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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 598 p4p, 83 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 637 p4p, 87 weight class). McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald . Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva clinches up with McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald .
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent McDonald 's takedown attempt.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonald s head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
McDonald works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with some punches.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Silva lands a body shot.
We've been informed that McDonald 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.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short left from McDonald .
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Cletus McDonald 's cut even more.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva digs a right hand into McDonald 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald 's gas tank.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silva.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Silva.
McDonald is rocked!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Silva has McDonald pressed against the ropes. He pushes McDonald back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends McDonald crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! McDonald is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 1145 p4p, 143 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 384 p4p, 47 weight class). Taine Raharuhi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elkemenchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elkemenchi throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
Raharuhi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elkemenchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elkemenchi.
Raharuhi throws the left hand but Elkemenchi avoids the punch easily.
Elkemenchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raharuhi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raharuhi lands with a shot to the body.
Elkemenchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkemenchi misses with a looping right.
Raharuhi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi scores with a jab. Elkemenchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a hook
and Elkemenchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Elkemenchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raharuhi is fending him off so far but Elkemenchi persists. Nope, Raharuhi circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi connects with an inside leg kick.
Elkemenchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elkemenchi darts in looking for a takedown but Raharuhi gets double underhooks and turns Elkemenchi into the ropes.
Raharuhi misses with a head kick.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raharuhi scoring well with a low kick there.
Elkemenchi throws a looping overhand right but Raharuhi ducks down to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Elkemenchi was well out of range.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Elkemenchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Elkemenchi walks into a straight right hand from Raharuhi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkemenchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi motions for Elkemenchi to come forward. Raharuhi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elkemenchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Raharuhi.
Elkemenchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raharuhi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Elkemenchi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raharuhi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raharuhi taking a bit of punishment here - Elkemenchi scoring with strikes.
Raharuhi can't do much from the bottom here.
Elkemenchi trying to control the action but Raharuhi is working from the bottom.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Raharuhi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Elkemenchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Elkemenchi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Raharuhi is looking for a sweep.
Raharuhi wants to control but Elkemenchi postures up.
Raharuhi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raharuhi down.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Elkemenchi is putting a hurting on Raharuhi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Elkemenchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raharuhi, who protects the arm well.
Elkemenchi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raharuhi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is trying to get an arm triangle but Raharuhi is defending well.
Raharuhi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elkemenchi is looking to take a break and control but Raharuhi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elkemenchi tries for a kimura but Raharuhi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
That's time! Elkemenchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkemenchi looking to score a takedown here. Raharuhi is defending well but Elkemenchi drives through and ends up in Raharuhi's guard.
Elkemenchi stopping the sweep attempt from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Elkemenchi postures up in Raharuhi's guard and throws a big left but Raharuhi blocks it.
Elkemenchi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raharuhi's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Raharuhi wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi trying to move into half guard but instead Raharuhi has managed to sweep!
Elkemenchi pulls Raharuhi in close to prevent any damage.
Elkemenchi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Raharuhi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Raharuhi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Elkemenchi wants to get back to his feet.
Elkemenchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raharuhi not doing much here.
Elkemenchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raharuhi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raharuhi's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is looking for the choke from the back position but Raharuhi is controlling his hands well.
Raharuhi trying to control the position but Elkemenchi manages to sink in the hooks.
Elkemenchi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
I really don't envy Raharuhi right now.
Elkemenchi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Raharuhi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Elkemenchi.
I really don't envy Raharuhi right now.
Elkemenchi is not going to allow Raharuhi to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi is really stuck here.
Elkemenchi avoiding Raharuhi 's attempts to control his hands.
Elkemenchi lands with a hammerfist to the side of Raharuhi's head.
You can see the frustration on Raharuhi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Can Raharuhi hold on?! Elkemenchi is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Elkemenchi has the hooks in. Raharuhi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Elkemenchi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Elkemenchi cracks Raharuhi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Raharuhi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Elkemenchi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Raharuhi is working to get back to half guard.
Raharuhi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raharuhi wants to hold on but Elkemenchi pushes him away.
Elkemenchi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Raharuhi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Raharuhi!
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elkemenchi is on top in guard.
Elkemenchi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Elkemenchi dominated that second round.
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!
Good work by Elkemenchi as he checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elkemenchi.
