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PFC 42 McGuire vs Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerisiano Lagomau (ranked 4287 p4p, 446 weight class) and Tiny Ali Jaffa (ranked 2598 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerisiano Lagomau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiny Ali Jaffa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagomau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaffa.
Lagomau connects with a leg kick. Jaffa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jaffa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lagomau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaffa lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaffa misses with a straight left.
Jaffa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lagomau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lagomau slips under a jab.
Tiny Ali Jaffa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagomau blocks the body kick.
Lagomau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagomau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaffa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaffa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagomau.
Jaffa jumps guard but Lagomau stands there with Jaffa around his waist. Jaffa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaffa breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagomau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaffa motions for Lagomau to come forward. Jaffa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lagomau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A combination from Jaffa does no damage.
Jaffa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lagomau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaffa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaffa misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lagomau.
Lagomau moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaffa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lagomau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaffa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lagomau connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tiny Ali Jaffa has been cut.
Jaffa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Lagomau.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaffa - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagomau takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Jaffa blocks the low kick.
Jaffa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagomau manages to avoid it.
Jaffa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaffa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagomau is just out of range.
Jaffa throws the left hand but Lagomau avoids the punch easily.
Jaffa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaffa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lagomau.
Lagomau throws a hook but Jaffa blocks it.
Jaffa lands a nice hook to Lagomau's body. Lagomau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lagomau swings for the body but Jaffa moves out of range.
Lagomau takes one to the side of the head.
Lagomau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaffa.
Jaffa throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jaffa.
Jaffa misses with a kick to the body.
Jaffa throws a low kick but Lagomau avoids it.
Lagomau slips under a jab.
Lagomau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lagomau looks to land a left hand but Jaffa moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Jaffa.
Jaffa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lagomau is out of range and Jaffa settles back down.
Jaffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagomau.
Lagomau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jaffa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jaffa blocks a jab.
Lagomau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaffa is out of range and Lagomau settles back down.
Jaffa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lagomau throws a right hand that Jaffa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaffa also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jaffa misses.
Lagomau blocks a low kick nicely.
Lagomau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Jaffa.
Jaffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Jaffa misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffa throws a combination that misses
and Lagomau counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaffa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaffa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lagomau misses with a wild body shot.
Jaffa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lagomau throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaffa.
A big left from Jaffa misses.
Lagomau throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaffa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lagomau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Ali Jaffa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiny Ali Jaffa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lagomau.
Jaffa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaffa is looking to clinch but Lagomau is avoiding it.
Lagomau throwing a counter right hand but Jaffa manages to avoid it.
Lagomau throws a body punch but Jaffa moves out of range.
Jaffa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lagomau can pounce on him.
Jaffa misses the body punch
and Lagomau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaffa throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaffa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaffa scores with a body shot.
Jaffa tries to clinch but Lagomau is having none of it.
Jaffa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaffa misses with a body shot.
Jaffa lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Jaffa misses.
Lagomau blocks a head kick by Jaffa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lagomau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jaffa doesn't seem phased though.
Lagomau misses with a wild body shot.
Lagomau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaffa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaffa throws a hook to the side of Lagomau's head but Lagomau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lagomau misses with a hook
and Jaffa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaffa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiny Ali Jaffa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaffa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaffa scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaffa tries to clinch but Lagomau is having none of it.
Jaffa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lagomau throws a looping overhand right but Jaffa ducks down to avoid it.
Jaffa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lagomau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagomau lands a jab to Jaffa's midsection.
Jaffa scores with a nice strike.
Lagomau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaffa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaffa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaffa connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaffa. Lagomau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagomau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaffa throws a body kick that misses.
Lagomau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lagomau is looking to counter with head kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagomau. Jaffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaffa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaffa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lagomau connects with a body shot.
Jaffa misses with a wild body shot.
Lagomau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa throws a right hand that Lagomau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lagomau also avoids with ease.
Lagomau swinging wildly here.
Jaffa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaffa wants to clinch up but Lagomau keeps it at a distance.
As Jaffa backs away, Lagomau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lagomau walks into a stiff left hand from Jaffa.
Jaffa cracks Lagomau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaffa missing with a left hand there. Lagomau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Lagomau's head coaches at Samran Muay Thai that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jaffa blocks a head kick by Lagomau.
Jaffa slips a jab and a cross from Lagomau.
Lagomau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaffa. That one must have hurt.
A head kick from Jaffa lands but Lagomau takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lagomau misses.
Jaffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagomau went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagomau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lagomau slips under a jab.
Lagomau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lagomau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaffa.
Lagomau misses with a hook to the body
and Jaffa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lagomau thinking.
Jaffa throws a lazy right hand but Lagomau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaffa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaffa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lagomau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaffa scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaffa. Lagomau does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Ali Jaffa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiny Ali Jaffa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lagomau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaffa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaffa closes the distance and pushes Lagomau back into the cage.
Lagomau lands with a left to the head.
Lagomau lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lagomau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaffa.
Lagomau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lagomau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaffa pushes off an throws an elbow but Lagomau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaffa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagomau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Lagomau does no damage.
Jaffa darts in and clinches Lagomau up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaffa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lagomau's elbow.
Lagomau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaffa misses with the head strike.
Jaffa tries to pull guard but Lagomau won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagomau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lagomau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lagomau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lagomau struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaffa controls his hands.
Lagomau swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaffa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaffa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaffa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagomau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaffa.
