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BFF 44: Willis vs. Badass PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miki Starikov (ranked 23256 p4p, 625 weight class) and Jordan Portis (ranked 4649 p4p, 504 weight class). Jordan Portis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Starikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Portis!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis tries to move into range but Starikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Portis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Portis. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by Starikov's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Starikov.
Nice uppercut there from Starikov.
Starikov throws a right hand that Portis ducks under and follows up with a left that Portis also avoids with ease.
Starikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starikov lands a nice hook to Portis's body. Portis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Portis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starikov.
Starikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Portis misses with a wild combination.
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!
Portis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Portis tries to counter it with a takedown but Starikov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Starikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Starikov lands a nice hook to Portis's body. Portis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Portis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Starikov eats them both and turns towards Portis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice jab there from Starikov.
Starikov slips a straight right by Portis.
Starikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov connects with a right hand. Portis shakes it off.
Portis tries to land a front kick but Starikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Starikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starikov misses the jab.
Starikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Starikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portis.
Miki Starikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starikov misses with an uppercut.
Starikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Portis.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
Miki Starikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Starikov.
It looked like Starikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Starikov lands with a right hand.
Starikov swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Portis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starikov looks to throw the jab but Portis is out of range.
Starikov misses with an uppercut.
Starikov throws out a loose jab but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Starikov with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Starikov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Portis scores with a jab. Starikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Portis misses.
Starikov looks to land a combination. Portis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Portis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Starikov misses with a two punch combination.
Portis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Portis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Starikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Portis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Portis - that landed with a thud.
Starikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Portis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Portis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Portis is predictable there
and Starikov counters with a straight right hand.
Starikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Starikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov looks to land a right hand but Portis moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Starikov. Those never looked like landing.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portis manages to avoid it.
Starikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starikov throws a lazy right hand but Portis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Portis misses with a body kick.
Starikov throws a big counter combination but Portis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Starikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Portis.
Starikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portis connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Starikov misses.
Starikov lands a head shot.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Portis scores with a decent looking hook.
Starikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Portis coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Starikov scores with a jab.
Starikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Portis under the eye.
Portis with a nice cross.
Starikov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Portis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Starikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Starikov misses with an uppercut.
Starikov loads up on a big right hand but Portis slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Portis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Portis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Starikov is out of range.
Portis tests Starikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Portis misses with a hook
letting Starikov counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Starikov.
Portis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Portis as he connects with a hook.
Portis slips under a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Portis throws a right and a left that Starikov avoids nicely.
Portis with a jab.
Starikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Portis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Starikov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jordan Portis has been cut.
Portis takes one to the side of the head.
Portis is rocked!
Starikov scores with the left hand. Portis knows he should have avoided that one.
Portis is still on wobbly legs! Can Starikov finish him?
Portis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starikov checks a leg kick.
Starikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portis.
Portis seems to have recovered his senses.
Starikov slips a straight right by Portis.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Starikov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Portis.
Starikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Good shot there by Starikov.
Starikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Portis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portis misses with a low kick.
Starikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Portis looks for the body kick but Starikov saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Starikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis defending well as Starikov loads up on a big left hand.
Starikov moves out of range as Portis strikes.
A cross from Starikov lands.
Starikov lands with a good body shot.
Portis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starikov looks to land a right hand but Portis moved out of range.
Starikov tries to move into range but Portis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Portis blocks a jab.
Starikov lands with a nice body punch.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Starikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Portis throws a leg kick but Starikov checks it.
Starikov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Starikov throws an overhand right that lands on Portis's shoulder, as Portis tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Starikov lands.
Starikov tries to move into range but Portis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Starikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portis throws a hook but Starikov blocks it.
Starikov misses with a looping left.
Starikov sets himself, and Portis steps forward looking for the clinch! Starikov avoids it this time.
Good shot there by Portis.
Portis shoots in for a takedown but Starikov shows good takedown defense.
Starikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Portis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Portis looks winded!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Starikov!
Starikov looks to land a combination but Portis avoids it well.
Portis lands with a hook. Starikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Starikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Starikov. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starikov staying out of range there.
Starikov takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
Portis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Starikov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Portis tries to move into range but Starikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Portis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Portis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Portis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Portis throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Starikov.
Nice defenses there by Portis.
Portis misses the body punch
and Starikov counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Starikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Starikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starikov works over Portis's head and body with a nice combination.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Portis lands a nice looking body shot.
Starikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Portis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Starikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Portis can pounce on him.
Starikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starikov tries to bum rush Portis with a series of wild strikes but Portis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starikov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Starikov throws a nice looking combination but Portis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Starikov misses the jab.
Portis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Starikov moved out of range nicely.
Starikov lands a head shot.
Portis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starikov looks to land a right hand but Portis moved out of range.
Starikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Portis's hands.
Starikov slips under a jab from Portis.
As Portis looks to move away, Starikov throws a big counter combo but Portis just gets out of the way.
Portis misses with a body shot.
Starikov misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Starikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Portis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Starikov misses with a few strikes there.
