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Bushido 42: Aoki vs. Aziz 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louis Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Daebak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson comes to the ring accompanied by Ce Fait Mal - La Founine. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis Paterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paterson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daebak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paterson in his tracks.
Daebak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gary Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak throws a body punch but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the liver by Daebak. Beautiful body shot.
Paterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daebak throws a lazy body kick
and Paterson counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Daebak is predictable there
and Paterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paterson misses the jab.
Daebak feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak is looking to clinch.
Paterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paterson looks to throw the jab but Daebak is out of range.
Daebak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daebak sprawls well. Daebak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Paterson misses with an uppercut. Daebak saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a body shot.
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
Paterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paterson lands a slapping body shot.
Daebak digs a good hook to Paterson's body.
Daebak sizes up Paterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daebak throws an off balance right hand
enabling Paterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Daebak throws a leg kick that misses.
Gary Daebak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paterson clinches.
Paterson has Daebak pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Daebak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Paterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
Paterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paterson blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Daebak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paterson wants to stall.
Paterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paterson's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paterson smiles and moves away.
Paterson cracks Daebak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paterson.
Daebak looks to score with a jab to the body but Paterson is just out of range.
Paterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Daebak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson moves out of range as Daebak throws a body kick.
Daebak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paterson closes the distance and pushes Daebak back into the ropes.
Paterson tries a body shot but Daebak blocks it.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Paterson.
Daebak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paterson backwards.
Paterson is trying to break the clinch but Daebak has him pressed against the ropes.
Daebak lands a left hand.
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paterson looking to stall.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Paterson.
Daebak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daebak working aggressively here.
Daebak tries to work over Paterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Paterson trying to stall but Daebak improves his position.
Daebak misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Daebak.
A nice left hand lands by Daebak.
Paterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Daebak controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Daebak.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Daebak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daebak jumps guard and drags Paterson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daebak can't keep his opponent in guard - Paterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Daebak will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis Paterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paterson in his tracks.
Daebak takes a swing at Paterson's ribcage but misses.
Daebak throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Daebak is predictable there
and Paterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daebak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paterson loads up on a big right hand but Daebak slips the punch.
Daebak misses with a lunging right hand
and Paterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paterson throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Paterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Paterson loads up on a big right hand but Daebak slips the punch.
Paterson missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paterson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daebak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paterson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paterson's calf.
Daebak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daebak is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paterson attempts a counter takedown but Daebak avoids it well and moves away.
Daebak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paterson.
Daebak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daebak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daebak throws a head kick that misses.
Paterson misses with a hook.
Daebak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daebak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Daebak's head.
Paterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Paterson blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Paterson misses its target.
Daebak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daebak throws a body kick that misses.
Daebak takes a swing at Paterson's ribcage but misses.
Paterson blocks a jab.
Paterson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Daebak manages to circle out of the way.
Paterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daebak.
Paterson misses with a looping left.
Paterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daebak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Paterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paterson throws a right hand that Daebak ducks under and follows up with a left that Daebak also avoids with ease.
Paterson missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daebak misses with a jab to the body
and Paterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daebak tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Paterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daebak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daebak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Daebak misses the target.
Paterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daebak quickly recovers to half guard.
Paterson is nestled in close to Daebak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paterson wants to control but Daebak is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paterson connects with a nice short shot to Daebak's temple.
Daebak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daebak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paterson pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson not doing much here.
Paterson prevents Daebak from improving his position.
Paterson is nestled in close to Daebak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daebak is rocked!
Daebak looking for subs from the bottom but Paterson mounts him!
Daebak is still in real trouble! Can Paterson finish him?
Paterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daebak hang on?
Paterson loads up with a big shot that hurts Daebak! He's pulled Paterson in close but Paterson has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Daebak survive? More strikes from Paterson and Daebak is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Louis Paterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Claus Baldemnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Razzers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartholomew Razzers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Razzers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razzers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baldemnic lands a left and a right that send Razzers crashing to the mat, dazed. Baldemnic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bartholomew Razzers has been cut.