Jab by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws the left hand but Elkemenchi avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Elkemenchi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Elkemenchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkemenchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi throws an off balance right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elkemenchi lands with a cross.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Raharuhi scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharuhi throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elkemenchi on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elkemenchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Raharuhi, which made it look bad.
A big right from Elkemenchi misses.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raharuhi stuffs the takedown attempt from Elkemenchi. Elkemenchi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Elkemenchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raharuhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elkemenchi on the side of the head.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot that sends Elkemenchi's belly button to the back.
Elkemenchi takes one on the button.
Raharuhi works Elkemenchi's body with a nice hook.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkemenchi is just out of range.
Raharuhi throws a sloppy body shot
and Elkemenchi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands with a good body shot.
Taine Raharuhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkemenchi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raharuhi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi connects with a solid leg kick.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. Elkemenchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elkemenchi moves away.
Elkemenchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elkemenchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Raharuhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkemenchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands with an uppercut that bounces Elkemenchi off the ropes and back into range.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elkemenchi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Raharuhi misses with a few strikes there.
Elkemenchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi connects with a crisp jab.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raharuhi lands a slapping body shot.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elkemenchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elkemenchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lunges at Elkemenchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elkemenchi's hand.
Raharuhi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. Elkemenchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharuhi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elkemenchi checks it well.
Elkemenchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raharuhi.
Elkemenchi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Elkemenchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkemenchi.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkemenchi is just out of range.
Elkemenchi throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Raharuhi.
Elkemenchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raharuhi 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
An out of breath Taine Raharuhi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1043 p4p, 111 weight class) and Rap Tori (ranked 1244 p4p, 133 weight class). Ji Woo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 나쁜 달 상승. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rap Tori!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo 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.
Ji Woo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tori lands with an overhand left.
Tori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tori throws a right hand that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tori has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ji Woo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
Tori moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Tori.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tori is just out of range.
Tori misses with a two punch combination.
Ji Woo is looking to counter punch.
Tori thuds a left hand into Ji Woo's body.
Ji Woo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tori.
Tori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.
Ji Woo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a jab.
Tori lands a two punch combo.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tori was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Tori moved out of range nicely.
Tori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Tori is out of range.
Tori throws a body kick that misses.
Tori throws the kick towards the body but Ji Woo avoids it.
Ji Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ji Woo lands with a cross.
Tori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji Woo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ji Woo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Tori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tori drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ji Woo defends it well.
Decent striking displayed by Ji Woo there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ji Woo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tori! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo loads up on a big right hand but Tori slips the punch.
Tori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ji Woo to score with a decent uppercut.
Ji Woo jabs at Tori's body.
Tori throws a body shot but no joy.
Tori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tori misses with a low kick.
Tori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Tori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tori slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tori throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ji Woo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji Woo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tori moves away.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tori moves away.
Tori tries to land a front kick but Ji Woo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tori throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick from Tori.
Nice shot by Tori.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tori.
Tori moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Ji Woo misses with a left hand
letting Tori counter with a right hand.
Ji Woo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Tori is looking to score with low kicks.
Tori misses with a body shot.
Tori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ji Woo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ji Woo is fending him off so far but Tori persists. Nope, Ji Woo circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Tori misses its intended target.
Ji Woo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Tori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tori.
Ji Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Tori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ji Woo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ji Woo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ji Woo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tori counters with a two punch combo.
Tori is looking to slow Ji Woo down with leg kicks.
Tori missing with a left hand there. Ji Woo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tori counters with a straight right hand.
Ji Woo misses with a straight left.
Ji Woo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tori lands with a nice body punch.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
Tori throws a head kick that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ji Woo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bong Ji Woo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji Woo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tori lands a jab-cross combination.
Tori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ji Woo to the mat! Ji Woo manages to get full guard.
Ji Woo is trying to keep Tori in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tori trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rap Tori will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Tori.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Tori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tori feints a counter leg kick.
Tori throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Tori avoided it.
Ji Woo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tori doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tori.
Tori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Tori counters with a body kick.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tori, as that shot connected.
Tori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Tori.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Tori's shoulder, as Tori tries to avoid the shot.
Tori throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Tori throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo dodges the punch combination from Tori.
Tori moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
Tori lands a jab.
Rap Tori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ji Woo scores with a jab.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Tori blocks it.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tori's corner calls for a 1-2. Tori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Tori moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tori looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Tori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Tori saw that one coming.
Tori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Tori.
