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Bushido 39: Aoki vs. Roberts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Grasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Grasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jordan.
Grasso lands an overhand right.
Grasso misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grasso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Grasso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grasso cracks Jordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grasso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jordan on the side of the head.
Jordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grasso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan doesn't seem bothered though.
Grasso lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Grasso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grasso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grasso lunges at Jordan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan's hand.
Jordan is rocked!
and Grasso counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jordan! He's just covering up as Grasso starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Grasso!
Our winner, Alex Grasso, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Assad Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schmidtt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assad Abdullah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Assad Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schmidtt!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidtt counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schmidtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdullah misses with a takedown
and Schmidtt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidtt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Schmidtt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assad Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidtt keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Schmidtt misses.
Schmidtt moves out of range as Abdullah throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Schmidtt wants to counter with a clinch but Abdullah pushes him away.
Some wild striking there from Schmidtt.
Abdullah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abdullah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Schmidtt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schmidtt misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidtt misses the target.
Schmidtt misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abdullah.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schmidtt!
Abdullah content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah looking to isolate an arm here. Schmidtt doesn't see it coming and as Abdullah extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Abdullah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Assad Abdullah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Oggleberry-Pip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norbert Oggleberry-Pip acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 London, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norbert Oggleberry-Pip!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oggleberry-Pip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kagonbo 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.
Oggleberry-Pip feints and then cracks Kagonbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kagonbo down.
Kagonbo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo tries a body shot but Oggleberry-Pip blocks it.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Oggleberry-Pip avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Oggleberry-Pip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip struggles to land a body shot inside as Kagonbo controls his hands.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to work over Kagonbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kagonbo lands with a light punch inside.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Oggleberry-Pip avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo takes a shot to the head.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip struggles to land a body shot inside as Kagonbo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kagonbo fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kagonbo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oggleberry-Pip fails to land.
Oggleberry-Pip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kagonbo prevents a body shot from Oggleberry-Pip.
Kagonbo gets through Oggleberry-Pip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kagonbo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oggleberry-Pip as Kagonbo tries to tie him up.
Kagonbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kagonbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oggleberry-Pip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kagonbo's elbow.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with the head strike.
Kagonbo misses with the head strike.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip struggles to land a body shot inside as Kagonbo controls his hands.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kagonbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oggleberry-Pip's elbow.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kagonbo has Oggleberry-Pip pressed against the cage, preventing Oggleberry-Pip from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kagonbo taking a breather.
Kagonbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Oggleberry-Pip fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kagonbo backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a left hand.
Oggleberry-Pip digs a right hand underneath Kagonbo's ribcage. Kagonbo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kagonbo fails to land.
Kagonbo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Oggleberry-Pip controls the action.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo looking to stall.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks an uppercut.
Oggleberry-Pip has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oggleberry-Pip works on Kagonbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kagonbo misses with a punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kagonbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Oggleberry-Pip has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a body shot but Kagonbo blocks it.
Kagonbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oggleberry-Pip's elbow.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a body punch.
Kagonbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Oggleberry-Pip avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oggleberry-Pip.
Kagonbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oggleberry-Pip.
Kagonbo digs a right hand underneath Oggleberry-Pip's ribcage. Oggleberry-Pip let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oggleberry-Pip.
Kagonbo misses with a punch to the body.
Kagonbo stalling in the clinch but Oggleberry-Pip improves position.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Oggleberry-Pip controls the action.
Kagonbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oggleberry-Pip looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagonbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Oggleberry-Pip controls his hands.
Kagonbo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kagonbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kagonbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Oggleberry-Pip controls his hands.
Kagonbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Kagonbo is trying to maintain a safe position but Oggleberry-Pip gets an underhook and turns Kagonbo into the cage.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oggleberry-Pip working aggressively here.
Kagonbo working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismack Kagonbo 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.
Oggleberry-Pip checks the leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip is trying to counter with his kicks.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a wild body kick that Kagonbo sees coming a mile off.
Kagonbo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oggleberry-Pip manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagonbo manages to avoid it.
Kagonbo is looking to counter the offense by Oggleberry-Pip and move into the clinch.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick but Oggleberry-Pip sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oggleberry-Pip keeps Kagonbo at a distance using the push kick.
Oggleberry-Pip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Kagonbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kagonbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kagonbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip connects with a leg kick. Kagonbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a solid leg kick but Kagonbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kagonbo throwing a counter right hand but Oggleberry-Pip manages to avoid it.