Portis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Portis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Starikov digs a good body shot into Portis's ribs.
Starikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starikov tries to bum rush Portis with a series of wild strikes but Portis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Portis looks to land a combination but Starikov avoids it well.
Starikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Starikov cracks Portis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Starikov misses with an uppercut. Portis saw that one coming.
Miki Starikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Starikov cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Portis.
Portis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starikov counters with a straight right hand.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
Starikov is looking to counter punch.
Starikov moves away from the strike by Portis.
Starikov scores with the left hand. Portis knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis throws a body punch but Starikov moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Starikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis looks to land a combination but Starikov avoids it well.
Miki Starikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis throws out a counter right but Starikov avoids it with no problem.
Portis throws a hook but Starikov avoids it easily.
Portis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Portis lands with an uppercut that bounces Starikov off the ropes and back into range.
Starikov looks to land a left hand but Portis moved out of range nicely.
Portis lands a nice shot that snaps Starikov's head back.
Starikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portis can do to turn this around?
Starikov throws a series of punches but Portis avoids them all with ease.
Starikov scores with a three punch combo!
Portis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Starikov throws a shot from downtown. Portis moves away and avoids it.
Starikov looks to land a left hand but Portis moved out of range nicely.
Starikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Starikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Portis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis defending well as Starikov loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Starikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Portis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starikov is rocked!
Starikov walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Starikov limp body while Portis jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Portis!
After the fight, Jordan Portis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Yoshida (ranked 4325 p4p, 317 weight class) and Takeshi Yamada (ranked 6850 p4p, 379 weight class). Takeshi Yamada struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hitoshi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamada goes for a takedown attempt but Yoshida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hitoshi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yamada.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamada.
We've been hearing reports that Yoshida has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamada at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida rushes Yamada and presses him up against the ropes.
Yoshida gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida content to control rather than advance.
Yoshida works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to take Yamada's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida is working for a guillotine from mount but Yamada frees his head quite easily.
Yoshida is working for a guillotine from mount but Yamada frees his head quite easily.
Yoshida looking for a guillotine from mount but Yamada is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to finish this one by submission but Yamada is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yoshida.
Yamada is controlling an arm, preventing Yoshida from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yoshida forces the positional change into back control.
Yoshida working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Yamada is doing well to defend. Yoshida seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Yamada is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hitoshi Yoshida!
A very excited looking Hitoshi Yoshida 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.
In defeat, Takeshi Yamada stepped up to the mic, saying 'みんなさんごめんなさい！すぎのファイトもと強いになる！'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Volkov (ranked 3661 p4p, 340 weight class) and Jair Malachi (ranked 4598 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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232 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 London, Test Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jair Malachi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malachi swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malachi thinking.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malachi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov slips under a jab from Malachi.
Malachi misses with a right hand
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volkov cracks Malachi with a good jab.
Malachi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkov counters with a left to the body.
Malachi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malachi throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malachi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malachi misses with a left hand
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Malachi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov looks to land a combination. Malachi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Malachi.
Volkov throws a one two combo.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Malachi misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malachi moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malachi misses with a body punch
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi throws a right hand that misses
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Malachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Volkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Malachi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malachi misses with an uppercut
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Malachi should have avoided that one.
Malachi throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov digs a good body shot into Malachi's ribs.
Malachi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Volkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Malachi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Malachi.
It looked like Volkov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Volkov slips a straight right by Malachi.
Malachi misses the shot to the body.
Malachi misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malachi.
Malachi misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Malachi.
Malachi throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malachi takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malachi misses with a hook.
Malachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Malachi misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malachi throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malachi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malachi misses with a right hand
and Malachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malachi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malachi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malachi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malachi throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook.
Malachi misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Malachi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Malachi misses with a right hand
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Malachi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malachi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkov sizes up Malachi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malachi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malachi throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malachi misses the shot to the body.
Volkov is looking for a counter combo.
Malachi misses with a right hand
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malachi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a hook but Malachi avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Volkov.
Malachi swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Malachi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Malachi throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Malachi missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malachi throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Volkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malachi under the eye.
Malachi misses the body punch
and Volkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Malachi misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six 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!
Malachi misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malachi takes one to the side of the head.
Malachi misses with a hook to the body
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Malachi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malachi misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov slips under a jab from Malachi.
Volkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Malachi off the ropes and back into range.
Malachi misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Malachi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malachi swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Volkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malachi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malachi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Malachi throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Malachi throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malachi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malachi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malachi misses with a hook
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malachi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Volkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malachi misses with a hook
and Malachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jair Malachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov lunges at Malachi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malachi's hand.
Malachi looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Malachi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malachi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malachi misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Malachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov connects with a crisp jab.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malachi misses with a body shot
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malachi is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov slips a straight right by Malachi.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov slips under a jab from Malachi.
Malachi ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
A little jabbing left from Malachi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malachi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malachi misses the body punch
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov with a nice cross.
