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Ascension 0715 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Don't Know. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a takedown attempt
and Harland counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harland napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Junior lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harland down.
Junior cracks Harland with a big right hand but Harland just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Junior lands some shots froms side control.
Junior throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Harland works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
Junior is working for a submission of some sort.
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Junior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Junior.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior winds up and cracks Harland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Junior seems to be looking for submissions.
Harland trying to control from the bottom.
Harland is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junior throws a big elbow that misses.
Junior is looking to advance position but Harland has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to control but Harland is having none of it.
Junior manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harland wants to work for an arm triangle but Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Junior trying to control but Harland postures up.
Harland drops an elbow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harland lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Junior wants to improve his position but Harland is controlling well.
Harland is trying to control the action in half guard but Junior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harland pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland lands with a punch from half guard.
Harland working over Junior with some ground and pound. Junior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Junior trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Harland controls from within his opponent's guard.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harland postures up and lands a big shot to Junior's brow.
Harland slips nicely into half guard.
Junior tries to roll over but Harland keeps him under control.
Harland content to control rather than advance.
Junior is trying to get back to full guard.
Harland wants to take a breather but Junior is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Junior will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harland gets caught napping as Junior dives in and scores a takedown. Harland manages to retain guard.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junior trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harland manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Harland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Harland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harland throws a strike but Junior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is fighting to break Harland's control of his arms but Harland is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws an elbow that misses. Harland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Junior's guard. Nice move by Harland!
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junior lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harland 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.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Harland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior postures up and lands a big shot to Harland's brow.
Junior sitting in guard here, content to control.
Junior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harland looking to control.
Junior trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junior postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harland is controlling Junior's posture.
Harland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Harland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harland winds up and cracks Junior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland lands strikes from half guard.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Harland. Oh but Junior has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Harland goes limp - he's gone! Junior jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rich Junior!
A victorious Rich Junior thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Zander Harland spoke after the fight, saying 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for McGee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGuire 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.
McGee clinches with his opponent.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGuire pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. McGuire won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGuire is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
McGuire tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee misses with some punches.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGee just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuire's brow.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee working aggressively here.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow McGee down.
McGee missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a hook. McGee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGee throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire throws out a counter right but McGee avoids it with no problem.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by McGee - just one landing.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
McGee clinches up with McGuire and pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
McGuire tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that McGee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGee walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuire circles away.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee lands the left hand.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee checks a leg kick.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuire circles away.
McGee is looking to land body kicks.
And McGuire tries to counter it with a takedown but McGee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McGee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGee takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A quick step to the side and McGee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - McGuire scores with a four punch combination!
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGee throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire avoids the body shot from McGee.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGee is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee misses with a combination
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGee walks into a left hand.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from McGee tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGee fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuire in the body.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
McGuire cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGee looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but McGee is out of range.
McGee half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire tries to stall but McGee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire scores with a hook 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!
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from McGuire.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGuire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McGee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGee obliges.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
Clarence McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
McGee letting McGuire take a breather here.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
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!
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from McGuire tenderised McGee's leg. McGee is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike McGuire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGuire scores with a kick to the body.
McGee lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGee swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mike McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGee moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McGee misses its target.
McGee slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but McGee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGee at a distance.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGee checks a leg kick.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
McGee thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
McGee throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and McGee settles back down.
McGee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGee throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
McGee closes the distance and pushes McGuire back into the cage.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGee.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGee throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGee throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGuire counters with a nice leg kick.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGee walks into a left hand.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGee - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGee. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGee finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuire's head.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGuire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike McGuire thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Payakaroon's choice of entrance music: My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Samart Payakaroon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Arrol's leg. Arrol is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Payakaroon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Payakaroon scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Arrol does no damage.
A punch combination from Payakaroon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Arrol misses the target.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payakaroon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arrol connects with a solid leg kick.
Arrol gets tackled into the cage by Payakaroon. Payakaroon maintains the clinch.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakaroon's elbow.
Payakaroon pushes Arrol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Arrol avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol works on Payakaroon's body with a couple of short punches.
Payakaroon looks winded!
