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WPFC 33 - Inoue vs. Bergeron PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Soprano (ranked 4559 p4p, 480 weight class) and Earl Fonalleda (ranked 6653 p4p, 558 weight class). Earl Fonalleda struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. On his way into the cage it seems that Marco Soprano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marco Soprano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Fonalleda!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonalleda keeps the fight on the outside.
Soprano throws a front kick aimed at Fonalleda's knee but Fonalleda avoids it well.
Fonalleda gets a double leg takedown into Soprano's guard.
Fonalleda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fonalleda.
Fonalleda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fonalleda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fonalleda landing with the ground and pound.
Fonalleda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonalleda throws an elbow that misses. Soprano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fonalleda's guard. Nice move by Soprano!
Fonalleda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soprano is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonalleda has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Soprano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Soprano throws a series of punches but Fonalleda moves out of range.
Fonalleda is looking for the big counter here.
Soprano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fonalleda back to the cage. Soprano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Soprano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soprano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fonalleda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soprano's head.
Fonalleda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soprano's waist but Soprano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fonalleda off to one side.
Soprano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fonalleda.
Soprano throws a right and a left that Fonalleda avoids nicely.
Fonalleda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fonalleda swats away the attempt to clinch by Soprano.
Despite the aggression on Fonalleda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonalleda stuffs the takedown attempt from Soprano. Soprano gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Fonalleda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soprano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fonalleda circles away.
Despite the aggression on Fonalleda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonalleda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fonalleda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fonalleda cracks Soprano with a solid left hand.
Fonalleda throws a big right hand that misses.
Fonalleda tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Fonalleda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fonalleda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fonalleda wants to pass the guard but Soprano is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonalleda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fonalleda.
Fonalleda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soprano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fonalleda working some strikes from top position.
Fonalleda cracks Soprano with a solid left hand.
Soprano is rocked!
Soprano is breathing heavily.
Fonalleda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Soprano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fonalleda working some strikes from top position.
Fonalleda scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonalleda throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Fonalleda tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Soprano seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonalleda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fonalleda is working Soprano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fonalleda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fonalleda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fonalleda works over Soprano with some ground and pound from guard.
Fonalleda lands a couple of elbows.
Fonalleda stops Soprano from standing up.
Fonalleda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fonalleda gets to his feet and stands over Soprano, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Soprano felt that one! Fonalleda unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Soprano from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Fonalleda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Albert Connor (ranked 5443 p4p, 451 weight class) and Dah Winner (ranked 23475 p4p, 547 weight class). Albert Connor comes to the cage accompanied by MVP Theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Albert Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dah Winner !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner blocks a head kick by Albert Connor.
Albert Connor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Albert Connor lands with a nice body punch.
Winner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Albert Connor eats them both and turns towards Winner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Winner . Those never looked like landing.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Albert Connor.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Albert Connor throws a series of strikes that have Winner backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Albert Connor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Albert Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Albert Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Winner blocks with his arms.
Winner trying to stall but Albert Connor improves his position.
Winner jumps guard but Albert Connor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Winner wants to get back to striking at distance but Albert Connor won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albert Connor obliges.
Winner wants to break free but Albert Connor has control.
Albert Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albert Connor crunches a lovely knee into Winner 's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner can't break the clinch.
Winner 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Albert Connor manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Albert Connor misses with a body shot.
Winner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Albert Connor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winner tests Albert Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albert Connor rushes Winner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winner is trying to break free.
Winner breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Albert Connor.
Winner lands the left hand.
Albert Connor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Albert Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Albert Connor lands a high kick to the side of Winner 's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Albert Connor dives into guard, looking to finish.
Winner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albert Connor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Albert Connor.
Albert Connor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner .
Albert Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Albert Connor momentarily.
Albert Connor clinches.
Albert Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albert Connor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Winner with that takedown attempt.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winner 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winner duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert Connor tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Albert Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winner gets tackled into the cage by Albert Connor. Albert Connor maintains the clinch.
Albert Connor tries a knee to the head but Winner blocks it.
Winner blocks the elbow strike.
Albert Connor misses with a knee strike.
Albert Connor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albert Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dah Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albert Connor misses with a head kick.
Winner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Albert Connor is rocked!