Malachi is still on wobbly legs! Can Volkov finish him?
Malachi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Malachi throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Malachi right on the button. Malachi goes down! Volkov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Volkov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Volkov!
A victorious Test Volkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Enoh (ranked 3994 p4p, 485 weight class) and Eddie Nordon (ranked 4698 p4p, 522 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Olivier Enoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Nordon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordon staying out of range there.
Enoh ducks under a wild hook from Nordon.
Nordon moves out of range as Enoh strikes.
Nordon throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Enoh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Nordon finds it's target.
It looks like Olivier Enoh has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Enoh, as that shot connected.
Enoh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Enoh pushes Nordon off and gets back to his feet.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Enoh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enoh blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enoh.
Enoh tries to break the clinch but Nordon is controlling the position.
Nordon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Enoh wants to get back to full guard.
Nordon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nordon is pressing down on Enoh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Enoh is holding on for now.
Nordon is thwarting Enoh's attempts to control the position.
Nordon throwing shots but Enoh is blocking nicely.
Enoh is trying to control but can't.
Enoh won't allow Nordon to pass to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Enoh is looking for a sweep. Nordon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nordon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Enoh is just riding it out for now. Nordon eventually gives up the hold.
Nordon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nordon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enoh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nordon.
Enoh is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nordon jumps into side control!
Enoh parries the strikes from Nordon easily there. Nordon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Enoh to escape.
Enoh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Enoh gets back to half guard.
Nordon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Enoh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nordon passes to side control.
Nordon wants to control but Enoh is keeping him busy.
Nordon moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordon with a couple of short strikes.
Olivier Enoh's cut is getting worse.
Enoh is working to get back to half guard.
Nordon cracks Enoh with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Nordon!
A relieved looking Eddie Nordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masa Muto (ranked 4256 p4p, 202 weight class) and Steffen Baier (ranked 2944 p4p, 145 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Muto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steffen Baier!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muto misses with a straight right.
A jab from Muto misses.
Baier just misses with a punch to the body.
Muto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baier.
Baier digs a good hook to Muto's body.
Muto misses the jab.
Muto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baier misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Muto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muto.
Muto misses with an uppercut. Baier saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baier connects with a body shot that sends Muto's belly button to the back.
Baier throws a lazy right hand but Muto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baier.
Muto misses the jab.
Baier lands a jab to the head.
Baier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Baier. That snapped Muto's head back.
Muto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muto takes one on the button.
Muto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baier was well out of range. Poor timing from Muto.
Baier looks to land a left hand but Muto moved out of range nicely.
Muto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baier connects with a body shot.
Muto misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baier misses with a straight right.
Baier moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Baier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muto.
Muto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muto misses with a double jab.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baier.
Muto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muto throws a shot from downtown. Baier moves away and avoids it.
Baier throws out a counter right but Muto avoids it with no problem.
Baier scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Muto. Beautiful body shot.
Baier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muto tries to bum rush Baier with a series of wild strikes but Baier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baier avoids the body shot from Muto.
Baier misses with a looping right.
Muto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baier throws a big shot that misses.
Muto walks into a left hand.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baier.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Baier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Muto misses.
Baier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baier misses with an uppercut.
Baier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muto throws a lazy right hand but Baier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muto misses with a body shot.
Baier throws a looping overhand right but Muto ducks down to avoid it.
Muto throws a body punch but Baier moves out of range.
Muto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muto misses with a body shot.
Baier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muto staying out of range there.
Muto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baier manages to avoid it.
Baier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muto scores with a hook to the body. Baier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baier.
Some wild striking there from Baier.
Baier throws the left hand but Muto avoids the punch easily.
Baier misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baier looks to land a left hand but Muto moved out of range nicely.
Muto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muto moves away from the strike by Baier.
Muto is looking for a counter combo.
Baier misses with a body shot.
Muto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baier's hands.
Baier staying out of range there.
Muto takes a swing at Baier's ribcage but misses.
Baier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baier momentarily.
Baier misses the jab.
Baier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Baier.
Baier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muto.
Baier with a hook.
Baier staying out of range there.
Baier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baier misses with a straight left.
Baier staying out of range there.
Muto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baier.
Baier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muto.
Baier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muto with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Muto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muto throws a jab when Baier was well out of range.
Baier slips under a jab from Muto.
Baier misses with a hook. Muto ducked under it nicely.
Muto looks to land a left hand but Baier moved out of range nicely.
Baier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muto.
Baier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baier throws a jab but it's blocked by Muto.
Muto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baier. Baier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muto misses with a looping left.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Baier slips a jab from Muto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baier! But no joy.
A big left from Muto misses.
Muto misses with a looping right.
Muto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baier throws out the jab.
A big right from Baier misses.
Baier ducks under a wild hook from Muto.
Muto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baier.
Muto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Baier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Baier misses with a looping left.
Baier scores with a jab.
Baier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Baier.
Muto avoids the body shot from Baier.
Muto throws a big shot that misses.
