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RapidFC Tokyo 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 3137 p4p, 355 weight class) and Michael Elliott (ranked 3190 p4p, 360 weight class). Michael Elliott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elliott wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Wanker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wanker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elliott is able to avoid easily.
Wanker shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanker goes for a double leg but Elliott avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Elliott continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanker dives in for a single leg takedown but Elliott sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elliott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Decent striking displayed by Elliott there.
Elliott throws a body punch but Wanker moves out of range.
Elliott scores with a takedown into Wanker's guard.
Elliott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wanker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elliott has managed to get both his arms back between Wanker's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott is stalling in the full guard.
Wanker is looking for a triangle here but Elliott uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wanker can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Elliott are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elliott is chipping away with strikes.
Wanker can't do much from the bottom here.
Wanker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wanker can't do much from the bottom here.
Wanker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Elliott.
Wanker gets back to full guard.
Wanker throws his legs up looking for a submission but Elliott uses it to pass to side control.
Wanker is trying to improve his position.
Wanker gets back to half guard.
Elliott stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wanker to get to his feet.
Elliott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wanker tries for a takedown but Elliott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wanker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elliott.
Wanker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elliott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott shoots in but Wanker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Elliott leaves Wanker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wanker slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
Elliott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wanker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elliott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker working for submissions but it's allowed Elliott to get to half guard.
Wanker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott lands strikes from half guard.
Elliott wants to take a breather but Wanker is having none of it.
Wanker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elliott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elliott's back!
Wanker trying to control momentarily.
Elliott just trying to survive but Wanker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wanker's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott holding both Wanker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Elliott defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wanker's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Elliott 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.
Elliott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elliott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elliott wants it to stay on the feet.
Elliott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wanker momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Elliott as Wanker shoots in.
No luck for Wanker with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elliott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanker moves forwards but Elliott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Wanker.
Wanker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wanker there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliott cracks Wanker with a good jab.
Wanker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Elliott on the side of the head.
Elliott throws a jab but it's blocked by Wanker.
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!
Elliott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elliott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elliott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wanker keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott cracks Wanker with a big right hand but Wanker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wanker is trying to improve his position.
Wanker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Elliott's best efforts.
Wanker is staying active underneath Elliott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wanker actively working from the bottom here.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Elliott has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wanker is pressing down on Elliott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elliott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Elliott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Elliott stops Wanker from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Elliott frees his head nicely. Oh but Wanker has switched to an armbar! Elliott is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Orla Wanker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 3978 p4p, 212 weight class) and Steven Lurkman (ranked 2047 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jimenez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo. Diogo Jimenez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Lurkman's chin.
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lurkman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez lands a high kick!
Lurkman misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez takes the fight into the clinch.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lurkman looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Jimenez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lurkman manages to circle out of the way.
Jimenez lands a lovely overhand right.
Lurkman misses the shot to the body.
Lurkman throws a big shot that misses.
Lurkman sizes up Jimenez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lurkman throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Lurkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lurkman.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lurkman.
Lurkman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
That kick from Jimenez tenderised Lurkman's leg. Lurkman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jimenez has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Jimenez - that landed with a thud.
Lurkman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jimenez stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez keeps control of Lurkman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Jimenez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lurkman can't fight it off and eventually Jimenez manages to take the fight to the floor. Lurkman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jimenez looking to pass the guard.
Jimenez slips nicely into half guard.
Lurkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimenez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lurkman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jimenez.
Jimenez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lurkman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a sloppy strike and Lurkman uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Lurkman has ended up in Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez looking to control.
Lurkman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jimenez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lurkman is looking to defend but Jimenez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lurkman! Jimenez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lurkman taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diogo Jimenez!
During a confident post fight interview, Diogo Jimenez 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Corleone (ranked 2983 p4p, 363 weight class) and Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow (ranked 4103 p4p, 449 weight class). Marowadoigowiegow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabine Kors- Dagestan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Corleone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marowadoigowiegow looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone scores with a shot to the body.
Corleone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marowadoigowiegow.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a wild combination.
