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Bushido 68: Okah vs. Umaga PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Dunn (ranked 5367 p4p, 663 weight class) and Kyrie Irving (ranked 5396 p4p, 665 weight class). 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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183 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alastair Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Irving!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn walks into a straight right hand from Irving.
Dunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irving counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dunn lands in his opponent's guard.
Irving keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
Dunn postures up in Irving's guard and throws a big left but Irving blocks it.
Irving looking for a sweep. Not yet Irving, not yet.
Irving looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dunn 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.
Irving is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Irving wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dunn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn won't allow Irving to get back to his feet.
Dunn 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.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irving tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Irving is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Dunn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irving keeps working.
Irving on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dunn lands a few punches from side control.
Irving is trying to control Dunn's posture but Dunn avoids it.
Irving is not content to let Dunn control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunn happy to just control the position for now.
Irving is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dunn is controlling him well.
Dunn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dunn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Irving is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Irving tries to improve position but can't.
Irving manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Irving is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irving tries to kick Dunn off but Dunn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn wants to pass to mount but Irving is defending the position.
Dunn thows a huge punch but Irving dodges it nicely.
Irving pushes Dunn off looking to stand but Dunn dives back in and keeps control.
Irving is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dunn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Irving with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Irving avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Dunn stalling.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Irving is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dunn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irving keeps working.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irving tries to kick Dunn off but Dunn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dunn throwing shots but Irving is blocking nicely.
Irving makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irving.
Irving looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irving is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunn preventing the sweep.
Dunn trying to control but Irving is working from the bottom.
Dunn prevents Irving from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunn with a nice head shot there.
Irving wants to stand and escape but Dunn is having none of it.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Irving keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Irving.
Alastair Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunn throws a series of strikes that have Irving backpedaling.
A swing and a miss from Irving.
Irving jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunn throws a series of strikes that have Irving backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving looks to land a left hand but Dunn moved out of range nicely.
Irving throws a right hand that misses
and Dunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Irving is trying to stand up here but Dunn is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Irving wants to improve his position but Dunn is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Irving is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunn is stalling here. Irving is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dunn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Irving has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Irving wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irving can do to turn this around?
Dunn is pushing Irving's head away, looking to escape. Irving manages to hold on to the position though.
Irving tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dunn struggling a bit here.
Dunn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Irving wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Irving is looking to take a break and control but Dunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alastair Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Irving wants to stand but Dunn has his arm trapped.
Dunn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dunn tries to buck Irving off but Irving is having none of it.
Irving trying to control the position but Dunn is working away.
Dunn struggling a bit here.
Dunn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irving wants to stand but Dunn has his arm trapped.
Dunn wants to get back to his feet but Irving drags him back down.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Irving gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dunn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Irving is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irving tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irving wants to stand up but Dunn is controlling him.
Irving is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Irving is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irving works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dunn stopping the sweep attempt from Irving.
Irving manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
Irving working a defensive guard here.
Dunn postures up in Irving's guard and throws a big left but Irving blocks it.
Irving avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Irving utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunn won't allow Irving to get back to his feet.
Irving manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Irving from controlling successfully.
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 Alastair Dunn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good exchange - Dunn coming out on top.
Dunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Irving momentarily.
Irving throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irving counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Irving.
Dunn looks for a takedown but Irving sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunn counters with a shoot takedown. Irving fights it but they end up in guard.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Irving uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Irving!
Dunn has Irving pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunn, not yet.
Irving trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Irving gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irving counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irving misses with a straight left.
Irving looks to land a right hand but Dunn moved out of range.
Dunn slips a jab and a cross from Irving.
Irving might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Irving manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Irving sprawls well. He's pushed Dunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irving throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Irving scores with a nice strike.
Irving stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dunn.
Irving looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Irving.
A nice side step and Irving releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irving swivels and escapes.
Dunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Irving leaves Dunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dunn throwing shots but Irving is blocking nicely.
Irving wants to get back to his feet.
Irving is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Irving wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dunn trying to pass the guard but Irving defending well.
Irving regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn prevents Irving from getting back to his feet.
Dunn trying to control but Irving is working from the bottom.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Irving is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irving pulls Dunn in close to prevent any damage.