Baier misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Muto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muto misses with a two punch combination.
Muto throws a body punch but Baier moves out of range.
Muto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baier digs a good hook to Muto's body.
Muto misses with a series of wild punches.
Baier throws a hook but Muto avoids it easily.
Baier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Muto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baier misses with a body shot.
Baier ducks under a wild hook from Muto.
Baier throws the left hand but Muto avoids the punch easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baier misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Baier misses the target.
Baier throws a jab but it's blocked by Muto.
Muto looks to land a left hand but Baier moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Muto misses.
Baier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muto throws a looping overhand right but Baier ducks down to avoid it.
Muto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto misses with a looping left.
Baier throws an overhand right that lands on Muto's shoulder, as Muto tries to avoid the shot.
Muto misses with a body shot.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Baier's head but Baier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Muto finds it's way through Baier's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target.
Muto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muto moves away from the strike by Baier.
An attempted straight right counter from Muto misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muto, as that shot connected.
Muto looks to throw the jab but Baier is out of range.
Muto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Baier misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muto cracks Baier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baier misses the jab.
Baier throws an overhand right that lands on Muto's shoulder, as Muto tries to avoid the shot.
Muto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baier.
Baier looks to score with a jab to the body but Muto is just out of range.
Muto looks to land a left hand but Baier moved out of range nicely.
Muto blocks a jab.
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Muto moves out of range of the strikes.
Baier misses with a straight right.
Baier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Baier doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muto misses with a hook. Baier ducked under it nicely.
Baier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muto throws out the jab.
Muto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baier's head.
Muto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baier was well out of range. Poor timing from Muto.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baier.
Baier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muto momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muto jabs at Baier's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baier.
Baier connects with a nice looking jab.
Baier cracks Muto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Muto misses.
Nice defenses there by Baier.
Baier slips under a jab from Muto.
Muto moves away from the strike by Baier.
Baier misses with a straight left.
Muto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Muto misses.
Muto misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Baier. That snapped Muto's head back.
A big left from Muto misses.
Muto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muto slips under a jab.
Muto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baier scores with a body shot.
Muto throws an overhand right that lands on Baier's shoulder, as Baier tries to avoid the shot.
Muto ducks under a wild hook from Baier.
Muto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Baier.
Baier slips a jab from Muto.
Muto moves out of range of the strikes.
Muto misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Baier finds it's target.
Baier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baier ducks under a wild hook from Muto.
Muto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muto lands with a nice body punch.
Baier staying out of range there.
Baier swings for the body but Muto moves out of range.
Baier misses with the combination.
A big right from Muto misses.
Baier throws out a counter right but Muto avoids it with no problem.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Baier's head but Baier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Muto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baier.
Baier moves away from the strike by Muto.
Muto staying out of range there.
Baier misses with a wild body shot.
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 Masa Muto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baier cracks Muto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Muto misses with an uppercut. Baier saw that one coming.
Baier digs a good body shot into Muto's ribs.
Baier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Muto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baier.
Baier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muto manages to avoid it.
Baier misses the jab.
Muto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muto lands a really nice looking cross but Baier seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Muto misses the target.
Steffen Baier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muto throws a lazy right hand but Baier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baier moves away from the strike by Muto.
Muto misses with a straight right.
Baier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baier scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baier moves away from the strike by Muto.
Muto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baier.
Muto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muto manages to avoid it.
Baier looks to score with a jab to the body but Muto is just out of range.
Muto lands with a hook. Baier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baier was well out of range. Poor timing from Muto.
Muto blocks a jab.
Baier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Muto.
Muto looks to throw the jab but Baier is out of range.
Baier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muto throws a looping overhand right but Baier ducks down to avoid it.
Muto misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baier! But no joy.
Muto thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Baier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baier lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Baier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muto avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baier slips a jab from Muto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muto misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Baier.
Baier slips under a jab.
Baier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baier! But no joy.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Muto. That snapped Baier's head back.
Muto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muto.
Muto slips a jab from Baier.
Muto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baier scores with a jab to the body.
Muto moves away from the strike by Baier.
Baier misses with a hook. Muto ducked under it nicely.
Muto throws a lazy right hand but Baier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muto throws a lazy right hand but Baier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muto scores with a hook to the body. Baier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Baier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baier misses with an uppercut. Muto saw that one coming.
Baier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muto just misses with a punch to the body.
Baier throws a hook but Muto avoids it easily.
Baier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muto.
Baier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muto throws a jab but it's blocked by Baier.
Baier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muto with a body shot.
Muto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muto throws a hook to the side of Baier's head but Baier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baier misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Muto misses.
Baier sizes up Muto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muto loads up on a big right hand but Baier slips the punch.
Muto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baier misses with an uppercut.
Muto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baier looks to throw the jab but Muto is out of range.
Muto misses with an uppercut.
Muto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baier manages to avoid it.
Muto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baier throws out a counter right but Muto avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muto with a jab.
Muto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baier with a hook.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baier blocks a jab.
Baier misses with a looping left.
