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PFC 150 Urani vs Yamaguchi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 905 p4p, 101 weight class) and Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 468 p4p, 63 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Nakano moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Escobar Chavez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakano tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez is having none of it.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice right hand.
Nakano throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakano.
Nakano misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nakano moves into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakano can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
A short left from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Nakano lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar Chavez.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakanos head.
A right hand to the body from Nakano.
Nakano looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakano swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Nakano.
Nakano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakano throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakano.
Nakano looks for the body kick but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Nakano tests Escobar Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez lands a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakano - that will leave a mark!
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Nakano's shoulder, as Nakano tries to avoid the shot.
Nakano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar Chavez wants to slow Nakano down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Nakano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Escobar Chavez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakano - the referee stops the clock and Escobar Chavez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakano. Escobar Chavez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Nakano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nakano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Nakano misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Nakano avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Nakano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobar Chavezs head.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nakano trying to stall but Escobar Chavez improves his position.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Nakano.
Nakano taking a breather.
Nakano tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Nakano tries to stall but Escobar Chavez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano digs a right hand into Escobar Chavez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar Chavez's gas tank.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez cracks Nakano with a nice body shot.
Escobar Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano works over Escobar Chavez's head and body with a nice 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!
Good leg kick by Escobar Chavez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakano wants to clinch.
Nakano misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar Chavez off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nakano.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar Chavez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nakano.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nakano in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Escobar Chavez 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.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Nakano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nakano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Nakano scores with a push kick.
Nakano misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crunch! Nakano slams his shin into Escobar Chavez's torso.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and pushes Nakano back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
A body shot lands from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Nakano's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakano's elbow.
Nakano stalling against the cage.
Escobar Chavez cracks Nakano with a nice body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakano tries to stall but Escobar Chavez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Nakano.
Nakano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Nakano.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escobar Chavez gets through Nakano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Nakano tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Nakano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobar Chavezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
A short right from Nakano.
Nakano looking to stall.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Nakano.
Nakano pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nakano trying to control the position but instead, Escobar Chavez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakano into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakano misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Nakano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Nakano struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez pushes Nakano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakano looking to slow down the pace here.
Nakano struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Nakano controls the action.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez is working Nakano over against the cage.
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 Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Escobar Chavez lands a nice hook to Nakano's body. Nakano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakano is looking to land body kicks.
Nakano misses with a low kick.
Nakano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakano misses with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Nakano off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar Chavez as Nakano tries to tie him up.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Nakano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Nakano is stalling here.
Nakano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
Nakano gets through Escobar Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakano blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakano's elbow.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
A right hand to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Nakano lands a shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nakano.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nakano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Nakano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand.
Nakano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Nakano controls the action.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Nakano avoiding damage.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naoyuki Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano scores with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Nakano lands a left hand.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
Nakano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Nakano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Nakano.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Nakano lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Nakano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakano scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakano backwards.
Nakano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakano leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Nakano.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Nakano.
Nakano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nakano prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Nakano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakano lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoyuki Nakano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar Chavez 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez gave a mention to Sportivité in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 606 p4p, 84 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 1148 p4p, 150 weight class). Justis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wolf Totem - The HU kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been informed that Justis 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.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justis misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Justis's knee momentarily.
Justis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Justis just manages to avoid it.
Justis lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Justis misses with the combination.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Justis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Justis connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Justis throws a head kick that misses.
Justis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Justis thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justis is out of range.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Justis avoids it well.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Justis throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Justis misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Murphy misses.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tobias Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justis scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Justis misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy tries to work over Justis's front leg with a kick but Justis checks it.
Justis misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Justis just manages to avoid it.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Justis.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justis misses with a straight right.
A big left from Justis misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Justis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justis throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Justis moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Justis lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Justis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Justis slips the punch.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy is looking to wear down Justis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Justis misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justis checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Justis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Justis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Justis slips under a jab.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis lands a jab to the head.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Justis if he has to take too many more of those.
Justis throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Justis blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Justis misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
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 Tobias Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Justis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justis stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Justis misses with a kick to the body
and Justis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justis to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Justis moves out of range.
Tobias Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justis is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Justis down.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justis. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Justis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justis misses with a straight right.
Justis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murphy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Justis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Justis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Murphy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Justis throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justis throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy moves out of range as Justis throws a body kick.
