keeps the fight on the outside.
Laine tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Laine misses with a double jab.
Akharraz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laine is fending him off so far but Akharraz persists. Nope, Laine circles away and we're back to standing.
Laine clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the head but Laine blocks with his arms.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine shoots in and drives through. Akharraz sprawls well.
Akharraz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akharraz or perhaps it was just good defense by Laine, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akharraz.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side.
Laine has Akharraz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boris Laine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz looking for a takedown.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown but Laine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boris Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine moves into range and clinches up with Akharraz.
Akharraz avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown but Laine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.
Laine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Akharraz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz gets tackled into the ropes by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akharraz but Akharraz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with a few strikes there.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz closes the distance but Laine moves to the side
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akharraz counters with a one-two to the body.
Akharraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
Boris Laine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akharraz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laine's waist but Laine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akharraz off to one side.
Osama Akharraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akharraz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laine avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laine 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Laine!
Boris Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olajide Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus throws a good cross that connects.
Ban Gbus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilder's hands.
Ban Gbus jabs Wilder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilder rushes Ban Gbus and presses him up against the ropes.
Wilder decides to pull guard.
Wilder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ban Gbus controls the pace.
Wilder striking off his back but it's not causing Ban Gbus any problems.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ban Gbus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilder's guard.
Ban Gbus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to stand and escape but Ban Gbus is having none of it.
Wilder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ban Gbus looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ban Gbus's waist but Ban Gbus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilder off to one side.
Ban Gbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ban Gbus lands a body shot.
Ban Gbus with a nice cross.
Ban Gbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
Ban Gbus moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
Ban Gbus misses with a straight right.
Wilder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ban Gbus but Ban Gbus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olajide Ban Gbus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Wilder.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Some wild striking there from Wilder.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands with a nice body punch.
Wilder's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Ban Gbus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilder throws a head kick but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Olajide Ban Gbus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with a wild body shot.
Ban Gbus checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ban Gbus misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ban Gbus misses the target.
Wilder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ban Gbus defends it well.
Ban Gbus misses the jab.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
The fighters circling - Ban Gbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ban Gbus gets tackled into the ropes by Wilder. Wilder maintains the clinch.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wilder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ban Gbus backwards.
Wilder stalling in the clinch but Ban Gbus improves position.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus breaks the clinch.
Wilder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ban Gbus defends it nicely.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Ban Gbus scores with the left hand. Wilder knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ban Gbus tries to avoid it but Wilder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ban Gbus to the ground. Ban Gbus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but Ban Gbus steps away.
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!
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Wilder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilder clinches up with Ban Gbus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wilder jumps guard but Ban Gbus stands there with Wilder around his waist. Wilder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olajide Ban Gbus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ban Gbus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
AJ Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder thows a leg kick but Ban Gbus checks it
letting Ban Gbus counter with a right hand.
Ban Gbus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ban Gbus throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilder 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 Ban Gbus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ban Gbus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Ban Gbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Ban Gbus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Ban Gbus backs off Wilder throws a huge counter combo but Ban Gbus manages to avoid it all.
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ban Gbus is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Wilder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olajide Ban Gbus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder slips under a jab.
Ban Gbus connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ban Gbus. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder wants to clinch but Ban Gbus slips to the side
and Ban Gbus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ban Gbus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilder.
Ban Gbus throws a shot from downtown. Wilder moves away and avoids it.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ban Gbus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilder backs up against the ropes.
It looks like AJ Wilder has been cut.
Ban Gbus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
Ban Gbus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ban Gbus throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ban Gbus.
Wilder blocks a jab.
AJ Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ban Gbus sprawls well. Ban Gbus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Ban Gbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilder.
Ban Gbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ban Gbus misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
Wilder has a takedown stuffed.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Wilder unleashes a big counter combination but Ban Gbus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ban Gbus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
Wilder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ban Gbus pinned against the ropes. Ban Gbus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilder slips under a jab from Ban Gbus.
Wilder tries to clinch up
and Ban Gbus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder with a poor takedown
and Ban Gbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Ban Gbus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder goes for a double leg but Ban Gbus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ban Gbus continues to drive forward.
Ban Gbus is looking to counter punch.
Wilder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ban Gbus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ban Gbus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Wilder is looking to clinch but Ban Gbus is avoiding it.
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Ban Gbus misses the target.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder slips a straight right by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ban Gbus misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ban Gbus misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olajide Ban Gbus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ Wilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilder dives in for a single leg takedown but Ban Gbus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A little feinted left hand from Ban Gbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ban Gbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilder.
The fighters circling - Ban Gbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilder rushes Ban Gbus and presses him up against the ropes.
Ban Gbus tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ban Gbus counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ban Gbus stuffs the takedown.
Olajide Ban Gbus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Wilder.
A shot to the liver by Ban Gbus. Beautiful body shot.
Wilder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder with the counter takedown but Ban Gbus avoids it easily.
Ban Gbus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilder's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Ban Gbus circles away and keeps his distance.
Ban Gbus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ban Gbus misses with a straight left.
Ban Gbus throws a combination. Wilder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wilder slips a straight right by Ban Gbus.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Ban Gbus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ban Gbus leaves Wilder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilder drives through and clinches with Ban Gbus against the ropes.
Ban Gbus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ban Gbus lands with a two punch combination before moving back 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!