Baier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muto was well out of range. Poor timing from Baier.
Baier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Baier misses the target.
Baier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baier scrambles back to his feet.
Muto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Muto does no damage.
Baier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baier misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Muto misses the target.
Baier lands a jab to the head.
Baier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baier connects with a right hand. Muto shakes it off.
Muto scores with a one two! Baier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baier staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muto connects with a right hand. Baier shakes it off.
Baier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muto.
Baier with a hook.
Muto misses with a wild body shot.
Baier misses with a looping right.
Baier looks to land a left hand but Muto moved out of range nicely.
Baier blocks a jab.
Baier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muto in his tracks.
Muto ducks under a wild hook from Baier.
It looked like Muto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baier.
Baier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Baier throws a jab but it's blocked by Muto.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baier throws a jab when Muto was well out of range.
Muto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baier throws out the jab.
Muto lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muto. Baier does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Muto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Muto.
Muto takes a swing at Baier's ribcage but misses.
Muto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baier's corner calls for a 1-2. Baier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muto misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Baier misses the target.
Baier throws a good cross that connects.
Muto looks to land a left hand but Baier moved out of range nicely.
Muto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muto slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Baier there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baier moves away.
Baier misses with a straight right.
Baier digs a good hook to Muto's body.
Muto scores with a jab to the body.
Muto throws a jab when Baier was well out of range.
Baier defending well as Muto loads up on a big left hand.
Muto misses with a looping right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muto misses with a straight left.
Baier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baier lands a nice shot that snaps Muto's head back.
Muto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muto was well out of range. Poor timing from Baier.
Muto throws out a loose jab but Baier uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baier! But no joy.
Baier throws out a loose jab but Muto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baier scores with a nice right hand.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muto looks to land a right hand but Baier moved out of range.
Jab from Baier.
Muto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baier.
Baier connects with a right hand. Muto shakes it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baier lands a lovely overhand right.
Muto scores with a nice head shot.
Muto staying out of range there.
Muto ducks under a wild hook from Baier.
No joy there for Muto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muto ducks under a wild hook from Baier.
Muto throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Muto. Those never looked like landing.
Muto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baier misses with a looping left.
Muto throwing a counter right hand but Baier manages to avoid it.
Muto misses with an uppercut. Baier saw that one coming.
It seemed like Baier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Baier misses its intended target.
Baier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baier throws an overhand right that lands on Muto's shoulder, as Muto tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Muto.
Baier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baier misses the jab.
A big right from Baier misses.
Baier throws a hook to the side of Muto's head but Muto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muto.
Baier lands a jab to the nose.
Baier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muto on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Baier misses the target.
Baier misses with a body shot.
Baier throws a body shot but no joy.
Muto throws a jab when Baier was well out of range.
Baier lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Baier.
Muto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baier.
Muto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baier moves out of range as Muto strikes.
Muto ducks under a wild hook from Baier.
Baier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baier.
Muto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Muto misses.
Muto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baier throws out the jab.
Muto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steffen Baier.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Steffen Baier!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Steffen Baier!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Masa Muto!
Steffen Baier wins by split decision!
Steffen Baier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 2390 p4p, 259 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 2846 p4p, 304 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Epirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Epirus wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Epirus has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Epirus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epirus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Epirus misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epirus.
Epirus misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Epirus.
Epirus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Epirus.
Epirus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Epirus.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Epirus trying to land knees to the body.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Epirus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva has Epirus pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Epirus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Epirus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epirus tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Epirus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Epirus is defending well.
Pyrrhus Epirus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Epirus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Epirus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Epirus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Epirus prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Epirus.
Epirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epirus is one step ahead there.
Epirus throwing strikes but missing.
Epirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is working Epirus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Epirus blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Epirus blocks nicely.
Epirus working a defensive guard here.
Epirus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control but Epirus is working from the bottom.
Epirus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Epirus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Epirus.
Epirus is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Epirus is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Epirus's brow.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to control from the top but Epirus keeps moving.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Epirus.
Epirus keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Epirus controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Epirus wants to sweep but no luck.
Epirus is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to control from the top but Epirus keeps moving.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Epirus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control but Epirus is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva cracks Epirus with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Epirus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epirus wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Epirus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is working Epirus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva won't allow Epirus to sweep him here.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Epirus is rocked!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Epirus is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Epirus is controlling Silva's posture.
Epirus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Epirus working a defensive guard here.
Epirus looking for a sweep. Not yet Epirus, not yet.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Epirus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva stands up over Epirus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Epirus's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
After winning the bout, Anderson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jytky (ranked 1303 p4p, 204 weight class) and Rami Perkins (ranked 2092 p4p, 305 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jytky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rami Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jytky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jytky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jytky missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jytky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky throws a body punch but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jytky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jytky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jytky.
Jytky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jytky misses with a low kick.
And Perkins responds with a good body kick, but Jytky manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jytky feints and then cracks Perkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perkins down.
Jytky swings widly with a right hand
and Perkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jytky's knee momentarily.
Perkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a low kick, right behind Jytky 's knee.
Perkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jytky.
Perkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Jytky throws a head punch that misses.
Jytky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jytky has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jytky finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkins's head.
Jytky keeps the fight on the outside.
Jytky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jytky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins tries to clinch up.
It appears Jytky was looking to counter with a kick there.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jytky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jytky throws an overhand right that lands on Perkins's shoulder, as Perkins tries to avoid the shot.
Jytky lands a right hook to the body.
Jytky throws a low kick but Perkins moves out of range easily.
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jytky.
Jytky connects with a crisp jab.
Jytky throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jytky.
Good standup being displayed there by Jytky as he connects with a hook.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Jytky misses
and Perkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Jytky keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jytky throws a body kick that misses.
Perkins has closed the distance and engaged Jytky in a clinch.
Perkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Jytky avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perkins as Jytky tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jytky.
Jytky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jytky misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jytky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Jytky is wise to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jytky dodges an elbow strike from Perkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perkins throws an elbow but misses.
Jytky pushes Perkins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jytky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jytky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jytky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.
Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jytky looks to land a right hand but Perkins moved out of range.
Jim Jytky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jytky scores with a spinning back kick!
Perkins wants to clinch up but Jytky keeps it at a distance.
Jytky lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perkins will feel that in the morning.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Perkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jytky can pounce on him.
Perkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Jytky.
Perkins tries to clinch there but Jytky circles away.
Jytky misses with a body shot.
Jytky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jytky connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky is having none of it.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jytky.
Jytky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jytky lands a leg kick that knocks Perkins off balance momentarily.
Jytky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Perkins as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jytky.
A swing and a miss from Jytky.
Perkins counters with a body kick.
Perkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jytky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Jytky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins clinches up with Jytky and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jytky.
Perkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jytky.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perkins lands a knee to the body.
Jytky is breathing heavily.
Jytky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins landing knees to the head.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins blocking some punches.
Jytky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Jytky blocks it.
Perkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jytky misses with some punches.
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jytky as Perkins tries to tie him up.
Jytky lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jytky stalling in the clinch but Perkins improves position.
Jytky is leaning against Perkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jytky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.
Perkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jytky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perkins clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jytky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jytky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jytky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jytky.
Jytky lands a nice uppercut.
Jytky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jytky presses Perkins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jytky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jytky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands an elbow just above Jytky 's eye.
Perkins is looking to control Jytky's arms but Jytky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkins has his back to the ropes.
Perkins is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jytky.
Perkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jytky.
Jytky is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jytky.
Perkins tries a knee to the head but Jytky blocks it.
Jytky lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Jytky.
Jytky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jytky misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins misses with a knee strike.
Jytky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jytky lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jytky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jytky. Jytky obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkins moves into range and clinches up with Jytky.
Jytky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around?
Jytky scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkins misses with a knee to the head.
Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jytky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jytky tests Perkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jytky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jytky throws a jab when Perkins was well out of range.
Jim Jytky is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkins tries to clinch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jytky. That snapped Perkins's head back.
Perkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jytky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Jytky there.
Jytky missing with a left hand there. Perkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jytky throws out a powerful jab.
Perkins is rocked!
Jytky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jytky throws a front kick aimed at Perkins's knee but Perkins avoids it well.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a good low kick that Jytky was not able to check.
That kick from Jytky tenderised Perkins's leg. Perkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jytky.
Jytky looks for the body kick but Perkins saw that one coming.
Perkins slips a jab from Jytky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jytky is predictable there
and Perkins counters with a solid body kick.
Jytky tries to work over Perkins's front leg with a kick but Perkins checks it.
Jytky tries a low kick but Perkins avoids it.
Jytky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkins blocks a leg kick.
Jytky looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jytky - that will leave a mark!
Jytky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkins slips under a jab from Jytky.
Perkins moves into range and clinches up with Jytky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jytky tries to land a front kick but Perkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkins looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Perkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Jytky circles away.
Perkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jytky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Jytky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jytky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkins feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Jytky misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jytky.
You can see that Perkins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jytky takes a swing at Perkins's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jytky looks to land a left hand but Perkins moved out of range nicely.
Jytky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jytky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jytky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkins counters with a good low kick that Jytky was not able to check.
Jytky misses with a left hand
and Perkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Perkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jytky, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jytky is keeping busy.
Perkins throws an elbow but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jytky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jytky throws a big shot that misses.
Perkins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jytky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jytky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkins. That did some damage!
Perkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jytky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jytky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perkins throws a fast counter high kick but Jytky manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jytky lands with a nice body punch.
Jytky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkins closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Jytky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jytky swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins trying to stall but Jytky improves his position.
Perkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jytky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jytky stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jytky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkins tries to land a knee to the head but Jytky blocks with his arms.
Rami Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jytky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jytky.
Jytky lands a left hand.
Jytky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jytky misses with some punches.
Jytky scores with a hook to the body.
Jytky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jytky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jytky scores with a shot to the side of Perkins's head.
