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PFC 140 Alzheimer vs Laine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2617 p4p, 264 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 1558 p4p, 177 weight class). La Bor has chosen Centuries as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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152 lbs
30 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from La Bor.
La Bor 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.
La Bor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plutov.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on La Bor's shoulder, as La Bor tries to avoid the shot.
La Bor walks into a straight right hand from Plutov.
Plutov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plutov.
La Bor jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plutov scores with a hook.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov throws a leg kick but La Bor sees it coming and moves out of range.
La Bor tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov lands with a shot to the body.
Plutov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
La Bor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plutov.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Bor throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Bor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from La Bor.
A right handed body shot lands from La Bor.
La Bor lands with a right to the head.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
La Bor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov prevents a body shot from La Bor.
La Bor misses with some punches.
Plutov prevents La Bor from breaking the clinch.
La Bor lands a body punch.
Plutov tries to break the clinch but La Bor is controlling the position.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor takes an elbow to the temple.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
Plutov breaks from the clinch.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Plutov.
La Bor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor is looking to chop away at Plutov's legs.
Plutov connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov slips a jab from La Bor.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
La Bor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Plutov misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Plutov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Bor at a distance.
Plutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and La Bor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Plutov scrambles back to his feet.
La Bor cracks Plutov with a good jab.
La Bor misses with a hook.
La Bor dodges the punch combination from Plutov.
Plutov dips to his left and cracks La Bor with an uppercut!
La Bor takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by La Bor.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov misses with a right hand
and La Bor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
Plutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Bor misses with a looping right.
Plutov checks a low kick from La Bor.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
La Bor misses with a body shot.
Plutov lands a leg kick that knocks La Bor off balance momentarily.
La Bor walks into a jab.
La Bor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plutov scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Bor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
La Bor misses with a hook.
Plutov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Bor dodges the punch combination from Plutov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a hook. La Bor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La Bor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but La Bor ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
Plutov throws a hook but La Bor blocks it.
La Bor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plutov throws a hook but La Bor blocks it.
La Bor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
La Bor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
La Bor misses with a few strikes there.
Plutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plutov connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov misses with a looping left.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
La Bor misses with a hook
and Plutov counters with a nice kick to the body.
La Bor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wasyl Plutov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
La Bor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Plutov finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Plutov.
La Bor misses with a double jab
and Plutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Plutov.
La Bor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
La Bor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plutov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
La Bor swings widly with a right hand
and Plutov counters with a series of strikes. La Bor will be more careful next time no doubt.
La Bor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plutov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Plutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Bor can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov avoids the body shot from La Bor.
La Bor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Plutov misses with a looping left.
Plutov throws the left hand but La Bor avoids the punch easily.
La Bor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but La Bor moved out of range.
Plutov sets himself, and La Bor steps forward looking for the clinch! Plutov avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by La Bor.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov throws out a powerful jab.
Plutov blocks a low kick nicely.
La Bor scores with a nice head shot.
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
Plutov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Plutov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
La Bor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Plutov lands with an uppercut that bounces La Bor off the cage and back into range.
Plutov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Bor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
La Bor slips under a jab.
Plutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
La Bor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plutov lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Bor's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov lands a nice shot that snaps La Bor's head back.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. La Bor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov connects with a nice looking jab.
La Bor drops his hands momentarily and Plutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Bor 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 Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
La Bor misses with the combination.
Plutov lands with a nice body punch.
Plutov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plutov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Bor throws a nice looking combination but Plutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Bor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Plutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plutov scores with a kick to the body.
La Bor throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
La Bor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Bor throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. La Bor saw that one coming.
La Bor misses with a double jab.
Plutov swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor feints and then cracks Plutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plutov down.
La Bor misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plutov.
La Bor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
La Bor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plutov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Plutov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
La Bor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plutov doesn't seem bothered though.
La Bor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plutov slips a straight right by La Bor.
Plutov blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov thumps La Bor with a low kick.
Plutov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Plutov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plutov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Bor.
Plutov staying out of range there.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plutov.
La Bor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La Bor checks a leg kick.
La Bor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Bor.
La Bor cracks a nice hook into Plutov's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
La Bor checks the leg kick nicely there.
La Bor tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Bor moves away.
La Bor scores with a sloppy right hand. Plutov should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
La Bor throws an off balance right hand
and Plutov counters with a left and a right that stings La Bor.
Plutov staying out of range there.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Plutov thuds his shin into the meat of La Bor's side.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Bor.
La Bor needs to keep his hands up - Plutov had a free shot at his head there.
La Bor lands an overhand right.
Plutov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Plutov tries to clinch there but La Bor circles away.
La Bor tries to clinch up.
La Bor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Plutov throws a body punch but La Bor moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Plutov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Bor.
La Bor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Plutov back to the cage. La Bor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
La Bor misses with a double jab.
Plutov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice cross by Plutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - La Bor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Bor checks a low kick from Plutov.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Bor avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Bor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Plutov misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Plutov does it's job there.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
La Bor misses with a straight left.
Plutov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plutov.
La Bor throws a chopping leg kick but Plutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Bor missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Bor tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
La Bor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plutov moves out of range of the body kick from La Bor.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
La Bor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plutov fails to land with a series of punches.
La Bor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
La Bor lands with an uppercut that bounces Plutov off the cage and back into range.
Plutov scores with a hook to the body. La Bor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Bor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Plutov slips a jab from La Bor.
Plutov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Bor blocks a head kick by Plutov.
La Bor 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.
La Bor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov lands a head shot.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plutov lands a nice leg kick that just misses La Bor's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Plutov.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Bor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plutov lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov misses the jab.
Plutov sets himself, and La Bor steps forward looking for the clinch! Plutov avoids it this time.
Plutov thuds a left hand into La Bor's body.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Bor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov clinches.
La Bor throws a head punch that misses.
La Bor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
La Bor works on Plutov's body with a couple of short punches.
Plutov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Bor tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by La Bor.