Jaffa defending well as Lagomau loads up on a big left hand.
Jaffa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lagomau.
Jaffa lands a jab to Lagomau's midsection.
Jaffa motions for Lagomau to come forward. Jaffa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Lagomau was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lagomau lands with a nice body punch.
Jaffa misses with a wild body shot.
Jaffa stuns Lagomau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaffa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagomau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagomau tries to break the clinch but Jaffa is controlling the position.
Jaffa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lagomau wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lagomau.
Lagomau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lagomau breaks the clinch.
Jaffa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lagomau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lagomau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaffa forces Lagomau back against the cage and clinches.
Jaffa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiny Ali Jaffa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lagomau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaffa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Jaffa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagomau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Jaffa.
Lagomau throws the left hand but Jaffa avoids the punch easily.
Lagomau lands a leg kick that knocks Jaffa off balance momentarily.
Lagomau takes one on the button.
Jaffa tries to land a body kick
letting Lagomau counter with a right hand.
Jaffa falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lagomau to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaffa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagomau throws out the jab.
Jaffa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lagomau with a body shot.
Lagomau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaffa manages to avoid it.
Jaffa looks to land a left hand but Lagomau moved out of range nicely.
Lagomau misses with a hook
and Jaffa counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lagomau fails to land.
Lagomau breaks from the clinch.
Jaffa misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagomau slips a jab from Jaffa.
Lagomau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jaffa digs a good hook to Lagomau's body.
Jaffa staying out of range there.
Jaffa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerisiano Lagomau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaffa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lagomau, pushing him back against the cage.
Lagomau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagomau misses with a wild body shot.
Jaffa throws the kick towards the body but Lagomau avoids it.
Lagomau walks into a jab.
A cross from Jaffa lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiny Ali Jaffa.
Well Jaffa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Ali Jaffa!
Tiny Ali Jaffa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dunning Kruger (ranked 2385 p4p, 329 weight class) and Kari Krossi (ranked 3393 p4p, 440 weight class). Krossi has chosen Blümchen - Ich bin wieder hier as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dunning Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Krossi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krossi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kruger tries to buck Krossi off but Krossi is having none of it.
Krossi is looking to take a break and control but Kruger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krossi tries to stand but Kruger is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Krossi slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krossi working away.
Kruger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Krossi slows the pace down.
Kruger is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kruger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krossi throws a fast counter high kick but Kruger manages to duck under it in time.
Krossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kari Krossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kruger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krossi is trying to stand back up but Kruger is controlling him
Kruger trying to mount his opponent but Krossi defends it.
Krossi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krossi trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
Kruger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krossi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kruger throws an elbow that misses. Krossi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kruger's guard. Nice move by Krossi!
Krossi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruger controls Krossi momentarily but Krossi frees himself.
Krossi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kruger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krossi stands up over Kruger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krossi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kruger's guard.
Krossi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Krossi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruger wants to slow Krossi down by chopping away at his legs.
Krossi moves into the clinch.
Kruger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krossi jumps guard.
Krossi has his hands on Kruger's head, controlling the position.
Kruger stopping the sweep attempt from Krossi.
Krossi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kari Krossi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krossi working a defensive guard but Kruger passes into half guard.
Kruger wants to control but Krossi is keeping him busy.
Kruger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger seems to be looking for submissions.
Kruger is thwarting Krossi's attempts to control the position.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krossi has his hands clasped together around Kruger's back. He's all about the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kruger connects with a nice short shot to Krossi's temple.
Kruger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Krossi is positioning himself well to prevent Kruger advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krossi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Krossi wants to improve his position but Kruger is controlling well.
Krossi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Krossi is trying to keep Kruger in close.
Kruger stops Krossi from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krossi blocks a low kick nicely.
Krossi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krossi tries to score with some ground and pound. Kruger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kruger tries to bench press Krossi off him but Krossi keeps the position.
Krossi is staying tight to Kruger's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Krossi throws an elbow but Kruger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kruger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krossi's best efforts.
Kruger is staying active underneath Krossi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krossi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kruger controls his leg.
Krossi controlling the pace.
Kruger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krossi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krossi clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.
Krossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Krossi 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!
Krossi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kruger's head.
It looks like Dunning Kruger has been cut.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krossi.
Kruger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krossi moves away.
Krossi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kruger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krossi wants to control but Kruger is keeping him busy.
Krossi working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger controls the position for a moment.
Krossi trying to control the position but Kruger is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krossi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Krossi wants to control the pace but Kruger is squirming around nicely.
Kruger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kruger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kruger is defending against the submission attempts here by Krossi.
Dunning Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krossi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger trying to control but Krossi postures up.
Krossi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Krossi passes into side control, despite Kruger's attempt to control the position.
Krossi tries to stand but Kruger is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is looking for a sweep.
Krossi taking a breather here.
Kruger stops Krossi from passing to mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kari Krossi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krossi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krossi gets tackled into the cage by Kruger. Kruger maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruger presses Krossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Krossi pulls Kruger into guard.
Krossi controlling Kruger's posture.
Kruger passes into half guard.
Kruger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krossi defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Krossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krossi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Krossi!
In his post fight interview, Kari Krossi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 2240 p4p, 261 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 1682 p4p, 215 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snitch.
Reich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
Reich throws a lazy body kick
and Snitch counters with a straight right hand.