Corleone avoids the body shot from Marowadoigowiegow.
Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marowadoigowiegow misses with a wild combination.
Corleone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Corleone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corleone moves into the clinch successfully.
Marowadoigowiegow blocks the elbow strike.
Marowadoigowiegow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Corleone is trying to keep an underhook but Marowadoigowiegow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Corleone is trying to control but can't.
Marowadoigowiegow trying to control from half guard but Corleone is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone wants to control but Marowadoigowiegow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marowadoigowiegow throws a strike but Corleone manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Marowadoigowiegow tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Corleone!
In defeat, Aslambek Marowadoigowiegow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Opponent to strong. Sorry fans. I back in future.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Navajo (ranked 1933 p4p, 204 weight class) and Shiro Tanaka (ranked 2139 p4p, 216 weight class). Tanaka has chosen The good the bad and the ugly theme song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Navajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navajo shoots in and gets a takedown into Tanaka's guard.
Navajo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka looking for a guillotine here but Navajo defends easily.
Tanaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Navajo defends well.
Navajo lands a couple of digs.
Tanaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Navajo pushes his legs off easily.
Tanaka has momentary wrist control but Navajo slips an elbow through the middle.
Navajo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Navajo throws a big elbow that misses.
Navajo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanaka is looking to stand up but Navajo isn't so interested in that idea.
Navajo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navajo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Navajo throwing strikes but missing.
Navajo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Navajo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Navajo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Navajo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Navajo throws an elbow that misses. Tanaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Navajo's guard. Nice move by Tanaka!
Navajo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Navajo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tanaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navajo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Navajo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanaka is aware though and is defending well.
Navajo keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to stand but Navajo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Navajo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Navajo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanaka has managed to get both his arms back between Navajo's legs - danger averted.
Navajo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanaka wants to get up but he can't break Navajo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Navajo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tanaka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Navajo looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navajo with the active half guard here but Tanaka passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Navajo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Navajo is working away.
Navajo is looking to reverse the position.
Navajo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tanaka off and has taken his back!
Navajo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tanaka.
Navajo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tanaka hold on?!
Tanaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tanaka tries to escape but Navajo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Navajo struggling to land strikes to the head as Tanaka covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka is really stuck here.
Tanaka is trying to get back to his feet but Navajo has full control of the position and if anything, Tanaka has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Navajo connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tanaka to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka turns into Navajo and is now in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navajo is looking for a triangle but Tanaka pushes his legs off easily.
Navajo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tanaka wanted to stand there but Navajo had control of the position.
Navajo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tanaka wants to stand but Navajo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Navajo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tanaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanaka passes Navajo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Navajo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Navajo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tanaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Navajo somewhat.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Navajo back into the cage.
Tanaka gets underhooks to prevent Navajo's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Navajo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Navajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navajo wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
Navajo tightens his grip and picks Tanaka up, before dumping him to the ground. Tanaka manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Tanaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Navajo's guard.
Tanaka tries to stand but Navajo is controlling from the bottom.
Navajo looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Navajo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Navajo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tanaka is aware though and is defending well.
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Navajo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Navajo manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Navajo's guard.
Navajo is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tanaka throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Navajo's body to avoid the submission. Navajo has instead reached around Tanaka's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Navajo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chief Navajo!
Chief Navajo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Shiro Tanaka stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe next time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 1742 p4p, 225 weight class) and Abraham Alcantara (ranked 2435 p4p, 297 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcantara takes one on the button.
Bird has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Alcantara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcantara.
Alcantara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alcantara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bird is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alcantara.
Alcantara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcantara.
Alcantara misses the body punch
and Alcantara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bird swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Alcantara throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird attempts a counter takedown but Alcantara avoids it well and moves away.
Alcantara stuffs the takedown.
Alcantara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alcantara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Bird was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alcantara has Bird up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alcantara up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcantara lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jake Bird has been cut.
Bird tries to pull guard but Alcantara holds him up against the cage and eventually Bird drops back down to his feet.
Alcantara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alcantara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alcantara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alcantara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bird, up you get!