Plutov connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
Manuel La Bor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Bor throws a hook but Plutov avoids it easily.
Plutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Plutov blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from La Bor misses.
Plutov gets a clinch.
Plutov stalling against the cage.
Plutov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning La Bor up against the cage.
La Bor dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A body shot lands from La Bor.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wasyl Plutov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plutov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
During a confident post fight interview, Wasyl Plutov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 1060 p4p, 130 weight class) and Anurag Dikshit (ranked 1420 p4p, 169 weight class). Anurag Dikshit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Anurag Dikshit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Dikshit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yusuke misses with a straight left.
Anurag Dikshit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yusuke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dikshit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yusuke scrambles back to his feet.
Dikshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke throwing a counter right hand but Dikshit manages to avoid it.
Dikshit misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Yusuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yusuke is looking to land body kicks.
Dikshit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dikshit tries to land a front kick but Yusuke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Smash and Twist in the buildup to the fight.
Dikshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Dikshit ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Dikshit takes one to the side of the head.
Dikshit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Yusuke misses.
Yusuke swings for the body but Dikshit moves out of range.
Dikshit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dikshit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dikshit defending well as Yusuke loads up on a big left hand.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yusuke instigates a clinch.
Yusuke breaks from the clinch.
Yusuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yusuke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dikshit defends it nicely.
It seemed like Dikshit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dikshit.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Yusuke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Dikshit. That snapped Yusuke's head back.
Dikshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Dikshit slips under a jab.
Dikshit is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dikshit clobbers Yusuke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dikshit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yusuke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dikshit works Yusuke's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dikshit throws the kick towards the body but Yusuke avoids it.
Yusuke throws a looping overhand right but Dikshit ducks down to avoid it.
Dikshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuke scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke moves out of range of the body kick.
Dikshit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dikshit thuds a left hand into Yusuke's body.
Dikshit with a jab.
Dikshit throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Dikshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dikshit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dikshit connects with a body shot that sends Yusuke's belly button to the back.
Dikshit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dikshit.
Yusuke forces Dikshit back against the cage and clinches.
Yusuke blocks an uppercut.
Yusuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yusuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dikshit backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yusuke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a body shot from Dikshit.
Yusuke lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dikshit.
Yusuke tries to throw a body punch but Dikshit avoids it by throwing Yusuke back against the cage.
Yusuke scores with a shot to the side of Dikshit's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yusuke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke lands with a short shot to the head.
Dikshit throws a head punch that misses.
Dikshit lands a nice uppercut.
Dikshit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yusuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Yusuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yusuke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yusuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dikshit's sensitive parts.
Yusuke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dikshit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dikshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a hook but Dikshit blocks it.
Yusuke throws a nice looking combination but Dikshit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yusuke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dikshit doesn't seem bothered 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!
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Dikshit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yusuke rather than just go for the knockout.
Dikshit catches Yusuke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yusuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dikshit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dikshit throws a head kick but Yusuke moves out of range.
It looked like Yusuke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dikshit lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke pushes Dikshit away with a front kick.
Yusuke missing with a left hand there. Dikshit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dikshit throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke throws a body punch but Dikshit moves out of range.
A left lands for Dikshit.
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dikshit.
Yusuke tests Dikshit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dikshit misses with a body kick.
Dikshit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yusuke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dikshit ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Dikshit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yusuke cracks Dikshit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dikshit.
Yusuke is looking to clinch.
Dikshit lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dikshit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dikshit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dikshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yusuke.
Yusuke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dikshit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusuke throws a shot from downtown. Dikshit moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Dikshit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anurag Dikshit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yusuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dikshit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yusuke keeps Dikshit at a distance using the push kick.
Yusuke throws out a loose jab but Dikshit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yusuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dikshit swings wildly with an uppercut but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke breaks the clinch.
Dikshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dikshit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Dikshit stuns Yusuke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dikshit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikshit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dikshit jabs Yusuke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dikshit throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dikshit blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Yusuke.
Yusuke tries to clinch up but Dikshit circles away and keeps his distance.
Yusuke connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dikshit misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dikshit ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Dikshit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yusuke tries to clinch there but Dikshit circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Yusuke. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Dikshit misses.
Yusuke dives in and scores a takedown into Dikshit's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dikshit controlling the position.
Yusuke looking to pass the guard.
Yusuke is looking to work some ground and pound but Dikshit has wrist control.
Yusuke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dikshit's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusuke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dikshit wants to get back to full guard.
Yusuke wants to take a breather but Dikshit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yusuke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dikshit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dikshit wants to control but Yusuke is keeping busy.
Dikshit is controlling Yusuke's trapped leg to prevent Yusuke from advancing to side control.
Yusuke is looking to take a break and control but Dikshit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit is looking for a sweep. Yusuke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yusuke wants to control but Dikshit is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Dikshit.
Dikshit misses with a head kick.
Dikshit connects with a right hand. Yusuke shakes it off.
Dikshit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yusuke circles away quickly and effectively.
Dikshit misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Yusuke tries to land a front kick but Dikshit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dikshit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yusuke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dikshit on the side of the head.
Yusuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Dikshit scores with a shot to the body.
Anurag Dikshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dikshit thuds a left hand into Yusuke's body.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dikshit manages to avoid it.
Yusuke misses with a looping left.
Dikshit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yusuke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikshit swings widly with a right hand
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dikshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Dikshit's head but Dikshit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dikshit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dikshit.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yusuke.
Dikshit throws a right hand that Yusuke ducks under and follows up with a left that Yusuke also avoids with ease.
Dikshit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yusuke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yusuke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yusuke is working for a kimura but Dikshit is defending it quite comfortably.
Dikshit trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yusuke throws a right and a left that Dikshit avoids nicely.
Anurag Dikshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yusuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dikshit is just out of range.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dikshit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Yusuke.
Yusuke defending well as Dikshit loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yusuke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yusuke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Dikshit. No joy for Yusuke on that attempt.
Dikshit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dikshit scores with a punch to the head.