Winner feints with a jab and clips Albert Connor right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Albert Connor is sent crashing into the canvas and Winner leaps in for the kill! Albert Connor tries to get to his feet but Winner is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Albert Connor is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dah Winner !
Lawrence Albert Connor was interviewed post fight and said 'This fighter, Stalker Frank W. Jameson of MI gives Death Threat to me, Lawrence A. Connor of VA. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Glennville (ranked 3027 p4p, 377 weight class) and Fjogren Morninglord (ranked 6140 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Glennville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fjogren Morninglord!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morninglord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fjogren Morninglord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morninglord looks to land a combination. Glennville sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morninglord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glennville.
Morninglord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morninglord walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morninglord looks to land a right hand but Glennville moved out of range.
Morninglord tries to bum rush Glennville with a series of wild strikes but Glennville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glennville buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morninglord.
Glennville thinks about countering with a head kick.
Glennville avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Glennville.
Morninglord throws a right hand that Glennville ducks under and follows up with a left that Glennville also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Glennville.
Morninglord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glennville.
Morninglord misses with a series of wild punches.
Glennville lands a front kick.
Morninglord looks winded!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glennville.
Glennville uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morninglord.
Morninglord's coach down at The Forge was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morninglord's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Glennville plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Glennville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morninglord throws a series of punches but Glennville moves out of range.
Glennville works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glennville lands a jab to Morninglord's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morninglord falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glennville counters with an inside leg kick.
Glennville lands a big head kick that sends Morninglord to the canvas! Glennville follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Glennville!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 3217 p4p, 331 weight class) and Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 3326 p4p, 341 weight class). Jermaine Camacho 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho tries to bum rush Bushrod with a series of wild strikes but Bushrod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bushrod misses with a head kick.
Bushrod wants to land a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Camacho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bushrod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bushrod chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Scruffy Bushrod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Camacho misses.
Bushrod walks into a left hand.
Bushrod throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Bushrod throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bushrod.
Bushrod lands with a nice body kick.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushrod misses with a leg kick
and Camacho counters with a three punch combo that has Bushrod backing up. Bushrod nods at Camacho to acknowledge the strikes.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Bushrod tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bushrod throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Bushrod.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Bushrod is just out of range.
Bushrod dodges the punch combination from Camacho.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
and Camacho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Camacho misses.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Bushrod misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Camacho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bushrod scores with a leg kick.
Bushrod wants to slow Camacho down by chopping away at his legs.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bushrod.
Bushrod forces Camacho back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Bushrod has managed to clinch.
Bushrod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
Bushrod just leaning against Camacho, taking a breather.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Bushrod throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camacho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camacho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Bushrod avoids them all with ease.
Camacho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bushrod throws a nice head kick!
Bushrod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camacho.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bushrod steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a body punch but Bushrod moves out of range.
Bushrod has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bushrod tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Bushrod.
Bushrod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Camacho is looking to break free of the clinch but Bushrod has double underhooks.
Bushrod lands a hook that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Bushrod looking to throw knees to the head but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Bushrod lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bushrod leaning against his opponent.
Bushrod effectively controlling the action here.
Camacho is trying to break the clinch but Bushrod has him pressed against the cage.
Camacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Bushrod won't allow it.
Camacho tries to break free but Bushrod pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bushrod.
Bushrod misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod taking a breather.
Camacho tries to break the clinch but Bushrod is controlling the position.
Bushrod trying to stall but Camacho improves his position.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camacho moves out of range of the leg kick from Bushrod.
Camacho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushrod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Camacho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bushrod fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Camacho checks it well.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bushrod.
Camacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushrod throws a head kick that misses
and Camacho counters with a crisp one two that drops Bushrod! Camacho thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bushrod to his feet! Bushrod is in big trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bushrod misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bushrod goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scruffy Bushrod will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bushrod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bushrod.
Bushrod dodges the punch combination from Camacho.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bushrod.
Bushrod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jermaine Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushrod rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bushrod chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushrod throws a poor cross that misses
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Bushrod avoids nicely.
Camacho sets himself, and Bushrod steps forward looking for the clinch! Camacho avoids it this time.
Camacho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod throws a body kick that misses.