Kagonbo tries to clinch there but Oggleberry-Pip circles away.
Kagonbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kagonbo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kagonbo scores with a body shot.
Kagonbo tries to keep at a distance but Oggleberry-Pip has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kagonbo on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Oggleberry-Pip avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a body shot from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo tries a body shot but Oggleberry-Pip blocks it.
Kagonbo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kagonbo gets through Oggleberry-Pip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oggleberry-Pip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kagonbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oggleberry-Pip's elbow.
Kagonbo misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Oggleberry-Pip.
Kagonbo tries to work over Oggleberry-Pip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with some punches.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a head punch that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip works on Kagonbo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kagonbo blocking some punches.
Oggleberry-Pip digs a right hand into Kagonbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kagonbo's gas tank.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagonbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kagonbo lands a left hand.
Kagonbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oggleberry-Pip's elbow.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kagonbo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bismack Kagonbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kagonbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kagonbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with some punches.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Oggleberry-Pip avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oggleberry-Pip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kagonbo's elbow.
Kagonbo works on Oggleberry-Pip's body with a couple of short punches.
Kagonbo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kagonbo.
Nice body punch from Kagonbo - that landed with a thud.
Kagonbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kagonbo stalling.
Kagonbo wants to stall.
Oggleberry-Pip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Kagonbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip gets through Kagonbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Oggleberry-Pip controls the action.
Kagonbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oggleberry-Pip swings wildly with an uppercut but Kagonbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Kagonbo to work.
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 Bismack Kagonbo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kagonbo checks the leg kick.
Kagonbo tries to counter by clinching up but Oggleberry-Pip breaks away and moves out of range.
Oggleberry-Pip slips under a jab.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a shot to the body
and Kagonbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kagonbo connects with a leg kick. Oggleberry-Pip looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kagonbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oggleberry-Pip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kagonbo.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a fast counter high kick but Kagonbo manages to duck under it in time.
Kagonbo cracks Oggleberry-Pip with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kagonbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oggleberry-Pip 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 Kagonbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kagonbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kagonbo has Oggleberry-Pip up against the cage in a clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip digs a right hand into Kagonbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kagonbo's gas tank.
Kagonbo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oggleberry-Pip or not.
Oggleberry-Pip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kagonbo blocks an uppercut.
Kagonbo is looking to control Oggleberry-Pip's arms but Oggleberry-Pip gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kagonbo has his back to the cage.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kagonbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kagonbo presses Oggleberry-Pip against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kagonbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Kagonbo tries to work over Oggleberry-Pip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kagonbo tries a body shot but Oggleberry-Pip blocks it.
Kagonbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kagonbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kagonbo backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip working aggressively here.
Kagonbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip struggles to land a body shot inside as Kagonbo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kagonbo fails to land.
Kagonbo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kagonbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kagonbo digs a right hand into Oggleberry-Pip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oggleberry-Pip's gas tank.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kagonbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip is rocked!
Kagonbo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip is still on wobbly legs! Can Kagonbo finish him?
Kagonbo lands a shot to the body.
Kagonbo misses with a punch to the body.
Kagonbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kagonbo creates a bit of distance for himself, with Oggleberry-Pip pressed up against the cage and cracks Oggleberry-Pip with a massive uppercut! Oggleberry-Pip goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Kagonbo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bismack Kagonbo!
A relieved looking Bismack Kagonbo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claus Baldemnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Macpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Claus Baldemnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rory Macpierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldemnic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macpierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baldemnic throws a lazy right hand but Macpierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baldemnic throws a series of punches but Macpierre avoids them all with ease.
Baldemnic throws a lazy right hand but Macpierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macpierre's corner calls for a 1-2. Macpierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Macpierre blocks the low kick.
Baldemnic lands with a hook. Macpierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Macpierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baldemnic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baldemnic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Macpierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baldemnic on the side of the head.
Baldemnic throws a series of strikes that have Macpierre backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macpierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Macpierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baldemnic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Macpierre works Baldemnic's body with a nice hook.
Macpierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baldemnic at a distance.
Baldemnic takes one to the chin there.
Baldemnic moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Baldemnic misses
enabling Macpierre to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macpierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baldemnic was covering up waiting for the punch and Macpierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Macpierre postures up in Baldemnic's guard and throws a big left but Baldemnic blocks it.