Ban Gbus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus cracks Wilder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Olajide Ban Gbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ban Gbus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ban Gbus misses with an uppercut
and Wilder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilder.
Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot.
Wilder fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilder counters with a left and a right that stings Ban Gbus.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt.
Ban Gbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olajide Ban Gbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ban Gbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Ban Gbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ban Gbus looks to land a right hand but Wilder moved out of range.
Wilder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ban Gbus but Ban Gbus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Ban Gbus misses.
Wilder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilder. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.
Ban Gbus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wilder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ban Gbus lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Ban Gbus looks to throw the jab but Wilder is out of range.
AJ Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder moves out of range as Ban Gbus strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olajide Ban Gbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ban Gbus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olajide Ban Gbus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen California - Lil Rob as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good standup being displayed there by Rojas as he connects with a hook.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rojas cracks Palmer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Palmer avoids it with no problem.
Rojas throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Rojas both land. Nice combination.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer keeps control of Rojas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Rojas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer presses Rojas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rojas avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the ropes.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rojas fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojas.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojass head.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
A short left from Palmer.
Rojas wants to stall.
Rojas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Palmer smiles and moves away.
Arnold Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Rojas.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer throws a right hand that misses
and Rojas counters with a series of strikes. Palmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rojas lunges at Palmer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palmer's hand.
Palmer throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas with a jab.
Palmer clinches up with Rojas and pushes him back against the ropes.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojass head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rojas's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer tries to work over Rojas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Rojas.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer prevents Rojas from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rojas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Palmer keeps control of Rojas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Palmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Rojas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojas.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas blocks an uppercut.
Palmer cracks Rojas with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Palmer forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Palmer digs a right hand into Rojas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rojas's gas tank.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Rojas is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
A short right from Palmer.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rojas drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer pushes Rojas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Palmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Rojas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Rojas blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Rojas is rocked!
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Rojas dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Rojas takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rojas throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rojas!
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Rojas throws a one two combo.
Rojas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palmer on the side of the head.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Rojas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Palmer backs off Rojas throws a huge counter combo but Palmer manages to avoid it all.
Palmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Rojas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmer scores with a four punch combination!
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rojas drops back down to his feet.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
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!
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Rojas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palmer just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rojas avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the ropes.
Rojas is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rojas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rojas drops to his knees and Palmer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Embamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Embamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Embamba tries for a takedown but Fitzpatrick circles away easily
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzpatrick, as that shot connected.
Fitzpatrick lands with a hook. Embamba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice head shot.
Fitzpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Embamba fails with the takedown.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embamba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick thuds his right hand into Embamba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooh!!! Fitzpatrick has knocked Embamba down with a huge combo! Fitzpatrick steps away and waves a wobbly Embamba back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Embamba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embamba misses with a takedown
and Fitzpatrick counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darryl Fitzpatrick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Darryl Fitzpatrick made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Hedger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte comes to the ring accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Hedger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a hook but Hedger avoids it easily.
Hedger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hedger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Hedger.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Hedger is out of range.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Hedger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte closes the distance and clinches.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hedger.
Whyte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
Hedger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte clinches up with Hedger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hedger or not.
Whyte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whyte is pressed up against the ropes. Hedger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whyte down to the mat. Whyte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hedger tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Hedger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Hedger's head.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Hedger moves into the clinch.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedger is looking for a takedown.
Whyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Hedger's takedown attempt.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Hedger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Hedger shoots in but no luck this time.
Whyte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whyte cracks Hedger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whyte clinches up with Hedger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Hedger looks winded!
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedger wants to take the fight to the mat but Whyte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
Hedger wants to take the fight to the mat but Whyte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte is leaning against Hedger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Hedger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hedger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whyte is defending well.
Hedger takes a shot to the head.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Whyte manages to break the clinch.
Whyte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedger is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hedger on the side of the head.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Hedger off the ropes and back into range.
Hedger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Hedger's head.
Hedger is rocked!
Lee Hedger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hedger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte tests Hedger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedger moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hedger is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte cracks Hedger with a hook to the temple - Hedger is on wobbly legs here! Whyte swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hedger falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Whyte wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfrid Joesma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Durk- Dis ain't what you want. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
274 lbs
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25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Halfrid Joesma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttenum stalks Joesma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joesma's face. Joesma staggers backwards, shaken.
Ruttenum misses with a few strikes there.
Joesma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joesma with a poor takedown
enabling Ruttenum to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruttenum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joesma.
Ruttenum misses with a few strikes there.
Ruttenum jabs Joesma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruttenum looks to land a combination but Joesma avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joesma.
Cain Ruttenum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Halfrid Joesma.
Joesma looks winded!
Joesma ducks straight into an uppercut from Ruttenum and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Joesma manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joesma working for a triangle but Ruttenum defends it easily.
Ruttenum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joesma is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joesma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruttenum wants to stand but Joesma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruttenum trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joesma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruttenum trying to control but Joesma is working from the bottom.
Ruttenum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruttenum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joesma is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joesma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruttenum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruttenum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joesma is proving hard to escape from.
Ruttenum wants to control from the top but Joesma keeps moving.
Joesma is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ruttenum rolls with it to try and escape but Joesma cranks on the arm and Ruttenum is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Halfrid Joesma!
Cain Ruttenum spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't win them all, I'll be back better and stronger. The HITMAN will be back!'.
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