Camacho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bushrod was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Bushrod has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bushrod on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camacho throws a right hand that Bushrod ducks under and follows up with a left that Bushrod also avoids with ease.
Bushrod misses with a hook.
Camacho misses with the combination.
A big left from Camacho misses.
Bushrod with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Bushrod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bushrod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bushrod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camacho is looking to wear down Bushrod with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Camacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Camacho blocks the low kick.
Bushrod has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushrod looking to slow down the pace here.
Bushrod has Camacho pushed against the cage.
Camacho is trying to break the clinch but Bushrod is controlling him.
Bushrod has Camacho pressed against the cage, preventing Camacho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bushrod tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Bushrod fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Bushrod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bushrod throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
Bushrod throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Camacho finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Bushrod.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Bushrod.
Bushrod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Bushrod scoring well with a low kick there.
Bushrod throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Camacho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bushrod throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bushrod can pounce on him.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Bushrod avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Camacho coming out on top.
Camacho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camacho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bushrod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod misses with a body kick.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bushrod scores with a jab. Camacho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bushrod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Bushrod looks to move away, Camacho throws a big counter combo but Bushrod just gets out of the way.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bushrod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bushrod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Bushrod slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Camacho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bushrod shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bushrod takes one to the chin there.
Bushrod thumps Camacho with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Camacho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bushrod. That's going to slow Camacho down.
Bushrod missing with a left hand there. Camacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bushrod is looking to chop away at Camacho's legs.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bushrod can pounce on him.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Bushrod avoids nicely.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Bushrod.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Bushrod avoids nicely.
Bushrod throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushrod.
Camacho throws a right hand that Bushrod ducks under and follows up with a left that Bushrod also avoids with ease.
Bushrod tries a low kick but Camacho avoids it.
Bushrod thumps Camacho with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bushrod, right into the meat.
Bushrod lands a head kick. Camacho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Camacho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bushrod scores with a leg kick.
Bushrod pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Bushrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bushrod.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Camacho misses.
Bushrod pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Bushrod settles back down.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho throws a right hand that Bushrod ducks under and follows up with a left that Bushrod also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod misses with a leg kick.
As Bushrod looks to move away, Camacho throws a big counter combo but Bushrod just gets out of the way.
Camacho slips a straight right by Bushrod.
Bushrod throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bushrod lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Camacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bushrod misses with a double jab.
Camacho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bushrod back to the cage. Camacho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Bushrod.
Camacho misses with a series of wild punches.
Bushrod feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Bushrod wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Bushrod tenderised Camacho's leg. Camacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camacho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bushrod's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Camacho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushrod throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bushrod tries to counter with a clinch but Camacho shakes him off and moves away.
Bushrod takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
Bushrod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Bushrod there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Camacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bushrod circles away quickly and effectively.
Bushrod fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushrod tries to land a leg kick but Camacho saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho blocks a leg kick.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bushrod.
Bushrod lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bushrod fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.
Bushrod tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Bushrod slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Bushrod throws a leg kick but Camacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bushrod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bushrod misses with the combination.
Bushrod wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scruffy Bushrod.
I think Bushrod 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scruffy Bushrod!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dartemis Bleak (ranked 3918 p4p, 354 weight class) and Barael Barbarian (ranked 3759 p4p, 345 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dartemis Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barael Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarian leaves Bleak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bleak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bleak lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Barael Barbarian has been cut.
Barbarian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bleak scores with a nice right hand.
Barbarian cracks Bleak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bleak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Barbarian misses.
Bleak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbarian throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Dartemis Bleak has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbarian checks it well.
Bleak needs to keep his hands up - Barbarian had a free shot at his head there.
Bleak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbarian lunges at Bleak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bleak's hand.
Good exchange - Barbarian coming out on top.
Bleak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bleak is rocked!
Barael Barbarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak shoots in for a double leg but Barbarian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Bleak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarian darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Bleak's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Barbarian before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barael Barbarian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrok (ranked 1922 p4p, 242 weight class) and Mike Dairy (ranked 3536 p4p, 398 weight class). Ivar Lothbrok has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Dairy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dairy misses with a hook.