Reich throws an off balance right hand
and Snitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snitch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snitch with a poor takedown
letting Reich counter with a right hand.
A jab from Reich misses.
Snitch fails with the takedown.
Snitch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snitch moves into range and clinches up with Reich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reich swings wildly with an uppercut but Snitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snitch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch blocking some punches.
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snitch.
Jarred Reich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Snitch leaning against his opponent.
Snitch is struggling to control the position.
Snitch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snitch.
Stalling in the clinch from Snitch.
A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snitch trying to stall but Reich improves his position.
The referee calls for Snitch to work.
Reich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snitch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Snitch.
Snitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
It appears Reich was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reich misses the jab.
Snitch tries to clinch up.
Snitch tries for a takedown but Reich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reich misses with a kick to the body
and Snitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch slips under a jab from Reich.
Jab by Snitch.
Snitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Snitch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reich swivels and escapes.
Reich takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snitch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snitch wants to clinch but Reich slips to the side
and Reich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snitch tries to close the distance and clinch but Reich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snitch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snitch there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Snitch misses.
Snitch misses the jab.
Jarred Reich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reich scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reich misses the jab.
Reich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snitch ducks right into an uppercut from Reich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch clobbers Reich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snitch tries to clinch there but Reich circles away.
Snitch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snitch misses with a double jab.
Snitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reich circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Reich tenderised Snitch's leg. Snitch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snitch cracks Reich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snitch throws an off balance right hand
and Reich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snitch cracks Reich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich connects with a solid leg kick.
Reich connects with a superb combination that knocks Snitch out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Reich before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Snitch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarred Reich!
A very excited looking Jarred Reich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jon Snitch was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss will make me better, I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adi Dassler (ranked 2537 p4p, 346 weight class) and Mozes Amaury (ranked 2452 p4p, 336 weight class). Adi Dassler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mozes Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dassler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Amaury defending against the ground and pound.
Dassler landing strikes.
Dassler goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Amaury rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dassler's guard! Nice work there by Amaury!
Amaury engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dassler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amaury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dassler wants to improve his position but instead Amaury has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dassler tries to get to full guard but Amaury has control of the leg.
Dassler is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amaury in particular looking to stall.
Amaury is trying to control. Dassler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amaury might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dassler haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dassler wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amaury moves into full mount! Dassler won't be happy about that!
Dassler is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury controlling his opponent.
Amaury wants to stand but Dassler is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Amaury takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dassler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Amaury sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dassler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amaury looking to control but Dassler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is looking to get to half guard.
Dassler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Amaury content to control rather than advance.
Dassler wants to improve his position but Amaury is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury is keen to just control but Dassler is a slippery customer.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amaury not doing much here.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Amaury tries to stand and escape but Dassler is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amaury is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amaury sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mozes Amaury will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amaury looks to land a right hand but Dassler moved out of range.
Amaury throws a lazy uppercut
and Dassler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Amaury's guard.
Amaury keeping full guard, as Dassler tries to pass.
Dassler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dassler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amaury's guard.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amaury has managed to free his arm - good work.
Amaury trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amaury gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury keeping full guard, as Dassler tries to pass.
Amaury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Amaury is keeping the position.
Dassler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dassler tries to free his leg and advance position but Amaury is retaining full guard.
Adi Dassler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dassler is looking to work some ground and pound but Amaury has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dassler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amaury looking to control.
Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Amaury looking to control.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Amaury is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dassler shoots in but no luck this time.
Amaury scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Dassler checks a low kick from Amaury.
Amaury clobbers Dassler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amaury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amaury thumps Dassler with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury throws a hook but Dassler blocks it.
Dassler is looking to counter the offense by Amaury and move into the clinch.
Amaury throws a lazy right hand but Dassler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dassler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Amaury throws a lazy right hand but Dassler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaury just misses with a punch to the body.
Amaury misses with a straight right.
Dassler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amaury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dassler moves out of range of the body kick.
Amaury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amaury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt - Amaury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dassler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dassler blocks a jab.
Dassler dives in and grabs Amaury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaury pushes down on Dassler's head and hops out.
Amaury stuffs the takedown attempt from Dassler. Dassler gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amaury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dassler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amaury looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mozes Amaury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Amaury with a nice cross.
Amaury throws a body shot but no joy.
Dassler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dassler moves out of range of the body kick from Amaury.
Dassler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amaury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dassler somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaury throws a leg kick
and Dassler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Amaury's knee momentarily.
A cross from Amaury lands.
Dassler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amaury.
Amaury throws a hook but Dassler avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt - Amaury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dassler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Amaury catches Dassler right on the button with a cross.
Dassler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amaury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dassler somewhat.
Amaury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler fails with the takedown
and Amaury counters with a nice uppercut.
Dassler shoots in and drives through. Amaury sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury misses with a hook. Dassler ducked under it nicely.
Amaury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amaury as he jumps to the side.
Amaury throws a sloppy head kick and Dassler moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Amaury.
Dassler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amaury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amaury leaves Dassler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler shoots in but Amaury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Amaury misses.
Amaury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Amaury misses the target.
Amaury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mozes Amaury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Amaury catches Dassler right on the button with a cross.