Irving keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Irving tries to roll over but Dunn keeps him under control.
Irving is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irving has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dunn is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Irving comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Alastair Dunn!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Alastair Dunn!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alastair Dunn!
Alastair Dunn wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Alastair Dunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Berget (ranked 1423 p4p, 227 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 1709 p4p, 270 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Berget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rhod throws a jab when Berget was well out of range.
Berget connects with a body shot that sends Rhod's belly button to the back.
Berget lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rhod blocks a jab.
Berget misses with an uppercut.
Berget misses with a hook.
Berget takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berget.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhod! But no joy.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Berget is just out of range.
Rhod throws a right hand that misses
enabling Berget to counter with a crisp jab.
Berget missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berget connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berget throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Berget.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berget takes one on the button.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Berget is out of range.
Berget shoots and misses
and Rhod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhod misses the jab.
Berget tries to counter with a takedown but Rhod is quick to defend against it.
Berget smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Berget.
Berget fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhod with a jab.
Rhod throws a hook but Berget blocks it.
Rhod jabs at Berget's body.
Berget misses with a looping left.
Berget takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berget is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rhod misses with a hook.
It looked like Berget wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Berget.
Evan Berget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berget scores with a jab. Rhod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Berget.
Rhod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod moves away from the strike by Berget.
Berget staying out of range there.
Rhod gets caught flat footed, as Berget shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Berget is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Berget wants to pass the guard but Rhod is keeping the position.
Berget postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhod is on top in guard.
Berget has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhod can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berget looking for a sweep. Not yet Berget, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berget throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhod controls from within his opponent's guard.
Berget looking for a guillotine here but Rhod defends easily.
Rhod not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Berget 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Berget has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhod can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rhod controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berget is on top in guard.
Rhod bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berget's guard.
Rhod slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rhod won't allow Berget to sweep him here.
Berget thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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 Evan Berget will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berget lands the left hand.
Berget shoots in looking for a takedown but Rhod manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berget's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berget fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berget checks a low kick from Rhod.
Berget shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rhod tries a quick counter leg kick but Berget is wise to it.
Berget throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berget was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Berget connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhod momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Berget. That snapped Rhod's head back.
Berget gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Berget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berget throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Berget keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Rhod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Berget at a distance.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Berget's head but Berget sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berget dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berget rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhod counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Berget misses its intended target.
Rhod misses with a lunging right hand
and Berget counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Berget misses with a right hand
and Berget takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berget throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Berget tries to clinch but Rhod moves out of range.
Berget throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Berget uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhod misses the target.
Berget attempts a counter takedown but Rhod avoids it well and moves away.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berget throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berget throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Berget throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berget ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rudy Rhod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berget slips a jab from Rhod.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berget throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berget shoots for a takedown but Rhod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Berget is out of range.
Berget moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rhod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berget is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhod.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Berget is out of range.
Berget throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod stuffs the takedown.
Berget cracks Rhod with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berget throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhod counters with a left to the body.
Berget fails with the takedown
and Rhod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod connects with a looping right hand.
Berget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A leg kick checked by Berget.
Berget shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berget scores with a nice right hand.
Berget takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berget shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berget under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berget shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rhod to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Berget.
Berget fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Berget slips a jab from Rhod.
Berget tries to clinch up but Rhod circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berget manages to avoid it.
Rhod throws the left hand but Berget avoids the punch easily.
Rhod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Berget lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod 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!
Berget swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Rhod 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhod connects with a crisp jab.
Berget avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berget misses with a straight left.
Berget throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod cracks a nice hook into Berget's ribs.
Berget uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
It looked like Berget wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berget scores with a jab to the head.
Berget throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berget throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berget missing with a left hand there. Rhod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Berget.
Berget throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod looks to throw the jab but Berget is out of range.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berget.
Rhod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Rhod on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rhod digs a good body shot into Berget's ribs.
Berget throws a right hand that misses
and Rhod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod thumps Berget with a low kick.
Berget keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berget waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.
Rhod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod connects with a crisp jab.
Berget throws a right hand that misses
and Rhod counters with a low kick, right behind Berget 's knee.