Dairy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lothbrok's hands.
Lothbrok slips under a jab.
Lothbrok attempts a counter takedown but Dairy avoids it well and moves away.
Lothbrok slips a jab and a cross from Dairy.
A lazy left from Dairy finds it's target.
Dairy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok shoots in looking for a takedown but Dairy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lothbrok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lothbrok looks to land a right hand but Dairy moved out of range.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot.
Dairy swings for the body but Lothbrok moves out of range.
Dairy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dairy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lothbrok.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dairy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dairy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lothbrok clinches up with Dairy and pushes him back against the cage.
Dairy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok tries to pull guard but Dairy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dairy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lothbrok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dairy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lothbrok slowing the pace effectively.
Lothbrok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dairy is keeping busy.
Lothbrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Dairy controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Dairy.
Dairy lands with a light punch inside.
Dairy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dairy scores with a shot to the side of Lothbrok's head.
Lothbrok is rocked!
Dairy lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Lothbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dairy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lothbrok's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lothbrok drops to his knees and Dairy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dairy!
An intense looking Mike Dairy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Straight up, you step in here and I'm trying to knock you the fuck out, that's it. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Doncaster (ranked 3047 p4p, 379 weight class) and Richard Brenner (ranked 2222 p4p, 288 weight class). Richard Brenner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Doncaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brenner lands an overhand right.
It looks like Mark Doncaster has been cut.
Brenner scores with a decent looking hook.
Doncaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doncaster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Brenner to counter with a crisp jab.
Brenner lands a right hook to the body.
Doncaster has his takedown stuffed
and Doncaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doncaster gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brenner counters with a right hand to the body.
Doncaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Brenner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brenner is looking for the big counter here.
Brenner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Brenner just misses with a punch to the body.
Brenner scores with a jab to the body.
Brenner cracks Doncaster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Doncaster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brenner finish him?
Doncaster is rocked!
Brenner works Doncaster's body with a nice hook.
Doncaster is breathing heavily.
OH! Doncaster has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Brenner smells blood and charges in for the finish! Brenner unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Doncaster sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Brenner!
A very excited looking Richard Brenner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Newgate (ranked 2153 p4p, 226 weight class) and Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 2444 p4p, 246 weight class). Edward Newgate 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Newgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate moves in looking to clinch but Stepanov pushes him off.
Newgate throws a right hand that misses
and Stepanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stepanov working the head and body with strikes.
Newgate is trying to get back to full guard.
Stepanov is looking to take a break and control but Newgate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Stepanov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stepanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stepanov is looking for a kimura but Newgate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stepanov to get the leverage.
Stepanov slips a nice elbow through Newgate's hands, connecting with Newgate's forehead.
Stepanov content to control rather than advance.
Newgate tries to roll over but Stepanov keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newgate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stepanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stepanov connects with a nice short shot to Newgate's temple.
Newgate is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Newgate is holding on to half guard well.
Newgate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Newgate tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stepanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stepanov slips a nice elbow through Newgate's hands, connecting with Newgate's forehead.
Newgate wants to improve his position but Stepanov is controlling well.
Stepanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stepanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newgate is looking to improve his position.
Stepanov wants to free his trapped foot but Newgate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Newgate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stepanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stepanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stepanov working Newgate over with strikes.
Newgate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newgate is not content to let Stepanov control the position.
Newgate tries to roll over but Stepanov keeps him under control.
Newgate trying to control from the bottom.
Newgate wants to get back to full guard.
Stepanov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Newgate is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov avoids the attempt from Newgate to control.
Stepanov with shots to the head and body - Newgate looks very uncomfortable down there.
Newgate taking shots to the head.
Stepanov dominating with strikes here.
Newgate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newgate is bucking up trying to escape but Stepanov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Newgate in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stepanov softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Newgate is out cold! Stepanov jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Stepanov!
An out of breath Konstantin Stepanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolbee Owens (ranked 1563 p4p, 171 weight class) and Cabasa Punyawong (ranked 6323 p4p, 500 weight class). Owens comes into the arena with Destroyer blaring out of the sound system. Cabasa Punyawong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kolbee Owens's chin.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kolbee Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cabasa Punyawong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Punyawong.