Dassler has his takedown stuffed
and Amaury counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amaury tries to bum rush Dassler with a series of wild strikes but Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dassler moves out of range as Amaury throws a body kick.
Dassler feinted with a counter takedown.
Mozes Amaury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler checks a low kick from Amaury.
Amaury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amaury lands a nice shot to the body.
Dassler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amaury to the ground. Dassler is now in Amaury's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dassler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amaury controls Dassler momentarily but Dassler frees himself.
Amaury is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dassler tries to free his leg and advance position but Amaury is retaining full guard.
Amaury is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adi Dassler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Our spies down at at Ryōzanpaku Dojo inform us that Amaury has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dassler throwing strikes from guard but Amaury blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mozes Amaury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Amaury 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 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mozes Amaury!
Mozes Amaury 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 1254 p4p, 163 weight class) and Ono Daebak (ranked 2030 p4p, 245 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. James Darren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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178 lbs
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26
181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ono Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren slips under a jab from Daebak.
Darren lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Daebak is predictable there
and Darren moves into the clinch.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Darren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Daebak.
Daebak tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren lands an uppercut.
Daebak tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daebak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daebak scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daebak.
Darren lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Darren.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Daebak blocks a body shot from Darren.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Darren lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Daebak.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Daebak.
Darren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daebak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Daebak in his tracks for a moment.
Daebak misses with a punch on the inside.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Darren has been working on his elbows in the gym.
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!
Darren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Darren.
Darren blocks a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren has a couple of punches blocked by Daebak.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak lands with a left to the head.
Darren tries a body shot but Daebak blocks it.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Daebak blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Daebak gets through Darren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Darren sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daebak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Darren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak lands the left hand.
Darren has managed to clinch.
Darren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daebak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daebak throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
Darren takes a shot to the head.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
Darren prevents a body shot from Daebak.
A hook to the body from Darren.
Darren stalling against the cage.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Daebak dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
A head punch on the inside from Daebak fails to land.
Darren works on Daebak's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darren moves out of range of the body kick from Daebak.
Daebak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darren is able to avoid easily.
Daebak cracks Darren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daebak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daebak moves into range and clinches up with Darren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Darren lands a body punch.
Daebak avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daebak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daebak tries to land a leg kick but Darren saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Daebak.
It looked like Darren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darren doesn't manage to clinch there - Daebak circles away.
Daebak counters with a body kick.
Daebak misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Daebak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daebak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darren doesn't seem bothered though.
Daebak misses the shot to the body.
Darren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darren throws a quick counter kick to the body but Daebak avoids it.
Darren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darren backing away here, and Daebak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daebak lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
Darren with a nice cross.
Darren avoids the head kick by Daebak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren misses with a lunging right hand
and Daebak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darren really felt that one!
Darren misses with a looping right.
Daebak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darren's head backwards.
Darren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darren throws a lazy head kick
and Daebak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Darren.
Ono Daebak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Daebak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daebak lands a jab to the nose.
Daebak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daebak.
Daebak throws a low kick, looking for Darren's leg but Darren calmly moves out of range.
Daebak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Daebak looks for the body kick but Darren saw that one coming.
Darren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daebak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darren.
Daebak swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Darren lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daebak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Daebak tries to get set, Darren tries to push him back and clinch up but Daebak manages to avoid the attempt.
Ono Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Darren checks it.
An inside leg kick from Daebak misses.
A quick step to the side and Darren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daebak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daebak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darren throws a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Darren moves out of range as Daebak strikes.
Daebak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darren.
Darren has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darren tries to break the clinch but Daebak is controlling the position.
Daebak misses with some punches.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darren prevents a body shot from Daebak.
Daebak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Daebak avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Darren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Darren works on Daebak's body with a couple of short punches.
James Darren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Daebak shrugs off.
Daebak dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Darren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Daebak controls the action.
Darren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ono Daebak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Daebak tests Darren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daebak takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
Darren appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Daebak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darren.
Daebak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daebak throws a head kick but Darren moves out of range.
Darren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daebak lands with a hook. Darren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daebak blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Daebak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daebak misses the shot to the body.
Daebak misses with a body shot.
Darren 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak thows a leg kick but Darren checks it
and Darren counters with a stiff right hand.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daebak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daebak tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Daebak misses
and Darren counters with a nice body kick.
Darren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daebak.
Daebak misses with a jab to the body
and Darren counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Daebak misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Darren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daebak misses the shot to the body.
Darren throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darren.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
Daebak clinches up with Darren and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Darren.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Daebak shrugs off.
Daebak lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren tries to work over Daebak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Still in the clinch, Darren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Darren lands an elbow just above Daebak 's eye.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak takes an elbow to the temple.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Darren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daebak backwards.
Darren digs a right hand into Daebak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daebak's gas tank.
Daebak takes an elbow to the temple.
Darren lands an elbow that stopped Daebak in his tracks for a moment.
Daebak throws a head punch that misses.
Darren blocks a body shot from Daebak.
A hook to the body from Darren.
Daebak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darren pushes Daebak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darren misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Darren.
Darren scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daebak avoids the head kick by Darren.
Daebak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darren is looking to chop away at Daebak's legs.
Daebak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Darren.
Daebak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Darren misses.
Daebak throws a fast counter high kick but Darren manages to duck under it in time.
Daebak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daebak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darren. That did some damage!