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!
Berget misses with a hook
and Rhod counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berget has closed the distance and engaged Rhod in a clinch.
Rhod lands an uppercut.
Rhod swings wildly with an uppercut but Berget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhod lands with a light punch inside.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body.
Berget tries a body shot but Rhod blocks it.
Berget throws a head punch that misses.
Rhod misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod blocks a body shot from Berget.
Rhod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berget or not.
Berget's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhod looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhod.
Evan Berget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod pushes Berget back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berget's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rhod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Rhod.
Rhod tries to stall but Berget uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berget misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berget tries to work over Rhod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhod is trying to maintain a safe position but Berget gets an underhook and turns Rhod into the ropes.
Rhod tries to stall but Berget uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhod gets through Berget's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berget working aggressively here.
Rhod softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rhod makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rhod works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rhod lands a right hand.
Rhod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Rhod breaks from the clinch.
Berget misses with a left hand
and Rhod counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Berget prevents a body shot from Rhod.
Berget is trying to pull guard but Rhod turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berget misses with a punch to the body.
Berget jumps guard but Rhod turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rhod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berget backwards.
Rhod scores with a shot to the side of Berget's head.
Rhod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berget tries to pull guard but Rhod holds him up against the ropes and eventually Berget drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Berget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berget tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhod smiles and moves away.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhod throws a series of strikes that have Berget backpedaling.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berget.
Berget tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Rhod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rhod 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rudy Rhod!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rudy Rhod!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rudy Rhod!
Rudy Rhod wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Rudy Rhod thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Vince (ranked 2219 p4p, 266 weight class) and Doo Doo (ranked 1757 p4p, 217 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Vince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doo Doo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doo defending well as Vince loads up on a big left hand.
Vince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doo.
Vince was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doo misses with an uppercut.
Doo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vince.
Doo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vince misses with a straight left.
Vince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Doo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vince counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doo slips a jab from Vince.
Doo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doo throws a big shot that misses.
Doo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doo loads up on a big right hand but Vince slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vince ducks under a wild hook from Doo.
Vince swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doo misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Vince.
Doo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vince moves away.
Doo swings widly with a right hand
and Vince counters with a stiff right hand.
Vince stuns Doo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doo.
Doo is looking for the big counter here.
Vince scores with a nice strike.
Doo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vince connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Vince wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vince takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doo walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Vince swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnold Vince!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 558 p4p, 88 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 1397 p4p, 223 weight class). Masa Sanada is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanzo walks into a stiff left hand from Sanada.
Hanzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanada doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada drops Hanzo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hanzo looks back up at him and smiles so Sanada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hanzo is rocked!
It looks like Momochi Hanzo has been cut.
Sanada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada cracks Hanzo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Hanzo falls to his knees and Sanada doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masa Sanada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Date (ranked 775 p4p, 124 weight class) and Leif Erikson (ranked 2003 p4p, 304 weight class). Erikson has chosen Into Battle - Ensiferum as his entrance music. Lee Date is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Erikson !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Date.
Date missing with a left hand there. Erikson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erikson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erikson walks into a stiff left hand from Date.
Date has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Date throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erikson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Date bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Date keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Erikson throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Erikson throws a series of punches but Date avoids them all with ease.
Erikson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Date throws out the jab.
Erikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Date uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erikson .
Date throwing a counter right hand but Erikson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Date misses.
Date scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erikson doesn't seem bothered though.
Erikson looks to throw the jab but Date is out of range.
Erikson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erikson was well out of range. Poor timing from Date.
Date bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Erikson 's head.
Erikson scores with a hook to the body. Date takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erikson throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Date finds it's way through Erikson 's defenses.
Erikson misses with a combination
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Date dips to his left and cracks Erikson with an uppercut!
Date connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Erikson avoids the body shot from Date.
Date looks to score with a jab to the body but Erikson is just out of range.
Erikson throws a lazy right hand but Date sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Erikson lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Date throws out the jab.
Erikson defending well as Date loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date looks to land a combination but Erikson avoids it well.
Date tries to bum rush Erikson with a series of wild strikes but Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erikson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erikson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erikson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Erikson .