Baldemnic wants to stand and escape but Macpierre is having none of it.
Baldemnic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Macpierre controls the pace.
Macpierre lands a couple of elbows.
Macpierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Macpierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Macpierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baldemnic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baldemnic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Macpierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre pushes down on Baldemnic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baldemnic taking some punishment here, with Macpierre in his half guard.
Baldemnic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macpierre on the ground.
Baldemnic tries to kick Macpierre off but Macpierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Macpierre.
Baldemnic is looking to improve his position.
Baldemnic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baldemnic tries to get out of the position.
Macpierre trying to control the pace.
Macpierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Macpierre is keen to just control but Baldemnic is a slippery customer.
Macpierre winds up and cracks Baldemnic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Macpierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baldemnic!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Macpierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baldemnic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Macpierre slips a nice elbow through Baldemnic's hands, connecting with Baldemnic's forehead.
Macpierre is looking to take a break and control but Baldemnic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macpierre lands strikes from half guard.
Macpierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Macpierre working Baldemnic over with strikes.
Macpierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baldemnic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Macpierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baldemnic defending well though.
Macpierre working Baldemnic over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre prevents Baldemnic from improving his position.
Baldemnic trying to control here.
Baldemnic is not content to let Macpierre control the position.
Ground and pound from Macpierre.
Macpierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Macpierre working Baldemnic over with strikes.
Baldemnic wants to control but Macpierre is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Macpierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Macpierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic tries to clinch there but Macpierre circles away.
Macpierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Baldemnic's head.
Baldemnic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macpierre thuds a left hand into Baldemnic's body.
Baldemnic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baldemnic connects with a solid leg kick.
Baldemnic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Claus Baldemnic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baldemnic tries to score with a low kick but Macpierre moves his leg out of the way.
Macpierre connects with the punch.
Macpierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baldemnic pinned against the cage. Baldemnic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macpierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baldemnic on the side of the 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!
Baldemnic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macpierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baldemnic.
A punch combination from Macpierre misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Baldemnic misses the target.
Macpierre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baldemnic defends it well.
Macpierre has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Claus Baldemnic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baldemnic avoids the body shot from Macpierre.
Baldemnic misses with a wild body shot.
Macpierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macpierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baldemnic misses with a leg kick
so Macpierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baldemnic pushes Macpierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macpierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baldemnic connects with an inside leg kick.
Macpierre punishes Baldemnic's body with a nice straight punch.
Macpierre takes a swing at Baldemnic's ribcage but misses.
Macpierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic has Macpierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Macpierre tries to work over Baldemnic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macpierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baldemnic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldemnic throws a series of punches but Macpierre moves out of range.
Baldemnic throws a leg kick but Macpierre moved away.
Macpierre lands a nice hook to Baldemnic's body. Baldemnic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macpierre 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.
Baldemnic scores with a nice right hand.
Macpierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macpierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macpierre punishes Baldemnic's body with a nice straight punch.
Macpierre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Macpierre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baldemnic needs to keep his hands up - Macpierre had a free shot at his head there.
Macpierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Macpierre 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.
Macpierre lands a nice shot that snaps Baldemnic's head back.
Baldemnic tries to bum rush Macpierre with a series of wild strikes but Macpierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macpierre.
Macpierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldemnic manages to avoid it.
Macpierre works the jab nicely.
Macpierre lands a body shot.
Baldemnic looks to score with a jab to the body but Macpierre is just out of range.
Baldemnic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Macpierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Baldemnic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macpierre scores with a jab 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!
Macpierre dives in for a single leg takedown but Baldemnic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A slow jab from Baldemnic misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre swings for the body but Baldemnic moves out of range.
Macpierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baldemnic throws a leg kick but Macpierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baldemnic has Macpierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Baldemnic lands a right hand.
Macpierre is working for takedown but Baldemnic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claus Baldemnic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Macpierre.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldemnic throws a leg kick but Macpierre moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Macpierre as he connects with a hook.
Baldemnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macpierre moves away.
Macpierre lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macpierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macpierre scores with a nice strike.
Baldemnic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macpierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baldemnics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Macpierre 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. This is the final round!
Macpierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baldemnic at a distance.
Baldemnic misses with an uppercut. Macpierre saw that one coming.
Baldemnic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macpierre. That did some damage!