Bird looks to throw the jab but Alcantara is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara throws a chopping leg kick but Bird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alcantara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alcantara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bird counters with a shoot takedown. Alcantara fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alcantara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bird has Alcantara in his guard.
Bird has an active guard here but Alcantara has managed to pass into half guard.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alcantara pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alcantara is stalling here. Bird is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alcantara seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bird has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alcantara tries to improve position but can't.
Bird working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but Alcantara is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alcantara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but Alcantara is defending well.
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alcantara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alcantara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bird swings around for an armbar but Alcantara sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bird's guard.
Alcantara passes Bird's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alcantara pulls his head out easily.
Alcantara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bird to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Bird will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Bird's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alcantara misses with a few strikes there.
Alcantara catches Bird with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alcantara feints and then cracks Bird's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bird down.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alcantara.
Bird tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alcantara manages to circle out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Alcantara.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird tries to counter with a takedown but Alcantara is quick to defend against it.
Abraham Alcantara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird shoots in looking for a takedown but Alcantara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bird's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alcantara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bird moves in looking to clinch but Alcantara pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcantara throws out the jab.
Bird wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bird is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcantara.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bird tries to pull guard but Alcantara won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is trying to pull guard but Alcantara turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Bird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bird is trying to pull guard but Alcantara has him pressed against the cage.
Alcantara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird pulls guard.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alcantara is aware though and is defending well.
Bird is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alcantara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alcantara throws a big right hand that misses.
Alcantara is looking to work some ground and pound but Bird has wrist control.
Alcantara working some strikes from top position.
Alcantara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bird has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alcantara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara postures up in Bird's guard and throws a big left but Bird blocks it.
Alcantara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alcantara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bird looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alcantara has picked Bird up and slammed him! Bird can't keep hold of the triangle and Alcantara manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcantara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bird keeps working.
Bird is looking for a sweep.
Bird taking a bit of punishment here - Alcantara scoring with strikes.
Alcantara trying to control the action but Bird is working from the bottom.
Bird tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara working the strikes but Bird uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bird is staying active underneath Alcantara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Alcantara is tapping! Great win for Bird!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Bird!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Zorba (ranked 908 p4p, 135 weight class) and John Makres (ranked 2188 p4p, 293 weight class). Makres has chosen SABATON - Coat of Arms as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zorba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zorba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Makres counters with a nice uppercut.
Zorba shoots in and drives through. Makres sprawls well.
It seemed like Makres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zorba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makres throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Zorba finds it's target.
Zorba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zorba stops Makres from standing up.
Zorba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Makres, up you get!
Jab from Makres.
Makres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Zorba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Zorba misses.
Makres misses with a looping left.
Zorba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makres throws a lazy right hand but Zorba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zorba closes the distance and clinches up with Makres, looking for a takedown. Zorba pushes Makres against the cage but Makres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makres! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Zorba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zorba feints and as Makres raises his hands in defense, Zorba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zorba stands and steps away. Makres gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Makres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zorba has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zorba to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Zorba stops Makres from standing up.
Zorba stands and steps away. Makres gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Makres stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makres wants it to stay on the feet.
Zorba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zorba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zorba throws a looping overhand right but Makres ducks down to avoid it.
Zorba has a takedown stuffed.
As Zorba backs off Makres throws a huge counter combo but Zorba manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorba has his takedown stuffed
and Makres counters with a left hand that sends Zorba to the canvas!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makres wants to get up but he can't break Zorba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zorba wants to stand up but Makres is controlling him.
Makres tries to stand but Zorba is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres prevents Zorba from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makres keeps Zorba at a distance using the push kick.
Zorba misses with a takedown attempt
and Makres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John Makres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makres lands with a straight right. Zorba didn't see that one coming.
Zorba is rocked!
Makres lands with a right and another and another! Zorba is in big trouble! Makres lands again and this time it's lights out for Zorba! A quality knockout there for Makres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Makres!
In his post fight interview, John Makres 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Halli (ranked 1566 p4p, 175 weight class) and Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 687 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halli misses with a looping right.
Halli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mandrill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Halli with a hook.