Dikshit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dikshit swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Dikshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yusuke.
Dikshit lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke blocks a jab.
Yusuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dikshit blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke lands a nice looking body shot.
Yusuke lands a jab.
Dikshit misses with a head kick.
Yusuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dikshit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yusuke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dikshit.
Yusuke misses with a kick to the body.
Yusuke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dikshit on the side of the head.
Yusuke throws out a loose jab but Dikshit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dikshit lands with an overhand left.
Yusuke throws a front kick aimed at Dikshit's knee but Dikshit avoids it well.
Yusuke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dikshit is fending him off so far but Yusuke persists. Nope, Dikshit circles away and we're back to standing.
Yusuke sets himself, and Dikshit steps forward looking for the clinch! Yusuke avoids it this time.
Yusuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yusuke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dikshit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusuke.
Yusuke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dikshit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusuke shoots in but Dikshit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fujii Yusuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dikshit circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Dikshit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke is looking to clinch but Dikshit is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dikshit. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke throws a right hand that Dikshit ducks under and follows up with a left that Dikshit also avoids with ease.
Dikshit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yusuke.
Yusuke scores with a jab to the body.
Dikshit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yusuke needs to keep his hands up - Dikshit had a free shot at his head there.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Dikshit.
Yusuke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dikshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
Dikshit swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from Dikshit.
Dikshit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Yusuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dikshit misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke has a takedown stuffed.
Yusuke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dikshit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dikshit misses with a body shot.
Yusuke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Dikshit.
Yusuke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dikshit's guard.
Yusuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dikshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dikshit keeping moving, preventing Yusuke from controlling successfully.
Yusuke controlling from the top position.
Dikshit keeping full guard, as Yusuke tries to pass.
Dikshit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dikshit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yusuke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke being controlled here momentarily.
Yusuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dikshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dikshit swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yusuke throws out a loose jab but Dikshit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dikshit scores with a sloppy right hand. Yusuke should have avoided that one.
Dikshit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dikshit misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Dikshit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dikshit.
A head kick misses from Dikshit.
Yusuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dikshit tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anurag Dikshit.
I think Dikshit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anurag Dikshit!
A very excited looking Anurag Dikshit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1231 p4p, 70 weight class) and Mana Festation (ranked 1480 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mana Festation!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot.
Festation missing with a left hand there. Payakarakatong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payakarakatong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Festation just manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payakarakatong swinging wildly here.
No luck for Payakarakatong with that takedown attempt.
Payakarakatong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Payakarakatong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Festation looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payakarakatong is looking to counter punch.
Festation moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Festation.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakarakatong.
Festation with a knee to the head.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Payakarakatong lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakarakatong's elbow.
Payakarakatong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Festation stalling against the cage.
Festation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakarakatong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Festation under the eye.
Festation pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Festation misses with a wild combination.
Payakarakatong scores with a sloppy right hand. Festation should have avoided that one.
Festation displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakarakatong throws out the jab.
Mana Festation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Festation.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick but Festation sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Festation.
Payakarakatong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Festation was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Payakarakatong does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Festation 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Festation, right into the meat.
Payakarakatong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Festation.
Festation tries to counter by closing the distance.
Festation looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Festation looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Festation tries to close the distance and clinch but Payakarakatong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payakarakatong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Payakarakatong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Festation!
Festation sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Festation controlling the position for now.
Festation is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Payakarakatong jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Payakarakatong is trying to get an arm triangle but Festation is defending well.
Who's going to make the next move?
Payakarakatong tries for a kimura but Festation is defending well.
Festation wants to get back to his feet but Payakarakatong drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payakarakatong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Festation is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Festation is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Payakarakatong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Payakarakatong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Festation has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Festation struggling a bit here.
Payakarakatong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payakarakatong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Payakarakatong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Festation has escaped the position, nice work there.
Festation is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong 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.
Festation lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Festation.
Festation rushes Payakarakatong and presses him up against the cage.
Festation misses with a punch to the body.
Payakarakatong blocking some punches.
Festation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakarakatong avoids it.
Payakarakatong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Festation lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payakarakatong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong lands a shoulder strike.
Festation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Festation lands a hook to the side of the head.
Festation works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Festation works on Payakarakatong's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Festation struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakarakatong controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payakarakatong backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Festation.
Payakarakatong avoiding damage as Festation throws knees to the body.
Payakarakatong tries a body shot but Festation blocks it.
Payakarakatong misses with some punches.
Payakarakatong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payakarakatong managing to block the knees to the body from Festation.
Festation lands with a right to the head.
Payakarakatong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Festation has him pressed against the cage.
Festation blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Festation tries to throw a body punch but Payakarakatong avoids it by throwing Festation back against the cage.
Payakarakatong lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Payakarakatong.
Festation blocks a body shot from Payakarakatong.
A short body shot lands from Festation as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with some punches.
Festation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakarakatong avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Festation.
Payakarakatong tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Payakarakatong back against the cage.
Festation tries to throw a body punch but Payakarakatong avoids it by throwing Festation back against the cage.
Festation lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Festation is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Festation unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Payakarakatong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Festation backwards.
Payakarakatong misses with the head strike.
Payakarakatong managing to block the knees to the body from Festation.
Payakarakatong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Festation lands with a right to the head.
Payakarakatong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Festation misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payakarakatong tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Payakarakatong back against the cage.
Festation's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Festation looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Festation takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Festation tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakarakatong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Festation throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Payakarakatong counters with a low kick, right behind Festation 's knee.
Festation on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Festation catches Payakarakatong right on the button with a cross.
Festation tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakarakatong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payakarakatong throws a big counter combination but Festation scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Payakarakatong throws an overhand right that lands on Festation's shoulder, as Festation tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Festation.
Payakarakatong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Festation.
Festation is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mana Festation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Festation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong keeps the fight on the outside.
Festation misses with an attempted mid kick.
Festation fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payakarakatong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakarakatong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Festation.