Payakaroon looking to slow down the pace here.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arrol.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Arrol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrol blocking some punches.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon blocks an uppercut.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Arrol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arrols head.
Good body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrol cracks Payakaroon with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the head.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arrol tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arrol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arrol gets through Payakaroon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Arrol.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arrol.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arrol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
Arrol blocks an uppercut.
Arrol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
Payakaroon misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arrol avoids it.
Arrol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Good body shot from Arrol.
Arrol digs a right hand underneath Payakaroon's ribcage. Payakaroon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arrol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Arrol on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arrol looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Arrol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol pushes Payakaroon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
A short uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payakaroon is rocked!
Arrol tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arrol cracks Payakaroon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Arrol has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Payakaroon to stand back up!
Payakaroon is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrol finish him?
Arrol clinches with his opponent.
Payakaroon seems to have recovered his senses.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol gets through Payakaroon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Payakaroon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Arrol is unloading with more strikes now! Payakaroon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Arrol!
Our winner, William Arrol, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Samart Payakaroon had this to say: 'It's been a great tournament. I have no regrets other than the regret I have in informing my opponent that his mom is waiting for me in the locker room! OH YEA BABY!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo has chosen Que país é esse? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind De Santo Cristo 's knee.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Santo Cristo slips a straight right by Anderson.
De Santo Cristo wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Santo Cristo - that will leave a mark!
De Santo Cristo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Santo Cristo scrambles back to his feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Santo Cristo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson misses the jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Santo Cristo lands with a nice body punch.
De Santo Cristo moves into 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!
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Santo Cristo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to control but De Santo Cristo passes easily into half guard.
De Santo Cristo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Santo Cristo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson is trying to keep De Santo Cristo in close.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De Santo Cristo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
De Santo Cristo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Santo Cristo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is trying to improve his position.
Anderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De Santo Cristo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Anderson's guard! Nice work there by De Santo Cristo!
Anderson has his feet on De Santo Cristo's thighs here. He's pushed De Santo Cristo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! De Santo Cristo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Anderson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pako Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. Ricardo Monteban 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban has closed the distance and engaged Laine in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laine 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.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monteban avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Monteban is trying to force a seperation but Laine has the dominant position.
Monteban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tries a knee to the head but Monteban blocks it.
Monteban has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laine clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laine tries to escape the position.
Monteban tightening his grip on Laine, looking for the choke.
Monteban seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Laine's chin but Laine turns very nicely into Monteban's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Laine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monteban is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laine preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monteban is on top in guard.
Monteban connects with a couple of short punches.
Monteban is working Laine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine looking for a sweep. Not yet Laine, not yet.
Monteban wants to pass the guard but Laine is keeping the position.
Laine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monteban is one step ahead there.
Laine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monteban can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Monteban is looking for a triangle but Laine pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laine defends well.
Monteban wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Laine forces his way into half guard.
Monteban is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laine prevents Monteban from improving his position.
Laine wants to free his trapped foot but Monteban is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laine passes to side control.
Monteban is looking for a sweep.
Monteban is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Coffee Shop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monteban sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Monteban is trying to get back to full guard.
Laine trying to pass the guard but Monteban defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Monteban dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine clinches.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Monteban is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Laine to the mat. Laine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Laine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Laine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monteban is keeping the position for now.
Laine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monteban can't keep his opponent in guard - Laine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban trying to control but Laine postures up.
Monteban is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monteban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monteban wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Laine wants to control but Monteban is keeping him busy.
Laine passes to side control.
Monteban regains half guard.
Monteban actively working from the bottom here.
Monteban is looking to improve his position.
Laine is taking a breather. Monteban says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban is defending against the submission attempts here by Laine.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monteban keeps working.
Laine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monteban is just riding it out for now. Laine eventually gives up the hold.
Laine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laine wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Monteban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monteban wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Laine is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Monteban has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Monteban changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monteban off and has taken his back!
Laine looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Monteban taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pako Laine!
A very excited looking Pako Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Pilvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Pilvi has chosen Faded as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilvi misses with a body kick.
Pilvi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanak to score with a decent uppercut.
Pilvi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanak lands a head shot.
Hanak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pilvi is able to avoid easily.