Nice uppercut there from Ji Woo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tori lands a jab to the nose.
Ji Woo misses with a low kick.
Tori moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Tori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Tori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tori 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.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Tori's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo misses with a kick to the body
and Tori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Ji Woo as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ji Woo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tori manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Tori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Tori has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ji Woo finds it's way round the side to connect with Tori's head.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tori moves away.
Jab, jab by Tori - just one landing.
Tori throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces Tori off the ropes and back into range.
Tori throws a shot from downtown. Ji Woo moves away and avoids it.
Ji Woo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tori throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Tori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ji Woo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Tori misses with a series of wild punches.
Ji Woo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Tori avoids it easily.
Tori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji Woo.
Tori moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Tori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tori.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Tori's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo misses with a hook. Tori ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ji Woo avoids it really well and circles away.
Tori throws a head kick that misses.
Tori defending well as Ji Woo loads up on a big left hand.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Tori.
Ji Woo lands a slapping body shot.
Tori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
Tori is looking for the big counter here.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tori slips a jab from Ji Woo.
Tori staying out of range there.
Tori dodges the punch combination from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Tori strikes.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Tori avoids the body shot from Ji Woo.
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 Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tori. Ji Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Tori moves out of range.
Ji Woo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Tori is out of range.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the body
and Tori counters with a straight right hand.
Ji Woo misses with a double jab
and Tori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tori throws a body shot but no joy.
Tori misses with a head kick.
Tori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tori misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ji Woo clobbers Tori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tori shoots in and drives through. Ji Woo sprawls well.
Ji Woo lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Tori thows a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it
letting Ji Woo counter with a right hand.
Tori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji Woo.
Tori misses with a few strikes there.
Ji Woo throws a big counter combination but Tori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ji Woo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ji Woo scores with a punch to the head.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tori with a nice cross.
Tori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ji Woo is out of range and Tori settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tori, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tori.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Tori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tori moves away.
Tori looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Tori cracks Ji Woo with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Tori drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ji Woo defends it well.
Tori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Tori's shoulder, as Tori tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Tori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ji Woo misses with a wild combination.
Ji Woo throws a head kick but Tori moves out of range.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Tori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tori shoots in for a takedown but Ji Woo shows good takedown defense.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tori throws out a counter right but Ji Woo avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Nice straight punches there by Tori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tori.
Ji Woo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ji Woo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tori is out of range.
Tori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Tori is out of range.
Tori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ji Woo misses the target.
Tori cracks Ji Woo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tori's head backwards.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Tori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tori misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo's corner calls for a 1-2. Ji Woo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tori feints and as Ji Woo raises his hands in defense, Tori changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Tori from controlling successfully.
Tori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ji Woo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ji Woo controls Tori momentarily but Tori frees himself.
Ji Woo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tori with a nice head shot there.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tori passes into side control.
Ji Woo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tori wants to control but Ji Woo is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rap Tori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tori 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rap Tori!
A very excited looking Rap Tori rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 336 p4p, 45 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 500 p4p, 61 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kaze Ni Nare. Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Noriega 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.
Decent striking displayed by Asai there.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noriega steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Asai .
Noriega scoring well with a low kick there.
Pablo Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega blocks a jab.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noriega moves into the clinch.
Noriega blocking some punches.
Noriega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Asai .
Asai lands a body shot.
Noriega working aggressively here.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noriega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noriega prevents Asai from breaking the clinch.
Asai lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai lands with a slapping head kick.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Asai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Noriega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asai , pushing him back against the ropes.
Asai blocking some punches.
Asai breaks from the clinch.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but Asai moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noriega tries to clinch up.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noriega tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
Noriega misses with a two punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai cracks the inside of Noriega's front leg.
Asai scores with a nice head shot.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asai 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.
Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Noriega wants to counter the offense by Asai and move into the clinch position.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai lands an overhand right.
Asai scores with a nice head shot.
Noriega throws a nice looking combination but Asai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Asai tries to move into range but Noriega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Noriega thumps Asai with a low kick.
Asai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noriega tries to score with a low kick but Asai moves his leg out of the way.
Noriega slips a jab from Asai .
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
Asai misses with a straight right.
A jab from Noriega misses.
Asai throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
Noriega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Noriega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Asai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Noriega really felt that one!
Asai throws out a leg kick but Noriega moves out of range and Asai only half commits.