Punyawong throws a right hand that Owens ducks under and follows up with a left that Owens also avoids with ease.
Punyawong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Owens misses its intended target.
Punyawong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Owens misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Punyawong.
Punyawong leaves Owens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That kick from Punyawong tenderised Owens's leg. Owens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Owens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punyawong.
Punyawong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Punyawong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Owens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Punyawong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owens.
Owens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That kick from Punyawong tenderised Owens's leg. Owens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Punyawong throws the left hand but Owens avoids the punch easily.
Owens loads up on a big right hand but Punyawong slips the punch.
Owens swings for the body but Punyawong moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens with a hook.
Owens swings for the body but Punyawong moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punyawong! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Punyawong.
Owens looks to score with a jab to the body but Punyawong is just out of range.
Owens throws a body shot but no joy.
Punyawong unleashes a big counter combination but Owens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Owens throws a body punch but Punyawong moves out of range.
Punyawong avoids the body shot from Owens.
Owens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punyawong.
Punyawong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Punyawong scores with a four punch combination!
Punyawong throws a hook to the side of Owens's head but Owens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punyawong wants to slow Owens down by chopping away at his legs.
Owens blocks the body kick.
Owens is looking to wear down Punyawong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Punyawong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Owens.
Punyawong throws a leg kick which misses Owens's front leg but catches the back leg as Owens tries to avoid it.
Owens throws a body shot but no joy.
Punyawong lands a jab to the head.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Punyawong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens throws a shot from downtown. Punyawong moves away and avoids it.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punyawong was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
Punyawong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Owens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Punyawong being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens stands and throws Punyawong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Owens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Punyawong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Punyawong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Owens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Punyawong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Owens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Owens just content to control the position.
Punyawong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Owens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Owens.
Punyawong is not content to let Owens control the position.
Owens just content to control the position.
Punyawong stops Owens from passing to mount.
Punyawong wants to control but Owens postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punyawong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Owens's best efforts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Owens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Owens controlling the action here.
Punyawong wants to get back to full guard.
Owens is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Punyawong is just riding it out for now. Owens eventually gives up the hold.
Owens is looking to stall here but Punyawong recovers full guard.
Owens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Owens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cabasa Punyawong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Owens misses the shot to the body.
Owens misses with a lunging right hand
letting Punyawong counter with a right hand.
Punyawong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Punyawong's waist but Punyawong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Owens off to one side.
Punyawong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Owens connects with a right hand. Punyawong shakes it off.
Owens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Punyawong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Owens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punyawong moves away.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Punyawong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabasa Punyawong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punyawong moves out of range as Owens strikes.
Punyawong flicks out a counter leg kick but Owens steps away.
Punyawong lands a glancing blow to the side of Owens's head.
Owens works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punyawong motions for Owens to come forward. Punyawong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punyawong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Owens takes a swing at Punyawong's ribcage but misses.
Punyawong slips under a jab.
Punyawong avoids the body shot from Owens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punyawong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Owens misses the jab.
Owens defending well as Punyawong loads up on a big left hand.
Owens drives through with a takedown into Punyawong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Owens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Owens goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Punyawong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Owens's guard! Nice work there by Punyawong!
Owens trying to control the position.
Owens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Punyawong trying to control the position from guard on top but Owens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens trying to keep a closed guard but Punyawong is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Owens has his foot on Punyawong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Punyawong works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punyawong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Punyawong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Owens controlling Punyawong's posture.
Punyawong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Owens trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Punyawong trying to move into half guard but instead Owens has managed to sweep!
Owens wants to control from the top but Punyawong keeps moving.
Owens postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Punyawong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Owens, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punyawong postures up.
Owens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kolbee Owens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cabasa Punyawong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owens misses with a lunging right hand
and Punyawong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Punyawong avoids the body shot from Owens.
Punyawong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owens. Punyawong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punyawong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Owens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Punyawong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Owens wants to control but Punyawong is keeping him busy.
Owens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Punyawong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Owens tries to move into full mount but can't pass Punyawong's legs.
Punyawong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Owens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punyawong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Punyawong dodges the ground and pound from Owens.
Punyawong is not content to let Owens control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens is really struggling to control Punyawong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Punyawong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Owens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Owens wants to take a breather but Punyawong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Owens.