Date lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Erikson .
Date misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erikson .
Date uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erikson .
Date swings widly with a right hand
letting Erikson counter with a right hand.
Erikson looks to score with a jab to the body but Date is just out of range.
Erikson scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erikson . Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date throws a looping overhand right but Erikson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson cracks Date with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Date.
Erikson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Date sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Date is looking to counter punch.
Date closes the distance and clinches.
Date misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date has a couple of punches blocked by Erikson .
Erikson misses with a body punch.
Erikson misses with a punch on the inside.
Erikson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erikson misses with some punches.
Erikson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Date.
A short right from Date on the inside.
Erikson throws a punch but it's blocked by Date.
Date lands a hook to the side of the head.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Erikson cracks Date with a nice body shot.
Date lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Date lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erikson .
Date working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Erikson .
A right hand to the body from Erikson .
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erikson lands with a short shot to the head.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Date seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Erikson can turn it around.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Erikson struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erikson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Date working aggressively here.
Erikson tries to work over Date's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erikson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
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 Lee Date will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Erikson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Erikson stuns Date with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Erikson cracks a nice hook into Date's ribs.
A big left from Erikson misses.
Date jabs Erikson right on the nose. Erikson blinks but takes it well.
Date lands with a hook. Erikson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Erikson swings for the body but Date moves out of range.
Date throwing a counter right hand but Erikson manages to avoid it.
Date fails to land with a series of punches.
Date moves out of range of the strikes.
Erikson moves out of range of the strikes.
Date missing with a left hand there. Erikson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Erikson , as that shot connected.
Date feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Erikson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Date pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Erikson throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erikson . Date does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date moves out of range of the strikes.
Erikson slips under a jab from Date.
Erikson misses with a looping right.
Erikson looks to land a right hand but Date moved out of range.
Erikson lands with a nice combination. Date backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Date misses.
Date throws a hook but Erikson avoids it easily.
Erikson misses with a lunging right hand
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erikson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Date sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erikson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Erikson .
Date scores with a punch to the head.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Date throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date defending well as Erikson loads up on a big left hand.
Erikson throws an off balance right hand
and Erikson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erikson is rocked!
Date cracks Erikson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Erikson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Date pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Erikson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Date!
A very excited looking Lee Date 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.
Leif Erikson spoke after the fight, saying 'I will now rape and pillage!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 737 p4p, 117 weight class) and Karl Nerlinger (ranked 2569 p4p, 377 weight class). Darko comes to the ring accompanied by S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Nerlinger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nerlinger.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Nerlinger saw that one coming.
Darko stuffs the takedown attempt from Nerlinger. Nerlinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Darko 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.
Nerlinger throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nerlinger's head backwards.
Darko slips a jab from Nerlinger.
Jab from Nerlinger.
Darko connects with a body shot that sends Nerlinger's belly button to the back.
Nerlinger throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Darko closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nerlinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Nerlinger working aggressively here.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerlinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Darko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Darko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Karl Nerlinger has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nerlinger.
Darko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko blocks a body shot from Nerlinger.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Darko.
Darko can't find room to land a body shot as Nerlinger controls the action.
Nerlinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nerlinger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nerlinger.
Nerlinger lands a right hand.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nerlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko misses with some punches.
Nerlinger has Darko pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nerlinger pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Darko tumbling to the mat - Nerlinger dives into Darko's guard.
Darko pulls Nerlinger in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nerlinger throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Darko's body to avoid the submission. Darko has instead reached around Nerlinger's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Darko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Erick Darko!
Erick Darko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 2720 p4p, 272 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 272 p4p, 37 weight class). Vilson has chosen Haiti Voodoo Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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157 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson throws out a leg kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and Vilson only half commits.
Vilson connects with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagomedov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vilson.
Vilson is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Nurmagomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vilson.
Nurmagomedov blocks a jab.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vilson.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch there but Vilson circles away.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a double leg but Vilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vilson flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurmagomedov steps away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov is looking to clinch.
Vilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch
and Vilson counters with a nice body shot.
Vilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nurmagomedov has closed the distance and engaged Vilson in a clinch.
Vilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Vilson sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vilson throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
Vilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Nurmagomedov in the body.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Vilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmagomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Vilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurmagomedov's hands.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilson lands a right hook to the body.
Vilson thuds his shin into the meat of Nurmagomedov's side.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vilson.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vilson.
Vilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Vilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson cracks Nurmagomedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and drives through. Vilson sprawls well.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Vilson.
Vilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Vilson.
Nurmagomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vilson circles away.
Vilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Vilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Vilson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson dips to his left and cracks Nurmagomedov with an uppercut!
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vilson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov looks up at the clock and then as Vilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurmagomedov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Vilson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound but Vilson is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Vilson scores with a nice right hand.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilson.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vilson defending well though.
Vilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Vilson is positioning himself well to prevent Nurmagomedov advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Vilson is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the action but Vilson is working from the bottom.
Vilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Vilson is holding on to half guard well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vilson manages to get to full guard.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vilson connects with a looping right hand.
Junior Vilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Vilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Junior Vilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagomedov.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmagomedov off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vilson on his heels. He'll look to pass Vilson's guard now, I'm sure.
Vilson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Vilson is working from the bottom.
Vilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vilson throws a leg kick which misses Nurmagomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov has his takedown stuffed
and Vilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vilson throws the kick towards the body but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vilson sprawls well. Vilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilson tries to avoid it but Nurmagomedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilson to the ground. Vilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilson lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmagomedov seems unphased.
Vilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmagomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Nurmagomedov down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov walks into a jab.
Nurmagomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vilson can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vilson as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
Vilson scores with a jab. Nurmagomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vilson tries to avoid it but Nurmagomedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vilson to the ground. Vilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vilson lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vilson's waist but Vilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmagomedov off to one side.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vilson connects with a body shot that sends Nurmagomedov's belly button to the back.
Vilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vilson.
Nurmagomedov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nurmagomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Vilson.
Vilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vilson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vilson throws a head kick that misses.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Vilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nurmagomedov. That did some damage!
Vilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Vilson.
Vilson lunges at Nurmagomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmagomedov's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson throws a shot to the body.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Vilson swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vilson circles away.
Vilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmagomedov off balance momentarily.
Nurmagomedov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nurmagomedov takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Vilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Vilson.
Vilson cracks Nurmagomedov with an open hand slap.
Vilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Nurmagomedov looks to throw the jab but Vilson is out of range.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Nurmagomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vilson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nurmagomedov! Vilson dives in looking to finish! Nurmagomedov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Vilson!
A relieved looking Junior Vilson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 522 p4p, 25 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 2216 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump misses with a hook.
Bunker is looking to clinch.
Trump walks into a straight right hand from Bunker.
Bunker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunker 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.
Bunker misses the shot to the body.
Bunker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunker wants to clinch up but Trump keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Bunker.
Bunker wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker is looking to clinch but Trump is avoiding it.
Trump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trump moves away.
Trump lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch up.
Tony Bunker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker blocks a jab.
Bunker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bunker lunges at Trump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trump's hand.
Trump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Trump's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Bunker on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Trump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trump misses the jab.
Bunker throws a lazy head kick
and Trump counters with a three punch combo that has Bunker backing up. Bunker nods at Trump to acknowledge the strikes.
Trump slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trump moves into the clinch.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump letting Bunker take a breather here.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Trump's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunker.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump prevents a body shot from Bunker.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump lands a left hand.
Trump blocks a body shot from Bunker.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Trump blocking some punches.
Bunker lands a left hand.
Bunker misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker misses with a body punch.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Trump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
It appears Bunker was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bunker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trump throws out the jab.
Trump doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunker circles away.
Bunker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trump.
Bunker misses with a straight left.
Bunker misses with a body shot
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
Trump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunker circles away quickly and effectively.
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hillary Trump will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bunker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trump 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.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Bunker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trump thuds a left hand into Bunker's body.
Bunker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunker takes one to the chin there.
Bunker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hillary Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunker lands with a kick to the temple. Trump shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunker throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
Sloppy strikes from Bunker. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trump! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump scores with a body shot.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
and Bunker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker with a hook.
Trump 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.
Bunker misses with a leg kick.
Trump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Bunker.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Bunker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Trump moves out of range of the body kick from Bunker.