Perkins is breathing heavily.
Jytky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perkins backwards.
Perkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Jytky gets an underhook and turns Perkins into the ropes.
Perkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jytky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perkins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jytky lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jytky is defending well for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jytky lands an uppercut.
Perkins misses with an elbow strike.
Jytky has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Perkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jytky lands an uppercut.
Jytky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins.
Jytky lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jytky.
Jytky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jytky cracks Perkins with a nice body shot.
Jytky pushes Perkins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jytky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jytky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jytky scores with a nice head shot.
Perkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jytky.
Perkins moves out of range as Jytky throws a body kick.
Perkins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jytky.
Jytky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkins wants to clinch up but Jytky keeps it at a distance.
Jytky appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jytky wants to land a leg kick but Perkins is out of range.
Perkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jytky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkins looks to land a body kick but Jytky moved away.
Jytky thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jytky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jytky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Jim Jytky wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jim Jytky 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 1097 p4p, 121 weight class) and Paul McHeartney (ranked 1684 p4p, 183 weight class). McHeartney has chosen Jungle - Happy Man as his entrance music. Ross Kemp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul McHeartney!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHeartney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kemp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kemp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McHeartney has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kemp scores with a shoulder strike.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McHeartney backwards.
McHeartney swings wildly with an uppercut but Kemp uses good head movement to avoid it.
McHeartney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kemp.
McHeartney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kemp after a bit of a struggle.
Kemp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kemp.
Kemp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kemp blocks a body shot from McHeartney.
Kemp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp scores with a shot to the side of McHeartney's head.
McHeartney is rocked!
Kemp lands a left hand.
McHeartney is still on wobbly legs! Can Kemp finish him?
Kemp scores with a hook to the body.
McHeartney looks winded!
Kemp creates a bit of distance for himself, with McHeartney pressed up against the ropes and cracks McHeartney with a massive uppercut! McHeartney goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Kemp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Paul McHeartney spoke after the fight, saying 'FE GODWN NI ETO'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 1486 p4p, 180 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 1315 p4p, 161 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steele's choice of entrance music: Manowar - Heart of Steel. Stanley Steele acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Lacplesis moves away from the strike by Steele.
Lacplesis throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacplesis scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
We've been told by Lacplesis's head coaches at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lacplesis lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Lacplesis there.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Lacplesis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacplesis misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacplesis walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Steele staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Lacplesis both land. Nice combination.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Lacplesis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacplesis tries to counter by clinching up but Steele breaks away and moves out of range.
Lacplesis defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Lacplesis managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
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!
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to clinch
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacplesis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Lacplesis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele cracks Lacplesis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacplesis tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacplesis throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Lacplesis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele working Lacplesis over with knees to the body.
Lacplesis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
Steele tries to clinch up but Lacplesis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lacplesis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
Lacplesis moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Steele punishes Lacplesis's body with a nice straight punch.
Steele gets a clinch.
Lacplesis tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the ropes.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacplesis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele cracks Lacplesis with a nice body shot.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacplesis with a body shot.
Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Lacplesis working hard to break the clinch.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lacplesis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that misses.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Lacplesis is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lacplesis's face.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacplesis avoids the damage to the body.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lacplesis is defending well for now.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is trying to break free.
Lacplesis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Steele back against the ropes.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Lacplesis has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Lacplesis's ribcage. Lacplesis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacplesis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacplesis swings widly with a right hand
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Lacplesis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lacplesis catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Lacplesis misses.
Steele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lacplesis under the eye.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis tries to move into range but Steele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Lacplesis pushes him off.
It looked like Lacplesis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Lacplesis scores with a nice strike.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele lands a nice knee to the body.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Steele - just one landing.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele takes a swing at Lacplesis's ribcage but misses.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacplesis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Lacplesis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacplesis misses with the combination.
Steele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lacplesis with a body shot.
Lacplesis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacplesis as he connects with a hook.
Lacplesis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lacplesis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele moves forwards but Lacplesis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele lands with a right hand.
Steele moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lacplesis is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Lacplesis is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Lacplesis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Lacplesis clinches with his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Lacplesis is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Lacplesis pushes him off.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lands with a straight right. Lacplesis didn't see that one coming.
Steele tries to clinch up but Lacplesis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Lacplesis - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Lacplesis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacplesis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stanley Steele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
That's time! Lacplesis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lacplesis under the eye.
Lacplesis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lacplesis swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele misses with a hook
and Lacplesis counters with a two punch combo.
Lacplesis lands an overhand right.
Lacplesis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacplesis looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Steele wants to clinch
and Lacplesis counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Lacplesis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steele.
Steele tests Lacplesis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacplesis cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Humors Lacplesis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Steele.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Lacplesis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Lacplesis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacplesis throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele clinches up with Lacplesis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Steele with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Steele.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lacplesis's face.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Steele back against the ropes.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Steele pushes Lacplesis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Lacplesis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lacplesis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacplesis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacplesis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lacplesis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook.