Justis scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Justis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murphy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justis misses with a punch on the inside.
Justis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
Justis manages to break the clinch.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Justis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy 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 Justis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
A big right from Justis misses.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips a jab from Justis.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Justis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy keeps Justis at a distance using the push kick.
Justis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justis throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Justis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Justis.
Murphy tests Justis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Justis works the jab nicely.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Justis connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Murphy misses.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Justis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Justis checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Murphy throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justis connects with the punch.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis flicks out a counter leg kick but Murphy steps away.
Justis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Justis takes one to the side of the head.
Justis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Justis misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Justis was not able to check.
Justis cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Justis throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
It appears Murphy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Justis dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Justis's head and hops out.
Justis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy cracks the inside of Justis's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Justis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Justis throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Justis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Justis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justis lands a front kick.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Justis dives in and scores a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Murphy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justis throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a head kick that half lands.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Justis misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Justis checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis has a takedown stuffed.
Murphy lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justis. Justis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justis loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Justis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Justis scores with a nice strike.
Justis blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Justis checks a low kick from Murphy.
Justis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justis throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Justis throws a right hand that misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Justis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Justis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justis is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy is looking to slow Justis down with leg kicks.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Justis misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Justis.
Murphy throws a low kick but Justis moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Justis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justis.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy slips a jab from Justis.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Justis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy with a hook.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Justis misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is working an open guard so Justis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snake Duanesboy (ranked 730 p4p, 45 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 406 p4p, 25 weight class). Podolski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last Ride. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michail Podolski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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129 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michail Podolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duanesboy misses with a straight right.
Podolski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Duanesboy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Podolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Duanesboy blocks the low kick.
Duanesboy misses with a looping left.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut
and Podolski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duanesboy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Podolski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duanesboy's calf.
Podolski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duanesboy is out of range.
Duanesboy throws a shot from downtown. Podolski moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Podolski.
Duanesboy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Podolski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Podolski misses with a hook. Duanesboy ducked under it nicely.
Duanesboy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duanesboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Podolski takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski missing with a left hand there. Duanesboy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duanesboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Podolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Podolski feints and then cracks Duanesboy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duanesboy down.
Podolski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duanesboy. Duanesboy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duanesboy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Podolski tries to close the distance and clinch but Duanesboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duanesboy slips under a jab.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duanesboy cracks Podolski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duanesboy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Podolski is out of range and Duanesboy settles back down.
Podolski connects with a right hand. Duanesboy shakes it off.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Podolski saw that one coming.
Podolski misses with a body kick.
Podolski lands a nice shot to the body.
Podolski digs a good hook to Duanesboy's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Duanesboy looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
Duanesboy backing away here, and Podolski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duanesboy throws a chopping leg kick but Podolski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duanesboy.
Podolski moves away from the strike by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duanesboy misses with a hook.
Podolski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Podolski. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duanesboy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Podolski swings for the body but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Podolski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Podolski scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Podolski misses the target.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Duanesboy misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Podolski throws out a leg kick but Duanesboy moves out of range and Podolski only half commits.
Podolski defending well as Duanesboy loads up on a big left hand.
Podolski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Podolski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Podolski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duanesboy.
An inside leg kick from Duanesboy misses.
Podolski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy walks into a straight right hand from Podolski.
Duanesboy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Podolski. Podolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Podolski cracks Duanesboy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Duanesboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duanesboy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Podolski scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Podolski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Podolski.
Duanesboy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Podolski checks it well.
Duanesboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Podolski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Podolski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duanesboy swings widly with a right hand
and Podolski counters with an outside leg kick.
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Podolski - that will leave a mark!
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy scores with a hook.
Podolski cracks Duanesboy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Podolski moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Podolski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Podolski misses with an uppercut. Duanesboy saw that one coming.
Duanesboy lands a nice looking body shot.
Duanesboy wants to land a leg kick but Podolski is out of range.
Duanesboy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Podolski is able to avoid easily.
Podolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Podolski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duanesboy throws a hook but Podolski avoids it easily.
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Podolski.
Duanesboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Podolski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Podolski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Podolski looks for the body kick but Duanesboy saw that one coming.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
It looked like Duanesboy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duanesboy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Podolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duanesboy tried to counter with a leg kick but Podolski avoided it.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski 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 Duanesboy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duanesboy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Podolski throws a body punch but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Duanesboy is just out of range.
