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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Idriss Akinfenwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akinfenwa comes to the cage accompanied by Rim'k - Monster. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Idriss Akinfenwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze leaves Akinfenwa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akinfenwa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaze pinned against the cage. Blaze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Akinfenwa avoids nicely.
Akinfenwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blaze sprawls and moves away.
Akinfenwa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaze sprawls well. Blaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akinfenwa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idriss Akinfenwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Akinfenwa feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinfenwa 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.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Akinfenwa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A left and a right from Blaze both land. Nice combination.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Akinfenwa darts in looking for a takedown but Blaze gets double underhooks and turns Akinfenwa into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaze.
Akinfenwa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blaze looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze drives through with a takedown into Akinfenwa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Akinfenwa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinfenwa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blaze to score with a decent uppercut.
Akinfenwa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
Akinfenwa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Blaze is trying to escape and Akinfenwa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Blaze is forced to tap! Nice work there by Akinfenwa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Idriss Akinfenwa!
Idriss Akinfenwa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayborn Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiachra MacNeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiachra MacNeill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayborn Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiachra MacNeill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Fiachra MacNeill has been cut.
MacNeill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacNeill.
MacNeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacNeill scrambles back to his feet.
Santana lands a really nice looking cross but MacNeill seems unphased.
MacNeill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacNeill moves to clinch but Santana breaks away
and Santana counters with a crisp right that sends MacNeill to the canvas! Santana follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayborn Santana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Perez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Frost - La Raza. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jon's choice of entrance music: Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace. Pedro Jon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alejandro Perez Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Jon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon gets caught flat footed, as Perez Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jon has his feet on Perez Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alejandro Perez Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jon throws Perez Jr to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perez Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perez Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jon on the ground.
Jon trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jon trying to move into half guard but instead Perez Jr has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perez Jr.
Perez Jr throws an elbow that misses. Jon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez Jr's guard. Nice move by Jon!
Jon won't allow Perez Jr to get back to his feet.
Jon stands up from Perez Jr's guard - Jon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jon wants to clinch up but Perez Jr keeps it at a distance.
Perez Jr throws a hook to the side of Jon's head but Jon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perez Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jon to the ground. Perez Jr is now in Jon's guard.
Jon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Perez Jr is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Perez Jr lands a takedown into guard.
Jon has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Perez Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon goes for a takedown attempt but Perez Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perez Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Jon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jon looks winded!
Jon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Pedro Jon has been cut.
Jon looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez Jr is just out of range.
Perez Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perez Jr lands a brutal uppercut that launches Jon off his feet! Jon tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alejandro Perez Jr!
Alejandro Perez Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Carpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Justin Carpe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Justin Carpe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Carpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Norris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a takedown attempt
and Carpe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carpe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris wants the takedown. Carpe is fighting it off but Norris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carpe's guard against the cage.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carpe is proving hard to escape from.
Carpe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Norris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Norris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris is working for a submission of some sort.
Carpe won't allow Norris to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carpe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carpe wants to get back to his feet.
Norris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norris seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Norris is looking to take a break and control but Carpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carpe wants to improve his position but Norris is controlling well.
Carpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
Carpe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Carpe throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carpe!
Norris controlling the position from side mount.
Carpe is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Norris wants to stand but Carpe has his arm trapped.
Carpe is not content to let Norris control the position.
Norris in side control, throwing shots but Carpe defends.
Norris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carpe keeps working.
Carpe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carpe trying to remain calm as Norris controls from the top position.
Norris wants to stand but Carpe has his arm trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carpe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpe is looking to score with low kicks.
Carpe closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Carpe pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carpe throws a sloppy head kick
and Norris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carpe won't be happy with that.
Carpe seems a little lost for a moment, as Norris dominates the positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris tries to advance to mount but Carpe denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Carpe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris darts in looking for a takedown but Carpe gets double underhooks and turns Norris into the cage.
Norris blocks a head kick by Carpe.
Norris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A good leg kick by Carpe.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carpe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpe wants it to stay on the feet.
Carpe scores with a nice strike.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Carpe. Carpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Carpe dives in and scores a takedown into Norris's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpe wanted to stand there but Norris had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris trying to strike off his back.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Carpe is proving a slippery customer.