Mandrill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mandrill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Halli.
Halli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandrill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halli on the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Halli has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Halli misses with a low kick.
Mandrill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halli is fending him off so far but Mandrill persists. Nope, Halli circles away and we're back to standing.
Mandrill looks to score with a jab to the body but Halli is just out of range.
Halli 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.
Mandrill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mandrill scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandrill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Halli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mandrill is in Halli's guard.
Halli wants to improve his position but instead Mandrill has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mandrill's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mandrill's back!
Mandrill is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Halli off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Halli is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Halli working for a choke but Mandrill is defending well.
Halli has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mandrill has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Halli working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli gets his hands free as Mandrill looks to control.
Mandrill showing good submission defense here.
Mandrill tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandrill defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Halli working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mandrill turns into Halli and is now in his guard.
Halli is trying to keep Mandrill in close.
Halli is looking for a triangle but Mandrill pushes his legs off easily.
Halli keeping full guard, as Mandrill tries to pass.
Mandrill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mandrill with a nice head shot there.
Mandrill landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandrill won't allow Halli to sweep him here.
Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mandrill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mandrill looking to pass the guard.
Mandrill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mandrill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mandrill throwing strikes but missing.
Mandrill with a nice head shot there.
Halli is looking for a triangle but Mandrill pushes his legs off easily.
Mandrill trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
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 Reijo Halli will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mandrill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Halli ducks right into an uppercut from Mandrill.
Mandrill drives through with a takedown into Halli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mandrill scoring with some ground and pound.
Halli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mandrill manages to get himself to full guard.
Halli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halli advances to half guard.
Halli trying to mount his opponent but Mandrill defends it.
Halli seems to be looking for submissions.
Mandrill tries to roll over but Halli keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill is still trying to improve position.
Halli trying to mount his opponent but Mandrill defends it.
Mandrill moves into full guard.
Halli stands and throws Mandrill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mandrill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halli's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Halli! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Mandrill has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reijo Halli!
A very excited looking Reijo Halli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Five Finger (ranked 1013 p4p, 149 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 1132 p4p, 169 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll and Hyde. Mwenye Kwadwo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo 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.
Finger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kwadwo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finger lands a nice shot to the body.
Finger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwadwo.
Finger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kwadwo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finger scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwadwo misses the shot to the body.
Kwadwo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Five Finger has been cut.
Kwadwo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwadwo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger looks for the body kick but Kwadwo saw that one coming.
Kwadwo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mwenye Kwadwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kwadwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwadwo.
Mwenye Kwadwo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwadwo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwadwo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kwadwo lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Kwadwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Mwenye Kwadwo has been cut.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot
and Finger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwadwo connects with a body shot.
Kwadwo misses with a shot to the body
and Finger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwadwo misses with a looping left.
Finger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwadwo swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kwadwo scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Kwadwo's head back.
Kwadwo misses with a hook.
Kwadwo throws a right hand that Finger ducks under and follows up with a left that Finger also avoids with ease.
Kwadwo misses with a shot to the body
and Finger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwadwo moves out of range as Finger strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo jabs Finger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Kwadwo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwadwo throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwadwo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kwadwo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kwadwo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kwadwo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
Kwadwo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwadwo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finger.
An attempted straight right counter from Finger misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mwenye Kwadwo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwadwo throws out the jab.
Kwadwo connects with a right hand. Finger shakes it off.
Kwadwo lands a slapping body shot.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwadwo circles away quickly and effectively.
Finger misses with the body kick
and Kwadwo counters with a nice uppercut.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwadwo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kwadwo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finger takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwadwo. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger tries to counter with a takedown but Kwadwo is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries a low kick but Kwadwo avoids it.
Kwadwo works Finger's body with a nice hook.
Finger misses with a double jab.
Finger lands a jab-cross combination.
Kwadwo misses with a hook
and Finger counters with a stiff right hand.
Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwadwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finger.
A big right from Kwadwo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
letting Kwadwo counter with a right hand.
Finger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finger defending well as Kwadwo loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwadwo 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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kwadwo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finger counters with a nice uppercut.