Duanesboy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Podolski.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Michail Podolski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski tries to clinch up but Duanesboy circles away and keeps his distance.
Duanesboy throws out a loose jab but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podolski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Podolski misses with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Podolski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duanesboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duanesboy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Podolski looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
Duanesboy missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duanesboy misses with a low kick.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Podolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podolski tries to clinch but Duanesboy is having none of it.
Podolski throws a chopping leg kick but Duanesboy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Podolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duanesboy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Podolski misses with a looping left.
Podolski scores with a body shot.
Podolski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Podolski thuds a left hand into Duanesboy's body.
Duanesboy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Podolski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Duanesboy avoids it.
Podolski jabs Duanesboy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Podolski misses with an uppercut.
Duanesboy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duanesboy misses with a right hand
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Podolski.
Podolski moves out of range of the leg kick from Duanesboy.
Podolski stuns Duanesboy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Podolski moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Podolski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Duanesboy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duanesboy throws a shot from downtown. Podolski moves away and avoids it.
Duanesboy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duanesboy throws a jab when Podolski was well out of range.
Podolski throws out a loose jab but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws a chopping leg kick but Duanesboy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duanesboy throws out a loose jab but Podolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Podolski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Podolski misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Podolski lands but Duanesboy takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Podolski.
Podolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Duanesboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Duanesboy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duanesboy throws a looping overhand right but Podolski ducks down to avoid it.
Podolski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duanesboy lands a jab to Podolski's midsection.
Duanesboy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duanesboy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Podolski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Duanesboy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Podolski. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Podolski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Podolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Podolski misses the target.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Podolski misses with a straight right.
It looked like Duanesboy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Podolski throws a body punch but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duanesboy.
Podolski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duanesboy.
Podolski checks the leg kick.
Duanesboy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski throws a body punch but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Duanesboy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duanesboy checks a leg kick.
Duanesboy scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy catches Podolski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Podolski.
A swing and a miss from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Podolski - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Duanesboy misses.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
Duanesboy is looking to counter punch.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duanesboy misses with a lunging right hand
and Podolski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Duanesboy.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Duanesboy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duanesboy moves away from the strike by Podolski.
Podolski looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Podolski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duanesboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Podolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duanesboy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Podolski scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Podolski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duanesboy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Podolski misses with a straight left.
Michail Podolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Podolski misses with a hook to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the body kick.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Duanesboy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duanesboy misses with a low kick.
Podolski misses with a hook
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Podolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duanesboy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duanesboy walks into a left hand.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Podolski.
Podolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duanesboy.
Podolski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duanesboy throws out a leg kick but Podolski moves out of range and Duanesboy only half commits.
Duanesboy misses with a hook.
Podolski stuns Duanesboy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Podolski throws a wild body kick that Duanesboy sees coming a mile off.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy throws a jab but it's blocked by Podolski.
Duanesboy looks to throw the jab but Podolski is out of range.
Podolski throws a chopping leg kick but Duanesboy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Podolski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Podolski scores with a nice right hand.
Snake Duanesboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski walks into a stiff left hand from Duanesboy.
Podolski throws a nice looking combination but Duanesboy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podolski looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
Podolski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duanesboy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Podolski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Podolski thows a body kick. Duanesboy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Podolski cracks Duanesboy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Podolski.
Podolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Podolski misses the shot to the body.
Podolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Duanesboy is just out of range.
Duanesboy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michail Podolski.
Well Podolski 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Podolski!
Michail Podolski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 578 p4p, 89 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 535 p4p, 78 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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208 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren throws a hook but Lucy avoids it easily.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Buren.
Van Buren throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucy counters with a good low kick that Van Buren was not able to check.
Van Buren scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but Lucy avoids it.
Van Buren moves away from the strike by Lucy.
Van Buren throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Buren lands a big head kick that sends Lucy tumbling to the mat! Van Buren takes a step backwards and waves Lucy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lucy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and Lucy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucy is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Buren finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Buren under the eye.
Lucy seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Buren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Buren throws an overhand right that lands on Lucy's shoulder, as Lucy tries to avoid the shot.
Lucy moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
Lucy scores with a nice strike.
Van Buren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Buren looks to land a left hand but Lucy moved out of range nicely.