Pilvi lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanak's head.
Hanak clinches.
Pilvi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE WARRIORS in the buildup to the fight.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pilvi.
Hanak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pilvi checks a leg kick.
Pilvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pilvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Pilvi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilvi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hanak.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pilvi to the mat! Pilvi manages to get full guard.
Pilvi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hanak trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom.
Hanak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanak with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pilvi is keeping the position for now.
Hanak 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.
Pilvi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanak.
Hanak won't allow Pilvi to get back to his feet.
Hanak is looking to work some ground and pound but Pilvi has wrist control.
Pilvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pilvi 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.
Pilvi controlling Hanak's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Pilvi keeps moving.
Hanak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanak lands a couple of digs.
Pilvi is controlling Hanak's posture.
Hanak throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Pilvi keeps moving.
Hanak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pilvi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanak is one step ahead there.
Hanak cracks Pilvi with a solid left hand.
Hanak stands up and waves to Pilvi to follow him.
Pilvi blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanak wants to slow Pilvi down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanak looks to land a left hand but Pilvi moved out of range nicely.
Hanak 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.
Pilvi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pilvi is trying to defend but Hanak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pilvi is trying to maintain the position but Hanak is very close to passing his half guard.
Pilvi tries to get to full guard but Hanak has control of the leg.
Pilvi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hanak is on him like a limpet, forcing Pilvi back against the cage.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilvi takes a shot to the head.
Pilvi blocking some punches.
Pilvi lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Pilvi.
A head punch on the inside from Pilvi fails to land.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Pilvi controls the action.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak struggles to land a body shot inside as Pilvi controls his hands.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Pilvi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pilvi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Hanak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hanak clinches.
Hanak can't find room to land a body shot as Pilvi controls the action.
Pilvi can't find room to land a body shot as Hanak controls the action.
Hanak blocks a body shot from Pilvi.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Pilvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pilvi misses with some punches.
Pilvi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanak clinches up against the cage.
Pilvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hanak on the inside.
Pilvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak lands a right hand.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but Pilvi avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pilvi can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Hanak.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pilvi is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanak.
Pilvi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak slips a straight right by Pilvi.
Pilvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Pilvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pilvi.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pilvi.
Pilvi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak tries to land a leg kick but Pilvi saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pilvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pilvi blocks a leg kick.
Hanak drops his hands momentarily and Pilvi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
Pilvi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilvi thumps Hanak with a low kick.
Hanak looks to throw the jab but Pilvi is out of range.
Pilvi misses with an uppercut.
Hanak cracks Pilvi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters circling a little - Hanak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hanak goes for a double leg but Pilvi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pilvi continues to drive forward.
Pilvi throws a series of punches but Hanak avoids them all with ease.
Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pilvi.
Pilvi gets tackled into the cage by Hanak. Hanak maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pilvi prevents a body shot from Hanak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pilvi is trying to break the clinch but Hanak has him pressed against the cage.
Hanak scores with a shoulder strike.
Pilvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pilvi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pilvi.
Pilvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pilvi breaks from the clinch.
Pilvi staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pilvi! But no joy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pilvi takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Hanak is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Pilvi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pilvi throws a head kick that misses.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak is looking to score with low kicks.
Pilvi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Pilvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pilvi swings widly with a right hand
and Hanak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pilvi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veikko Pilvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak throws a hook but Pilvi blocks it.
A jab from Hanak misses.
Pilvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Pilvi pushes Hanak away with a front kick.
Pilvi cracks Hanak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pilvi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanak moves out of range of the body kick.
Pilvi lands with a straight right. Hanak didn't see that one 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!
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanak throws a leg kick which misses Pilvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Pilvi tries to avoid it.
Hanak throws a leg kick that misses.
Pilvi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanak throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak avoids a kick to the body.
Pilvi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanak avoids the body shot from Pilvi.
Hanak looks to throw the jab but Pilvi is out of range.
Pilvi defending well as Hanak loads up on a big left hand.
Hanak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pilvi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pilvi checks a low kick from Hanak.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pilvi throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilvi slips under a jab.
Hanak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Pilvi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pilvi.
Pilvi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pilvi.