Baldemnic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macpierre punishes Baldemnic's body with a nice straight punch.
Macpierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baldemnic tries to clinch but Macpierre moves out of range.
Macpierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macpierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Baldemnic walks into a straight right hand from Macpierre.
Baldemnic throws a right and a left that Macpierre avoids nicely.
Macpierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baldemnic is looking to clinch.
Baldemnic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macpierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Baldemnic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic tries a low kick but Macpierre avoids it.
Macpierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baldemnic has time to react.
Baldemnic drives through and clinches with Macpierre against the cage.
Baldemnic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baldemnic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Macpierre's brow.
Macpierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baldemnic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macpierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baldemnic has him pressed against the cage.
Baldemnic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macpierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macpierre misses with some punches.
Macpierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldemnic won't allow it.
Macpierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldemnic.
Baldemnic blocking some punches.
Macpierre tries to break free but Baldemnic pushes him back against the cage.
Baldemnic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macpierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baldemnic is looking to clinch.
Claus Baldemnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Macpierre as he checks the leg kick.
Baldemnic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Macpierre.
Baldemnic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macpierre has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldemnic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baldemnic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Macpierre.
Baldemnic moves forwards but Macpierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Macpierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Baldemnic off the cage and back into range.
Macpierre 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.
Baldemnic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldemnic manages to avoid it.
Baldemnic walks into a stiff left hand from Macpierre.
Macpierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baldemnic.
Macpierre scores with a jab to the body.
Baldemnic walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Baldemnic.
Macpierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rory Macpierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Macpierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baldemnic.
Baldemnic is looking to clinch but Macpierre is avoiding it.
Macpierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baldemnic throws a body shot but no joy.
Baldemnic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Macpierre is out of range and Baldemnic settles back down.
Baldemnic misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic misses with a looping right.
Macpierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macpierre controlling the action here.
Macpierre is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Macpierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macpierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Macpierre!
Rory Macpierre 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Daebak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm a Souljah. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Daebak.
Daebak lands a jab to the head.
Daebak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daebak takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daebak 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.
Daebak pushes Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Daebak.
A short right from Daebak on the inside.
Daebak scores with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonifacios head.
Bonifacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Daebak has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daebak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Daebak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonifacios head.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
A short right from Daebak on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daebaks head.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daebak as Bonifacio tries to tie him up.
Daebak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonifacio or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Daebak.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
Daebak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Daebak.
Daebak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonifacio trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Daebak lands with a left to the head.
Daebak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonifacio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Bonifacio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonifacio trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonifacio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daebak pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daebak throws a big uppercut that drops Bonifacio! More strikes from Daebak and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bonifacio lies dazed against the cage as Daebak celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Daebak!
Our winner, Gary Daebak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Scrachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz's entrance music is Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Scrachi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aziz gets tackled into the cage by Scrachi. Scrachi maintains the clinch.
Aziz lands a nice shot to the body.
Aziz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aziz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aziz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scrachi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scrachi looks winded!
Scrachi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scrachi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aziz counters with a nice body shot.
Aziz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scrachi's coach down at Body Pain_14elite_700$+VM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Scrachi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Aziz as he connects with a hook.
Scrachi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aziz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aziz counters with a left to the body.
Aziz drops Scrachi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Aziz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalaluddin Aziz!
Jalaluddin Aziz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Rumble has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rumble with a body shot.
Diaz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Rumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumble controls his hands.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rumble lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumble misses with some punches.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tries to work over Rumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumble tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumble is rocked!
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Rumble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumble.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Rumble has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Rumble seems to have got his legs back now.
Rumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumble's elbow.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rumble avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Rumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumble controls his hands.
Rumble blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumble blocks a body shot from Diaz.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Rumble blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Rumble's ribcage. Rumble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rumble with a big uppercut! Rumble tries to clinch up but Diaz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rumble to the mat! Rumble covers up and Diaz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Neil Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Diaz 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Van Thom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Thom has chosen Foo Fighters - Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Finn Van Thom has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finn Van Thom!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thom misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Booth.
Van Thom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Thom throws a right and a left that Booth avoids nicely.
Van Thom throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Thom 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.
Van Thom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Thom throws a jab when Booth was well out of range.
Van Thom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Booth throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Booth with a jab.
It looks like Finn Van Thom has been cut.
Booth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Van Thom misses.
Booth appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Thom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Booth.