Owens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Punyawong is trying to control the position but Owens postures up.
Punyawong keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Punyawong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punyawong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owens throwing strikes from guard but Punyawong blocks nicely.
Owens postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Punyawong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punyawong throws a looping overhand right but Owens ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Punyawong on his heels. He'll look to pass Punyawong's guard now, I'm sure.
Owens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Punyawong looking to control.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Owens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Owens trying to control but Punyawong is working from the bottom.
Owens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Owens wants to control from the top but Punyawong keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Owens is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Punyawong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Punyawong leaves Owens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a hook to the side of Punyawong's head but Punyawong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owens gets the takedown into side control.
Punyawong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Punyawong struggling a bit here.
Punyawong is trying to get back to half guard.
Owens slows the pace down.
Cabasa Punyawong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Owens looking to control but instead Punyawong has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Owens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punyawong holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kolbee Owens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Owens connects with a nice short shot to Punyawong's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolbee Owens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Punyawong 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cabasa Punyawong!
An out of breath Cabasa Punyawong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 969 p4p, 110 weight class) and Harrison Bergeron (ranked 1562 p4p, 170 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Bergeron!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue throws a leg kick
and Bergeron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bergeron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inoue throws a shot to the body.
Bergeron tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bergeron lands a really nice looking cross but Inoue seems unphased.
Inoue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergeron's head.
Inoue throws a low kick but Bergeron avoids it.
Inoue wants to slow Bergeron down by chopping away at his legs.
Bergeron throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Bergeron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bergeron misses with a straight right.
Bergeron slips under a jab.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergeron connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inoue. Inoue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Inoue throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergeron.
Bergeron with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue misses with an uppercut.
Inoue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bergeron looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Inoue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison Bergeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inoue connects with a body shot that sends Bergeron's belly button to the back.
Bergeron loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Bergeron misses with a lunging right hand
and Inoue counters with a straight right hand.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Inoue throws a looping overhand right but Bergeron ducks down to avoid it.
Bergeron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue misses the shot to the body.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Bergeron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron connects with a jab.
Bergeron moves out of range of the body kick.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Bergeron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Inoue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Bergeron as he connects with a hook.
Bergeron misses with a looping left.
Inoue looks to land a body kick but Bergeron moved away.
Inoue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergeron thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Bergeron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bergeron scores with a shot to the body.
Bergeron tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Inoue moves into range and clinches up with Bergeron.
Inoue definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bergeron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Bergeron moves out of range easily.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Bergeron moved away.
Bergeron takes the fight into the clinch.
Bergeron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inoue avoids the body shot from Bergeron.
Inoue stalks Bergeron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bergeron's face. Bergeron staggers backwards, shaken.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inoue. Bergeron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergeron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Inoue had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bergeron cracks Inoue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bergeron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue blocks a jab.
Bergeron throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Bergeron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 swing and a miss from Bergeron.
An inside leg kick from Inoue misses.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergeron.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bergeron! But no joy.
Bergeron misses with a hook
and Inoue counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron stalks Inoue and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Inoue's face. Inoue staggers backwards, shaken.
Decent striking displayed by Inoue there.
Inoue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergeron.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bergeron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergeron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergeron.
A good leg kick by Inoue.
Bergeron throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergeron throws a shot from downtown. Inoue moves away and avoids it.
Inoue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Bergeron moves away and avoids it.
Inoue throws a hook but Bergeron avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoue slips a straight right by Bergeron.
Inoue just misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
An attempted straight right counter from Inoue misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Bergeron dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bergeron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergeron loads up on a big right hand but Inoue slips the punch.
Bergeron throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
And Inoue counters with a quick kick to the body but Bergeron blocks it.
Inoue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Bergeron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Inoue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bergeron lands an elbow inside.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Bergeron.
Inoue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inoue breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inoue. Bergeron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inoue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergeron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inoue doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergeron avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Inoue on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inoue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergeron.
Inoue misses with a hook. Bergeron ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergeron throws out the jab.
Inoue ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Bergeron.
Bergeron ducks under a wild hook from Inoue.