A cross from Hanak lands.
Hanak cracks a nice hook into Pilvi's ribs.
Hanak looks to land a left hand but Pilvi moved out of range nicely.
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 Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pilvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pilvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pilvi misses.
Pilvi cracks Hanak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanak 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.
Pilvi missing with a left hand there. Hanak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pilvi misses with a hook. Hanak ducked under it nicely.
Hanak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak moves out of range as Pilvi strikes.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanak walks into a straight right hand from Pilvi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi throws a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Pilvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hanak throws a looping overhand right but Pilvi ducks down to avoid it.
Pilvi tries a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Pilvi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pilvi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanak lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pilvi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanak staying out of range there.
Hanak blocks a jab.
Pilvi takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Pilvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range.
Good work by Pilvi as he checks the leg kick.
Pilvi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pilvi throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
Hanak looks to land a combination but Pilvi avoids it well.
Hanak scores with a jab to the head.
Hanak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pilvi lands a high kick!
Hanak misses with a kick to the body
and Pilvi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
Pilvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Hanak misses.
Hanak throws a nice looking combination but Pilvi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanak!
Hanak connects with a solid leg kick.
Pilvi moves out of range of the body kick.
Pilvi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanak throws a low kick, looking for Pilvi's leg but Pilvi calmly moves out of range.
Hanak throws a leg kick
and Pilvi counters with a right hand to the body.
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
Pilvi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanak's calf.
Pilvi looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak connects with a looping right hand.
Hanak shoots in for a double leg but Pilvi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pilvi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pilvi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi misses the jab.
Hanak throws a combination that misses
and Pilvi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilvi lands a lovely overhand right.
Pilvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanak's sensitive parts.
Pilvi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanak.
Pilvi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanak checks a low kick from Pilvi.
Pilvi is looking to slow Hanak down with leg kicks.
Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces Pilvi off the cage and back into range.
Hanak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pilvi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Pilvi throws a head kick but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pilvi. That did some damage!
Pilvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanak blocks a leg kick.
Pilvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Pilvi misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi throws out a leg kick but Hanak moves out of range and Pilvi only half commits.
Hanak throws a chopping leg kick but Pilvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanak misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak connects with a right hand. Pilvi shakes it off.
Pilvi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pilvi.
Pilvi drops his hands momentarily and Hanak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanak connects with a solid leg kick.
Pilvi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pilvi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanak's head.
Hanak connects with a body shot that sends Pilvi's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak connects with an inside leg kick.
Pilvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanak manages to avoid it.
Hanak tries to counter by clinching up but Pilvi breaks away and moves out of range.
Pilvi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Veikko Pilvi just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hanak scores with a nice body kick.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Hanak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pilvi to the ground. Hanak is now in Pilvi's guard.
Pilvi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanak trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanak postures up in Pilvi's guard and throws a big left but Pilvi blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilvi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pilvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lukas Hanak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pilvi keeping moving, preventing Hanak from controlling successfully.
Hanak stands up over Pilvi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak wants to pass the guard but Pilvi is keeping the position.
Pilvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pilvi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanak throwing strikes from guard but Pilvi blocks nicely.
Hanak throwing strikes from guard but Pilvi blocks nicely.
Pilvi has momentary wrist control but Hanak slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanak with a nice head shot there.
Hanak being controlled here momentarily.
Hanak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pilvi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanak landing some decent shots from guard.
Pilvi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanak postures up and lands a big shot to Pilvi's brow.
Hanak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pilvi controls Hanak momentarily but Hanak frees himself.
Hanak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pilvi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pilvi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a big right hand that misses.
Pilvi 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.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Pilvi keeps moving.
Pilvi is pulling down on Hanak's head to control his posture.
Hanak passes into half guard.
Pilvi is trying to stand.
Hanak working the head and body with strikes.
Pilvi wants to control but Hanak is keeping busy.
Hanak wants to work for an arm triangle but Pilvi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanak.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanak lands a nice short elbow.
Hanak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanak lands a nice short elbow.
Hanak stalling away here and it's allowed Pilvi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Pilvi keeps moving.
Hanak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pilvi trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanak working some strikes from top position.