Bunker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trump will feel that in the morning.
Bunker scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Trump misses.
Trump lands a two punch combo.
Bunker throws a wild body kick that Trump sees coming a mile off.
Bunker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trump scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker jabs at Trump's body.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunker misses the target.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker lands with a good body shot.
Bunker misses with a straight right.
Bunker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunker. Bunker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunker throws a low kick, looking for Trump's leg but Trump calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bunker.
Bunker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunker.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Trump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker cracks Trump with a good jab.
Bunker scores with a nice strike.
Trump rushes Bunker and presses him up against the ropes.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Bunker blocks an uppercut.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump blocks a body shot from Bunker.
Bunker scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump lands a body punch.
Trump throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunkers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker scores with a shoulder strike.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Trump tries a body shot but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Trump has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bunker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trump can turn it around.
Hillary Trump seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bunker lands an uppercut.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Bunker working aggressively here.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Bunker slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
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 Tony Bunker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trump tries to bum rush Bunker with a series of wild strikes but Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Trump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trump slips a jab from Bunker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunker.
Bunker darts in trying to clinch
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bunker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bunker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trump misses with a few strikes there.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump lands a jab to Bunker's midsection.
Trump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunker. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunker cracks Trump with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trump wants to clinch.
Bunker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trump just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bunker connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Bunker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bunker lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunker lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Bunker is looking for a counter combo.
Trump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bunker backs up against the ropes.
Trump tries to clinch but Bunker is having none of it.
Trump misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunker. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bunker lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Trump down.
Trump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunker.
Trump takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trump defending well as Bunker loads up on a big left hand.
As Bunker backs off Trump throws a huge counter combo but Bunker manages to avoid it all.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
letting Bunker counter with a right hand.
Bunker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunker scores with a hook.
Trump wants to clinch up but Bunker keeps it at a distance.
Bunker has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunker lands with a short shot to the head.
Hillary Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Bunker keeps control of Trump as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunker lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker working aggressively here.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bunker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bunker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tony Bunker!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tony Bunker!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tony Bunker!
Tony Bunker wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Tony Bunker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ao Ki (ranked 796 p4p, 94 weight class) and Fernando Oliveira (ranked 1108 p4p, 134 weight class). Fernando Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ao Ki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki is looking to clinch.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki moves away.
Ki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ao Ki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Ki tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Ki tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Ki wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ki ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Ki instigates a clinch.
Ki blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ao Ki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a knee to the head.
Ki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki jumps guard and drags Oliveira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveira wants to stand but Ki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliveira is fighting to break Ki's control of his arms but Ki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stand but Ki is controlling from the bottom.
Oliveira is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Ki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Ki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ki misses with a kick to the body
and Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki backwards.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki can't get the takedown.
Ki looking to stall.
Oliveira gets through Ki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Ki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ki's gas tank.
Ki taking a breather.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ki avoids the damage to the body.
Oliveira crunches a lovely knee into Ki's ribcage.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki controls his hands.
Ki looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ao Ki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki.
Ki blocking some punches.
Ki wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliveira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ki tries to move into range but Oliveira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Ki into the ropes.
Ki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ki off to one side.
Oliveira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ki walks into a left hand.
Ki defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Ki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ao Ki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira is looking to score with low kicks.
Ki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Ki slips the punch.
Ki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ki with a body shot.
Ki misses with the body kick
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
Ki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Ki moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Ki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ao Ki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Ki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Oliveira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki drags the fight down to the ground.
Oliveira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ki is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira gets to his feet - Ki follows without any prompting.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ki throws a sloppy head kick
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki moves away.
The crowd cheers as Oliveira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ki doesn't seem phased though.
Ki is rocked!
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ki moves away.
Ki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oh Ki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ki seems to have got his legs back now.
Ki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliveira! But no joy.
Fernando Oliveira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ki shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Ki saw that one coming.
Ki feinted with a counter takedown.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki wants to clinch.
Oliveira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ki tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ki.
Ki tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliveira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oliveira jabs Ki right on the nose. Ki blinks but takes it well.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki is just out of range.