Lacplesis tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Steele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele throws a body punch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Lacplesis misses.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stanley Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that misses.
Lacplesis is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Steele lands a right hand.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Lacplesis throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Lacplesis lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Lacplesis.
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Lacplesis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele tries to clinch up but Lacplesis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch.
Lacplesis throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Steele misses.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacplesis with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Steele.
Lacplesis throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lacplesis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steele doesn't seem phased though.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steele prevents Lacplesis from breaking the clinch.
Steele tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacplesis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Lacplesis dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Lacplesis throws a combination. Steele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Humors Lacplesis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Lacplesis.
Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lacplesis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele prevents Lacplesis from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lacplesis lands a shot to the body.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Lacplesis lands with a cross.
Lacplesis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele tries to clinch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacplesis misses the target.
Steele throws a counter combo.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lacplesis misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis connects with a right hand. Steele shakes it off.
Steele lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lacplesis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacplesis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lacplesis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacplesis gets a clinch.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Lacplesis's ribcage. Lacplesis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Lacplesis swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lacplesis tries to counter by clinching up but Steele breaks away and moves out of range.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacplesis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lacplesis misses with a double jab.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lacplesis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lacplesis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stanley Steele.
I think Steele 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Stanley Steele!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Humors Lacplesis!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele wins by split decision!
Stanley Steele 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Willis (ranked 709 p4p, 109 weight class) and Short Badass (ranked 743 p4p, 119 weight class). Willis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Fade to Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Willis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis moves to clinch but Badass breaks away
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Badass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Willis drives through and clinches with Badass against the ropes.
Willis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
Badass breaks the clinch.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Badass misses its intended target.
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Badass looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Willis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Willis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Willis in side control, throwing shots but Badass defends.
Willis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Badass sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position but Badass is working away.
Willis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Willis scores with punches from side control.
Willis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Willis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Badass managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Willis laying and praying for a moment but Badass takes advantage and regains half guard.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badass defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Badass defends it.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Badass's head.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is defending well.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Badass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Willis.
Willis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badass is keeping the position for now.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badass wants to control but Willis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass is defending against the submission attempts here by Willis.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is defending well.
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badass has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Willis trying to advance position but Badass counters by regaining guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
Willis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Badass is controlling Willis's posture.
Willis wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Badass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass preventing the sweep.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Badass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badass tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Willis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Badass tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Willis easily slips into full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Badass blocking the ground and pound.
Badass is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Badass wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Badass is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Badass because Willis loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Badass manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Willis trying to control the action but Badass is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Willis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis postures up in Badass's guard and throws a big left but Badass blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis throws a strike but Badass rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis working a defensive guard here.
Badass won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Badass napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis moves into full mount!
Badass in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to improve his position but Willis isn't that keen on the idea.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Willis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Badass wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Willis cracks Badass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Willis looking to ground and pound but Badass is blocking nicely.
Willis lands a couple of good shots and Badass has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to roll but Willis sticks to his back.
Willis missing with punches from the back.
Badass avoids the strikes from Willis.
Badass staying busy and making it hard for Willis to control.
Willis is landing with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis punches the canvas rather than the man.
Willis is striking from the back but Badass escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Willis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Willis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Badass is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gary Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
Willis is looking to take a break and control but Badass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis is really struggling to control Badass but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Badass has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badass is not content to let Willis control the position.
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Willis works his way into full mount!
Willis punching from mount but Badass doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Willis throws a strike there. Badass manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Badass tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Badass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Willis.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Badass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Willis thows a huge punch but Badass dodges it nicely.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Badass defends it.
Willis lands with a punch from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Badass taking some punishment here, with Willis in his half guard.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Badass is working away.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis is pressing down on Badass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badass is holding on for now.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Willis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Willis trying to mount his opponent but Badass defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Willis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Badass sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badass circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Willis moves to clinch but Badass breaks away
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gary Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Badass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willis scores with a takedown into Badass's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Willis trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
Badass looking for a sweep. Not yet Badass, not yet.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis controlling the action here.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking to advance position but Badass won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Willis takes one to the side of the head.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Badass counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to clinch up
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willis tries for a takedown but Badass circles away easily
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Badass pushes him off.
Willis wants to clinch
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
Willis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis has his takedown stuffed
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badass throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Willis has his takedown stuffed
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Badass.
Willis dives in for a single leg takedown but Badass sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Willis with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Short Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Willis shoots and misses
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass cracks Willis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Badass connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willis momentarily.
Willis is rocked!
Willis staying out of range there.
Willis shoots and misses
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Short Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Willis under the eye.
Willis with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Badass sends Willis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Badass is motioning to the referee to let Willis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Willis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Badass counters with a crisp right hand that drops Willis! Badass lets Willis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Willis with a poor takedown
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Badass. Beautiful body shot.
Badass with a hook.
Willis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Badass drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Willis right on the button. Willis goes down! Badass follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Badass gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Short Badass!
Short Badass is the new light heavyweight champion!
Short Badass spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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