Hanak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pilvi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak had his way with Veikko Pilvi in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak shoots in but Pilvi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pilvi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanak.
Hanak throws a looping overhand right but Pilvi ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanak.
Pilvi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanak in his tracks.
Good exchange - Pilvi coming out on top.
Hanak misses with a hook to the body
and Pilvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanak is looking to land body kicks.
Hanak tries to clinch up but Pilvi circles away and keeps his distance.
Pilvi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pilvi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanak dives in for a single leg takedown but Pilvi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pilvi works over Hanak's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Hanak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pilvi.
Hanak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pilvi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pilvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanak blocks a jab.
Hanak feinted with a counter takedown.
Pilvi lands a nice hook to Hanak's body. Hanak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pilvi throws a head kick that Hanak semi-blocks.
Pilvi cracks Hanak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pilvi tried to score with a low kick but Hanak checks it.
Pilvi swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from Pilvi.
Hanak connects with a body shot that sends Pilvi's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pilvi.
Pilvi blocks a leg kick.
Veikko Pilvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pilvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Pilvi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pilvi.
Hanak misses with a hook. Pilvi ducked under it nicely.
Pilvi misses with a straight right.
Hanak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pilvi cracks Hanak with a good jab.
Pilvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Pilvi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pilvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pilvi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pilvi. Hanak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanak scores with a spinning back kick!
Pilvi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and Pilvi settles back down.
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanak throws a hook but Pilvi avoids it easily.
Hanak thuds his right hand into Pilvi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Pilvi.
Pilvi thows a body kick. Hanak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pilvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pilvi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. Pilvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanak checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanak.
Hanak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pilvi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanak's head.
Hanak moves out of range of the leg kick from Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a head kick but Hanak moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak.
Pilvi lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Pilvi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanak, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak scores with a push kick.
Pilvi throws a lazy head kick
and Hanak counters with an outside leg kick.
Pilvi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pilvi moves out of range of the body kick.
Pilvi 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.
Hanak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pilvi 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.
Pilvi keeping moving, preventing Hanak from controlling successfully.
Hanak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak gets to his feet - Pilvi follows without any prompting.
Hanak slips a straight right by Pilvi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veikko Pilvi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Lukas Hanak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Marco Ajax has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kukulcan Tonga's chin.
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158 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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax misses the jab.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Tonga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tonga 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.
Tonga misses with a looping left.
Ajax was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tonga misses with a looping right.
Tonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga 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.
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Ajax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ajax shoots and misses
and Tonga counters with a right hand to the body.
Ajax throws a big shot that misses.
Tonga throws an overhand right that lands on Ajax's shoulder, as Ajax tries to avoid the shot.
Ajax misses with the combination.
Ajax misses with a straight left.
Ajax defending well as Tonga loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Ajax tenderised Tonga's leg. Tonga is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Ajax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Tonga moved away.
Ajax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonga manages to avoid it.
Ajax throws a leg kick which misses Tonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tonga tries to avoid it.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ajax.
Ajax is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ajax misses with a hook.
Tonga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ajax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ajax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ajax throws a big right hand that misses.
Ajax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonga keeping full guard, as Ajax tries to pass.
Tonga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ajax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throwing strikes from guard but Tonga blocks nicely.
Tonga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ajax.
Tonga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ajax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ajax trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Ajax throwing strikes from guard but Tonga blocks nicely.
Ajax throws a strike but Tonga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ajax being controlled here, momentarily.
Tonga stopping the sweep attempt from Ajax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ajax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tonga manages to get himself to full guard.
Ajax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ajax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ajax trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tonga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ajax.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws an elbow that misses. Tonga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ajax's guard. Nice move by Tonga!
Ajax trying to control the position.
Ajax looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tonga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ajax has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonga has managed to get both his arms back between Ajax's legs - danger averted.
Tonga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ajax has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonga has managed to get both his arms back between Ajax's legs - danger averted.
Tonga stands and throws Ajax's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ajax struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tonga misses with a body shot.
Ajax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonga manages to avoid it.
Tonga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A jab from Tonga finds it's way through Ajax's defenses.
Ajax sizes up Tonga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tonga throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Tonga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tonga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ajax to the ground. Tonga is now in Ajax's guard.