Booth scores with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Booth.
Van Thom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Thom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Booth. That one must have hurt.
Van Thom throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Van Thom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Booth cracks Van Thom with a good jab.
Van Thom tries to land a front kick but Booth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Booth as Van Thom shoots in.
Van Thom lands a jab to Booth's midsection.
Van Thom slips a jab from Booth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thom throws a series of punches but Booth moves out of range.
Van Thom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finn Van Thom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Thom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Booth.
Booth throws a good cross that connects.
William Booth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Thom misses with a two punch combination.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Van Thom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Van Thom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Thom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Thom misses with a head kick.
Van Thom throws a nice looking combination but Booth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Thom throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
Booth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Thom takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thom falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Booth counter with a right hand.
Booth is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Booth slips a jab and a cross from Van Thom.
Van Thom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Booth rather than just go for the knockout.
Booth throws a hook but Van Thom blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Booth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Thom throws a low kick, looking for Booth's leg but Booth calmly moves out of range.
Van Thom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booth.
Van Thom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Booth connects with a body shot that sends Van Thom's belly button to the back.
Van Thom misses with a kick to the body.
Van Thom walks into a stiff left hand from Booth.
Booth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Van Thom.
Booth 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Thom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thom scores with a three punch combo!
Booth connects with a nice looking jab.
Booth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Van Thom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Booth throws the left hand but Van Thom avoids the punch easily.
Booth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Thom's head.
Booth thuds his right hand into Van Thom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Booth misses with a right hand
and Van Thom counters with a shoot takedown. Booth fights it but they end up in guard.
Booth has his feet on Van Thom's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Thom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Thom connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Booth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finn Van Thom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Thom.
Nice body punch from Booth.
Booth misses with a hook.
A jab from Van Thom finds it's way through Booth's defenses.
Van Thom jabs Booth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Thom throws a wild body kick that Booth sees coming a mile off.
Booth misses with an uppercut. Van Thom saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth's corner calls for a 1-2. Booth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Thom needs to keep his hands up - Booth had a free shot at his head there.
Van Thom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Booth scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thom fails to land with a series of punches.
Booth throws a sloppy head kick and Van Thom moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Thom misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Booth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Thom misses with a series of wild punches.
Booth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Thom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Booth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Thom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Thom walks into a left hand.
Van Thom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Booth misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Van Thom.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Thom moves away.
Booth throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Thom.
And Van Thom tries to counter it with a takedown but Booth pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Thom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Booth throws a lazy right hand but Van Thom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Booth looks to land a combination but Van Thom avoids it well.
Van Thom fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Van Thom.
Booth looks to land a right hand but Van Thom moved out of range.
Van Thom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Thom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booth was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Thom.
It looked like Booth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Booth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Booth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Thom just misses with a punch to the body.
Booth blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Booth catches Van Thom right on the button with a cross.
Van Thom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Thom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Booth cracks Van Thom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Thom throws a sloppy head kick and Booth moves out of range easily.
Van Thom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Booth did well to prevent Van Thom getting side control.
Booth pushes Van Thom off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Thom misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booth.
Booth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Thom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Booth, right into the meat.
Booth scores with a nice head shot.
Booth misses with a hook.
Van Thom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Booth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Thom somewhat.
Finn Van Thom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Booth misses.
Van Thom misses with a body shot.
Van Thom tries to close the distance and clinch but Booth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Thom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Booth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Van Thom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Booth throws a jab when Van Thom was well out of range.
Booth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth throws a lazy right hand but Van Thom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Van Thom.
Booth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Thom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thom is looking to clinch.
Van Thom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Thom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Booth defends it well.
Van Thom needs to keep his hands up - Booth had a free shot at his head there.
Van Thom throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Van Thom. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Booth keeps the fight on the outside.
Booth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Thom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Booth with a hook.
Van Thom misses with a wild combination.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Thom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Thom clobbers Booth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Thom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booth.
Van Thom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Van Thom tries to get set, Booth tries to push him back and clinch up but Van Thom manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finn Van Thom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Booth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Thom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Booth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Thom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Booth throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Booth.
Van Thom throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
Van Thom tries to bum rush Booth with a series of wild strikes but Booth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Thom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Booth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Thom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Van Thom counters with a body kick.
Booth looks to throw the jab but Van Thom is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Thom.
Booth takes a swing at Van Thom's ribcage but misses.
