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Batoru FC 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Langley (ranked 22248 p4p, 200 weight class) and Samuil Bronson (ranked 5805 p4p, 174 weight class). Langley comes into the arena with Bagpipes Of War blaring out of the sound system. Bronson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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298 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuil Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Bronson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bronson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Langley stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Bronson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Langley to see if he's OK.
It looks like Lanny Langley has been cut.
Bronson is putting a hurting on Langley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bronson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Langley is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bronson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuil Bronson!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuil Bronson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasti Eldos (ranked 5449 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mako Takaziko (ranked 21629 p4p, 244 weight class). Mako Takaziko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pasti Eldos's chin.
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasti Eldos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mako Takaziko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaziko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Eldos misses.
Eldos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takaziko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eldos throws out a loose jab but Takaziko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takaziko throws a low kick, looking for Eldos's leg but Eldos calmly moves out of range.
Takaziko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eldos misses with a straight right.
Takaziko lands the left hand.
Takaziko digs a good hook to Eldos's body.
Eldos misses with a straight right.
Takaziko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eldos is out of range.
Takaziko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eldos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takaziko blocks a jab.
Eldos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eldos misses with a hook.
A jab from Eldos misses.
Takaziko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eldos with a body shot.
Eldos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eldos misses with a looping left.
Takaziko ducks under a wild hook from Eldos.
Takaziko needs to keep his hands up - Eldos had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaziko misses with a straight left.
Takaziko lands a lovely overhand right.
Takaziko misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takaziko slips under a jab from Eldos.
Takaziko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Eldos blocks it well.
Eldos throws out a loose jab but Takaziko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eldos misses with a straight right.
Takaziko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eldos loads up on a big right hand but Takaziko slips the punch.
Eldos swings widly with a right hand
and Takaziko counters with a straight right hand.
Eldos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eldos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takaziko scores with a nice right hand.
Pasti Eldos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eldos misses with a straight left.
Takaziko cracks Eldos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eldos is rocked!
Takaziko staying out of range there.
Oh Eldos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Takaziko connects with the perfect overhand right and Eldos falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Takaziko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mako Takaziko!
A victorious Mako Takaziko 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeya Aoki (ranked 8180 p4p, 232 weight class) and Eisson Franco (ranked 2655 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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124 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eisson Franco!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Franco throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Franco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franco defends well.
Franco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Franco looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki pushing down on Franco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Franco is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
Franco is looking to get back to full guard here but Aoki has managed to pass to side control instead.
Franco can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Franco's legs.
Franco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Franco throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Franco manages to get back to half guard.
Franco actively working from the bottom here.
Franco is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco with the active half guard here but Aoki passes nicely into side control.
Franco is trying to work for a sweep but Aoki has mounted him!
Aoki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Franco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Franco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has hold of Franco's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Franco manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aoki trying to control but Franco is having none of it.
Aoki working the ground and pound effectively.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Franco is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franco is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Franco wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Franco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Franco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Franco misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franco tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
Aoki is putting a hurting on Franco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Franco is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeya Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Franco as Aoki shoots in.
Franco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Franco lands a takedown into guard.
Aoki has his foot on Franco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franco works his way back into a safe position though.
Franco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franco trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Franco stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Aoki throws up his legs and catches Franco in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Franco tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Aoki! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Takeya Aoki!
Takeya Aoki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanjiang Muru (ranked 3479 p4p, 366 weight class) and Umberto Grena (ranked 17482 p4p, 612 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanjiang Muru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umberto Grena!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grena moves in looking to clinch but Muru pushes him off.
Muru looks to throw a body kick
and Grena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grena fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Muru to the ground. Grena is now in Muru's guard.
Muru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grena stops Muru from standing up.
Grena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grena trying to control but Muru is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muru trying to keep a closed guard but Grena is proving a slippery customer.
Grena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grena postures up in Muru's guard and throws a big left but Muru blocks it.
Grena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muru's head.
Grena connects with a couple of short punches.
Grena stops Muru from standing up.
Muru can't keep his opponent in guard - Grena advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grena trying to mount his opponent but Muru defends it.