Ajax lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Marco Ajax has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ajax throwing strikes but missing.
Ajax lands a couple of digs.
Ajax is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonga has wrist control.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Tonga keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonga, not yet.
Ajax throws a strike but Tonga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ajax has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tonga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ajax looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tonga puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tonga is looking to take a break and control but Ajax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ajax is trying to get back to full guard.
Ajax looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tonga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tonga's back!
Tonga covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ajax punches the canvas rather than the man.
Tonga can't escape the position.
Tonga is keeping busy.
Ajax somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ajax is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tonga. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ajax lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ajax lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tonga's head.
Ajax has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ajax is landing with strikes from the back.
Tonga is rocked!
Ajax lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ajax.
Oh Tonga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonga covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ajax working for a choke but Tonga is defending well.
Ajax throws a series of strikes and Tonga wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Ajax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajax throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tonga seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax unloads with some shots from mount but Tonga bucks and avoids them well.
Ajax landing strikes from the mount.
Ajax landing strikes from the mount and Tonga is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajax throwing strikes but Tonga bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ajax trying to control the position.
Ajax is working an open guard so Tonga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ajax connects with a leg kick. Tonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ajax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonga.
Ajax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ajax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax 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!
Ajax scores with the left hand. Tonga knows he should have avoided that one.
Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonga.
Tonga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tonga missing with a left hand there. Ajax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Ajax misses.
Tonga swings for the body but Ajax moves out of range.
Ajax tries to score with a low kick but Tonga moves his leg out of the way.
Tonga looks to land a left hand but Ajax moved out of range nicely.
Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonga.
Ajax throws a hook to the side of Tonga's head but Tonga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonga misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga looks to throw the jab but Ajax is out of range.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Ajax moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Ajax there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ajax, right into the meat.
Tonga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajax.
Tonga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax scores with a nice right hand.
Tonga misses with a right hand
and Ajax counters with a stiff right hand.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a looping left.
Tonga throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ajax counter with a right hand.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tonga catches Ajax with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ajax moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonga throws a hook to the side of Ajax's head but Ajax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marco Ajax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonga's sensitive parts.
Tonga's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ajax lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt.
Tonga misses with a looping left.
Ajax throws out a leg kick but Tonga moves out of range and Ajax only half commits.
Kukulcan Tonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax looks to land a left hand but Tonga moved out of range nicely.
Tonga throws a right hand that misses
and Ajax counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tonga!
Ajax with the ground and pound but Tonga regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ajax working the head and body with strikes.
Ajax prevents Tonga from improving his position.
Ajax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tonga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ajax throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ajax thows a huge punch but Tonga dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tonga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ajax.
Ajax trying to control the action but Tonga is working from the bottom.
Tonga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ajax.
Tonga wants to improve his position but Ajax is controlling well.
Ajax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ajax wants to control but Tonga is keeping him busy.
Ajax working the head and body with strikes.
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. Ajax connects with a nice short shot to Tonga's temple.
Ajax trying to advance position but Tonga counters by regaining guard.
Tonga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonga is pulling down on Ajax's head. It's preventing any offense from Ajax, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ajax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ajax drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tonga dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ajax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ajax has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
205 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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29
209 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana gets caught napping as Aires dives in and scores a takedown. Montana manages to retain guard.
Aires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aires with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montana keeping full guard, as Aires tries to pass.
Montana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Aires postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires tries to free his leg and advance position but Montana is retaining full guard.
Aires wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires works over Montana with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Montana has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires 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.
Aires postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aires working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aires postures up and lands a big shot to Montana's brow.
Aires looking to sit in guard and control but Montana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aires wants to hit a switch here but Montana passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aires there!
Aires wants to control but Montana is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires is trying desperately to improve position.
Aires manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aires trying to control from the bottom.
Aires is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aires is trying to get back to full guard.
Aires is holding on to half guard well.
Aires is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aires wants to get back to full guard but Montana has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aires shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Montana pulls Aires in close to prevent any damage.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Aires is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Montana has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Aires has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Montana keeping full guard, as Aires tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montana wants to sweep but no luck.
Montana working a defensive guard here.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montana trying to keep a closed guard but Aires is proving a slippery customer.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
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.