Festation fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Festation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payakarakatong. Payakarakatong obviously looking to wear him down.
Payakarakatong takes a swing at Festation's ribcage but misses.
Festation moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Festation gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Festation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with the head strike.
Festation misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Festation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Payakarakatong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakarakatong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Festation throws the kick towards the body but Payakarakatong avoids it.
Payakarakatong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Festation under the eye.
Festation closes the distance looking to clinch
and Payakarakatong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Festation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakarakatong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payakarakatong throws a nice looking combination but Festation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong with a hook.
Crunch! Festation slams his shin into Payakarakatong's torso.
Festation buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Festation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payakarakatong moves out of range of the leg kick from Festation.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation throws a combination that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payakarakatong blocks a head kick by Festation.
Festation throws a body kick that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a stiff right hand.
Festation doesn't manage to clinch there - Payakarakatong circles away.
Payakarakatong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Festation.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Festation counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Payakarakatong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Festation - the referee stops the clock and Payakarakatong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Festation. Payakarakatong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Festation tries to clinch up but Payakarakatong circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Payakarakatong misses its intended target.
Payakarakatong keeps the fight on the outside.
Festation moves to clinch but Payakarakatong breaks away
and Payakarakatong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Payakarakatong blocks the low kick.
Payakarakatong throwing a counter right hand but Festation manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festation tries to close the distance and clinch but Payakarakatong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payakarakatong throwing a counter right hand but Festation manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Festation.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Festation gets a clinch.
Festation tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakarakatong avoids it.
Payakarakatong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Festation misses with a knee to the head.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Festation.
Festation misses with a punch to the body.
Festation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Payakarakatong scores with a four punch combination!
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is winning the standup battle so far.
Festation throws a sloppy head kick and Payakarakatong moves out of range easily.
Payakarakatong connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Payakarakatong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Festation. Festation circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Festation takes one to the chin there.
Payakarakatong misses with a right hand
and Festation counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Festation.
Payakarakatong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Festation swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Festation on the inside.
Mana Festation seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Festation controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Festation scores with a nice short uppercut.
Festation's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Festation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Festation has a couple of punches blocked by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong has a couple of punches blocked by Festation.
Payakarakatong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakarakatong blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Festation.
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!
Payakarakatong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Festation misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Festation.
Payakarakatong has a couple of punches blocked by Festation.
Payakarakatong throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Festation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakarakatong circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Payakarakatong counter with a right hand.
A jab from Festation does it's job there.
Festation throws a series of punches but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Festation.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong.
I think Payakarakatong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
During a confident post fight interview, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 1557 p4p, 203 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 1391 p4p, 177 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Yew coming out on top.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yew.
Suf misses the shot to the body.
Yew appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yew looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yew lands with a hook. Suf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suf seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yew checks the leg kick.
Suf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Suf throws a body punch but Yew moves out of range.
Suf throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Suf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yew doesn't seem phased though.
Suf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suf misses with a body shot
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suf throws a push kick but Yew slaps the foot to one side.
Yew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suf tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yew manages to circle out of the way.
Yew throws a push kick but Suf slaps the foot to one side.
Suf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suf looks to land a left hand but Yew moved out of range nicely.
Yew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suf.
Yew thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Suf if he has to take too many more of those.
Yew throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suf throws a combination that misses
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yew staying out of range there.
Suf scores with a hook to the body. Yew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suf.
Yew is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suf had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Suf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suf throws a leg kick but Yew checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yew. That did some damage!
Suf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yew.
Bob Suf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yew misses with an uppercut. Suf saw that one coming.
Suf scores with a sloppy right hand. Yew should have avoided that one.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Suf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suf connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Suf. Those never looked like landing.
Yew swings for the body but Suf moves out of range.
Suf feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Suf misses with a body shot
and Yew counters with an inside leg kick.
Yew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Suf.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yew! But no joy.
Suf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yew's sensitive parts.
Yew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Suf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Suf thows a leg kick but Yew checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suf moves away.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Yew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suf swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Yew.
Yew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yew's corner calls for a 1-2. Yew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Suf misses the target.
Yew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suf 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 Yew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suf misses with a low kick.
Yew scores with a nice right hand.
Yew tests Suf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yew feints and then cracks Suf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suf down.
Suf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suf misses with a looping right.
Yew throws a body punch but Suf moves out of range.
Suf is looking to counter punch.
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suf.
Suf lands a nice shot to the body.
Yew throws a jab when Suf was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suf throws a low kick, looking for Yew's leg but Yew calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Suf misses its intended target.
Yew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yew lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew 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.
Suf misses with a wild body shot.
Yew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Yew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Yew misses.
Yew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Suf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew throws a lazy uppercut
and Suf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yew misses the target.
Suf moves forwards but Yew connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suf blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Suf as he connects with a hook.
Yew moves out of range of the body kick.
Yew throws out a counter right but Suf avoids it with no problem.
Suf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suf is looking for a counter combo.
Suf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yew.
Suf throws a push kick but Yew slaps the foot to one side.
Suf throws a wild body kick that Yew sees coming a mile off.
Yew jabs Suf right on the nose. Suf blinks but takes it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Suf might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yew throws a leg kick but Suf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yef Yew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yew throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Suf to counter with a crisp jab.
Suf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Suf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suf there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suf. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Suf is predictable there
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yew blocks a head kick by Suf.
Suf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yew.
Yew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yew connects with a single shot there.
Yew is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yew throws a body shot but no joy.
Suf tries a low kick but Yew avoids it.
Yew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yew lands a really nice looking cross but Suf seems unphased.
Suf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Suf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suf. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew delivers a nice body kick.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suf works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Suf misses
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yew scores with a jab. Suf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suf slips a straight right by Yew.
Suf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yew misses the shot to the body.
Suf misses with an uppercut
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suf moves away.
Suf throws out a leg kick but Yew moves out of range and Suf only half commits.
Yew blocks a low kick nicely.
Yew checks the leg kick.