Grena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muru looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grena looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Muru is doing well to control the position and prevent Grena from advancing to side control.
Muru is looking to improve his position.
Grena winds up and cracks Muru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grena landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muru wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muru tries to roll over but Grena keeps him under control.
Grena throwing shots but Muru is blocking nicely.
Grena wants to work for an arm triangle but Muru is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muru tries to get to full guard but Grena has control of the leg.
Muru is trying to stand.
Grena passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grena breaks from Muru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muru is trying to escape the mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Grena working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Grena lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Muru tries to improve his position but Grena has taken his back! Grena has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Muru tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Grena pushes Muru away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Umberto Grena!
Umberto Grena was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Fortier (ranked 2917 p4p, 321 weight class) and Rohan Wright (ranked 3505 p4p, 373 weight class). Rohan Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rohan Wright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier misses with a kick to the body.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Fortier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortier slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Fortier misses with a hook to the body
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortier throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a body punch but Fortier moves out of range.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Rohan Wright has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fortier misses.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Fortier thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fortier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rohan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortier moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Wright.
Decent striking displayed by Fortier there.
Fortier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Fortier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Fortier throws a body kick.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortier in his tracks.
Fortier tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortier scores with a body shot.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fortier lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
That has opened up Rohan Wright's cut even more.
Wright sizes up Fortier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fortier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a right hand that misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortier scores with a leg kick.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fortier scores with a leg kick.
Fortier is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Fortier throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Fortier counters with a body kick that stops Wright in his tracks momentarily.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fortier counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fortier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick lands from Fortier.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortier thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fortier fails to land with a series of punches.
Fortier tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortier.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortier counters with a nice body kick.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Fortier moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Samson Fortier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rohan Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright slips a straight right by Fortier.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright walks into a left hand.
The cut above Rohan Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fortier throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortier blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Fortier counters with an outside leg kick.
Samson Fortier is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright takes a swing at Fortier's ribcage but misses.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortier throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Fortier scores with a kick to the body.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Fortier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortier throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Fortier looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright throws out a counter right but Fortier avoids it with no problem.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortier scores with a nice body kick.
Wright tries to move into range but Fortier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fortier.
Fortier connects with a body shot.
Fortier feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wright sprawling to the canvas! Wright rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fortier finish him?!
Wright is rocked!
Rohan Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rohan Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samson Fortier!
Samson Fortier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 2334 p4p, 268 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 3069 p4p, 351 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisholm throws a leg kick which misses Kamei's front leg but catches the back leg as Kamei tries to avoid it.
Kamei pushes Chisholm up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei stalling.
Kamei tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chisholm.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Chisholm misses with some punches.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei lands with a light punch inside.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei lands a body punch.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Chisholm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Chisholm avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
Kamei lands a right hand.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
A hook to the body from Chisholm.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei lands with a short shot to the head.
Chisholm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisholms head.
Kamei tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chisholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamei tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kamei.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chisholm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamei can turn it around.
Kamei working aggressively here.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamei blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm lands a right hand.
Kamei lands a right hand.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
A short left from Kamei.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamei.
Kamei lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kamei - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kamei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Kamei.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Chisholm avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chisholm or not.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Chisholm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
Kamei tries to stall but Chisholm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chisholm blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chisholm gets through Kamei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chisholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamei.
Kamei scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chisholm moves away.
Chisholm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chisholm. Chisholm obviously looking to wear him down.
Chisholm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamei on the side of the head.
Chisholm lands a nice shot to the body.
Chisholm connects with a jab.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chisholm clinches up with Kamei and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamei is leaning against Chisholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chisholm blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Koichi Kamei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei tries to throw a body punch but Chisholm avoids it by throwing Kamei back against the cage.
Kamei blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamei controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Chisholm scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kamei.
Kamei throws a head punch that misses.
Kamei tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Kamei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chisholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Kamei lands a nice uppercut.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body.
Chisholm blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kamei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chisholm.
Chisholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Kamei lands a left hand.
Chisholm can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Chisholm lands an uppercut.
Kamei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Chisholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chisholm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
Chisholm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamei backwards.
Chisholm scores with a hook to the body.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei misses with a body punch.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Chisholm.
Kamei pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chisholm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chisholm digs a right hand underneath Kamei's ribcage. Kamei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Kamei throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Chisholm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chisholm is working Kamei over against the cage.
Kamei is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
Kamei wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm lands a left hand.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chisholm.
Kamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisholm controls his hands.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
Kamei working aggressively here.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Chisholm.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
Chisholm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamei backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Kamei lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ambrose Chisholm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kamei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chisholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Chisholm lands but Kamei takes it in his stride.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chisholm moves away.
Chisholm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamei is rocked!
Chisholm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamei is still on wobbly legs! Can Chisholm finish him?
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei seems to have recovered his senses.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Chisholm lands with a light punch inside.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Kamei lands a shot to the body.
Chisholm lands a right hand.
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!
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamei throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei misses with some punches.
Kamei prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Kamei takes a shot to the head.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Kamei.
Kamei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamei throws a head punch that misses.
Kamei tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Kamei stalling in the clinch but Chisholm improves position.
Chisholm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisholm lands a right hand.
Chisholm blocks a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chisholm is keeping busy.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Chisholm.
Kamei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chisholm lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Chisholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chisholm lands with a light punch inside.
Kamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm lands with a left to the head.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chisholm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kamei or not.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Chisholm can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Kamei tries to stall but Chisholm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chisholm lands a left hand.
Chisholm cracks Kamei with a nice body shot.
Kamei blocks a body shot from Chisholm.
A short uppercut from Chisholm.
Chisholm scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamei works on Chisholm's body with a couple of short punches.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm works on Kamei's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamei has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Kamei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chisholms head.
Kamei has Chisholm pushed against the cage.
Kamei misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Chisholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamei's elbow.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Chisholm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Kamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kamei swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Kamei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
Kamei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm working aggressively here.
Kamei working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
Kamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chisholm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Kamei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamei digs a right hand into Chisholm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chisholm's gas tank.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamei blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ambrose Chisholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chisholm 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ambrose Chisholm!
A victorious Ambrose Chisholm 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 Ernst Young (ranked 2951 p4p, 398 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 2525 p4p, 347 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music. Ernst Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Young throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Yoshida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoshida lands a body punch.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Young looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a looping right.
Yoshida wants to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch position.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young is looking for a counter combo.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Young misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young blocks a jab.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshida - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Young blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida thumps Young with a low kick.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
As Yoshida looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Yoshida just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Yoshida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young is looking to counter punch.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Young.
Young misses the jab.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Young.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Young misses.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Young back to the cage. Yoshida follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
Yoshida jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoshida duly obliges.
Young blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Young moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida thumps Young with a low kick.
Young is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida lands a nice looking body shot.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshida steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Young.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Young works the jab nicely.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Yoshida fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Young throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Yoshida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Yoshida moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Young misses with a body shot.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Young down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshida clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Young gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Young misses with some punches.
Yoshida is working Young over against the cage.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Young throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Yuuto Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
As Young backs off Yoshida throws a huge counter combo but Young manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Young tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yoshida manages to circle out of the way.
Yoshida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Young misses.
Yoshida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yoshida connects with a crisp jab.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Young misses with a looping right.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida connects with a crisp jab.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida slips a jab from Young.
Young misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuto Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 2448 p4p, 219 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 1845 p4p, 175 weight class). Sepulveda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lady Gaga - Alejandro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bo Angliese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angliese scores with a nice head shot.
We've been informed that Sepulveda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Angliese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sepulveda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Sepulveda.
Angliese is trying to push Sepulveda away but Sepulveda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sepulveda struggles to land a body shot inside as Angliese controls his hands.
Angliese wants to get back to striking at distance but Sepulveda won't allow it.
Sepulveda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sepulveda can't find room to land a body shot as Angliese controls the action.