Daebak takes a swing at Darren's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Darren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darren 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darren!
James Darren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 724 p4p, 33 weight class) and Gary Daebak (ranked 1610 p4p, 76 weight class). Tom Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak takes one to the side of the head.
Daebak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daebak throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas lunges at Daebak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daebak's hand.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Daebak.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daebak.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Daebak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daebak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Daebak darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Daebak pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Daebak.
Daebak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daebak.
Daebak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daebak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daebak prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Daebak lands a body shot.
Daebak tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Thomas catches Daebak right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Daebak looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Daebak's head but Daebak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Daebak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Daebak settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Thomas throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Daebak lands a jab.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak wants to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch position.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daebak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak delivers a nice body kick.
Daebak slips under a jab from Thomas.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daebak.
Daebak lands a glancing blow to the side of Thomas's head.
Daebak connects with a solid leg kick.
Daebak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Daebak avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Daebak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daebak stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a hook but Daebak blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas clobbers Daebak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Daebak jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daebak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Daebak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daebak tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Daebak's head but Daebak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daebak throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Daebak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas misses with a hook.
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 Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Thomas feints a jab promting Daebak to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Daebak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daebak.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Daebak's body. Daebak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daebak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daebak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Daebak throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas catches Daebak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daebak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Daebak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daebak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Daebak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daebak is looking to clinch.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas 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.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daebak.
Gary Daebak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Daebak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Daebak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Daebak.
A short uppercut from Daebak.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daebak tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daebak.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Daebak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daebak cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Daebak staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Daebak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Daebak throws a leg kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daebak.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daebak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daebak tries a quick counter leg kick but Thomas is wise to it.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Daebak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Daebak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daebak moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daebak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Daebak throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Daebak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Daebak tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Daebak counters by clinching up.
Daebak misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daebak struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daebak has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak working aggressively here.
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 Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daebak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas slips under a jab from Daebak.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daebak finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas throws the left hand but Daebak avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Daebak misses the target.
Daebak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tom Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Daebak throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Daebak tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Daebak swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Daebak looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Daebak counters by moving into the clinch.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daebak tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Daebak back against the cage.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Daebak.
Daebak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daebak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Good body shot from Thomas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebak misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Daebak presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Daebak - that landed with a thud.
Gary Daebak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Daebak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daebak misses with some punches.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas moves out of range as Daebak strikes.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daebak slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Daebak.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daebak.
Thomas throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daebak.
Daebak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Daebak tries to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Daebak is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Tom Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daebak tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Daebak takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Daebak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daebak.
Daebak connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daebak's head.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Daebak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas checks a low kick from Daebak.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daebak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a straight right by Daebak.
Daebak defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Daebak.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Daebak counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Daebak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Daebak settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daebak. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas misses the jab.
Daebak wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
Daebak looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Daebak.
I think Thomas 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gary Daebak!
A relieved looking Gary Daebak 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Lucjusz (ranked 1086 p4p, 143 weight class) and Ash Catchum (ranked 300 p4p, 40 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucjan Lucjusz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ash Catchum!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucjusz scores with a shot to the body.
Ash Catchum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Catchum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Catchum looks to land a right hand but Lucjusz moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lucjusz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catchum moves out of range of the leg kick from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz slips a straight right by Catchum.
Lucjusz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Catchum cracks a nice hook into Lucjusz's ribs.
Catchum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucjusz misses with a straight left.
Catchum lands a nice hook to Lucjusz's body. Lucjusz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucjusz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Catchum.
Lucjusz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucjusz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Catchum's sensitive parts.
Lucjusz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Catchum throws out a loose jab but Lucjusz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catchum slips under a jab from Lucjusz.
Catchum cracks Lucjusz with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchum misses with a wild body shot.
Catchum tests Lucjusz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Catchum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Catchum lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucjusz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Catchum's calf.
Lucjusz needs to keep his hands up - Catchum had a free shot at his head there.
Catchum takes one to the side of the head.
Lucjusz tries to work over Catchum's front leg with a kick but Catchum checks it.
A left and a right from Catchum both land. Nice combination.
Catchum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Catchum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucjusz gets a double leg takedown into Catchum's guard.
Lucjusz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucjusz throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucjusz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Catchum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Lucjusz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lucjusz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
Catchum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucjusz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Catchum is keeping the position for now.
Catchum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lucjusz wants to control from the top but Catchum keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Catchum lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catchum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Catchum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ash Catchum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucjusz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Catchum is out of range.
Catchum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucjusz was well out of range. Poor timing from Catchum.
Lucjusz scores with a body shot.
Lucjusz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catchum.
Catchum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucjusz throws a leg kick but Catchum checks it.
Catchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucjusz is just out of range.
Lucjusz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucjusz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Catchum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Catchum misses its intended target.
Catchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucjusz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Catchum avoids it.
Catchum misses with a straight left.
Catchum scores with a jab.
Catchum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Catchum digs a good body shot into Lucjusz's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucjusz misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Catchum!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Catchum can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Catchum is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lucjusz connects with a decent elbow.
Catchum is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lucjusz connects with a decent elbow.
Lucjusz is looking to take a break and control but Catchum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucjusz 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.
Catchum defending against the ground and pound.