Noriega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Asai does it's job there.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
Noriega fakes the leg kick and cracks Asai in the body.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Noriega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Asai .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Noriega settles back down.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Noriega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noriega lands with a cross.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A bone on bone clash there as Asai blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Noriega.
Noriega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asai throws a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
Asai throws a chopping leg kick but Noriega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noriega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Noriega sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noriega. That did some damage!
Asai takes one to the side of the head.
Noriega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Yoshihiro Asai 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.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but Asai moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Asai .
A big right from Noriega misses.
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Noriega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Asai .
Noriega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asai throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Noriega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega forces Asai back against the ropes and clinches.
Asai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noriega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noriega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Asai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Asai .
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega rushes Asai and presses him up against the ropes.
Noriega lands with a short shot to the head.
Asai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noriega prevents Asai from breaking the clinch.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Asai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noriega is out of range and Asai settles back down.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega throws a lazy head kick
enabling Asai to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai slips a straight right by Noriega.
Asai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Noriega looks to clinch
and Noriega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai .
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Asai misses its target.
Noriega's corner calls for a 1-2. Noriega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asai throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Noriega throws a series of strikes that have Asai backpedaling.
Noriega throws a poor cross that misses
and Asai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noriega's calf.
Asai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Asai misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
Asai throws the kick towards the body but Noriega avoids it.
Noriega shapes to counter with a head kick.
Asai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asai throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noriega.
Asai lands with a nice body punch.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Asai jabs Noriega right on the nose. Noriega blinks but takes it well.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega slips a jab from Asai .
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noriega tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Asai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
A punch lands to the side of Noriega 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai tries a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
Noriega cracks Asai with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai slips under a jab.
Asai throws a wild body kick that Noriega sees coming a mile off.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noriega.
Asai digs a good body shot into Noriega's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Nice shot lands for Asai .
Noriega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Asai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Asai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noriega.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Noriega walks into a left hand.
Noriega tries to clinch but Asai is having none of it.
A left lands for Asai .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai blocks a jab.
Noriega rushes Asai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Noriega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai throws a front kick that sends Noriega stumbling back into the ropes.
A big right from Noriega misses.
Noriega lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Noriega walks into a left hand.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asai 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 Noriega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noriega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noriega cracks the inside of Asai 's front leg.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai motions for Noriega to come forward. Asai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Asai
and Noriega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asai scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega slips a jab from Asai .
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Noriega scores with a jab.
Asai moves out of range as Noriega throws a body kick.
Noriega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noriega cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Noriega throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Asai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noriega. That did some damage!
Asai throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Asai cracks Noriega with a good jab.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Noriega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asai avoids the body shot from Noriega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Noriega as he connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Noriega.
Asai slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega lands a right hook to the body.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai looks for the body kick but Noriega saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Noriega needs to keep his hands up - Asai had a free shot at his head there.
Noriega wants to clinch up but Asai keeps it at a distance.
Asai lands a high kick!
Asai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Noriega blocks a jab.
Asai connects with an inside leg kick.
Noriega misses with a head kick.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.
Asai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noriega just manages to avoid it.
Noriega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pablo Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some bone on bone action there as Noriega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
Noriega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Asai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noriega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Noriega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asai .
Asai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noriega misses with a leg kick.
Asai dips to his left and cracks Noriega with an uppercut!
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 Yoshihiro Asai .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asai , 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Yoshihiro Asai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vika Partio (ranked 473 p4p, 60 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 592 p4p, 67 weight class). Partio comes to the ring accompanied by Boom!. Dall has chosen Bride - Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Good work by Partio as he checks the leg kick.
Dall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands.
Dall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
Dall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall darts in looking for a takedown but Partio gets double underhooks and turns Dall into the ropes.
Dall rushes Partio and presses him up against the ropes.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dall throws a body shot but no joy.
Partio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Dall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Partio pinned against the ropes. Partio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Partio is looking to counter punch.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dall.
Nice takedown defense from Partio. No joy for Dall on that attempt.
Vika Partio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Vika Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Partio's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall stops Partio from getting back to his feet.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Partio defending well.
Dall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dall looking to control but Partio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dall won't let Partio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dall looking to finish with strikes here!
Dall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Partio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Partio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking to ground and pound but Partio is blocking nicely.