A cross from Razzers lands.
Razzers scores with the left hand. Baldemnic knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Razzers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Razzers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Baldemnic misses
and Razzers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Razzers swings for the body but Baldemnic moves out of range.
Razzers connects with a crisp jab.
Baldemnic throws a hook but Razzers blocks it.
Razzers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Razzers.
Baldemnic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Razzers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baldemnic jabs at Razzers's body.
Baldemnic misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Razzers.
Razzers throws out a counter right but Baldemnic avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Razzers finds it's way through Baldemnic's defenses.
Baldemnic avoids the body shot from Razzers.
Razzers lands a jab to Baldemnic's midsection.
Razzers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Razzers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baldemnic's head backwards.
Baldemnic throws a shot from downtown. Razzers moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Baldemnic.
Razzers scores with a hook to the body. Baldemnic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baldemnic throws a body punch but Razzers moves out of range.
Razzers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Razzers throws an overhand right that lands on Baldemnic's shoulder, as Baldemnic tries to avoid the shot.
Razzers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Razzers throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baldemnic 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 Razzers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Razzers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Razzers let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Razzers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baldemnic's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Razzers closes the distance and clinches.
Razzers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baldemnic's elbow.
Baldemnic throws an elbow but it misses.
Razzers taking a breather.
Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.
Razzers connects with the punch.
Baldemnic misses with a double jab.
Razzers tries to clinch but Baldemnic moves away
and Baldemnic counters with a crisp one two that drops Razzers! Baldemnic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Razzers to his feet! Razzers is in big trouble!
Baldemnic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Razzers.
A low kick from Baldemnic misses
and Razzers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Razzers lands a glancing blow to the side of Baldemnic's head.
Razzers moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Razzers.
Razzers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baldemnics head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Razzers backwards.
Razzers misses with the head strike.
Razzers tries a body shot but Baldemnic blocks it.
Razzers takes a shot to the head.
Razzers pushes Baldemnic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Razzers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baldemnic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Razzers backwards.
Razzers is looking to control Baldemnic's arms but Baldemnic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Razzers has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Razzers on the inside.
Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Baldemnic misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Razzers! But no joy.
Baldemnic lands a nice shot that snaps Razzers's head back.
Razzers is rocked!
Baldemnic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Razzers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Razzers is still on wobbly legs! Can Baldemnic finish him?
Razzers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Razzers throws a jab when Baldemnic was well out of range.
Razzers seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razzers lands with a straight right. Baldemnic didn't see that one coming.
Razzers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baldemnic, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic throws a jab when Razzers was well out of range.
Razzers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baldemnic is rocked!
Razzers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baldemnics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Baldemnic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Razzers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Razzers feints with a jab and clips Baldemnic right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Baldemnic is sent crashing into the canvas and Razzers leaps in for the kill! Baldemnic tries to get to his feet but Razzers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Baldemnic is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Razzers!
After winning the bout, Bartholomew Razzers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khan's choice of entrance music: War. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temujin Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva forces Khan back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the ropes.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Khan's takedown attempt.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Khan.
Khan shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Khan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
Khan chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Khan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khan with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Juan Silva has been cut.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
Khan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Savage Kartel MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Khan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Khan is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juan Silva's cut is getting worse.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan working some strikes from top position.
Juan Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
Jeez, Juan Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Temujin Khan!
Temujin Khan very nearly forgot to thank Juggernaut And Gladiators amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr checks a leg kick.
Bobby Jr slips under a jab from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bobby Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bobby Jr moves into the clinch.
Kagonbo breaks from the clinch.
Bobby Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagonbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bobby Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagonbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kagonbo clobbers Bobby Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bobby Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kagonbo.