Aires trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Montana manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aires trying to control the position.
Aires throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aires trying to keep a closed guard but Montana is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Montana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aires looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aires misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Montana.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana throws a lazy body kick
and Aires counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montana thinking.
Montana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aires misses with an uppercut
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana blocks a jab.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coke Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Aires.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Montana's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires looking to sit in guard and control but Montana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aires is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Aires down.
Montana connects with a right hand. Aires shakes it off.
Aires staying out of range there.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Aires's head but Aires sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana scores with a body shot.
Aires darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aires defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Aires half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aires throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aires or perhaps it was just good defense by Montana, which made it look bad.
Montana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montana jabs at Aires's body.
That kick from Montana tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aires cracks Montana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
Aires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aires takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aires.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Montana enables Aires to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Montana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coke Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires lands a couple of elbows.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Aires working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aires passes Montana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montana defending well though.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aires scores with a couple of nice shots.
Montana felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aires.
Aires trying to control from half guard but Montana is working away.
Montana trying to control from the bottom.
Aires wants to take a breather but Montana is having none of it.
Montana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aires is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Montana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Aires tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montana blocking the ground and pound.
Aires wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aires misses with a head shot.
Aires wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
Aires with good strikes from the mount here!
Aires pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Aires raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Our winner, Bruno Aires, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's entrance music is Tupac - I'm a Soldier. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
185 lbs
34 - 17 - 2 |
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34
188 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedict Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego lands a jab.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arnold's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego cracks a nice hook into Arnold's ribs.
Arnold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Arnold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Arnold throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Arnold drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnold.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Arnold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arnold sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Arnold tries to clinch up.
Arnold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego clinches up with Arnold and pushes him back against the cage.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Arnold's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Arnold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arnold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Diego lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Arnold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Arnold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego looking to stall.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold lands on the inside with an 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!
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Diego has Arnold pressed against the cage.
Arnold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Arnold is working Diego over against the cage.
Good body shot from Diego.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arnold blocks a body shot from Diego.
Arnold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Arnold has managed to clinch.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Arnold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Arnold tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Arnold scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arnold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arnold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego tries to stall but Arnold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Arnold.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego blocking some punches.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Diego prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Diego misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocking some punches.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Diego.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego blocks a body shot from Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Arnold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego clobbers Arnold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Arnold.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arnold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Diego drives through and clinches with Arnold against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Diego misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Arnold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arnold struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold pushes Diego back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Still in the clinch, Arnold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego blocks a body shot from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Arnold lands a right hand.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedict Arnold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Arnold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Diego working aggressively here.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Arnold - that landed with a thud.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with some punches.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arnold gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Arnold pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Arnold works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Arnold works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Arnold working aggressively here.
A short right from Arnold.
Diego blocking some punches.
Arnold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
Diego is rocked!
Arnold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Diego with a big uppercut! Diego tries to clinch up but Arnold pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Diego to the mat! Diego covers up and Arnold unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benedict Arnold!
Benedict Arnold is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Benedict Arnold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Don Diego spoke after the fight, saying 'That's my belt, rematch please. I be back very soon better I'm sorry.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music. Jiu Jitsu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jitsu moves away from the strike by Haades.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haades leaves Jitsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Haades is trying to get back to half guard.
Jitsu is trying to ground and pound but Haades uses the momentary lack of control by Jitsu to regain half guard.
Jitsu seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haades doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Jitsu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haades's head.
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haades doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Haades has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Haades is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haades is defending against the submission attempts here by Jitsu.
Haades has his hands clasped together around Jitsu's back. He's all about the action.
Jitsu is working for a kimura but Haades is defending it quite comfortably.
Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haades sees it coming and defends easily.
Haades gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Haades dives on top into guard.
Haades tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haades passes into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Haades is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Haades prevents Jitsu from improving his position.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu missing with punches from the bottom.
Jitsu is looking for a sweep. Haades is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haades controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades 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.
Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haades holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haades breaks the clinch.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Haades shows good takedown defense.
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jitsu's sensitive parts.
Haades throws a big shot that misses.
Jitsu staying out of range there.