Dall looking to control but Partio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Partio is trying to stand.
Dall misses with a head shot.
Partio is trying to stand.
Dall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Partio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Partio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Partio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dall asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dall tries to advance to mount but can't.
Partio is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gangsterdamage that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries for a kimura but Partio is defending well.
Partio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dall is controlling him well.
Dall postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Partio sneaks out the side door and pushes Dall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Partio catches Dall right on the button with a cross.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Dall lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall slips under a jab from Partio.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Partio had a free shot at his head there.
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 Vika Partio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
Partio lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Dall down.
A big left from Dall misses.
Partio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Partio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dall counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
Dall throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Partio misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Partio.
Partio with a jab.
Partio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Partio sprawls well initially but Dall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dall stops Partio from getting back to his feet.
Partio tries to kick Dall off in order to stand up. Dall Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Partio wants to get back to his feet but Dall drags him back down.
Dall advances to mount.
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Partio wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall looking to control but Partio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Partio is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Dall moves to take his opponent's back.
Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but Dall has full control of the position and if anything, Partio has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dall struggling to keep hold of the position.
Partio wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with punches from the back.
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Partio has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dall somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Dall lands a shot to the head.
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but Dall has full control of the position and if anything, Partio has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Partio is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dall gets his way!
Partio is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio wants to get back to his feet.
Dall is persistently looking for the submission but Partio is defending it well.
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but Dall has full control of the position and if anything, Partio has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dall 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, Partio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dall trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Partio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastyn Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
Dall throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Dall lands with a nice body punch.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Partio.
Partio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio is looking to counter punch.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vika Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Partio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Partio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Partio tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall throws a leg kick
enabling Partio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Dall throws out a counter right but Partio avoids it with no problem.
Dall misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Partio.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Partio cracks Dall with a good jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Dall throws a low kick but Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Partio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Partio takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Partio misses with a body shot.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Partio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Partio moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
A low kick from Dall misses
enabling Partio to counter with a crisp jab.
Partio walks into a left hand.
Dall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Partio is fending him off so far but Dall persists. Nope, Partio circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Dall misses
and Partio counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Partio tries to bum rush Dall with a series of wild strikes but Dall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Partio scores with a hook.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Partio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Partio has time to react.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Vika Partio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall tries a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Dall drives through with a takedown into Partio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dall won't allow Partio to get back to his feet.
Partio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Partio is keeping the position for now.
Partio wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Partio is retaining full guard.
Dall wants to control from the top but Partio keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Dall checks a low kick from Partio.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Partio throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Partio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Partio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vika Partio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Partio 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vika Partio!
In his post fight interview, Vika Partio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 718 p4p, 100 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 912 p4p, 121 weight class). Stewart comes to the ring accompanied by free ma niggas!. 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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196 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
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Stewart.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trucks swinging wildly here.
Stewart misses with a jab to the body
and Trucks counters with a left and a right that stings Stewart.
A big right from Trucks misses.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks walks into a straight right hand from Stewart.
Trucks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trucks's head backwards.
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!
Trucks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stewart swings widly with a right hand
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Trucks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stewart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stewart thuds his right hand into Trucks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trucks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trucks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trucks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks switches off momentarily and Stewart cracks him with a monster right hand! Trucks topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Stewart dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Stewart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Stewart!
Don Stewart decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 376 p4p, 46 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 633 p4p, 76 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Know How I Do It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila scores with a hook.
Fighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vila is able to avoid easily.
Fighter defending well as Vila loads up on a big left hand.
Vila throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick there by Vila.
Vila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
Vila throws a hook to the side of Fighter's head but Fighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vila lands a jab.
Vila lands a jab.
Vila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vila looks for the body kick but Fighter saw that one coming.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Vila misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fighter moves out of range as Vila throws a body kick.
Fighter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Vila misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Vila.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vila.
Vila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vila's coach down at UnderGround-ground game was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vila's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No joy there for Vila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Vila connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fighter digs a good body shot into Vila's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter connects with an inside leg kick.
Vila misses with a straight left.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vila.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a nice body kick.
Fighter slips under a jab from Vila.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Vila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vila misses with a straight right.
Vila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Vila misses
and Fighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vila misses with a low kick.
It looked like Fighter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighter fails with the takedown.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Fighter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vila throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Fighter throws a nice head kick!