Van Buren cracks Lucy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Van Buren has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lucy to stand back up!
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucy throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Lucy slips a jab from Van Buren.
Lucy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Buren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Buren.
Lucy blocks the body kick.
Lucy throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Lucy counter with a right hand.
Van Buren throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Buren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Buren looks to land a combination but Lucy avoids it well.
Van Buren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a left hand
and Lucy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Buren thinking.
Lucy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Buren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucy avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Lucy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Buren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucy tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Buren is wise to it.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
A jab from Lucy misses.
Lucy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucy slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Lucy lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren lands a big head kick that sends Lucy tumbling to the mat! Van Buren takes a step backwards and waves Lucy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nice uppercut lands for Lucy. That snapped Van Buren's head back.
Van Buren tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucy.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucy throws an off balance right hand
and Van Buren counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Buren misses with a straight right.
Van Buren throws an off balance right hand
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucy defending well as Van Buren loads up on a big left hand.
Lucy throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Van Buren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lucy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Buren backing away here, and Lucy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lucy thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Lucy lands.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Lucy.
Van Buren 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.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucy lands a jab to the nose.
Lucy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Lucy throws a big counter head kick but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Lucy.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Van Buren misses its intended target.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucy counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Buren toppling to the canvas! Van Buren scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lucy finish him?!
Van Buren is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucy.
Van Buren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Lucy thinks about the counter body kick.
Lucy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucy lands the left hand.
Lucy lands with a cross.
Lucy lands a jab to Van Buren's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucy lands a big right hand that sends Van Buren crashing to the mat! Lucy stays standing though and waves Van Buren back to his feet!
Oh Van Buren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Lucy misses.
Lucy digs a good hook to Van Buren's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Buren seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucy scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucy.
Lucy thumps Van Buren with a low kick.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Lucy is out of range.
Lucy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Buren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucy. Lucy obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucy lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren scores with a head kick.
Lucy drops Van Buren with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Buren looks back up at him and smiles so Lucy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lucy drops Van Buren with a huge uppercut! Van Buren drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lucy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Léonard Lucy!
Our winner, Léonard Lucy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 367 p4p, 54 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 446 p4p, 66 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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38
176 lbs
28 - 13 - 2 |
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30
170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Li appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Li closes the distance and pushes Raske back into the cage.
Raske lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li prevents a body shot from Raske.
A short right from Li.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Raske working aggressively here.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raske or not.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Raske avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raskes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raske.
Li lands a left hand.
Raske is trying to stall.
Li digs a right hand underneath Raske's ribcage. Raske let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske prevents a body shot from Li.
Raske tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Li.
Li tries to work over Raske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li blocking some punches.
Li tries to work over Raske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Li blocking some punches.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raskes head.
Li cracks Raske with a nice body shot.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raske or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is leaning against Raske and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raske looks winded!
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Li tries a body shot but Raske blocks it.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Raske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raskes head.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Raske scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li misses with the head strike.
Raske breaks from the clinch.
Raske has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Li is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Li.
A little jabbing left from Raske on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raske tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li cracks Raske with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raske's corner calls for a 1-2. Raske obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Raske.
Li 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.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Raske's side.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Li.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raske.
Raske tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li tries a body shot but Raske blocks it.
A short right from Raske.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Raske controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Raske trying to control the position but instead, Li has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raske into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raske digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Raske scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raske lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Raske tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Li misses with a body punch.
Raske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raske takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raske tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raske looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Raske misses with a hook.
Li takes a swing at Raske's ribcage but misses.
Raske scores with a nice strike.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Raske blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Li.
Raske fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raske stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raske can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Raske throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raske. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li rushes Raske and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li cracks Raske with a nice body shot.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske blocks a body shot from Li.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske misses with some punches.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raske lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li misses with some punches.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Li misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Raske blocks a body shot from Li.
Raske throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Raske.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske lands a body shot.
Raske looking for a takedown.
Li misses with some punches.
Li pushes Raske back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raske is rocked!
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Raske is looking for a takedown.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Raske avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Raske takes a shot to the head.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Raske is leaning against Li and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Li misses with the head strike.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raske is breathing heavily.
Li working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Li.
Li working aggressively here.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Li lands a body punch.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raske takes a shot to the head.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske scores with a shoulder strike.