Finger misses with a hook to the body
and Kwadwo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finger slips under a jab from Kwadwo.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a hook. Finger ducked under it nicely.
Kwadwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kwadwo. Those never looked like landing.
Finger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kwadwo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finger misses with an uppercut. Kwadwo saw that one coming.
Kwadwo lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
Kwadwo misses with the combination.
Mwenye Kwadwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finger.
Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwadwo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finger in his tracks.
Five Finger's cut is getting worse.
Kwadwo throws a big shot that misses.
Kwadwo misses with a wild body shot.
Kwadwo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwadwo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mwenye Kwadwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kwadwo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Kwadwo catches Finger right on the button with a cross.
Finger avoids the body shot from Kwadwo.
Finger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
Finger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finger tries to clinch
and Kwadwo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kwadwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finger closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger missing with knees to the body.
Finger can't find room to land a body shot as Kwadwo controls the action.
Kwadwo misses with the head strike.
Kwadwo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finger lands a left hand.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kwadwo.
Finger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kwadwo blocking some punches.
Kwadwo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Nice body punch from Kwadwo - that landed with a thud.
Kwadwo pushes Finger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kwadwo stalling.
Five Finger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwadwo.
A short right from Finger on the inside.
Kwadwo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Finger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwadwos head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kwadwo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finger misses with the head strike.
Finger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwadwo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finger.
Kwadwo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger looks to throw the jab but Kwadwo is out of range.
Kwadwo misses with a straight right.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo misses with a hook.
Finger tried to counter with a leg kick but Kwadwo avoided it.
Finger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kwadwo missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Mwenye Kwadwo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kwadwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Kwadwo cracks Finger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kwadwo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finger walks into a left hand.
Finger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kwadwo lands a nice hook to Finger's body. Finger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwadwo missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo jabs Finger right on the nose. Finger blinks but takes it well.
Kwadwo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwadwo jabs Finger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finger misses with a combination
enabling Kwadwo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mwenye Kwadwo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kwadwo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mwenye Kwadwo!
Mwenye Kwadwo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 1181 p4p, 175 weight class) and Brady Jackson (ranked 1372 p4p, 199 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severini lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Brady Jackson has been cut.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Severini.
Dom Severini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severini cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jackson falls to his knees and Severini doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Severini!
An out of breath Dom Severini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 18 p4p, 4 weight class) and Third Eye (ranked 540 p4p, 66 weight class). Third Eye told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Eye only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Eye counters with a leg kick.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Eye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bjornsson is able to avoid easily.
Bjornsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eye counters with a nice uppercut.
Eye throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson slips a straight right by Eye.
Eye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjornsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Punch Out Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Eye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Eye's ribcage but misses.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Eye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
Eye defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Bjornsson darts in and clinches Eye up against the cage.
Eye misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bjornsson.
Eye prevents the takedown attempt.
Eye working aggressively here.
Eye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bjornsson is able to avoid easily.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eye lands a head shot.
Bjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eye finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjornsson's head.
Eye moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson wants to clinch
and Eye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Eye moves out of range.
Bjornsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eye circles away.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Eye moves out of range.
Eye throws out a counter right but Bjornsson avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Eye.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Eye throws out a counter right but Bjornsson avoids it with no problem.
Eye throws out a loose jab but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson lands a jab to Eye's midsection.
Eye looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Eye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Eye is out of range.
Eye only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Eye looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Eye and move into the clinch.
Eye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Eye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Eye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsson misses the target.
Eye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
A little jabbing left from Eye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Eye moves out of range.
Eye lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Litill Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eye dips to his left and cracks Bjornsson with an uppercut!
Bjornsson blocks the body kick.
Bjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eye.
Eye throws a leg kick which misses Bjornsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjornsson tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Eye.
Nice defenses there by Eye.
Bjornsson throws the left hand but Eye avoids the punch easily.
Eye throws out a counter right but Bjornsson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Eye.
Eye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eye staying out of range there.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eye.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eye! But no joy.