Vila throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vila.
As Vila backs away, Fighter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good shot there by Fighter.
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!
Vila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
And Fighter counters with a quick kick to the body but Vila blocks it.
Fighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.
Fighter dodges the punch combination from Vila.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Fighter throws a chopping leg kick but Vila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fighter digs a good hook to Vila's body.
Fighter has been working on his balance at Team Alpha Midget, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vila.
A combination from Vila does no damage.
Fighter tried to counter with a leg kick but Vila avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Street Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fighter lands a left and a right that send Vila crashing to the mat, dazed. Fighter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Joan Vila has been cut.
Fighter slips under a jab from Vila.
Vila connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Vila gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fighter gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vila is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Street Fighter!
Street Fighter made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The only underdog on the whole card? GTFO and gimme my 12K and Louie his 10Gs.'.
In defeat, Joan Vila stepped up to the mic, saying 'Salieri stopped these hands, but they will be back! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 320 p4p, 42 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 328 p4p, 45 weight class). Leonid Martinyuk 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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244 lbs
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses.
Martinyuk throws out a counter right but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinyuk throws a sloppy head kick and Dupree moves out of range easily.
Dupree throws an overhand right that lands on Martinyuk's shoulder, as Martinyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Martinyuk blocks a head kick by Dupree.
Dupree throws a good cross that connects.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Dupree throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinyuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dupree seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinyuk! But no joy.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinyuk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dupree throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupree misses with a low kick as Martinyuk jumps back.
Martinyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Dupree misses
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Dupree.
As Dupree backs off Martinyuk throws a huge counter combo but Dupree manages to avoid it all.
Dupree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dupree on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Martinyuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dupree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Dupree misses.
Dupree misses with a shot to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a body kick that stops Dupree in his tracks momentarily.
Dupree throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Leonid Martinyuk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinyuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk throws a series of punches but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws a head kick that misses
and Dupree counters with a huge left! Martinyuk is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dupree isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Martinyuk from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dupree!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Dupree!
An out of breath and clearly excited Christophe Dupree thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Hanagan (ranked 223 p4p, 31 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 45 p4p, 8 weight class). Hanagan's entrance music is Guilty Until Proven Innocent. A fine choice. Mark has chosen Isä ei jätä as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
211 lbs
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211 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charley Hanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanagan slips a straight right by Mark.
Hanagan gets the takedown into side control.
Mark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mark sneaks back into half guard.
Mark wants to control but Hanagan is keeping busy.
Mark wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanagan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanagan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark wants to get back to full guard.
Hanagan is nestled in close to Mark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mark 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.
Mark is trying to get back to full guard.
Mark gets full guard.
Mark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanagan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanagan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mark keeping full guard, as Hanagan tries to pass.
Mark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanagan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanagan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mark's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan slips a nice elbow through Mark's hands, connecting with Mark's forehead.
Hanagan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanagan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanagan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mark knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hanagan lands a couple of digs.
Hanagan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mark is trying to improve his position.
Hanagan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've been hearing good reports from Hanagan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hanagan cracks Mark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Marky Mark has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hanagan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanagan wants to pass to mount but Mark is defending the position.
Hanagan throwing shots but Mark is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hanagan won't allow Mark to sweep him here.
Hanagan advances position into side control!
Hanagan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mark has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hanagan but great work by Mark.
Hanagan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanagan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hanagan is just riding it out for now. Mark eventually gives up the hold.
Hanagan gets full guard.
Mark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mark's guard.
Mark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanagan is one step ahead there.
Hanagan connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charley Hanagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mark looks to land a combination but Hanagan avoids it well.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanagan closes the distance and clinches.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Mark breaks from the clinch.
Hanagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charley Hanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mark to score with a decent uppercut.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hanagan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hanagan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanagan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanagan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hanagan cracks Mark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanagan advances to full mount.
Hanagan landing strikes from the mount and Mark is in trouble!
That has opened up Marky Mark's cut even more.
Mark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mark is rocked!
Mark can't escape the position.
Hanagan raining down shots from the mount!
Mark is still in real trouble! Can Hanagan finish him?
The cut above Marky Mark's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanagan postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mark in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mark to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charley Hanagan!
A very excited looking Charley Hanagan 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 39 p4p, 7 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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180 lbs
33 - 11 - 2 |
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174 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Coker. That's going to slow Warror down.