Ki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Ki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliveira sprawls well initially but Ki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
Oliveira is not content to let Ki control the position.
Oliveira trying to control but Ki postures up.
Ki is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Ki has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ao Ki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliveira jabs Ki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Ki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliveira's guard.
Ki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.
Ki preventing the sweep.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ki tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ki is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ki pulls Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to stand but Ki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oliveira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki is just out of range.
Ki darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Ki into the ropes.
Ki drops his hands momentarily and Oliveira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Ki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Ki checks the leg kick.
Ki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliveira defends it nicely.
Oliveira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ki in his tracks.
Ki looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ki sprawling to the canvas! Ki rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Oliveira finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Ki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ao Ki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fernando Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ki shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Ki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Ki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Ki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ki gets slowly back to his feet.
Ki staying out of range there.
Ki slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Ki wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ki slips a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira with a hook.
Ki slips a straight right by Oliveira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Ki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Fernando Oliveira!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Fernando Oliveira!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Fernando Oliveira!
Fernando Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Fernando Oliveira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 160 p4p, 19 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 304 p4p, 38 weight class). Okah comes into the arena with Rock Stone blaring out of the sound system. Umaga has chosen Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music. 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 Iosefa Umaga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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244 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga slips a straight right by Okah.
Okah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Okah avoids it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Okah saw that one coming.
Umaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Okah avoids it.
Okah throws a sloppy body shot
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga is looking to score with low kicks.
Okah throws a jab when Umaga was well out of range.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umaga moves away.
Okah tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.
Okah blocks a head kick by Umaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah misses with a hook to the body
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Umaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Okah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okah lands a nice hook to Umaga's body. Umaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umaga throws a shot from downtown. Okah moves away and avoids it.
Okah cracks Umaga with an open hand slap.
Umaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okah is looking to chop away at Umaga's legs.
Okah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Umaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okah finds it's way round the side to connect with Umaga's head.
Okah forces Umaga back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga blocks a body shot from Okah.
Umaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Okah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Okah lands an uppercut.
Okah lands with a light punch inside.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Okah has a couple of punches blocked by Umaga.
A hook to the body from Umaga.
Okah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Umaga has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses.
Okah is trying to pull guard but Umaga turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Okah breaks the clinch.
Umaga digs a good body shot into Okah's ribs.
Umaga moves forwards but Okah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Umaga checks it well.
Umaga throws a wild body kick that Okah sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Okah clobbers Umaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Umaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okah slips under a jab.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
Okah is looking to score with low kicks.
Okah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Okah misses the jab.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Okah scores with a kick to the body.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Okah throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into Umaga's torso.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah throws a hook to the side of Umaga's head but Umaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Okah misses.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
Umaga checks a low kick from Okah.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okah, right into the meat.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okah - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umaga.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Umaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Umaga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okah misses with a hook.
Umaga walks into a straight right hand from Okah.
Umaga misses with a looping right.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umaga connects with a leg kick. Okah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Okah.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okah to score with a decent uppercut.
Okah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Okah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Okah counters with a quick kick to the body but Umaga blocks it.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Umaga scores with a shot to the body.
Umaga wants to slow Okah down by chopping away at his legs.
Umaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Okah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okah scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Umaga.
Okah defending well as Umaga loads up on a big left hand.
Umaga takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okah throws a body shot but no joy.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Okah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okah.
Umaga misses with a hook to the body
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga scores with a leg kick.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okah.
Umaga 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.
Okah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Umaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
Umaga throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
Okah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okah tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umaga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okah misses with an uppercut
and Okah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Umaga. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
Okah tries to land a body kick
and Umaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Umaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah thows a body kick. Umaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umaga motions for Okah to come forward. Umaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but Umaga avoids it.
Umaga slips under a jab from Okah.
Umaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okah.
Okah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah misses with a wild body shot.
Okah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Umaga throws out the jab.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Umaga is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Okah misses the target.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Okah connects with a single shot there.
Okah misses with a hook. Umaga ducked under it nicely.
Okah throws a leg kick
and Umaga counters with a three punch combo that has Okah backing up. Okah nods at Umaga to acknowledge the strikes.
Okah misses with a looping right.
Umaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Umaga throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Umaga sees coming a mile off.