Lucjusz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Catchum is not content to let Lucjusz control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Catchum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Lucjan Lucjusz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucjusz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Catchum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Catchum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucjusz with a body shot.
Catchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucjusz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucjusz looks to land a left hand but Catchum moved out of range nicely.
Catchum jabs at Lucjusz's body.
Catchum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Catchum throws a hook to the side of Lucjusz's head but Lucjusz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucjusz tries to counter with a takedown but Catchum is quick to defend against it.
Lucjusz drives through and clinches with Catchum against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catchum blocking some punches.
Lucjusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucjusz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lucjusz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Catchum lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucjusz is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Catchum throws a head punch that misses.
Lucjusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Catchum can't find room to land a body shot as Lucjusz controls the action.
Lucjusz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Catchum on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lucjusz tries to throw a body punch but Catchum avoids it by throwing Lucjusz back against the cage.
Catchum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catchum misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Catchum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucjusz.
Catchum misses with the head strike.
Catchum scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catchum cracks Lucjusz with a nice body shot.
Lucjusz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucjusz throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Catchum.
Lucjusz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucjusz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucjusz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Catchums head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catchum struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucjusz controls his hands.
Catchum misses with some punches.
Lucjusz blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Catchum.
Catchum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lucjusz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Catchum can turn it around.
Lucjusz lands with a left to the head.
Lucjusz lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucjusz trying to control the position but instead, Catchum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucjusz into the cage.
Catchum throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz lands a right hand.
Lucjusz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Catchum swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucjusz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lucjusz fails to land.
Catchum has a couple of punches blocked by Lucjusz.
Catchum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucjusz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Catchum misses with a punch to the body.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Catchum.
A short body shot lands from Lucjusz as the two fighters clinch.
Lucjusz effectively controlling the action here.
Catchum blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Catchum controls his hands.
Catchum scores with a hook to the body.
Lucjusz looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz pushes Catchum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucjusz stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Catchum.
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!
Catchum tries to work over Lucjusz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Catchum blocks a body shot from Lucjusz.
Catchum blocks an uppercut.
Catchum blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucjusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucjusz cracks Catchum with a nice body shot.
Lucjusz working aggressively here.
Lucjusz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lucjusz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Catchum keeps working.
Catchum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucjusz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Catchum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucjusz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucjan Lucjusz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucjusz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucjusz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Catchum tries to avoid it but Lucjusz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Catchum to the ground. Catchum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lucjusz doesn't manage to clinch there - Catchum circles away.
Lucjusz blocks a jab.
Lucjusz tried to counter with a leg kick but Catchum avoided it.
Catchum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Catchum scores with a hook to the body. Lucjusz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucjusz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Catchum misses with a wild body shot.
Catchum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lucjusz moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucjusz tries to land a leg kick but Catchum saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucjusz looks to land a left hand but Catchum moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Catchum misses the target.
Catchum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucjusz manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucjusz, right into the meat.
Lucjusz pushes Catchum away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchum cracks a nice hook into Lucjusz's ribs.
Catchum stuns Lucjusz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Catchum drops his hands momentarily and Lucjusz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lucjusz misses with a leg kick
and Catchum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ash Catchum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucjusz throws an off balance right hand
and Catchum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Catchum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Catchum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucjusz looks to score with a jab to the body but Catchum is just out of range.
Catchum cracks Lucjusz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lucjusz loads up on a big right hand but Catchum slips the punch.
Jab from Catchum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catchum just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucjusz looks to score with a jab to the body but Catchum is just out of range.
Lucjusz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lucjusz closes the distance and clinches.
Ash Catchum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucjusz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lucjusz blocking some punches.
Lucjusz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucjusz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lucjusz.
Catchum tries to throw a body punch but Lucjusz avoids it by throwing Catchum back against the cage.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucjusz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucjusz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucjusz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucjusz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucjusz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catchum backwards.
Catchum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Catchum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucjusz tries to throw a body punch but Catchum avoids it by throwing Lucjusz back against the cage.
Lucjusz misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Catchum.
Catchum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucjusz blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz can't find room to land a body shot as Catchum controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Lucjusz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lucjusz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catchum's elbow.
Lucjusz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lucjusz.
Lucjusz blocks a body shot from Catchum.
A short uppercut from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz is working Catchum over against the cage.
Catchum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Catchum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lucjan Lucjusz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lucjusz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Catchum is rocked!
Lucjusz has a couple of punches blocked by Catchum.
Catchum is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucjusz finish him?
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Catchum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
Catchum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Catchum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lucjusz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchum blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
Lucjusz working aggressively here.
Lucjusz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lucjusz has a couple of punches blocked by Catchum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Catchum.
Lucjusz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lucjusz misses with some punches.
Lucjusz has a couple of punches blocked by Catchum.
Lucjusz is struggling to control the position.
Catchum blocking some punches.
Catchum seems to have recovered his senses.
Catchum misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lucjusz fails to land.
Lucjusz working aggressively here.
Catchum throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucjusz.
Catchum working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Catchum after a bit of a struggle.
Catchum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Catchum lands with a left to the head.
Lucjusz misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Lucjusz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchum misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucjan Lucjusz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lucjusz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucjan Lucjusz!