Carpe distracts Norris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpe throws a strike but Norris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpe uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Justin Carpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpe manages to break the clinch.
Carpe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Carpe.
Carpe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carpe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Norris gets the takedown into side control.
Carpe tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris trying to control.
Carpe is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Norris.
Carpe tries to escape the position.
Norris is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Carpe taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Norris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Norris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fubar Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iko Ruhian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruhian has chosen Jasad - Siliwangi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Iko Ruhian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fubar Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iko Ruhian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller lands a head kick!
Teller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruhian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teller scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Fubar Teller has been cut.
Teller fails to land the takedown.
Ruhian throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruhian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Teller scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ruhian is predictable there
and Teller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruhian's guard.
Teller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Teller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Teller prevents Ruhian from getting back to his feet.
Ruhian has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bonsai Club MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruhian can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller trying to move into half guard but instead Ruhian has managed to sweep!
Ruhian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruhian wants to stand and escape but instead Teller has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Teller won't allow Ruhian to get back to his feet.
Teller cracks Ruhian with a solid left hand.
Teller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruhian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruhian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruhian tries to stand and escape but Teller is controlling the position.
Ruhian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruhian wants to control but Teller is keeping him busy.
Teller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Teller is not content to let Ruhian control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller wants to control but Ruhian is keeping busy.
Teller is trying to get back to full guard.
Teller looking for submissions off his back.
Teller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teller.
Teller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Teller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruhian trying to control but Teller is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruhian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruhian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruhian's guard.
Teller wants to control from the top but Ruhian keeps moving.
Teller won't allow Ruhian to sweep him here.
Teller slips nicely into half guard.
Ruhian is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruhian is looking to escape.
Teller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruhian defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller winds up and cracks Ruhian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ruhian wants to sweep but Teller has passed to side control!
Teller is putting a hurting on Ruhian here, landing some big shots from side control.
Teller wants to control but Ruhian is keeping him busy.
Ruhian is looking to reverse the position.
Teller works to advance to full mount. Ruhian defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Teller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ruhian is rocked!
Teller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ruhian is still in real trouble! Can Teller finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Teller landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Teller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Teller connects with a bit shot that sees Ruhian covering up! More strikes from Teller and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Teller is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fubar Teller!
A victorious Fubar Teller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wai Ping is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Once upon a time in China. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Wai Ping is out of range.
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander 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.
Alexander digs a good hook to Wai Ping's body.
Wai Ping clinches up against the cage.
Wai Ping misses with a knee to the head.
Wai Ping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Wai Ping fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alexander swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wai Ping rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alexander pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexander missing with a left hand there. Wai Ping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexander misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Wai Ping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wai Ping has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alexander throws a head kick but Wai Ping moves out of range.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Wai Ping avoids nicely.
Wai Ping wants to counter the offense by Alexander and move into the clinch position.
Wai Ping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wai Ping throws a series of punches but Alexander avoids them all with ease.
Alexander connects with a jab.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wai Ping.
Alexander sets himself, and Wai Ping steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Wai Ping is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Wai Ping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wai Ping lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wai Ping scores with a spinning back kick!
Alexander swats away the attempt to clinch by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wai Ping fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai Ping throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander tries to bum rush Wai Ping with a series of wild strikes but Wai Ping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexander lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wai Ping's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
Wai Ping looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wai Ping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wai Ping steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alexander.
Alexander throws a head kick but Wai Ping moves out of range.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Alexander moved away.
Alexander misses with a straight left.
Wai Ping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping has Alexander up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wai Ping.
A little jabbing left from Wai Ping on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wai Ping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexander is trying to force a seperation but Wai Ping has the dominant position.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wai Ping working aggressively here.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexander tries to break free but Wai Ping pushes him back against the cage.
Wai Ping swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wai Ping connects with a knee to the head.
Alexander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wai Ping has him pressed against the cage.
Wai Ping looking to throw knees to the head but Alexander is blocking nicely.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Wai Ping is controlling the position.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Wai Ping lands a knee to the body.