Angliese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sepulveda has him pressed against the cage.
Angliese wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sepulveda tries to work over Angliese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda struggles to land a body shot inside as Angliese controls his hands.
Angliese prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angliese missing with a left hand there. Sepulveda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepulveda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angliese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angliese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sepulveda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda moves in looking to clinch but Angliese pushes him off.
Angliese stalks Sepulveda and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sepulveda's face. Sepulveda staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angliese appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Angliese has time to react.
Sepulveda digs a good body shot into Angliese's ribs.
Angliese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angliese lands a nice hook to Sepulveda's body. Sepulveda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sepulveda with a hook.
Sepulveda scores with a jab. Angliese acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Angliese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sepulveda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sepulveda misses with a takedown attempt
and Sepulveda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angliese walks into a jab.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda wants to clinch but Angliese slips to the side
and Angliese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sepulveda has closed the distance and engaged Angliese in a clinch.
Angliese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepulveda tries to land a front kick but Angliese steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Angliese is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sepulveda.
Angliese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch but Angliese is avoiding it.
Angliese lands the left hand.
Angliese moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sepulveda.
Angliese connects with the punch.
Angliese takes a swing at Sepulveda's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sepulveda tries to clinch but Angliese is having none of it.
Angliese connects with a high kick.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angliese.
Angliese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sepulveda stuns Angliese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sepulveda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Angliese manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sepulveda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sepulveda defending well as Angliese loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angliese moves away.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angliese manages to avoid it.
Angliese leaves Sepulveda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sepulveda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
Angliese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angliese punishes Sepulveda's body with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Angliese is out of range.
Sepulveda lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese tries to bum rush Sepulveda with a series of wild strikes but Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looks like Angliese has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sepulveda fails with the takedown
and Angliese counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angliese cracks Sepulveda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Angliese throws a leg kick which misses Sepulveda's front leg but catches the back leg as Sepulveda tries to avoid it.
Sepulveda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Angliese's head.
Bo Angliese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angliese misses with a hook. Sepulveda ducked under it nicely.
Angliese takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Angliese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sepulveda misses with a lunging right hand
and Angliese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angliese is looking to score with low kicks.
Angliese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sepulveda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese lands the left hand.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
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 Bo Angliese will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Angliese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sepulveda connects with a leg kick. Angliese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angliese.
Angliese connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Angliese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Angliese saw that one coming.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angliese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Angliese is just out of range.
Angliese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angliese throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sepulveda blocks a jab.
Sepulveda connects with a jab.
Angliese swings widly with a right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angliese rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Sepulveda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angliese.
Sepulveda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Angliese lands a jab to the nose.
Angliese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Angliese moves out of range of the body kick.
Sepulveda tries to clinch there but Angliese circles away.
Angliese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angliese throws a counter high kick but Sepulveda was just alert enough to avoid it.
Angliese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sepulveda connects with a crisp jab.
Angliese throws a leg kick but Sepulveda moved away.
Angliese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sepulveda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Angliese's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angliese misses with a looping left.
Bo Angliese is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
Angliese looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Sepulveda is predictable there
enabling Angliese to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda scores with a head kick. Angliese tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sepulveda pushes Angliese away with a front kick.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sepulveda slips under a jab from Angliese.
Sepulveda connects with a leg kick. Angliese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sepulveda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angliese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angliese blocks a head kick by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda lands a leg kick that knocks Angliese off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angliese counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese throws a right and a left that Sepulveda avoids nicely.
Sepulveda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angliese throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Sepulveda does no damage.
Angliese ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
Left hook, right uppercut from Angliese.
Sepulveda throws a shot to the body.
Sepulveda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Angliese misses with the body kick
and Sepulveda counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Sepulveda slams his shin into Angliese's torso.
Sepulveda misses with a lunging right hand
and Angliese counters with a right hand to the body.
Angliese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
A left lands for Sepulveda.
A slow jab from Angliese misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese connects with a looping right hand.
Sepulveda moves away from the strike by Angliese.
Angliese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Angliese fails to land with a series of punches.