A punch lands to the side of Bobby Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kagonbo tried to score with a low kick but Bobby Jr checks it.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobby Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kagonbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bobby Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kagonbo's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagonbo wants to slow Bobby Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Bobby Jr blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a low kick, looking for Bobby Jr's leg but Bobby Jr calmly moves out of range.
Bobby Jr misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kagonbo misses the target.
A low kick from Bobby Jr is predictable there
and Kagonbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Bobby Jr darts in and clinches Kagonbo up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Kagonbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kagonbo misses with the head strike.
Kagonbo blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Jr misses with the head strike.
Bobby Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bobby Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
A short left from Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo blocking some punches.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kagonbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr throws a wild body kick that Kagonbo sees coming a mile off.
Bobby Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kagonbo.
A little feinted left hand from Kagonbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bobby Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kagonbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kagonbo blocks the body kick.
Bobby Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bobby Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kagonbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo throws a nice looking combination but Bobby Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kagonbo throws out the jab.
Kagonbo thumps Bobby Jr with a low kick.
Bobby Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kagonbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby Jr throws a wild body kick that Kagonbo sees coming a mile off.
Kagonbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kagonbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bobby Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kagonbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kagonbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kagonbo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bobby Jr 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bobby Jr checks a leg kick.
Kagonbo moves out of range of the strikes.
It looks like Kagonbo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick but Bobby Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kagonbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick
and Bobby Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kagonbo slowing the pace effectively.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kagonbo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kagonbo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bobby Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Jr gets through Kagonbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Bobby Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the ropes.
Kagonbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bobby Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kagonbo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bobby Jr can turn it around.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo is trying to push Bobby Jr away but Bobby Jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kagonbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Jr blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
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 Bismack Kagonbo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
That's time! Kagonbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bobby Jr thows a body kick. Kagonbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kagonbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bobby Jr. Bobby Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Kagonbo swings widly with a right hand
and Kagonbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobby Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kagonbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kagonbo staying out of range there.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut. Bobby Jr saw that one coming.
Bobby Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kagonbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kagonbo throws an overhand right that lands on Bobby Jr's shoulder, as Bobby Jr tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo lands a jab to the head.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bobby Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kagonbo. That did some damage!
Kagonbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bobby Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bobby Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby Jr throws a solid leg kick but Kagonbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a lazy right hand but Bobby Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bobby Jr clinches.
Kagonbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kagonbo lands a shot to the body.
Bobby Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kagonbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands with a left to the head.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr lands a left hand.
Kagonbo misses with a punch to the body.
Kagonbo tries to break the clinch but Bobby Jr is controlling the position.
Kagonbo blocking some punches.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobby Jr jumps guard but Kagonbo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the ropes.
Bobby Jr blocks a body shot from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
Kagonbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Kagonbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobby Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kagonbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kagonbo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.
Oh Kagonbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobby Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Kagonbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Kagonbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kagonbo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bobby Jr presses Kagonbo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kagonbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kagonbo blocking some punches.
Bobby Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bobby Jr as Kagonbo tries to tie him up.
Kagonbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kagonbo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bobby Jr is keeping busy.
A short right from Bobby Jr on the inside.
Bobby Jr keeps control of Kagonbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobby Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
A short right from Kagonbo on the inside.
Kagonbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Kagonbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Kagonbo wants to break free but Bobby Jr has control.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kagonbo lands a shoulder strike.
Kagonbo effectively controlling the action here.
Kagonbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bobby Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobby Jr thows a leg kick but Kagonbo checks it
enabling Kagonbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobby Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kagonbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bobby Jr walks into a jab.
Kagonbo misses with a right hand
and Bobby Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Kagonbo 's knee.
Kagonbo tries to land a leg kick but Bobby Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Bobby Jr wants to clinch up but Kagonbo keeps it at a distance.
Bobby Jr misses with a low kick.
Bobby Jr misses with a leg kick.
Bobby Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kagonbo in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kagonbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobby Jr misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Kagonbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but Kagonbo moves out of range.