Jitsu closes the distance and clinches up with Haades, looking for a takedown. Jitsu pushes Haades against the cage but Haades circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haades throws a looping overhand right but Jitsu ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades thows a leg kick but Jitsu checks it
and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown. Haades fights it but they end up in guard.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Haades working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jitsu.
Haades avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades seems keen to control Jitsu's posture.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haades pulls Jitsu in to control the position.
Haades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haades pulls Jitsu in close to his closed guard and prevents Jitsu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jitsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haades is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haades has escaped and now he's on top!
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haades defends it easily.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Haades defends easily.
Haades engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haades defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haades wants to pass the guard but Jitsu is keeping the position.
Haades wants to stand but Jitsu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haades wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Jitsu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haades is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Haades pushes his legs off easily.
Jitsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Haades controls the pace.
Haades passes Jitsu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haades trying to control the action but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jitsu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Haades trying to control from half guard but Jitsu is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haades trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haades.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Jitsu is just out of range.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haades defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a series of punches but Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
A combination from Haades does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu has Haades up against the cage in a clinch.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Haades turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Jitsu.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Haades manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haades to keep the fight standing.
Jitsu goes for a takedown attempt but Haades pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haades closes the distance and clinches.
Haades goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haades avoiding damage as Jitsu throws knees to the body.
Jitsu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haades gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haades gets underhooks to prevent Jitsu's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades pushes Jitsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jitsu wants a takedown.
Haades lands a body punch.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haades misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haades lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haades scores with the left hand. Jitsu knows he should have avoided that one.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haades as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jitsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Haades, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jitsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jitsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haades throws out the jab.
Haades has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Haades on the inside.
Haades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jitsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Jitsu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haades closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades gets underhooks to prevent Jitsu's takedown attempt.
Jitsu is trying to drag Haades to the mat but Haades just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jitsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Jitsu.
Haades lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Haades fails to land.
Haades scores with a hook to the body.
Haades lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Haades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jitsu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haades backwards.
Haades is working Jitsu over against the cage.
Haades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haades working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades really dominated that round.
That's time! Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jitsu slips under a jab.
Haades moves into the clinch.
Jitsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitsu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Haades is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haades.
Jitsu tries to land a knee to the head but Haades blocks with his arms.
Haades lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Haades as the two fighters clinch.
Haades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Haades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Jitsu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haades lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jitsu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades is leaning against Jitsu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haades lands a shoulder strike.
Haades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu can't get the takedown.
Haades lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Haades.
Haades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jitsu blocks a body shot from Haades.
Haades works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haades lands a shoulder strike.
Haades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Haades.
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!
A body shot lands from Haades.
Haades tries a body shot but Jitsu blocks it.
Haades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haades creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haades lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haades stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haades breaks from the clinch.
Haades throws an overhand right that lands on Jitsu's shoulder, as Jitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Jitsu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jitsu slips a jab from Haades.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Haades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haades misses with a head kick.
Jitsu checks a leg kick.
Haades throws a head kick that misses.
Haades loads up on a big right hand but Jitsu slips the punch.
Jitsu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haades clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades stops a takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Jitsu jumps into guard, dragging Haades to the mat.
Haades has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jitsu is proving hard to escape from.
Haades content to stall in guard here.
Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haades sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Haades trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jitsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haades throws a leg kick
and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haades has his hands clasped together around Jitsu's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haades manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jitsu 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.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jiu Jitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haades wants to sweep but no luck.
Haades seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jitsu preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades trying to control the position here.
Jitsu chips away with some ground and pound.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jitsu passes Haades's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haades gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haades utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haades tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jitsu postures up in Haades's guard and throws a big left but Haades blocks it.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Haades wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haades is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haades is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jitsu.
Jitsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haades controls the position from side control.
Haades tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jitsu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jitsu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haades off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu tightening his grip on Haades, looking for the choke.
Jitsu looking for the RNC.
Haades trying to control the action but Jitsu just sinks the hooks in.
Jitsu tightening his grip on Haades, looking for the choke.
Jitsu doesn't have the hooks in and Haades manages to turn into his guard.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Haades defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiu Jitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haades has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 44:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannes Haades!
Hannes Haades is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hannes Haades 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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