Yew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suf throws a leg kick but Yew moved away.
Yew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suf throws a hook but Yew blocks it.
Yew lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Suf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yew throws the kick towards the body but Suf avoids it.
Yew tries to land a front kick but Suf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Suf misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suf, right into the meat.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Suf is out of range.
Suf just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew thows a body kick. Suf tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suf missing with a left hand there. Yew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suf throws a low kick but Yew moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yef Yew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suf scoring well with a low kick there.
Yew missing with a left hand there. Suf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yew misses with a low kick.
Suf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yew.
As Yew tries to get set, Suf tries to push him back and clinch up but Yew manages to avoid the attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yew, right into the meat.
Suf gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yew counters with an outside leg kick.
Yew misses with a body punch
enabling Suf to counter with a crisp jab.
Yew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suf on the side of the head.
Suf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suf throws a low kick, looking for Yew's leg but Yew calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yew misses the target.
Suf thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Suf.
A solid body kick from Yew.
Suf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Suf misses.
Yew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suf.
Suf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suf.
Yew throws out a counter right but Suf avoids it with no problem.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Yew throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suf thumps Yew with a low kick.
Bob Suf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suf misses with a body kick.
Suf misses with a double jab.
Yew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yew lands a nice shot to the body.
Suf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yew scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Suf misses.
Yew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suf throws out a leg kick but Yew moves out of range and Suf only half commits.
Suf tries to land a leg kick but Yew saw it coming and moves away.
Suf will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew lunges at Suf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suf's hand.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yew.
Yew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sufs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suf loads up on a big right hand but Yew slips the punch.
Suf throws a hook but Yew blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yew! But no joy.
Suf throws a body shot but no joy.
Yew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Suf doesn't seem bothered though.
Suf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suf lands an overhand right.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Suf lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew slips a straight right by Suf.
Suf throws a sloppy head kick
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suf throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suf throws a low kick but Yew moves out of range easily.
Yew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Yew.
Yew connects with a nice looking jab.
Yew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suf.
Yew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suf's sensitive parts.
Suf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suf throws a leg kick
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suf misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yef Yew!
Our winner, Yef Yew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Date (ranked 515 p4p, 67 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 386 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Date defends well and Bandicoot ends up having to push Date into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Date takes a swing at Bandicoot's ribcage but misses.
Date has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Date misses the shot to the body.
Bandicoot swings widly with a right hand
and Date counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Date is predictable there
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Date scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandicoot should have avoided that one.
Date connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Bandicoot.
Date clinches.
Bandicoot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Date scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date tries to work over Bandicoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bandicoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandicoot.
Bandicoot lands an uppercut.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date presses Bandicoot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bandicoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bandicoot goes for a takedown attempt but Date pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Date clinches up against the cage.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Date blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bandicoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandicoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Date.
Bandicoot struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Date misses with a body punch.
Bandicoot digs a right hand into Date's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Date's gas tank.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bandicoot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandicoot controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandicoot is trying to pull guard but Date turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mamoru Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Date works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandicoot controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
Bandicoot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bandicoot.
Date digs a right hand into Bandicoot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bandicoot's gas tank.
Bandicoot can't get the takedown.
Date can't find room to land a body shot as Bandicoot controls the action.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandicoot can't break the clinch.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Date misses with the head strike.
Date can't find room to land a body shot as Bandicoot controls the action.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandicoot pulls guard successfully.
Date pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bandicoot is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Date passes into side control.
Date controls the position.
Bandicoot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Well, if Date is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bandicoot is refusing to be controlled, as Date sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bandicoot is pressing down on Date's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bandicoot wants to sweep but no luck.
Date passes into half guard.
Date controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Date dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Date scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Date throws a leg kick which misses Bandicoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandicoot tries to avoid it.
Bandicoot scores with a shot to the body.
Date misses with a lunging right hand
and Bandicoot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Date connects with a solid leg kick.
Date avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date tests Bandicoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bandicoot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bandicoot.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Date, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Date.
Bandicoot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Date sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Date throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandicoot throws a counter combo.
Date throws the left hand but Bandicoot avoids the punch easily.
Date has managed to clinch.
Date lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bandicoot.
A head punch on the inside from Bandicoot fails to land.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Date holds him up against the cage and eventually Bandicoot drops back down to his feet.
Date is pressed up against the cage. Bandicoot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Date down to the mat. Date avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot by Bandicoot.
Mamoru Date is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Date throws a leg kick which misses Bandicoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandicoot tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot misses with a few strikes there.
Date just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Date.
Date scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bandicoot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandicoot throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandicoot.
Date paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Date looks to land a left hand but Bandicoot moved out of range nicely.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandicoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Date is just out of range.
Bandicoot avoids the body shot from Date.
Bandicoot throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Bandicoot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Date momentarily.
Date uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandicoot.
Date missing with a left hand there. Bandicoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Date misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Bandicoot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Date misses with a straight right.
Date looks to land a left hand but Bandicoot moved out of range nicely.
Bandicoot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Date lands a slapping body shot.
Date slips a straight right by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Date counters with a stiff right hand.
Date throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mamoru Date is winning the standup battle so far.
Date feints and then cracks Bandicoot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandicoot down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot fails with the takedown.
Mamoru Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Date throws a leg kick which misses Bandicoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandicoot tries to avoid it.
Date lands with a nice combination. Bandicoot backs away looking to recover.
Bandicoot slips under a jab from Date.
Bandicoot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Date looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Bandicoot misses.
Bandicoot misses with a hook. Date ducked under it nicely.
Date uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandicoot.
A quick step to the side and Date tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Date dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Date uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandicoot.
Date punishes Bandicoot's body with a nice straight punch.
Bandicoot clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Date.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bandicoot is trying to break the clinch but Date has him pressed against the cage.
Bandicoot fails to pull guard.
Bandicoot fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandicoot.
A right handed body shot lands from Date.
Date throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Date lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Date.
A right handed body shot lands from Date.
Bandicoot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Date.