Sepulveda lands a really nice looking cross but Angliese seems unphased.
Sepulveda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sepulveda lands a front kick.
Sepulveda cracks Angliese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Angliese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda misses with a body punch
and Angliese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sepulveda ducks right into an uppercut from Angliese.
Sepulveda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angliese can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Angliese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Angliese lands with a shot to the body.
Angliese on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Angliese throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sepulveda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angliese moves away.
Angliese throwing a counter right hand but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Angliese wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sepulveda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Angliese.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch but Angliese is avoiding it.
Sepulveda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angliese.
A low kick from Sepulveda misses
and Angliese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Angliese throws a jab but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Angliese jabs at Sepulveda's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese clobbers Sepulveda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Angliese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Angliese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Angliese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Angliese on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good exchange - Angliese coming out on top.
Sepulveda throws a looping overhand right but Angliese ducks down to avoid it.
Angliese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepulveda closes the distance and clinches up with Angliese, looking for a takedown. Sepulveda pushes Angliese against the cage but Angliese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Angliese is looking for a counter combo.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese lands a glancing blow to the side of Sepulveda's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda tries to move into range but Angliese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sepulveda throws a right and a left that Angliese avoids nicely.
As Sepulveda looks to move away, Angliese throws a big counter combo but Sepulveda just gets out of the way.
Sepulveda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sepulveda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angliese counters with a three punch combo that has Sepulveda backing up. Sepulveda nods at Angliese to acknowledge the strikes.
Sepulveda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Angliese.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch but Angliese is avoiding it.
It looked like Angliese was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sepulveda dips to his left and cracks Angliese with an uppercut!
Angliese throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Sepulveda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Angliese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sepulveda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda is looking to chop away at Angliese's legs.
Angliese cracks Sepulveda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angliese was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Angliese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sepulveda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Angliese on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Angliese throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crunch! Angliese slams his shin into Sepulveda's torso.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sepulveda is just content to waste time from the top position. Angliese takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda pushes down on Angliese's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sepulveda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Angliese is not content to let Sepulveda control the position.
Sepulveda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sepulveda is just content to waste time from the top position. Angliese takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alejandro Sepulveda.
I think Sepulveda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
A very excited looking Alejandro Sepulveda 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, Bo Angliese stepped up to the mic, saying 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 860 p4p, 109 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 3036 p4p, 345 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano checks a leg kick.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rram - the referee stops the clock and Nakano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rram. Nakano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rram stalks Nakano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nakano's face. Nakano staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Naoyuki Nakano has been cut.
Rram connects with a jab.
A big right from Rram misses.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Nakano slips under a jab.
Nakano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram looks to land a combination but Nakano avoids it well.
Nakano throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rram throws a right and a left that Nakano avoids nicely.
Rram doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good work by Rram as he checks the leg kick.
Rram misses the jab.
Nakano scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Nakano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nakano misses with a leg kick
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
Rram is looking to score with low kicks.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakano manages to avoid it.
Nakano tries to counter with a clinch but Rram shakes him off and moves away.
Rram throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rram.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram scoring well with a low kick there.
Rram tries to work over Nakano's front leg with a kick but Nakano checks it.
Rram throws a right hand that Nakano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakano also avoids with ease.
Rram throws a right hand that Nakano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakano also avoids with ease.
Nakano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram scores with a nice head shot.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram tries to work over Nakano's front leg with a kick but Nakano checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rram. Nakano shrugs it off though.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Nakano wants to counter with a clinch but Rram pushes him away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakano.
An inside leg kick from Rram misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Nakano keeps control of Rram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakano lands a body punch.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Nakano keeps him there for the moment.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Rram wants to slow Nakano down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rram takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a front kick aimed at Nakano's knee but Nakano avoids it well.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakano avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakano!
Rram swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rram is predictable there
and Nakano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Nakano.
Nakano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nosyaj Rram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoyuki Nakano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Nakano misses.
Nakano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram feints a jab promting Nakano to slip. Rram then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Rram tenderised Nakano's leg. Nakano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakano misses the shot to the body.