As Bobby Jr backs away, Kagonbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a front kick aimed at Kagonbo's knee but Kagonbo avoids it well.
Bobby Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a body punch but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Bobby Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Kagonbo pushes him away.
Bobby Jr throws a leg kick but Kagonbo moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bobby Jr 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.
Bobby Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kagonbo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kagonbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bobby Jr tries to land a leg kick but Kagonbo saw it coming and moves away.
Kagonbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bobby Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bismack Kagonbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kagonbo scores with a hook.
Bobby Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kagonbo misses the shot to the body.
Bobby Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Kagonbo pushes him away.
Bobby Jr cracks the inside of Kagonbo's front leg.
Bobby Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook. Kagonbo ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo scores with a punch to the head.
Bobby Jr misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bobby Jr drops his hands momentarily and Kagonbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick
and Bobby Jr counters with a leg kick.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobby Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kagonbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kagonbo looks to land a body kick but Bobby Jr moved away.
Bobby Jr scores with a leg kick.
Bobby Jr avoids the body shot from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobby Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kagonbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bobby Jr can pounce on him.
Kagonbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kagonbo connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bobby Jr's hands.
Kagonbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bobby Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bobby Jr can pounce on him.
Bobby Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Kagonbo.
Some wild striking there from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the side of Bobby Jr's head but Bobby Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kagonbo throws the left hand but Bobby Jr avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kagonbo checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws out a leg kick but Bobby Jr moves out of range and Kagonbo only half commits.
Kagonbo wants to land a leg kick but Bobby Jr is out of range.
Bobby Jr pushes Kagonbo up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kagonbo.
Kagonbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bobby Jr lands with a right to the head.
Kagonbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobby Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kagonbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Kagonbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kagonbo prevents a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Kagonbo breaks the clinch.
Bobby Jr with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagonbo.
Bobby Jr has managed to clinch.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bismack Kagonbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kagonbo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismack Kagonbo!
An out of breath Bismack Kagonbo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff. Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale with a hook.
Savitaipale drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Savitaipale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
Roberts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Savitaipale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts is staying active underneath Savitaipale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savitaipale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Savitaipale in his half guard.
Savitaipale working Roberts over with strikes.
Savitaipale thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Roberts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savitaipale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savitaipale is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Savitaipale is very close to passing his half guard.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Savitaipale working the head and body with strikes.
My spies in Malmi Aitta inform me that Savitaipale has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savitaipale.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savitaipale in particular looking to stall.
Savitaipale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roberts has hold of Savitaipale's hands but Savitaipale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savitaipale wants to work for an arm triangle but Roberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Savitaipale is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savitaipale with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale is stalling in the full guard.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Savitaipale throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Savitaipale looking for a guillotine here but Roberts defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savitaipale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
Roberts has hold of Savitaipale's hands but Savitaipale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Savitaipale with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Savitaipale won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Savitaipale is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale 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.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Roberts misses with a kick to the body.
Savitaipale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Savitaipale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Savitaipale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Savitaipale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savitaipale fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Savitaipale working the strikes but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Savitaipale looks to land a strike but Roberts avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savitaipale.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Savitaipale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Savitaipale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savitaipale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savitaipale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savitaipale trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Savitaipale trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Savitaipale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard.
Savitaipale postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Savitaipale is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savitaipale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savitaipale is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savitaipale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
Savitaipale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roberts is rocked!
Savitaipale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savitaipale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savitaipale throws a big right hand that misses.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Savitaipale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Savitaipale stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savitaipale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savitaipale gets to his feet and stands over Roberts, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Roberts felt that one! Savitaipale unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Roberts from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atte Savitaipale!
Max Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rog Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Booth 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rog Bison!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Booth scores with a hook.
Booth digs a good hook to Bison's body.
Booth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Booth.
It looks like Rog Bison has been cut.
Booth takes one on the button.