Date blocking some punches.
Date lands a shot to the body.
Date is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandicoot can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Date.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date lands a right hand.
Date works on Bandicoot's body with a couple of short punches.
Date goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Date.
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Date lands an uppercut.
Date lands with a right to the head.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandicoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandicoot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Date makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bandicoot tries a body shot but Date blocks it.
Date lands with a light punch inside.
Date tries to throw a body punch but Bandicoot avoids it by throwing Date back against the cage.
Date works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Date scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Date can't find room to land a body shot as Bandicoot controls the action.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Date.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Mamoru Date has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Date pushes Bandicoot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Date scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Date.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Date.
Date digs a right hand underneath Bandicoot's ribcage. Bandicoot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Date lands a left hand.
Bandicoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Date lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Date misses with a body punch.
Bandicoot takes a shot to the head.
Date lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bandicoot.
A nice left hand lands by Date.
Date lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bandicoot.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Crush Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandicoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Date.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Date gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mamoru Date has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crush Bandicoot.
Date lands a right hand.
Date lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Date.
A short uppercut from Date.
Date doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Date scores with a shoulder strike.
Bandicoot is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bandicoot.
Mamoru Date is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Date.
Bandicoot blocks a body shot from Date.
Date struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandicoot controls his hands.
Date lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Date.
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bandicoot is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Bandicoot can't find room to land a body shot as Date controls the action.
Bandicoot seems to have recovered his senses.
Bandicoot is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Date.
Bandicoot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Date lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Date blocking some punches.
Bandicoot tries to pull guard but Date won't allow it.
Date lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Date.
Bandicoot working aggressively here.
Date blocks an uppercut.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Date.
Bandicoot tries a body shot but Date blocks it.
Bandicoot swings wildly with an uppercut but Date uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Date showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Date has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Date!
Mamoru Date decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 175 p4p, 21 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 274 p4p, 36 weight class). Francis Fitzpatrick has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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165 lbs
28 - 18 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick slips a jab from Picker.
Sloppy strikes from Picker. Those never looked like landing.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzpatrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picker blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
A short right from Picker.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow that stopped Picker in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Fitzpatrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker blocks a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Picker cracks Fitzpatrick with a nice body shot.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Picker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Picker's efforts to push away.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a body shot.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Picker avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Picker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick looking to stall.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow that stopped Picker in his tracks for a moment.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Picker breaks the clinch.
Fitzpatrick clinches.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Picker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzpatrick digs a right hand into Picker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Picker's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Picker takes an elbow to the temple.
Larson Picker's cut is getting worse.
Picker has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Picker lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzpatrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Picker.
Picker working aggressively here.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Picker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larson Picker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Picker avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Picker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Picker prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Picker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Picker working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Larson Picker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Picker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker cracks Fitzpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Picker is having none of it.
Picker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picker manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick slips under a jab.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook
and Picker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picker scores with a jab to the body.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Fitzpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Picker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Picker on the side of the head.
Picker lands a head shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Picker avoids them all with ease.
Fitzpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Fitzpatrick moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Picker misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Picker backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larson Picker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 190 p4p, 31 weight class) and Kahoolawe Built (ranked 297 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Built's choice of entrance music: Hawaiian War Chant. Joost Van Buren has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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206 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahoolawe Built!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Buren doesn't seem bothered though.
Built tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Buren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Built throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Built bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Buren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Built.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Built on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Buren - that will leave a mark!
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Built takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Built has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren misses with a straight right.
Van Buren swinging wildly here.
Built fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buren moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Built looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Buren throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Van Buren throws a right hand that Built ducks under and follows up with a left that Built also avoids with ease.
Built let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Built works Van Buren's body with a nice hook.
Kahoolawe Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built darts in and clinches Van Buren up against the cage.
Van Buren misses with some punches.
Van Buren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built works on Van Buren's body with a couple of short punches.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've been informed that Built has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Built working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Buren.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Buren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Built.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Built lands a body punch.
Van Buren is breathing heavily.
Van Buren takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Built.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Buren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Buren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Buren lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Buren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Built lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Buren.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Built is working Van Buren over against the cage.
Van Buren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Built.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Built up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Built.
A short uppercut from Van Buren.
Van Buren blocking some punches.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Van Buren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Built.
Built working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren lands with a light punch inside.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
Van Buren trying to control the position but instead, Built has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Buren into the cage.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
Built takes a shot to the head.
Van Buren working aggressively here.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Built.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built lands with a left to the head.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Built.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Buren misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kahoolawe Built will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Built misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
Van Buren looks to land a left hand but Built moved out of range nicely.
Built fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
Built misses with a looping right.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Built throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Built clinches with his opponent.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Van Buren.
Van Buren has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Van Buren taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren misses with the head strike.
Van Buren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kahoolawe Built seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Van Buren fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Van Buren as the two fighters clinch.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands an uppercut.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Buren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Built digs a right hand into Van Buren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Buren's gas tank.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
Van Buren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built misses with some punches.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Van Buren trying to stall but Built improves his position.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Built presses Van Buren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Buren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Built's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Built's gas tank.
Van Buren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
Van Buren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Buren struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built scores with a hook to the body.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Built lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Buren backwards.
Van Buren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Built tries to work over Van Buren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Buren pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
Van Buren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Van Buren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Van Buren looking to slow down the pace here.
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Buren wants to stall.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Buren or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Van Buren blocks a body shot from Built.
Van Buren prevents a body shot from Built.
Van Buren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built lands a left hand.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
Built misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Buren.
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Built blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Van Buren.
Van Buren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Van Buren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren blocks a body shot from Built.
Van Buren just leaning against Built, taking a breather.
Van Buren blocks a body shot from Built.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built pushes Van Buren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Built.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahoolawe Built showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Built lands a nice looking body shot.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built lands a jab to the head.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Built has Van Buren up against the cage in a clinch.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Buren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Built misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Buren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Buren tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
Van Buren stalls.
Built lands a left hand.