Umaga was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okah doesn't seem bothered though.
Ghazi Okah is winning the standup battle so far.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Umaga if he has to take too many more of those.
Okah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okah slips under a jab.
Okah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Umaga takes a step back to recover.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga tries to score with a low kick but Okah moves his leg out of the way.
And Okah counters with a quick kick to the body but Umaga blocks it.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okah.
Umaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okah throws an overhand right that lands on Umaga's shoulder, as Umaga tries to avoid the shot.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okah counters with a low kick, right behind Umaga 's knee.
Okah looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Okah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Okah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
Okah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah tried to counter with a leg kick but Umaga avoided it.
Umaga gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Okah counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okah.
Umaga works the jab nicely.
Umaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah thumps Umaga with a low kick.
Okah misses with a left hand
and Umaga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Umaga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga slips under a jab from Okah.
Umaga throws a front kick aimed at Okah's knee but Okah avoids it well.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
Okah walks into a stiff left hand from Umaga.
Okah tries to score with a low kick but Umaga moves his leg out of the way.
Umaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga throws a wild body kick that Okah sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umaga on the side of the head.
Okah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Umaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okah will feel that in the morning.
Okah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Umaga will feel that in the morning.
Okah misses the jab.
It seemed like Umaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okah looks to land a right hand but Umaga moved out of range.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umaga counters with a good low kick that Okah was not able to check.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umaga can pounce on him.
Okah takes a swing at Umaga's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Iosefa Umaga just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Umaga misses with a body kick.
Okah blocks a leg kick.
Umaga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Umaga jabs at Okah's body.
A left lands for Okah.
Umaga lands with a nice body punch.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Umaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Umaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a shot to the body
and Okah counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah misses with a looping right.
Umaga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Okah moves out of range of the strikes.
Okah lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
An inside leg kick lands from Okah.
Umaga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Umaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okah.
Okah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Umaga's calf.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Umaga.
Okah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umaga defending well as Okah loads up on a big left hand.
Umaga throws a looping overhand right but Okah ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umaga misses with a leg kick
and Okah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 solid leg kick lands there for Okah.
Umaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Okah misses.
Umaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okah slips a straight right by Umaga.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okah. That did some damage!
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga lands with a straight right. Okah didn't see that one coming.
Okah keeps Umaga at a distance using the push kick.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick
and Okah counters with a good, hard body kick but Umaga shrugs it off.
Umaga is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okah swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick from Okah.
Umaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okah throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga feints a counter leg kick.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Umaga thuds a left hand into Okah's body.
Okah misses with a straight right.
Okah lands a nice shot to the body.
Umaga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okah.
Okah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga throws a hook to the side of Okah's head but Okah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umaga misses with a leg kick
and Okah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Okah throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Umaga blocks a jab.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Okah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umaga. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Okah saw that one coming.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
Okah blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Okah counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah had his way with Iosefa Umaga in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okah scores with a nice strike.
Umaga lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah sizes up Umaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okah fakes the leg kick and cracks Umaga in the body.
Okah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Umaga counters with a one-two to the body.
Okah misses with a kick to the body.
Umaga lands a head shot.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okah at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah lands with a good body shot.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Umaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
A bone on bone clash there as Umaga blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
Umaga misses with a body punch
and Okah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Umaga digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okah. That did some damage!
Okah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okah.
Okah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Umaga misses with a hook to the body
and Okah counters with a low kick, right behind Umaga 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Umaga is out of range and Okah settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Umaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Okah - the referee stops the clock and Umaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Okah. Umaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Umaga connects with a leg kick. Okah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Umaga moves out of range as Okah throws a body kick.
Umaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umaga.
Some wild striking there from Okah.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Umaga thumps Okah with a low kick.
Okah misses with a looping left.
Umaga throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Okah.
Umaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Umaga takes one on the button.
Umaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umaga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Umaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okah blocks a leg kick.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Umaga sees coming a mile off.
Okah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into Umaga's torso.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Umaga.
Okah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umaga checks a low kick from Okah.
Umaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okah tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosefa Umaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okah 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ghazi Okah!
The fight ends as a draw!
Ghazi Okah retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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