Bison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Booth eats them both and turns towards Bison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Booth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth throws a front kick that sends Bison stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Booth misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bison.
Bison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Bison.
Bison lands with a shot to the body.
Booth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Booth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Booth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bison misses with a wild body shot.
Booth looks to land a left hand but Bison moved out of range nicely.
Bison ducks right into an uppercut from Booth.
Bison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Booth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth gets a clinch.
Bison has had enough of the clinch but Booth keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bison tries to circle away but Booth has him pinned against the ropes.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but Bison blocks with his arms.
Bison manages to break the clinch.
Bison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Booth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bison misses with the combination.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bison manages to avoid it.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bison! But no joy.
Booth is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Bison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bison.
Bison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like William Booth has been cut.
Booth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bison moves out of range of the strikes.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bison moves away.
Bison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Booth. Bison shrugs it off though.
Booth misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison throws a hook to the side of Booth's head but Booth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Booth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Booth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Bison throws a shot from downtown. Booth moves away and avoids it.
Booth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Booth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bison misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rog Bison will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Booth.
As Booth backs off Bison throws a huge counter combo but Booth manages to avoid it all.
Booth lands a nice looking body shot.
Rog Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth wants to clinch but Bison slips to the side
and Bison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Booth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bison misses with a straight left.
Bison connects with a body shot that sends Booth's belly button to the back.
Rog Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Booth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Booth lands with an overhand left.
Bison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bison misses with an uppercut
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
Booth swings widly with a right hand
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booth thuds a left hand into Bison's body.
Booth avoids a kick to the body.
Bison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Booth misses.
Booth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Booth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Bison.
Despite the aggression on Bison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bison counters with a nice uppercut.
Booth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Booth misses.
Booth loads up on a big right hand but Bison slips the punch.
Bison misses with a looping left.
Bison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBooth.
Bison works Booth's body with a nice hook.
Bison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Booth slips a straight right by Bison.
Bison lands with an uppercut that bounces Booth off the ropes and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison misses with a hook to the body
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison moves out of range of the body kick from Booth.
Bison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Booth with a body shot.
Booth ducks under a wild hook from Bison.
Booth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Bison does no damage.
Jab from Booth.
Bison slips a straight right by Booth.
A countering left hand to the body from Bison misses.
Booth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booth scores with a hook to the body.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Booth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
Booth throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Booth has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Booth tries to work over Bison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bison can't break the clinch.
Booth prevents Bison from breaking the clinch.
Booth misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Booth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bison can turn it around.
Bison wants to break free but Booth has control.
Bison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booth.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bison ducks under a wild hook from Booth.
Booth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Booth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bison.
Booth rushes Bison and presses him up against the ropes.
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 William Booth will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Bison misses.
Booth throws a right hand that Bison ducks under and follows up with a left that Bison also avoids with ease.
A jab from Booth misses.
No joy there for Bison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Booth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bison doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Booth misses.
Bison pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Booth back to the ropes. Bison follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bison misses with a double jab
enabling Booth to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Booth.
Bison misses the jab.
Booth moves out of range as Bison strikes.
Bison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Booth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bison eats them both and turns towards Booth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Booth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth misses with a left hand
and Bison counters with a stiff right hand.
Booth throws a sloppy head kick and Bison moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth with a hook.
Bison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bison manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Booth.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bison.
Bison scores with a shot to the body.
Booth throws the left hand but Bison avoids the punch easily.
Bison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Booth.
Booth throws a head kick that misses.
Bison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bison misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Booth misses the target.
Booth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Booth slips under a jab from Bison.
Booth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Booth avoids the body shot from Bison.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Booth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bison misses with a looping right.
Bison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Booth to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Booth.
Booth scores with a head kick. Bison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bison lands a nice shot to the body.
Bison throws a right hand that Booth ducks under and follows up with a left that Booth also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth looks for the body kick but Bison saw that one coming.
Booth lands with a nice body punch.