Rram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Rram.
Nakano is looking to slow Rram down with leg kicks.
Rram takes a swing at Nakano's ribcage but misses.
Nakano lands a nice shot to the body.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nakano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakano can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakano's corner calls for a 1-2. Nakano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Nakano slams his shin into Rram's torso.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nosyaj Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Nakano counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakano clinches up with Rram and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nakano.
Nakano tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Rram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Nakano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nakano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakano is stalling here.
Nakano lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram tries to break free but Nakano pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakano tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Rram throws a right hand that Nakano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakano also avoids with ease.
Nakano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Nakano blocks the low kick.
Rram misses with a hook to the body
and Nakano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakano slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Jab from Nakano.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Nakano dodges the punch combination from Rram.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano forces Rram back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakano.
Nakano tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Nakano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram blocking some punches.
Nakano struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Nakano misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoyuki Nakano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naoyuki Nakano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Rram throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nakano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakano slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram throws a right and a left that Nakano avoids nicely.
Nakano moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Nakano digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank.
Nakano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakano tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Nakano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakano.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakano lands with a nice body kick.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram stuns Nakano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakano. That's going to slow Rram down.
Nakano is looking to slow Rram down with leg kicks.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakano.
Nakano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rram throws a right and a left that Nakano avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakano. Nakano obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Nakano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Nakano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nakano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakano.
Rram tries to work over Nakano's front leg with a kick but Nakano checks it.
Nakano drives through and clinches with Rram against the cage.
Nakano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rram up against the cage.
Rram is trying to break free.
Nakano misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Rram.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
Nakano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakano tries a body shot but Rram blocks it.
Rram tries to circle away but Nakano has him pinned against the cage.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Rram's head.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Rram tries to circle away but Nakano has him pinned against the cage.
Nakano digs a right hand into Rram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rram's gas tank.
Nakano can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakano trying to stall but Rram improves his position.
Nakano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakano lands with a light punch inside.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Rram's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Nakano avoiding damage as Rram throws knees to the body.
Nakano can't find room to land a body shot as Rram controls the action.
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!
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Nakano has him pressed against the cage.
Rram wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rram wants to break free but Nakano has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoyuki Nakano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoyuki Nakano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuccio Turturro (ranked 236 p4p, 37 weight class) and Leszek Sobota (ranked 4156 p4p, 420 weight class). Turturro's entrance music is 2 Pac - All Eyez On Me. A fine choice. Leszek Sobota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tuccio Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leszek Sobota!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws an off balance right hand
letting Sobota counter with a right hand.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Turturro closes the distance and clinches.
Turturro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sobota pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turturro rushes Sobota and presses him up against the cage.
Turturro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobota smiles and moves away.
Sobota displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turturro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuccio Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turturro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sobota to the ground. Turturro is now in Sobota's guard.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobota preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Turturro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sobota wants to improve his position but Turturro is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turturro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sobota is just riding it out for now. Turturro eventually gives up the hold.
Turturro controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro prevents Sobota from improving his position.
Turturro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sobota knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Turturro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turturro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sobota for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turturro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobota wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobota clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobota.
Sobota stops a takedown attempt from Turturro.
Turturro takes a shot to the head.
Turturro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sobota smiles and moves away.
Turturro misses with a combination
and Sobota counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turturro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sobota gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turturro drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turturro controls Sobota momentarily but Sobota frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuccio Turturro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobota digs a good body shot into Turturro's ribs.
Turturro tries to land a body kick
and Sobota counters with a left to the body.
Tuccio Turturro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turturro at a distance.
Sobota lands a jab to Turturro's midsection.
Turturro misses with a takedown
and Sobota counters with a crisp one two that drops Turturro! Sobota thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Turturro to his feet! Turturro is in big trouble!
Turturro is rocked!
Turturro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turturro looks to clinch
and Sobota counters with a big right hand! Oh Turturro is in trouble here! Sobota follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leszek Sobota!
A very excited looking Leszek Sobota rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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pop
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