Eye throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjornsson misses with a right hand
and Eye counters with a low kick, right behind Bjornsson 's knee.
Good exchange - Bjornsson coming out on top.
Eye misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Bjornsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Eye counters with a low kick, right behind Bjornsson 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye scores with a decent looking hook.
Eye connects with a body shot.
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Eye to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eye walks into a stiff left hand from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tests Eye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsson wants to clinch but Eye slips to the side
and Eye counters with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Eye makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bjornsson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Eye to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eye counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bjornsson's knee momentarily.
Eye misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bjornsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eye missing with a left hand there. Bjornsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eye throws out a powerful jab.
Bjornsson gets a clinch.
Eye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Third Eye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson scores with a jab. Eye acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eye manages to circle out of the way.
Bjornsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eye doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Bjornsson misses
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Eye is avoiding it.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Eye saw that one coming.
A low kick from Eye misses
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson lands with a right hand.
Eye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye 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!
Bjornsson misses with a hook
and Eye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Eye finds it's way through Bjornsson's defenses.
Eye scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson tries to clinch
and Eye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eye takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eye throws a leg kick but Bjornsson checks it.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Litill Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson misses with a left hand
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eye throws a low kick, looking for Bjornsson's leg but Bjornsson calmly moves out of range.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Eye's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eye tries a quick counter leg kick but Bjornsson is wise to it.
Bjornsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Eye's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eye.
Eye throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Eye throws a solid leg kick but Bjornsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eye.
Bjornsson checks a low kick from Eye.
Eye cracks Bjornsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looks to land a right hand but Eye moved out of range.
Eye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Eye counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bjornsson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjornsson digs a right hand underneath Eye's ribcage. Eye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eye tries to work over Bjornsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to throw a body punch but Eye avoids it by throwing Bjornsson back against the cage.
Eye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eye just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bjornsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eye.
Bjornsson tries to throw a body punch but Eye avoids it by throwing Bjornsson back against the cage.
Eye tries to break the clinch but Bjornsson is controlling the position.
Bjornsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Eye.
Eye throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Eye counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A good leg kick by Eye.
Bjornsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bjornsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Eye circles away.
Eye misses with an uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Eye avoids it easily.
Eye raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eye, as that shot connected.
Bjornsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Eye counters with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a jab to the body
and Eye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Eye.
Bjornsson throwing a counter right hand but Eye manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eye throws out the jab.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Eye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Eye counters with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws the left hand but Eye avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Eye. Beautiful body shot.
Bjornsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjornsson scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eye swings widly with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bjornsson misses with a looping right.
Eye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson swings widly with a right hand
and Eye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Bjornsson.
Eye throws a sloppy head kick and Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Bjornsson darts in trying to clinch
and Eye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Eye blocks it.
Bjornsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a jab to the body
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bjornsson pushes Eye up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornsson pushes Eye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eye tries to move into range but Bjornsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Eye throws a leg kick but Bjornsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eye circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Third Eye will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bjornsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bjornsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eye wants to land a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
Litill Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eye, right into the meat.
Eye throws a hook but Bjornsson blocks it.
Good leg kick by Eye there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson catches Eye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bjornsson checks the leg kick.
Bjornsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjornsson in his tracks.
Eye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Eye slips under a jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson checks a low kick from Eye.
Bjornsson misses with a hook
enabling Eye to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bjornsson misses.
Eye feints a counter leg kick.
Bjornsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eye throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Eye slips the punch.
Eye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bjornsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson tests Eye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Third Eye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eye counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Eye blocks it.
Bjornsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Eye.
Eye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Eye avoids it easily.
Eye feints a counter leg kick.
Bjornsson misses with a body punch
and Eye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Bjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
Eye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eye moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eye! But no joy.
Eye misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses the body punch
and Eye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Eye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eye lands a really nice looking cross but Bjornsson seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eye. That's going to slow Bjornsson down.
Bjornsson throws a right hand that misses
and Eye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Eye saw that one coming.
Bjornsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Third Eye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eye has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Eye!
Third Eye is the new lightweight champion!
Third Eye decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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