Inoue sets himself, and Bergeron steps forward looking for the clinch! Inoue avoids it this time.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison Bergeron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Bergeron does it's job there.
Inoue loads up on a big right hand but Bergeron slips the punch.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Inoue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bergeron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergeron blocks the body kick.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergeron swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inoue fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bergeron just manages to avoid it.
Bergeron thuds a left hand into Inoue's body.
Inoue throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
Bergeron throws an off balance right hand
and Inoue counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bergeron wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Bergeron does it's job there.
Bergeron misses with a straight right.
Inoue slips a straight right by Bergeron.
Inoue works the jab nicely.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Inoue looks for the body kick but Bergeron saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Bergeron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergeron lunges at Inoue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inoue's hand.
Bergeron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bergeron looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Bergeron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inoue.
Bergeron just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergeron throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Inoue scores with a kick to the midsection.
Inoue throws a big shot that misses.
Inoue tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergeron is able to avoid easily.
Bergeron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergeron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inoue throws out the jab.
Inoue misses with a hook. Bergeron ducked under it nicely.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergeron.
Inoue throws a body kick that misses.
Bergeron swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inoue needs to keep his hands up - Bergeron had a free shot at his head there.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inoue misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Bergeron blocks the low kick.
Inoue moves into range and clinches up with Bergeron.
Inoue throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergeron.
Bergeron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inoue manages to break the clinch.
Bergeron slips a jab from Inoue.
Bergeron throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inoue. Bergeron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Bergeron moves away and avoids it.
Bergeron on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue takes a swing at Bergeron's ribcage but misses.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergeron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bergeron digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
Bergeron lands a jab to Inoue's midsection.
Bergeron misses with a jab to the body
and Inoue counters with a straight right hand.
Bergeron connects with the punch.
A jab from Bergeron misses.
Inoue ducks right into an uppercut from Bergeron.
Inoue throws a leg kick but Bergeron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergeron.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergeron throws out the jab.
Bergeron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Inoue delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harrison Bergeron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Inoue slips a straight right by Bergeron.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Inoue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab, jab by Bergeron - just one landing.
Inoue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bergeron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Inoue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergeron throws out the jab.
Bergeron jabs Inoue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergeron throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inoue makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Inoue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergeron jabs Inoue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Inoue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue moves away from the strike by Bergeron.
Bergeron staying out of range there.
Bergeron throws a hook but Inoue blocks it.
Inoue throws a body punch but Bergeron moves out of range.
Inoue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron walks into a left hand.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergeron is just out of range.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue moves forwards but Bergeron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Inoue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bergeron throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Bergeron.
Inoue moves out of range as Bergeron strikes.
Inoue looks to throw the jab but Bergeron is out of range.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Inoue's hands.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Bergeron takes a swing at Inoue's ribcage but misses.
Bergeron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inoue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergeron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergeron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergeron.
Inoue quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue connects with the punch.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
The fighters circling - Bergeron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bergeron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inoue throws a big shot that misses.
Bergeron clobbers Inoue with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Bergeron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergeron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bergeron throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoue is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bergeron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergeron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inoue.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergeron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Inoue throws a hook but Bergeron blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergeron. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergeron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bergeron misses with a wild body shot.
Bergeron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergeron.
Inoue looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergeron is just out of range.
Inoue throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Bergeron misses its intended target.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Inoue.
Inoue lands a nice shot to the body.
Bergeron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bergeron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
Inoue is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Inoue misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a nice hook to Bergeron's body. Bergeron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inoue misses with a straight right.
Bergeron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bergeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inoue.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergeron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergeron.
Bergeron tries to clinch up but Inoue circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
Bergeron throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Bergeron.
Bergeron slips under a jab.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Bergeron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Inoue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bergeron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Inoue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Bergeron moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inoue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bergeron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Bergeron really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Inoue cracks the inside of Bergeron's front leg.
Bergeron checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergeron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inoue.
Inoue throws out a loose jab but Bergeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue lands a glancing blow to the side of Bergeron's head.
Bergeron lands with a straight right. Inoue didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Bergeron.