Lucjan Lucjusz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 1019 p4p, 110 weight class) and Sendou Kitano (ranked 544 p4p, 58 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kitano's choice of entrance music: Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 AM. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kitano.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Kitano counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Kitano.
Kitano lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaetz.
Kitano tries a body shot but Gaetz blocks it.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitano working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gaetz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gaetz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kitano backwards.
Gaetz tries to work over Kitano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Kitano.
Gaetz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kitano backwards.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaetz.
Kitano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike.
Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kitano is rocked!
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Kitano avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Kitano lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitano controls his hands.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the head but Gaetz blocks with his arms.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
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 knee to the head by Kitano.
Gaetz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Kitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaetz controls his hands.
Gaetz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Kitano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Kitano.
Gaetz lands a left hand.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaetz is defending well for now.
Gaetz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Kitano.
Kitano blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz presses Kitano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kitano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaetz avoids the damage to the body.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaetz is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitano.
Kitano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitano's elbow.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Gaetz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz digs a right hand into Kitano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kitano's gas tank.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kitano backwards.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitano blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
A head punch on the inside from Kitano fails to land.
Gaetz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaetz.
Kitano can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Gaetz takes a shot to the head.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Kitano.
Kitano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaetz is defending well for now.
Kitano lands an uppercut.
Kitano has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaetz avoids it.
Kitano misses with some punches.
Kitano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaetz lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sendou Kitano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sendou Kitano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kitano throws a lazy head kick
and Gaetz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaetz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kitano is out of range.
Gaetz cracks Kitano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaetz lands a big uppercut and Kitano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kitano looks OK. Gaetz waves Kitano back to his feet!
Kitano is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaetz finish him?
Kitano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaetz drops Kitano with a naaaaasty hook - Kitano is in real trouble here! Gaetz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
A relieved looking Link Gaetz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Sendou Kitano spoke after the fight, saying 'We are Heavyweights, we can not win them all. Congratulations to my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 258 p4p, 34 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 533 p4p, 68 weight class). Clifton has chosen Tony Clifton on the Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a big shot that misses.
Clifton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it well.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Clifton tries to bum rush Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a series of wild strikes but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab when Clifton was well out of range.
It seemed like Clifton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a head kick but it misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a big shot that misses.
Clifton misses with an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to land body kicks.
Clifton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a glancing blow to the side of Clifton's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clifton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a straight right by Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a right hand that misses
and Clifton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clifton on the side of the head.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a low kick.
Clifton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop cracks Clifton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch but Clifton is having none of it.
Clifton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Clifton is looking to land body kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands an overhand right.
Clifton connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of strikes that have Clifton backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but Clifton moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a front kick but Clifton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop as he connects with a hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch
and Clifton counters with a nice body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a low kick but Clifton avoids it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to chop away at Clifton's legs.
Clifton moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop strikes.
Clifton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clifton lands a slapping body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to score with a low kick but Clifton moves his leg out of the way.
Clifton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, right into the meat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab to the body
and Clifton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into the clinch.
Clifton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clifton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clifton scores with a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clifton misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop prevents a body shot from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Clifton controls the action.
Clifton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clifton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clifton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clifton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clifton lands an uppercut.
Clifton throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clifton backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clifton backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clifton fails to land.
Clifton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clifton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses
and Clifton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes the fight into the clinch.
Clifton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clifton.
Clifton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clifton blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Clifton blocks it.
Clifton blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Clifton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clifton leaning against his opponent.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Clifton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Clifton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A right hook to the body lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clifton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clifton trying to control the position but instead, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clifton into the cage.
Clifton lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton is leaning against Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clifton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Clifton controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clifton.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Clifton controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clifton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tenderised Clifton's leg. Clifton is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the jab.
Clifton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clifton misses with a head kick.
Clifton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an overhand right that lands on Clifton's shoulder, as Clifton tries to avoid the shot.
Clifton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands.
Clifton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch up
and Clifton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clifton takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Clifton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a decent looking hook.
Clifton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick that knocks Clifton off balance momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a lunging right hand
and Clifton counters with a straight right hand.
Clifton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Clifton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to counter with a leg kick but Clifton avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton misses with a straight left.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut. Clifton saw that one coming.
Clifton throws an off balance right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clifton takes a step back to recover.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dodges the punch combination from Clifton.
A jab from Clifton does it's job there.
Clifton slips under a jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And Clifton responds with a good body kick, but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to step out the way in time.
Clifton defending well as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop loads up on a big left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clifton moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop strikes.
Clifton scores with a nice head shot.
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 Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clifton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clifton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to score with low kicks.
Clifton connects with a looping right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a sloppy right hand. Clifton should have avoided that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to clinch.
Clifton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has time to react.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clifton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Clifton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range of the body kick from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Clifton there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clifton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy uppercut
and Clifton counters with a stiff right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick which misses Clifton's front leg but catches the back leg as Clifton tries to avoid it.
A big right from Clifton misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Clifton's front leg with a kick but Clifton checks it.
Clifton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clifton throws a big shot that misses.
Clifton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clifton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clifton checks a leg kick.
Clifton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a body shot.
Clifton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clifton scores with a jab. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tony Clifton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clifton misses with a body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a one two! Clifton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Clifton misses.