Li lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Raske lands an uppercut.
Raske's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raske. That did some damage!
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske takes one on the button.
Raske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li throws a low kick but Raske moves out of range easily.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raske looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Raske missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raske blocks a head kick by Li.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raske checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raske blocks a leg kick.
Li throws a body shot but no joy.
Raske checks a leg kick.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Raske.
Li misses with a straight left.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Raske throws a chopping leg kick but Li manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Li.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raske checks it well.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Raske's belly button to the back.
Raske misses with a straight right.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske jabs at Li's body.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raske to score with a decent uppercut.
Raske tries a head kick but it misses.
Raske wants to slow Li down by chopping away at his legs.
Li tries a low kick but Raske avoids it.
Raske slips under a jab.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li throws out a loose jab but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Raske ducks down to avoid it.
Li misses with a straight right.
Raske avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raske goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Raske with the counter takedown but Li avoids it easily.
Li thuds a left hand into Raske's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raske 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 Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raske scores with a shot to the body.
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Li.
Raske scores with a body shot.
Raske swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Raske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raske avoids the body shot from Li.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Raske had a free shot at his head there.
Li throws a hook to the side of Raske's head but Raske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Thomas Raske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raske crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Raske gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Raske manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Raske doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Li throws out a loose jab but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yonglong Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Raske 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.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li jabs Raske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raske throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Raske.
Li slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Li.
Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raske looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Raske just misses with a punch to the body.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Raske's belly button to the back.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raske misses the jab.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li throws a shot to the body.
Raske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raske can pounce on him.
Li on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Yonglong Li.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonglong Li!
An out of breath Yonglong Li 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zammy Bailey (ranked 456 p4p, 67 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 299 p4p, 41 weight class). Michael Bennet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet avoids a kick to the body.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Bennet. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Bennet.
Bennet cracks Bailey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bailey misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Bailey saw that one coming.
Bennet cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Bailey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bennet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bailey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Bennet on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennet's head.
Bailey throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bailey lands a nice shot that snaps Bennet's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Bailey seems unphased.
Bennet lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bennet.
Bennet connects with a jab.
Bailey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bailey lands with a shot to the body.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey tried to counter with a leg kick but Bennet avoided it.
Bailey throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet lands a head shot.
Bailey moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bailey swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bailey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bailey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bennet's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennet slips a jab from Bailey.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey lands a head kick. Bennet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bennet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet lands a head shot.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennet doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennet takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Michael Bennet's cut even more.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey stuns Bennet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennet lands a glancing blow to the side of Bailey's head.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
Bennet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
Bennet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bailey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bennet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bailey swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Bennet thows a body kick. Bailey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bailey throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Bailey misses.
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!
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bailey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Michael Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Bennet jabs Bailey right on the nose. Bailey blinks but takes it well.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey thuds his right hand into Bennet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Bennet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bailey is looking to wear down Bennet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bailey takes a step back to recover.
Bennet punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennet.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennet on the side of the head.
The cut above Michael Bennet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Bennet needs to keep his hands up - Bailey had a free shot at his head there.
Bennet thows a body kick. Bailey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bennet lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey. Bailey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey throws a leg kick that misses.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bailey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Bennet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bailey tries to move into range but Bennet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bennet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
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!
Bennet swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bennet closes the distance but Bailey moves to the side
and Bailey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennet thinking.
Bennet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet with a hook.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bennet fakes the leg kick and cracks Bailey in the body.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Bennet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet fakes the leg kick and cracks Bailey in the body.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bailey lands a body shot.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennet blocks the leg kick.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Bailey's body.
Bennet jabs Bailey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bailey works Bennet's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Bailey down.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bennet works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Bennet.
Bailey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bailey there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a jab.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennet.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Bennet.
Zammy Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bennet lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.
Bailey throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bailey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennet - the referee stops the clock and Bailey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennet. Bailey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet lands a nice looking body kick.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bennet.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Bailey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bailey misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus MacNamara (ranked 250 p4p, 16 weight class) and Lincoln Storm (ranked 327 p4p, 45 weight class). MacNamara comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones - I Wanna Live. Lincoln Storm will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Storm 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.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Storm tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
MacNamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from MacNamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Storm avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with a low kick.
Storm swinging wildly here.
MacNamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacNamara throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacNamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacNamara tries to keep at a distance but Storm has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacNamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MacNamara defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm moves into the clinch.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacNamara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by MacNamara.
MacNamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacNamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch up.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from MacNamara.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
MacNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Storm tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
And Storm tries to counter it with a takedown but MacNamara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a straight right.
MacNamara thinks about countering with a body kick.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacNamara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Storm's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Storm throws a right and a left that MacNamara avoids nicely.
MacNamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
MacNamara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
MacNamara slips under a jab from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm with a hook.
Storm throws a jab when MacNamara was well out of range.
Storm blocks the body kick.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm misses with a looping right.
MacNamara misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from MacNamara.
Storm misses with a straight right.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Storm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MacNamara takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Storm.
A shot to the liver by MacNamara. Beautiful body shot.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
MacNamara defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Storm dodges the punch combination from MacNamara.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Storm misses.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm walks into a stiff left hand from MacNamara.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm closes the distance looking to clinch
and MacNamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and MacNamara counters with a body kick that stops Storm in his tracks momentarily.
Storm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Storm there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Storm tries to counter by closing the distance.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
Storm lands a jab to the head.
MacNamara misses with a straight right.
Storm wants to counter the offense by MacNamara and move into the clinch position.
MacNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
MacNamara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
MacNamara misses with a shot to the body
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm rushes MacNamara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacNamara manages to break the clinch.
A jab from MacNamara does it's job there.
Storm shoots in and drives through. MacNamara sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Storm scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm scores with a nice strike.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting MacNamara here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Storm misses with a hook
and MacNamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
Storm throws a jab when MacNamara was well out of range.
MacNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara connects with a nice looking jab.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and MacNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Storm misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara slips a jab from Storm.
Seamus MacNamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm checks a low kick from MacNamara.
Storm rushes MacNamara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacNamara tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing MacNamara back against the cage.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacNamara slips a straight right by Storm.
MacNamara swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
MacNamara lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
MacNamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacNamara throws a body kick that misses.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from MacNamara.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Storm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
Storm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm misses with a wild 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!
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and MacNamara counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Storm misses.
MacNamara throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
Storm connects with a jab.
A low kick from Storm misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
MacNamara 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.
MacNamara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacNamara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm defending well as MacNamara loads up on a big left hand.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at MacNamara's knee but MacNamara avoids it well.
Storm slips under a jab from MacNamara.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacNamara lands with a good body shot.
Storm tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
MacNamara throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacNamara as he jumps to the side.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacNamara's waist but MacNamara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
MacNamara is looking to counter punch.
Storm tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacNamara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seamus MacNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Storm.
A big right from MacNamara misses.
A little jabbing left from Storm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacNamara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Storm takes a step back to recover.
MacNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MacNamara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacNamara.
MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
A jab from MacNamara misses.
Storm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm misses with a low kick.
MacNamara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm lands a jab to MacNamara's midsection.
Storm lands an overhand right.
MacNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacNamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacNamara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Storm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacNamara wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacNamara blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from MacNamara misses the target.
MacNamara keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
MacNamara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacNamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Storm motions for MacNamara to come forward. Storm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacNamara throws a front kick that sends Storm stumbling back into the cage.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Storm thuds a left hand into MacNamara's body.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but MacNamara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
MacNamara throwing a counter right hand but Storm manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for MacNamara. That snapped Storm's head back.
Lincoln Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
MacNamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
MacNamara loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Storm's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacNamara under the eye.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with an inside leg kick.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
MacNamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacNamara scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but MacNamara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MacNamara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacNamara, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nordskov (ranked 137 p4p, 8 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 416 p4p, 27 weight class). Nordskov comes to the cage accompanied by Fugle. Nobunaga Tanaka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a body kick
and Nordskov counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Nordskov tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Nordskov sizes up Tanaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanaka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nordskov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nordskov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Nordskov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nordskov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Nordskov checks it.
Tanaka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Nordskov moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Nordskov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nordskov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tanaka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nordskov.
Tanaka throws a hook but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Nordskov - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice cross by Nordskov.
Nordskov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Nordskov.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Nordskov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nordskov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nordskov there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Tanaka darts in looking for a takedown but Nordskov gets double underhooks and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Nordskov avoids a kick to the body.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Nordskov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanaka. That did some damage!
Nordskov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Nordskov throws a good cross that connects.