Alexander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wai Ping keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wai Ping throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wai Ping takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Wai Ping is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Wai Ping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander is looking for a counter combo.
Wai Ping moves into the clinch.
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 George Alexander will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexander moves out of range of the leg kick from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping clinches up with Alexander and pushes him back against the cage.
Wai Ping with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wai Ping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but Alexander blocks with his arms.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
Alexander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wai Ping tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander scores with a jab.
George Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Wai Ping defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Wai Ping saw that one coming.
Wai Ping connects with a jab.
Alexander keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai Ping has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wai Ping misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wai Ping lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Wai Ping keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wai Ping tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Wai Ping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wai Ping is looking to clinch.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping scores with the left hand. Alexander knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexander is rocked!
Wai Ping cracks Alexander with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lu Wai Ping!
During a confident post fight interview, Lu Wai Ping thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micke Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micke Wagner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hampton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Hampton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hampton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Hampton.
Micke Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hampton avoids it.
Hampton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Hampton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wagner takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Wagner misses with a hook. Hampton ducked under it nicely.
Hampton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hampton throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hampton throws out the jab.
Wagner throws a solid leg kick but Hampton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner misses with a straight right.
Hampton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Hampton's shoulder, as Hampton tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hampton! But no joy.
Hampton throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Fred Hampton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner slips under a jab from Hampton.
Hampton moves out of range of the body kick.
Hampton ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
It seemed like Hampton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hampton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hampton scrambles back to his feet.
Hampton misses with a looping left.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Wagner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner scores with a jab.
Wagner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hampton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hampton misses with a straight left.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hampton.
Jab from Wagner.
Hampton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hampton is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Hampton misses.
Hampton is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner drops Hampton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hampton! Wagner dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micke Wagner!
An out of breath Micke Wagner 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Tambling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tambling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook clinches up against the cage.
Westbrook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tambling backwards.
Tambling can't find room to land a body shot as Westbrook controls the action.
Tambling misses with the head strike.
Tambling misses with a punch on the inside.
Tambling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westbrook lands a right hand.
Tambling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tambling misses with a punch to the body.
Tambling avoids the elbow strike from Westbrook, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westbrook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westbrook is working Tambling over against the cage.
Westbrook scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Westbrook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Tambling misses with a body punch.
Tambling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westbrook lands an elbow just above Tambling 's eye.
Westbrook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tambling blocks an elbow strike from Westbrook.
Westbrook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tambling struggles to land a body shot inside as Westbrook controls his hands.
Westbrook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tambling is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Tambling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westbrook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Westbrook lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tambling to his knees! Westbrook keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Westbrook!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Russell Westbrook made sure he mentioned King of Fists, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Boxer (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 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thai Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Clintsari just leaning against Boxer, taking a breather.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clintsari is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer tries to land knees in the clinch but Clintsari avoids the damage to the body.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
Clintsari avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clintsari 's elbow.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks with his arms.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari stalls.
Clintsari trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Clintsari stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in looking for a takedown but Boxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clintsari 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boxer has Clintsari up against the cage in a clinch.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boxer up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari blocking some punches.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boxer is working Clintsari over against the cage.
Clintsari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Clintsari is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.
Boxer wants to counter with a clinch but Clintsari pushes him away.
Clintsari has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks with his arms.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks with his arms.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari wants to stall.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clintsari seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Boxer being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer has managed to clinch.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Clintsari can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxer's waist but Boxer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clintsari off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clintsari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clintsari looking to score a takedown here. Boxer is defending well but Clintsari drives through and ends up in Boxer's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer 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.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Clintsari .
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks with his arms.
Boxer being controlled against the cage.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
Clintsari is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clintsari taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer clinches up with Clintsari and pushes him back against the cage.
Clintsari avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boxer scores with a knee to the head.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
Clintsari avoiding damage.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clintsari 's elbow.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clintsari taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in looking for a takedown. Boxer tries to sprawl out of it but Clintsari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boxer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clintsari is defended easily by Boxer.