A jab from Coker finds it's way through Warror's defenses.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coker moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Warror thows a leg kick but Coker checks it
and Warror takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warror avoids the body shot from Coker.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Coker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Coker 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.
Warror staying out of range there.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Coker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coker.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Coker saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warror on the side of the head.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coker.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coker slips a jab and a cross from Warror.
Coker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Warror throws a push kick but Coker slaps the foot to one side.
Warror checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror avoids the body shot from Coker.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coker. That's going to slow Warror down.
Coker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coker is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warror. Coker shrugs it off though.
Coker avoids the body shot from Warror.
Coker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Warror under the eye.
Warror moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warror's calf.
Coker checks a low kick from Warror.
A punch lands to the side of Warror 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid body kick from Coker.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Coker lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror checks the leg kick.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Warror's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warror stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been informed that Coker 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.
Warror keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coker, right into the meat.
Coker throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror connects with a crisp jab.
Coker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warror fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror motions for Coker to come forward. Warror throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warror blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Warror catches Coker right on the button with a cross.
Coker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warror staying out of range there.
Coker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Coker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Warror appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Coker is looking to chop away at Warror's legs.
A clash of legs there as Warror blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Warror misses the target.
Coker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warror.
Warror swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warror takes a swing at Coker's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Coker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coker avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Coker.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Coker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warror is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
A nice side step and Coker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coker.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Coker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warror's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warror checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warror throws a quick counter kick to the body but Coker avoids it.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coker tries to close the distance and clinch but Warror swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Warror moves away from the strike by Coker.
Coker throws a big shot that misses.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coker.
Warror thumps Coker with a low kick.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Coker moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coker! But no joy.
Coker misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a nice body shot.
Coker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror tries a low kick but Coker avoids it.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warror lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coker misses with a straight left.
Coker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warror scores with a push kick.
Coker lands a nice shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Warror might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Warror keeps Coker at a distance using the push kick.
Good exchange - Warror coming out on top.
Warror has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coker.
Warror throws a low kick but Coker avoids it.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akeen Coker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warror 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.
Coker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coker feints a counter leg kick.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Coker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror misses with a low kick as Coker jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Warror checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror avoids the body shot from Coker.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Warror throws a quick counter kick to the body but Coker avoids it.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick from Coker.
Coker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
A nice side step and Coker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warror throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warror lands a slapping body shot.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coker cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Warror.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Warror blocks a low kick nicely.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Coker throws a low kick but Warror moves out of range easily.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Coker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warror's calf.
Warror is looking to slow Coker down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a leg kick but Coker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warror feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coker's calf.
Warror moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coker checks it well.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Coker.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Warror is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warror lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coker checks a leg kick.
Warror takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Coker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coker misses with a straight right.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coker.
Coker thumps Warror with a low kick.
Coker throws a chopping leg kick but Warror manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coker misses with a straight right.
Warror swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Warror avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coker is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coker just manages to avoid it.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Coker blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Warror does it's job there.
Coker throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker feints and then cracks Warror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warror down.
Coker throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coker, right into the meat.
Coker clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Coker - that landed with a thud.
Coker blocking some punches.
Coker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Coker.
Coker stalling in the clinch but Warror improves position.
Warror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coker lands a hook that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coker lands an uppercut.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coker backwards.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coker's elbow.
Coker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coker.
Coker gets through Warror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coker fails to pull guard.
Coker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coker misses with the head strike.
Warror avoids a wild elbow strike from Coker.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warror throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cokers head.
Warror lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coker clobbers Warror with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coker walks into a left hand.
Coker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coker tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coker is looking to slow Warror down with leg kicks.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Coker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror scoring well with a low kick there.
Coker takes one to the side of the head.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice cross by Coker.
Warror scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coker. Coker obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror feints and then cracks Coker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coker down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Coker avoids the head kick by Warror.
Warror throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warror staying out of range there.
Warror smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Warror moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Warror is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Coker as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
Warror just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Warror takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warror misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Coker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coker lands with a hook. Warror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker blocks the body kick.
Warror moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Coker's leg but Coker calmly moves out of range.
Coker throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Coker throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror delivers a nice body kick.
Coker cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coker scores with a jab to the head.
Coker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror 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.
Coker works Warror's body with a nice hook.