Built lands with a light punch inside.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Buren's elbow.
Van Buren trying to control the position but instead, Built has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Buren into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Buren fails to land.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Joost Van Buren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Buren fails to land.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Buren's elbow.
Van Buren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Built is keeping busy.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built lands an uppercut.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built tries a body shot but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren tries to stall but Built uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Buren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Built prevents a body shot from Van Buren.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built gets through Van Buren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Van Buren lands a hook that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Van Buren avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Van Buren.
Van Buren tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Van Buren has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Buren.
Built has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Built gets through Van Buren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Built.
Built digs a right hand underneath Van Buren's ribcage. Van Buren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Built lands a body shot.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Buren can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Van Buren controls the action.
Built lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Built.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
Still in the clinch, Built scores with a nice short uppercut.
Built misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Built.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Buren backwards.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Buren backwards.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Buren backwards.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Buren controls his hands.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Built scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Buren.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Buren's elbow.
Van Buren scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kahoolawe Built comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Built has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kahoolawe Built!
Kahoolawe Built was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 695 p4p, 105 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 331 p4p, 48 weight class). Treadwell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: God gave me style, I’m coming home mix. De Forest Treadwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Treadwell throws out the jab.
Kardashian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Treadwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kardashian.
Treadwell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Treadwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kardashian's half guard.
Treadwell content to control rather than advance.
Kardashian wants to get back to full guard.
Kardashian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Treadwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treadwell content to control rather than advance.
Treadwell is nestled in close to Kardashian, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kardashian wants to improve his position but Treadwell is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Treadwell working his ground and pound in the gym.
Treadwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Treadwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Treadwell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Treadwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kardashian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Treadwell on the ground.
Treadwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Treadwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kardashian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kardashian is rocked!
Rob Kardashian's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Treadwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kardashian is trying to control but can't.
Treadwell is trying to control. Kardashian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kardashian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kardashian wants to improve his position but Treadwell is controlling well.
Treadwell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rob Kardashian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Kardashian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). De Forest Treadwell!
In his post fight interview, De Forest Treadwell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 153 p4p, 25 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 255 p4p, 40 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hepple goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Hepple counters with a straight right hand.
Hepple instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Hepple is blocking nicely.
Hepple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Hepple lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Hepple - that landed with a thud.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Hepple tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Hepple is leaning against Gallagher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple scores with a shoulder strike.
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher lands a damaging elbow.
Hepple is working Gallagher over against the cage.
Gallagher looks winded!
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Hepple.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hepple's brow.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hepple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Hepple keeps control of Gallagher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Hepple lands with a light punch inside.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hepple.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Hepple blocks a jab.
Hepple throws a head kick but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a hook but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gallagher just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hepple does no damage.
Hepple throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
A combination from Gallagher does no damage.
Gallagher cracks Hepple with a good jab.
Hepple is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gallagher throws a hook but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Hepple lands a head shot.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Gallagher moves out of range of the leg kick from Hepple.
Gallagher has closed the distance and engaged Hepple in a clinch.
Gallagher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hepple seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gallagher can turn it around.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher lands an elbow just above Hepple 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Hepple takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ronnie Hepple has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher throws a low kick but Hepple moves out of range easily.
Hepple misses with a straight left.
Gallagher lands with a right hand.
Gallagher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hepple on the side of the head.
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
Hepple takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hepple scores with a hook.
Hepple misses with a low kick.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Hepple takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hepple throwing a counter right hand but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Hepple's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hepple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
It looked like Hepple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hepple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Hepple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hepple counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Gallagher coming out on top.
Hepple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hepple misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hepple fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hepple.
Gallagher moves to clinch but Hepple breaks away
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher moves to clinch but Hepple breaks away
and Hepple counters with a left right combination that sends Gallagher crashing to the mat - Hepple wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Gallagher out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Frank Gallagher had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Alzheimer (ranked 24 p4p, 5 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 75 p4p, 14 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alzheimer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Worlds Greatest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Friedrich Alzheimer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzheimer throws out the jab.
Laine wants to counter the offense by Alzheimer and move into the clinch position.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Alzheimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Laine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Alzheimer sees coming a mile off.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Alzheimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine avoids the body shot from Alzheimer.
Laine throws out a counter right but Alzheimer avoids it with no problem.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine misses with a hook.
Alzheimer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alzheimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzheimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Alzheimer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alzheimer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alzheimer lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzheimer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Alzheimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzheimer. That's going to slow Laine down.
Alzheimer connects with a single shot there.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Alzheimer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Laine lands a head shot.
Friedrich Alzheimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine moves away from the strike by Alzheimer.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alzheimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alzheimer moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laine throws a hook but Alzheimer blocks it.
Laine tries a low kick but Alzheimer avoids it.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Alzheimer saw it coming and moves away.
Laine thuds a left hand into Alzheimer's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alzheimer misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Alzheimer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzheimer takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Alzheimer jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Laine misses.
Alzheimer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzheimer connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzheimer misses with an uppercut.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Alzheimer rushes Laine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alzheimer blocking some punches.
Alzheimer tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Alzheimer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzheimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzheimer working aggressively here.
Laine misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alzheimer can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Alzheimer pulls guard effortlessly.
Alzheimer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
Alzheimer is trying to hold Laine in close to prevent damage but Laine has managed to pass into half guard.
Alzheimer moves into full guard.
Laine postures up.
Laine wants to control from the top but Alzheimer keeps moving.
Alzheimer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alzheimer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laine looking to sit in guard and control but Alzheimer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alzheimer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laine working for a triangle but Alzheimer defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alzheimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
As Laine backs away, Alzheimer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laine thumps Alzheimer with a low kick.
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alzheimer throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alzheimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Alzheimer.
Laine tests Alzheimer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine feints and then cracks Alzheimer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alzheimer down.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alzheimer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzheimer misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzheimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Alzheimer moves his leg out of the way.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alzheimer.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzheimer throws out the jab.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzheimer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alzheimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzheimer throws out the jab.