Van Thom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booth misses with a looping right.
Booth scores with the left hand. Van Thom knows he should have avoided that one.
William Booth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Booth coming out on top.
Booth thuds a left hand into Van Thom's body.
Booth lands an overhand right.
Booth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Thom. Booth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Booth leaves Van Thom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thom misses the jab.
Van Thom works Booth's body with a nice hook.
Van Thom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booth.
Booth thuds his right hand into Van Thom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Thom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Van Thom tries to counter with a clinch but Booth shakes him off and moves away.
Van Thom throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
Van Thom throws a hook to the side of Booth's head but Booth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Thom eats them both and turns towards Booth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Booth connects with a single shot there.
Van Thom throws an off balance right hand
and Booth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Booth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Booth!
Our winner, William Booth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansen Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jansen Verhoeven will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jansen Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Verhoeven misses the target.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a low kick.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Verhoeven has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svensson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Verhoeven throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Verhoeven just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson has managed to clinch.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven scoring well with a low kick there.
Verhoeven throws out a leg kick but Svensson moves out of range and Verhoeven only half commits.
Verhoeven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verhoeven drops Svensson with a beautiful combination! Svensson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Verhoeven is looking for the KO!
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!
Verhoeven misses with a low kick.
Svensson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven misses with a low kick.
As Verhoeven tries to get set, Svensson tries to push him back and clinch up but Verhoeven manages to avoid the attempt.
Svensson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Verhoeven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson checks a leg kick nicely.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verhoeven.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Svensson slips a jab from Verhoeven.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verhoeven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Svensson darts in and clinches Verhoeven up against the cage.
Verhoeven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Verhoeven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Verhoeven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Verhoeven circles away and keeps his distance.
Verhoeven throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Verhoeven circles away.
Verhoeven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Svensson clinches.
Verhoeven breaks from the clinch.
Jansen Verhoeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verhoeven with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Verhoeven is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson forces Verhoeven back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jansen Verhoeven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svensson avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Verhoeven is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Verhoeven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verhoeven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Verhoeven manages to break the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to clinch but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
Svensson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verhoeven can't break the clinch.
Verhoeven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verhoeven throws a combination that misses
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verhoeven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verhoeven throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Svensson 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.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch.
Verhoeven scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Verhoeven.
Svensson tries to counter by clinching up but Verhoeven breaks away and moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Verhoeven. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Verhoeven tries a quick counter leg kick but Svensson is wise to it.
Verhoeven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Verhoeven circles away and keeps his distance.
Verhoeven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verhoeven.
Svensson wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has Verhoeven up against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verhoeven walks away with a smile on his face. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Verhoeven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Verhoeven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jansen Verhoeven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Svensson blocks the leg kick.
Verhoeven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verhoeven throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Verhoeven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verhoeven throws a wild body kick that Svensson sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verhoeven misses with a hook
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Verhoeven has him pressed against the cage.
Verhoeven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Verhoeven tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the cage.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven is looking to score with low kicks.
Verhoeven tries a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verhoeven manages to circle out of the way.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Verhoeven to keep the fight standing.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson tries to clinch
and Verhoeven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svensson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verhoeven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Verhoeven swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven misses with a straight left.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Verhoeven manages to circle out of the way.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick but Svensson checks it.
As Verhoeven tries to get set, Svensson tries to push him back and clinch up but Verhoeven manages to avoid the attempt.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verhoeven lands a nice shot to the body.
Verhoeven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verhoeven misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven throws a lazy head kick
and Svensson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Verhoeven wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensson won't allow it.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jansen Verhoeven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Verhoeven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jansen Verhoeven!
A victorious Jansen Verhoeven 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roberts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aoki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aoki tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberts looking to control but Aoki passes into half guard.
Roberts is trying to stand back up but Aoki is controlling him
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Roberts wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Aoki there.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Roberts backs away, Aoki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roberts avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki lands a jab to the nose.
Aoki misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aoki.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Aoki catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Aoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Aoki.
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Aoki lands a jab to the nose.
Roberts throws a lazy body kick
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki lands a big uppercut and Roberts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roberts looks OK. Aoki waves Roberts back to his feet!
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoki rattles Roberts with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Roberts tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Aoki dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Roberts stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shiny Aoki!
Shiny Aoki retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Shiny Aoki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Max Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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