Coker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warror.
Coker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coker feints and then cracks Warror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warror down.
Warror throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror wants to slow Coker down by chopping away at his legs.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from Warror.
Warror throws a jab when Coker was well out of range.
Warror on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror checks it.
It looked like Warror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coker.
Warror takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from Warror.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coker checks a leg kick.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warror.
Good work by Coker as he checks the leg kick.
Warror throws a good cross that connects.
Coker cracks Warror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Coker.
Coker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warror throws a jab when Coker was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror checks a low kick from Coker.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Coker lands a right hook to the body.
Warror takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coker throws a low kick but Warror avoids it.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Warror misses the target.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coker under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror half committed to a counter leg kick.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Coker tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warror keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror is looking to counter punch.
Coker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Coker lands a slapping body shot.
Warror lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Warror checks a low kick from Coker.
Warror on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coker. Coker obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror walks into a straight right hand from Coker.
Coker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warror checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Warror doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror throws a leg kick but Coker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warror lands with a cross.
Coker looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Coker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coker is looking to score with low kicks.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Warror takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
Coker is looking to slow Warror down with leg kicks.
Coker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Coker loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Warror misses the target.
Warror fails to land with a series of punches.
Coker connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coker misses with an uppercut.
Coker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Warror.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
Warror takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coker. That did some damage!
Coker throws out a leg kick but Warror moves out of range and Coker only half commits.
Coker throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Warror lands a nice hook to Coker's body. Coker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coker checks a leg kick.
That kick from Warror tenderised Coker's leg. Coker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warror slips a jab from Coker.
Warror throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Warror ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker tries a quick counter leg kick but Warror is wise to it.
Donk. Coker catches Warror right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a body kick that misses.
Coker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Warror misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Warror throws a hook but Coker avoids it easily.
Coker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Coker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
A leg kick checked by Warror.
It looked like Warror was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Warror scores with a nice body kick.
Coker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Warror's head.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coker misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Coker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
Coker is looking to clinch but Warror is avoiding it.
Coker moves out of range as Warror strikes.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Warror motions for Coker to come forward. Warror throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Coker throws a front kick that sends Warror stumbling back into the ropes.
Warror cracks a nice hook into Coker's ribs.
Coker connects with a crisp jab.
Coker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coker just manages to avoid it.
Coker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coker 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 Warror has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warror and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Akeen Coker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Warror's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coker checks a low kick from Warror.
A telegraphed right hand from Warror misses the target.
Coker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
A leg kick checked by Coker.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Coker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coker tries to clinch but Warror is having none of it.
Coker wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Warror lands a glancing blow to the side of Coker's head.
Warror connects with a body shot that sends Coker's belly button to the back.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coker throws a low kick, looking for Warror's leg but Warror calmly moves out of range.
As Coker backs away, Warror returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coker.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Coker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker staying out of range there.
Coker throws a big shot that misses.
Warror connects with a body shot that sends Coker's belly button to the back.
Warror slips a straight right by Coker.
Warror checks a low kick from Coker.
Warror closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coker misses with a hook.
Warror walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coker tried to score with a low kick but Warror checks it.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Warror takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
Coker throws a wild body kick that Warror sees coming a mile off.
Coker throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coker misses.
Coker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker cracks Warror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Warror blocks the low kick.
Warror throws a low kick but Coker moves out of range easily.
Coker throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker jabs Warror right on the nose. Warror blinks but takes it well.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Warror's knee momentarily.
Coker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coker misses with a double jab
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Coker avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
Coker misses with a hook to the body
and Warror counters with a thumping low kick.
Coker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker misses with a straight right.
Coker scores with a decent looking hook.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Coker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Warror misses.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coker avoids a kick to the body.
Warror takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Warror 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.
Coker moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Coker clobbers Warror with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker throws a front kick that sends Warror stumbling back into the ropes.
Warror lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coker takes a step back to recover.
Coker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coker tries to move into range but Warror moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coker blocks a low kick nicely.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coker.
Warror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coker.
Coker avoids the body shot from Warror.
Coker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Coker sees coming a mile off.
Coker drives through and clinches with Warror against the ropes.
Coker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror working aggressively here.
Coker swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akeen Coker.
Well Coker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
A relieved looking Akeen Coker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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