Bison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Booth connects with the punch.
Booth misses with a leg kick
and Bison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Booth moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Booth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Booth!
During a confident post fight interview, William Booth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Rumble.
A slow jab from Rumble misses its intended target.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumble.
Rumble misses with an uppercut.
Rumble throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumble swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rumble just stands there and leans against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Rumble holds him up against the ropes and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumble lands an uppercut.
Svensson drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble wants to stand and escape but instead Svensson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rumble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson won't allow Rumble to get back to his feet.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rumble is keeping the position for now.
Svensson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Svensson wants to pass the guard but Rumble is keeping the position.
Rumble keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Rumble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rumble tries to get out of the position.
Rumble wants to stand up but Svensson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Svensson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Svensson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Svensson slips nicely into half guard.
Rumble is in trouble now - Svensson has advanced to mount!
Svensson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rumble squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Svensson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Rumble is holding on tight.
Rumble wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rumble can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rumble is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Svensson has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Svensson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rumble trying to get back to his feet but Svensson is in full control for now.
Svensson has managed to slip his arm under Rumble's chin. This could be all over... yep, Rumble is tapping out! Submission win for Svensson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sven Svensson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sven Svensson waved his t-shirt featuring Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansen Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte comes to the ring accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Jansen Verhoeven told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jansen Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verhoeven. That did some damage!
Verhoeven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte scores with a head kick.
Verhoeven misses with a two punch combination.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verhoeven on the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Verhoeven.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head but Verhoeven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Verhoeven misses.
Verhoeven thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verhoeven's sensitive parts.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte tries to clinch but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Verhoeven moves out of range easily.
Verhoeven slips a straight right by Whyte.
Verhoeven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Verhoeven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte backing away here, and Verhoeven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte wants to clinch
and Verhoeven counters with an outside leg kick.
Verhoeven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verhoeven slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte backing away here, and Verhoeven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Verhoeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verhoeven loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Donk. Verhoeven catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Verhoeven. Beautiful body shot.
Verhoeven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Verhoeven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whyte rather than just go for the knockout.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
letting Verhoeven counter with a right hand.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verhoeven. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Verhoeven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Verhoeven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte lunges at Verhoeven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verhoeven's hand.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Verhoeven ducks down to avoid it.
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verhoeven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Whyte misses with a left hand
letting Verhoeven counter with a right hand.
Verhoeven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verhoeven. That did some damage!
Whyte misses with a hook
and Verhoeven counters with a leg kick.
Whyte defending well as Verhoeven loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verhoeven finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Verhoeven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Verhoeven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verhoeven misses with a head kick.
Verhoeven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whyte is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verhoeven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Verhoeven moved out of range.
Verhoeven thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte misses with a hook. Verhoeven ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verhoeven defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Verhoeven throws out a leg kick but Whyte moves out of range and Verhoeven only half commits.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoeven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Verhoeven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte lunges at Verhoeven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verhoeven's hand.
Verhoeven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands with an overhand left.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a counter high kick but Verhoeven was just alert enough to avoid it.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Verhoeven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whyte is able to avoid easily.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verhoeven can do to turn this around?
Verhoeven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verhoeven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verhoeven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verhoeven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Whyte with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verhoeven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verhoeven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verhoeven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Verhoeven seems unphased.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head but Verhoeven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verhoeven misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whyte.
Verhoeven ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verhoeven! But no joy.
Verhoeven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Verhoeven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Verhoeven's shoulder, as Verhoeven tries to avoid the shot.
Whyte thumps Verhoeven with a low kick.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Verhoeven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verhoeven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verhoeven thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Verhoeven misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Verhoeven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verhoeven, right into the meat.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Verhoeven blocks the body kick.
Verhoeven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Verhoeven lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to land a leg kick but Verhoeven saw it coming and moves away.