Bergeron misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Bergeron misses.
Bergeron throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue.
Inoue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergeron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Inoue misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergeron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergeron throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue ducks under a wild hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bergeron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Inoue. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue scores with a nice strike.
Bergeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
Inoue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bergeron misses with an elbow over the top.
Inoue manages to break the clinch.
Inoue cracks a nice hook into Bergeron's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bergeron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bergeron lands with a good body shot.
Inoue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bergeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergeron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bergeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergeron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Bergeron throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Bergeron.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergeron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Inoue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inoue.
Inoue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoue throws a chopping leg kick but Bergeron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergeron misses with a hook.
Bergeron lands with a good body shot.
Bergeron throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inoue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Bergeron misses the target.
Bergeron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Inoue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bergeron misses the jab.
Bergeron blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Bergeron moves in looking to clinch but Inoue pushes him off.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
A big left from Bergeron misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Inoue misses its target.
Inoue misses with a leg kick.
Bergeron misses with a straight right.
Bergeron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bergeron throws a looping overhand right but Inoue ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bergeron misses the target.
Inoue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bergeron looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Bergeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inoue.
A quick step to the side and Inoue tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergeron misses with an uppercut.
Bergeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Inoue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bergeron staying out of range there.
Inoue is looking to slow Bergeron down with leg kicks.
Bergeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inoue.
Inoue throws a looping overhand right but Bergeron ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range.
Bergeron scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergeron misses with a body shot.
A big right from Bergeron misses.
A big right from Bergeron misses.
Inoue quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bergeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Bergeron slips a jab and a cross from Inoue.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inoue.
Bergeron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bergeron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Bergeron misses.
Bergeron throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoue loads up on a big right hand but Bergeron slips the punch.
Inoue defending well as Bergeron loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue throws a jab when Bergeron was well out of range.
Bergeron misses with a left hand
and Inoue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Bergeron dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Inoue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inoue, right into the meat.
Inoue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inoue throws out a powerful jab.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Bergeron.
Inoue throws a shot from downtown. Bergeron moves away and avoids it.
Bergeron misses with a straight left.
Inoue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inoue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bergeron scores with a jab.
Bergeron with a hook.
Inoue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bergeron staying out of range there.
Bergeron with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergeron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inoue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Bergeron does no damage.
Nice body punch from Bergeron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergeron missing with a left hand there. Inoue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergeron.
Bergeron misses with an uppercut
and Inoue counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergeron circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Bergeron. Beautiful body shot.
Inoue misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Bergeron misses.
Bergeron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bergeron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergeron.
Inoue moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bergeron misses.
Inoue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Inoue takes a swing at Bergeron's ribcage but misses.
Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergeron was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue.
Inoue throws a good cross that connects.
Bergeron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergeron throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoue misses with a body kick.
Inoue throws out a leg kick but Bergeron moves out of range and Inoue only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Inoue misses the target.
Inoue tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergeron looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
Bergeron ducks under a wild hook from Inoue.
Inoue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inoue's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bergeron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Inoue scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Bergeron finds it's target.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bergeron misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron looks to land a right hand but Inoue moved out of range.
A left lands for Inoue.
Bergeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue throws a big counter combination but Bergeron scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inoue defending well as Bergeron loads up on a big left hand.
Bergeron jabs Inoue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inoue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Inoue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Bergeron.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inoue throws a leg kick that misses.
Bergeron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inoue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Inoue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inoue manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Inoue misses.
Inoue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a lazy right hand but Inoue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inoue throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bergeron avoids it.
Kaiji Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bergeron swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Bergeron lands a really nice looking cross but Inoue seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue stuns Bergeron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bergeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inoue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bergeron.
Inoue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inoue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Inoue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inoue missing with a left hand there. Bergeron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inoue slips under a jab from Bergeron.
Inoue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bergeron lands with a shot to the body.
Inoue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergeron.
Bergeron throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Bergeron catches Inoue right on the button with a cross.
Harrison Bergeron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inoue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inoue misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Bergeron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergeron winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Bergeron!
Harrison Bergeron is the new lightweight champion!
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