Clintsari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boxer tries to avoid it but Clintsari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boxer to the ground. Boxer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clintsari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boxer tries to avoid it but Clintsari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boxer to the ground. Boxer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clintsari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxer's waist but Boxer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clintsari off to one side.
Clintsari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clintsari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.
Clintsari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a push kick but Clintsari slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer clinches.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Clintsari .
Clintsari stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clintsari .
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Boxer tries to work over Clintsari 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clintsari taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari goes for a double leg but Boxer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boxer continues to drive forward.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clintsari tries to keep at a distance but Boxer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clintsari is stalling here.
Clintsari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boxer tries to work over Clintsari 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Clintsari is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Clintsari into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer pushes Clintsari up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clintsari has Boxer pushed against the cage.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
Clintsari is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clintsari is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in for a takedown but Boxer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clintsari is defended easily by Boxer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clintsari .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer moves into the clinch.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Clintsari controls his hands.
Clintsari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Clintsari .
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Clintsari wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clintsari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries to keep at a distance but Boxer has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Clintsari looking to stall.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxer.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks it.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Boxer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari closes the distance and clinches up with Boxer, looking for a takedown. Clintsari pushes Boxer against the cage but Boxer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thai Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Clintsari .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch but Boxer improves position.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
Clintsari tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in but Boxer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boxer is looking for the big counter here.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Clintsari is looking to counter the offense by Boxer and move into the clinch.
Clintsari shoots in looking for a takedown. Boxer tries to sprawl out of it but Clintsari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boxer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Boxer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clintsari tries to keep at a distance but Boxer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks it.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Clintsari is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
Clintsari has Boxer pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Clintsari .
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in and drives through. Boxer sprawls well.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clintsari is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Clintsari into the cage.
Clintsari looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clintsari wants to stall.
Clintsari looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in looking for a takedown. Boxer tries to sprawl out of it but Clintsari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boxer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clintsari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boxer counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Clintsari tries to tie him up.
Clintsari looking to stall.
Clintsari tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clintsari taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Clintsari with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clintsari blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clintsari tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clintsari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clintsari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari fails with the takedown.
Clintsari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxer defends it nicely.
Clintsari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boxer circles away.
Boxer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boxer has Clintsari up against the cage in a clinch.
Clintsari trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Clintsari is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boxer rushes Clintsari and presses him up against the cage.
Clintsari is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Clintsari into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Clintsari fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer moves into the clinch.
Clintsari is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clintsari has his back to the cage.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clintsari blocks it with crossed arms.
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari just leaning against Boxer, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clintsari looking to stall.
Clintsari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer takes the fight into the clinch.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Clintsari avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clintsari tries to stall but Boxer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari is stalling here.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
Boxer looking to throw knees to the head but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Boxer clinches up against the cage.
Clintsari stalling the fight.
Clintsari is trying to stall.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clintsari blocks it with crossed arms.
Clintsari has Boxer pushed against the cage.
Clintsari wants to stall.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Clintsari 's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusoposkinen Clintsari . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clintsari shoots in and drives through. Boxer sprawls well.
Boxer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clintsari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boxer manages to circle out of the way.
Boxer has managed to clinch.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Clintsari trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clintsari into the cage.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the head but Clintsari blocks with his arms.
Rusoposkinen Clintsari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clintsari cracks Boxer with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boxer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Boxer!
Thai Boxer is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson cracks Ciprianni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Watson scores with a four punch combination!
Ciprianni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ciprianni tries a quick counter leg kick but Watson is wise to it.
Ciprianni misses with a body shot.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciprianni. That did some damage!
Watson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ciprianni should have avoided that one.
John Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ciprianni tries to score with a low kick but Watson moves his leg out of the way.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Watson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprianni moves away.
Watson misses with a hook
and Ciprianni counters with a nice leg kick.
Watson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champions MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ciprianni throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy body kick from Watson
and Ciprianni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Watson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watson throws a low kick but Ciprianni avoids it.
Ciprianni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson digs a good body shot into Ciprianni's ribs.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Ciprianni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson tests Ciprianni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciprianni scores with a leg kick.
Watson scores with a jab.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ciprianni on the side of the head.
Watson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciprianni is rocked!