Whyte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Verhoeven will feel that in the morning.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Verhoeven didn't see that one coming.
Verhoeven throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Verhoeven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws a low kick but Verhoeven avoids it.
Verhoeven takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verhoeven misses with a body shot.
Verhoeven throws a sloppy body shot
and Whyte counters with a big head kick but Verhoeven shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verhoeven.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Verhoeven is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verhoeven.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Verhoeven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Verhoeven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verhoeven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verhoeven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verhoeven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verhoeven. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Verhoeven to counter with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven misses with a wild body shot.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Verhoeven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Verhoeven avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Verhoeven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Verhoeven scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
Whyte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verhoeven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Verhoeven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte misses with a jab to the body
and Verhoeven counters with a crisp one two that drops Whyte! Verhoeven thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Whyte to his feet! Whyte is in big trouble!
Whyte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whyte looks to land a body kick but Verhoeven moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Verhoeven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Verhoeven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Verhoeven throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verhoeven.
Whyte thows a body kick. Verhoeven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Verhoeven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verhoeven was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Verhoeven ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Whyte misses
and Verhoeven counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Verhoeven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Verhoeven throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jansen Verhoeven dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Whyte misses with a hook
and Verhoeven counters with a nice leg kick.
Verhoeven moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Verhoeven misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verhoeven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whyte's calf.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Verhoeven misses with a body kick.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verhoeven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Verhoeven looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Verhoeven's shoulder, as Verhoeven tries to avoid the shot.
Jansen Verhoeven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands a really nice looking cross but Verhoeven seems unphased.
Verhoeven moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verhoeven cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verhoeven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verhoeven throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte scores with a head kick. Verhoeven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
enabling Verhoeven to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Verhoeven tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven connects with a single shot there.
Benson Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Verhoeven.
Verhoeven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Verhoeven throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Verhoeven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte throws a hook but Verhoeven blocks it.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoeven feints a counter leg kick.
Verhoeven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a thumping low kick.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verhoeven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his middleweight title!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Antonew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Antonew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Axe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axe rushes Antonew and presses him up against the ropes.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Axe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonew's elbow.
Antonew wants to take the fight to the mat but Axe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonew leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonew is working for takedown but Axe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Antonew takes a shot to the head.
Antonew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Axe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew 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.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Antonew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Axe is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Antonew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axe is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Antonew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonew blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axe.
Axe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antonew wants to control but Axe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Axe controlling the pace.
Axe blocks the strikes from Antonew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antonew defending well though.
Antonew is looking to improve his position.
Axe trying to control the action but Antonew is working from the bottom.
Antonew wants to improve his position but Axe is controlling well.
Axe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antonew keeps working.
Antonew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Axe stopping the sweep attempt from Antonew.
Antonew is working hard here to advance position.
Antonew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Axe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonew.
Antonew connects with a single shot there.
Antonew shoots for a takedown but Axe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antonew closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Axe's guard.
Axe is looking to stand up but Antonew isn't so interested in that idea.
Axe looking for a sweep. Not yet Axe, not yet.
Antonew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Axe wants to stand up but Antonew is controlling him.
Axe controlling Antonew's posture.
Antonew landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe is looking to sweep but instead, Antonew has passed into half guard.
Axe pushes Antonew off looking to stand but Antonew dives back in and keeps control.
Antonew looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Axe trying to control here.
Axe is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Axe manages to get to full guard.
Axe has his hands on Antonew's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Axe 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.
Axe darts in and clinches Antonew up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Our sources have told us that Antonew has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Antonew fails to pull guard.
Antonew is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Axe can't fight it off and eventually Antonew manages to take the fight to the floor. Axe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tyler Antonew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axe looking for a sweep. Not yet Axe, not yet.
Antonew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Axe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
Axe is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antonew is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew prevents Axe from getting back to his feet.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Axe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Antonew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Axe pulls Antonew in close to his closed guard and prevents Antonew from doing any damage or advancing position.