Alzheimer misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alzheimer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine connects with a right hand. Alzheimer shakes it off.
Laine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Alzheimer moved out of range nicely.
Alzheimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzheimer misses with a kick to the body.
Laine throws a leg kick but Alzheimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine takes a swing at Alzheimer's ribcage but misses.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Alzheimer looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine jabs Alzheimer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alzheimer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzheimer misses with a right hand
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzheimer misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alzheimer swings widly with a right hand
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzheimer misses the target.
Laine tries to counter with a clinch but Alzheimer shakes him off and moves away.
Alzheimer throws a chopping leg kick but Laine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alzheimer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
Alzheimer digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Laine misses with a two punch combination.
Laine misses with a hook.
Alzheimer digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Alzheimer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alzheimer pushes Laine up against the cage in a clinch.
Alzheimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Alzheimer cracks Laine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzheimer ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Alzheimer jabs at Laine's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Alzheimer jabs at Laine's body.
Laine scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Alzheimer dips to his left and cracks Laine with an uppercut!
Alzheimer throws a series of punches but Laine avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Laine.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine throws a leg kick but Alzheimer moved away.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Alzheimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Alzheimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Alzheimer ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alzheimer, right into the meat.
Laine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer gets a clinch.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
Alzheimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Alzheimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzheimer lands with a slapping head kick.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzheimer has time to react.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
Alzheimer tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alzheimer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alzheimer tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine lunges at Alzheimer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alzheimer's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muuka Laine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alzheimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzheimer avoids the head kick by Laine.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alzheimer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzheimer can pounce on him.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Alzheimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Alzheimer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzheimer staying out of range there.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Alzheimer moved out of range.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alzheimer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alzheimers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laine throws out a leg kick but Alzheimer moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick
and Alzheimer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzheimer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alzheimer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alzheimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Laine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alzheimer is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Laine checks a low kick from Alzheimer.
That kick from Laine tenderised Alzheimer's leg. Alzheimer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzheimer throws a big shot that misses.
Alzheimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a right hand
and Alzheimer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alzheimer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alzheimer's head.
Laine lands with a hook. Alzheimer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alzheimer tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Alzheimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alzheimer avoids the head kick by Laine.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alzheimer throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine lands with a cross.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine is trying to counter with his kicks.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer avoids the body shot from Laine.
Alzheimer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alzheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a left to the body.
Alzheimer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Alzheimer.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Alzheimer moves away and avoids it.
Laine digs a good body shot into Alzheimer's ribs.
Laine connects with a jab.
Alzheimer throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Alzheimer misses with a looping left.
Alzheimer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine cracks the inside of Alzheimer's front leg.
Alzheimer slips a jab from Laine.
Alzheimer is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alzheimer slips a jab from Laine.
Laine misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzheimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alzheimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzheimer swings widly with a right hand
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alzheimer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laine.
Alzheimer throws a low kick but Laine moves out of range easily.
Alzheimer misses with a straight right.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alzheimer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alzheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Laine cracks Alzheimer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Alzheimer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine moves away from the strike by Alzheimer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Muuka Laine just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alzheimer slips a straight right by Laine.
Alzheimer throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine tries to clinch up.
Laine checks a low kick from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Alzheimer throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Alzheimer dodges the punch combination from Laine.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alzheimer. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzheimer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Laine swings for the body but Alzheimer moves out of range.
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Alzheimer.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Laine strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a hook but Alzheimer avoids it easily.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzheimer is just out of range.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laine scores with a jab.
Laine throws a body punch but Alzheimer moves out of range.
Alzheimer misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Alzheimer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine throws a low kick but Alzheimer moves out of range easily.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Alzheimer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alzheimer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Alzheimer blocks a low kick nicely.
Alzheimer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Friedrich Alzheimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine checks a leg kick.
And Laine responds with a good body kick, but Alzheimer manages to step out the way in time.
Laine throws a jab when Alzheimer was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Alzheimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Laine as he checks the leg kick.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzheimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Alzheimer moves his leg out of the way.
Alzheimer scores with a three punch combo!
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alzheimer throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Alzheimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzheimer.
A big right from Laine misses.
Alzheimer throwing a counter right hand but Laine manages to avoid it.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Alzheimer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine with a jab.
Jab by Alzheimer.
A nice combination there by Alzheimer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alzheimer backs up against the cage.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Alzheimer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Laine.
A big right from Laine misses.
Alzheimer punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Alzheimer misses the jab.
Alzheimer is looking to chop away at Laine's legs.
Alzheimer scores with a punch to the head.
Laine avoids the body shot from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine with a jab.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Laine motions for Alzheimer to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine throws a head kick but Alzheimer moves out of range.
Alzheimer walks into a left hand.
Alzheimer clinches.
Alzheimer misses with a body punch.
Alzheimer tries to pull guard but Laine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alzheimer is working Laine over against the cage.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Alzheimer drags the fight down to the ground.
Laine wants to stand but Alzheimer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alzheimer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzheimer is controlling Laine's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzheimer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alzheimer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Laine uses it to pass to side control.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Alzheimer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alzheimer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Laine off and has taken his back!
Laine is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer is not going to allow Laine to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Laine right now.
Alzheimer working for a choke but Laine is defending well.
Alzheimer is trying to stick to Laine's back but Laine is turning into Alzheimer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alzheimer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Laine.
Friedrich Alzheimer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alzheimer pulls Laine in close to his closed guard and prevents Laine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alzheimer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer has his foot on Laine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laine works his way back into a safe position though.
Laine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alzheimer stops Laine from passing to mount.
Laine working away.
Alzheimer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alzheimer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.
Alzheimer scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alzheimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzheimer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Alzheimer tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Alzheimer back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzheimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alzheimer has him pressed against the cage.
Alzheimer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alzheimer tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Alzheimer.
I think Alzheimer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Alzheimer!
Friedrich Alzheimer retains his featherweight title!
Friedrich Alzheimer very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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