Good leg kick by Clifton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a body shot that sends Clifton's belly button to the back.
Clifton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the side of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop staying out of range there.
Clifton fails to land with a series of punches.
Clifton lands with a shot to the body.
Clifton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clifton! But no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Those never looked like landing.
Clifton is trying to counter with his kicks.
Clifton takes a swing at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribcage but misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clifton lands a jab to the nose.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clifton cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook to the temple - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is on wobbly legs here! Clifton swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Clifton wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Clifton!
A very excited looking Tony Clifton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 33 p4p, 4 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 418 p4p, 64 weight class). McGuire kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nothing More - Go To War. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
Mayhem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayhem tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick
and McGuire counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Mayhem goes for a double leg but McGuire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McGuire continues to drive forward.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
Mayhem tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Mayhem misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Mayhem motions for McGuire to come forward. Mayhem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mayhem tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Mayhem tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayhem takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mayhem throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem working the strikes but McGuire uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuire trying to hold on to Mayhem's head to control him but Mayhem postures up.
Mayhem is trying to control. McGuire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to pass to mount but McGuire is defending the position.
Mayhem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayhem winds up and cracks McGuire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGuire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
McGuire is looking to control Mayhem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGuire avoid being mounted?
Mayhem wants to free his trapped foot but McGuire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McGuire to regain full guard.
Mayhem stays in close to McGuire's body and controls the position.
Mayhem landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuire is retaining full guard.
McGuire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayhem content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mayhem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A cross from Mayhem lands.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayhem takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire scores with a nice body kick.
Mayhem moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
Mayhem lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Mayhem is avoiding it.
Mayhem keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McGuire is looking to wear down Mayhem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
McGuire connects with a high kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Mayhem checks it.
Mayhem feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayhem.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Mayhem saw it coming and moves away.
Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Bryer McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayhem connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from McGuire finds it's way through Mayhem's defenses.
Mayhem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
Mayhem tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Mayhem avoided it.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Mayhem didn't see that one coming.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhem tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Mayhem.
McGuire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mayhem.
As Mayhem looks to move away, McGuire throws a big counter combo but Mayhem just gets out of the way.
McGuire slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayhem closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mayhem lands in his opponent's guard.
McGuire pushes Mayhem off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGuire as he avoids it easily.
Bryer McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Bryer McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Mayhem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mayhem is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
And McGuire counters with a quick kick to the body but Mayhem blocks it.
McGuire lands with a kick to the temple. Mayhem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mayhem moves forwards but McGuire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayhem tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Mayhem looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayhem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGuire tries to counter by clinching up but Mayhem breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayhem throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Mayhem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire 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.
Mayhem lands a jab.
Mayhem cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Mayhem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
It appears McGuire was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd cheers as Mayhem lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
Mayhem avoids a kick to the body.
Mayhem throws a big shot that misses.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGuire's guard.
Mayhem throws a strike but McGuire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mayhem controlling the position.
Mayhem looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Mayhem looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Mayhem pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
Mayhem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayhem wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McGuire is now in half guard.
Mayhem trying to get back to full guard but McGuire takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mayhem is looking to get to half guard.
Mayhem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control but Mayhem is having none of it.
McGuire controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayhem tries to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
Mayhem really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryer McGuire clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mayhem moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Mayhem thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Mayhem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
Mayhem thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
McGuire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a one-two to the body.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Mayhem misses with a hook.
McGuire tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
Mayhem throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayhem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
McGuire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayhem takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire works Mayhem's body with a nice hook.
Mayhem is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem misses with a hook
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayhem walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
Mayhem is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Mayhem counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire tries to move into range but Mayhem moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayhem throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayhem.
McGuire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Mayhem ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Mayhem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayhem slips a jab from McGuire.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mayhem throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayhem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem moves forwards but McGuire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayhem tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire lands a head kick. Mayhem smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
Mayhem finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire slips a straight right by Mayhem.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire wants to slow Mayhem down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire feints and then cracks Mayhem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayhem down.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayhem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bryer McGuire will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
Mayhem misses with a low kick.
McGuire jabs at Mayhem's body.
Mayhem misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuire swivels and escapes.
McGuire slips a straight right by Mayhem.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Mayhem moved away.
Mayhem thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
Mayhem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGuire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mayhem is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! McGuire slams his shin into Mayhem's torso.
Mayhem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayhem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayhem as he connects with a hook.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire tries to clinch up but Mayhem circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire lands with a hook. Mayhem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mayhem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
Mayhem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayhem tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Mayhem.
Mayhem drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Mayhem misses.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mayhem clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mayhem throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayhem throws a right hand that misses
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mayhem tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mayhem can pounce on him.
Mayhem scores with a jab.
Mayhem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Mayhem.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayhem connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Mayhem is avoiding it.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mayhem manages to circle out of the way.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Mayhem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Mayhem.
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhem throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem shoots in and drives through. McGuire sprawls well.
Bryer McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Mayhem.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Mayhem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy body kick from McGuire
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a two punch combo.
Mayhem misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayhem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Bryan Mayhem started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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