Antonew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Axe is trying to keep Antonew in close.
Axe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Axe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antonew is on top in guard.
Axe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Axe has his hands on Antonew's head, controlling the position.
Axe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonew is controlling him.
Antonew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antonew scoring with some ground and pound.
Antonew won't allow Axe to get back to his feet.
Antonew working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Axe's head.
Axe wants to get back to his feet but Antonew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Antonew off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Antonew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Antonew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antonew shoots in but Axe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Antonew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonew shoots for a double leg takedown but Axe sprawls well. He's pushed Antonew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Axe. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Antonew shoots in for a takedown but Axe shows good takedown defense.
Axe pushes Antonew up against the ropes in a clinch.
Axe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Axe manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonew is trying to control Axe's posture but Axe avoids it.
Axe trying to control the action but Antonew is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe advances nicely into full mount.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Axe's attempts to control the action.
Axe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Axe lands a couple of good shots and Antonew has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Antonew tries to escape but Axe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Axe really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Antonew.
Antonew covering up well under a series of strikes from Axe.
Axe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Axe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Antonew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Axe is looking for a sweep. Antonew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Axe pushes Antonew off looking to stand but Antonew dives back in and keeps control.
Axe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are battling for position here. Axe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Axe is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Antonew presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Antonew gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Axe regains guard.
Axe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Antonew preventing the sweep.
Antonew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antonew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Axe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antonew postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antonew distracts Axe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antonew trying to control the position from guard on top but Axe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axe controlling the position.
Axe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axe is trying to control the position but Antonew postures up.
Axe wants to hit a switch here but Antonew passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Axe there!
Axe is trying desperately to improve position.
Axe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Axe can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Axe is desperately trying to improve his position but Antonew has a good base and remains in mount.
Antonew cracks Axe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Axe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Axe is looking to get to half guard.
Axe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Axe trying to control but Antonew postures up.
Axe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antonew.
Antonew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antonew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Antonew looks to land a strike but Axe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Axe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Antonew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antonew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Axe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antonew.
Antonew trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Axe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Antonew.
Axe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axe.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Axe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Antonew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Axe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Axe.
Antonew pulls Axe into guard.
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!
Axe is pushing down on Antonew's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antonew is fighting to maintain full guard but Axe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Antonew tries to get to full guard but Axe has control of the leg.
Antonew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyler Antonew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Antonew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axe.
Jon Axe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axe is looking to take a break and control but Antonew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Axe.
I've got Axe 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Axe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Shiny Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jalaluddin Aziz's chin.
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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
13 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz moves out of range as Aoki throws a body kick.
And Aziz tries to counter it with a takedown but Aoki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aoki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aziz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aoki with a hook.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Aziz slips the punch.
Aziz avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aziz manages to avoid it.
Aziz with the counter takedown but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoki.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Aziz is just out of range.
Aziz with the counter takedown but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aziz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shiny Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aziz's head.
Aziz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aoki's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aziz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aziz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz moves into full mount! Aoki won't be happy about that!
Aoki 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.
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.
Aoki is desperately trying to improve his position but Aziz has a good base and remains in mount.
Aziz wants to control the pace but Aoki is squirming around nicely.
Aziz throws some wild stikes that Aoki manages to avoid easily.
Aoki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aziz on the ground.
Aziz moves to the back.
Aoki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Aziz.
Aziz is looking for the choke from the back position but Aoki is controlling his hands well.
Aziz tightening his grip on Aoki, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz tightening his grip on Aoki, looking for the choke.
Aziz is looking for the choke from the back position but Aoki is controlling his hands well.
Aziz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Aoki tries to roll but Aziz sticks to his back.
Aziz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aziz working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Aoki is doing well to defend. Aziz seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Aoki is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jalaluddin Aziz!
Jalaluddin Aziz is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jalaluddin Aziz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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