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ciprianni checks it well.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprianni.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprianni.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprianni moves away.
Ciprianni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ciprianni thumps Watson with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciprianni moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson tried to score with a low kick but Ciprianni checks it.
Ciprianni was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ciprianni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ciprianni staying out of range there.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ciprianni moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Ciprianni's leg but Ciprianni calmly moves out of range.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ciprianni.
Watson swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson backing away here, and Ciprianni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Ciprianni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ciprianni's head.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ciprianni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ciprianni rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Ciprianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciprianni misses with a body punch.
Watson stalls.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciprianni can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson connects with a right hand. Ciprianni shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Ciprianni moved out of range.
A low kick from Watson is predictable there
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson misses with a hook
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watson digs a good body shot into Ciprianni's ribs.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson is looking to score with low kicks.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Ciprianni's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson connects with a right hand. Ciprianni shakes it off.
Watson throws a right and a left that Ciprianni avoids nicely.
Ciprianni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Ciprianni throws a big shot that misses.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ciprianni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprianni's shoulder, as Ciprianni tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Ciprianni walks into a jab.
A big left from Watson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Ciprianni lands an overhand right.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson misses with a body punch
and Ciprianni counters with a nice leg kick.
Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ciprianni at a distance.
Watson with a hook.
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprianni manages to avoid it.
Watson lands a nice hook to Ciprianni's body. Ciprianni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Ciprianni moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ciprianni! But no joy.
Ciprianni 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.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ciprianni on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni slips a jab from Watson.
Ciprianni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
That kick from Watson tenderised Ciprianni's leg. Ciprianni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ciprianni tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson jabs Ciprianni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watson takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Watson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson scoring well with a low kick there.
Watson lands an overhand right.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Ciprianni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ciprianni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watson takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Ciprianni moves out of range easily.
Watson avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Ciprianni misses.
A big left from Watson misses.
Ciprianni is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Watson thows a leg kick but Ciprianni checks it
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Ciprianni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Watson throws a low kick, looking for Ciprianni's leg but Ciprianni calmly moves out of range.
Watson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ciprianni on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciprianni throws out a counter right but Watson avoids it with no problem.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson defending well as Ciprianni loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson staying out of range there.
A jab from Watson finds it's way through Ciprianni's defenses.
Ciprianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprianni moves away.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni throws a head kick that half lands.
Watson misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ciprianni takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watson can pounce on him.
Ciprianni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciprianni thumps Watson with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson misses with the body kick
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciprianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ciprianni slips a jab from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Ciprianni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ciprianni.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ciprianni slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Ciprianni walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ciprianni moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Ciprianni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciprianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ciprianni staying out of range there.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ciprianni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Watson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ciprianni counters with a nice double leg 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!
Watson working a defensive guard here.
Ciprianni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ciprianni trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciprianni throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ciprianni's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ciprianni is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Ciprianni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ciprianni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ciprianni working for a triangle but Watson defends it easily.
Watson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ciprianni actively working from the bottom here.
Ciprianni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ciprianni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ciprianni is still trying to improve position.
Watson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson had his way with Danny Ciprianni in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ciprianni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson throws a body punch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Ciprianni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Ciprianni - just one landing.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Ciprianni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ciprianni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson is trying to control the position but Ciprianni postures up.
Ciprianni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ciprianni is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is adopting a defensive guard.
Watson trying to keep a closed guard but Ciprianni is proving a slippery customer.
Ciprianni tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Ciprianni from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to sweep here but Ciprianni controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watson misses with a shot to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni with the counter takedown but Watson avoids it easily.
Ciprianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Watson.
A jab lands there for Watson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson jabs Ciprianni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ciprianni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Watson.
Ciprianni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Watson slips under a jab from Ciprianni.
A counter left hand to the body from Watson misses its target.
Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprianni drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watson defends it well.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Ciprianni scoring well with a low kick there.
Watson misses with a body punch
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson throws a body punch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ciprianni doesn't seem bothered though.
Ciprianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson misses with a hook to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ciprianni.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson takes one on the button.
Ciprianni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Ciprianni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Watson!
A very excited looking John Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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