Nordskov throws a leg kick which misses Tanaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanaka tries to avoid it.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Tanaka.
As Tanaka backs away, Nordskov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka swings widly with a right hand
and Nordskov counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mads Nordskov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nordskov catches Tanaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Nordskov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nordskov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a hook to the side of Tanaka's head but Tanaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Nordskov.
Tanaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nordskov checks it well.
Nordskov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tanaka if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nordskov works the jab nicely.
Nordskov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Nordskov. Nordskov maintains the clinch.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nordskov's elbow.
Nordskov lands with a left to the head.
Nordskov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
Tanaka gets through Nordskov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Nordskov.
Tanaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nordskov gets through Tanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov works on Tanaka's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Nordskov as the two fighters clinch.
Nordskov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch but Nordskov improves position.
A short right from Tanaka.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tanaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanaka working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nordskov has passed into half guard!
Tanaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nordskov pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to get to full guard but Nordskov has control of the leg.
Tanaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nordskov passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanaka misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Tanaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov tries to clinch up.
Tanaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Nordskov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nordskov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nordskov cracks Tanaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a hook but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Nordskov scores with a jab to the body.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Nordskov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Nordskov moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov staying out of range there.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nordskov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Nordskov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanaka momentarily.
Tanaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a nice hook to Nordskov's body. Nordskov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mads Nordskov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordskov jabs at Tanaka's body.
Tanaka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nordskov.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nordskov is looking to counter punch.
Nordskov scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Nordskov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nordskov connects with a crisp jab.
Tanaka throws a low kick but Nordskov avoids it.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Tanaka avoids it.
Nordskov blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tanaka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nordskov drops his hands momentarily and Tanaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nordskov thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Nordskov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nordskov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nordskov scores with a nice right hand.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Nordskov lands a lovely overhand right.
Nordskov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nordskov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
Tanaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tanaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nordskov.
Nordskov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nordskov.
A jab lands there for Tanaka.
A slow jab from Nordskov misses its intended target.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nordskov misses.
Good work by Nordskov as he checks the leg kick.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the body.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
and Nordskov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nordskov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tanaka lands an overhand right.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanaka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordskov.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nordskov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanaka on the side of the head.
Tanaka defending well as Nordskov loads up on a big left hand.
Nordskov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanaka tries to move into range but Nordskov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tanaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Nordskov.
Nordskov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordskov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Nordskov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nordskov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Nordskov.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nordskov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanaka. That did some damage!
Nordskov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nordskov has time to react.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut.
Tanaka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nordskov quickly recovers to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nordskov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nordskov won't allow Tanaka to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's time! Nordskov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nordskov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tanaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Nordskov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nordskov.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Tanaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nordskov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Nordskov tried to score with a low kick but Tanaka checks it.
Tanaka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tanaka 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nordskov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordskov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Nordskov.
Nordskov takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka throws a low kick, looking for Nordskov's leg but Nordskov calmly moves out of range.
Tanaka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Nordskov coming out on top.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. Tanaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordskov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nordskov takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka with the counter takedown but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Nordskov scores with a hook.
Tanaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nordskov thows a body kick. Tanaka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nordskov lands a jab to the head.
Nordskov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordskov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Nordskov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nordskov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Tanaka scores with a hook.
That kick from Tanaka tenderised Nordskov's leg. Nordskov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nordskov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Nobunaga Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Nordskov ducks down to avoid it.
Nordskov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tanaka walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Nordskov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Nordskov avoids it with no problem.
Nordskov throws a leg kick which misses Tanaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanaka tries to avoid it.
Tanaka throws a push kick but Nordskov slaps the foot to one side.
Nordskov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nordskov.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Nordskov thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Nordskov blocks a jab.
Nordskov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov connects with an inside leg kick.
Nordskov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanaka's head.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tanaka swings for the body but Nordskov moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tanaka there.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Tanaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tanaka tries to land a front kick but Nordskov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Nordskov ducks down to avoid it.
Nordskov is looking to counter punch.
Nordskov works Tanaka's body with a nice hook.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Tanaka.
Nordskov jabs Tanaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Nordskov moved away.
Nordskov moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Tanaka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tanaka tries to move into range but Nordskov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Nordskov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nordskov rushes Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Nordskov as the two fighters clinch.
Nordskov digs a right hand into Tanaka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanaka's gas tank.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
Nordskov thuds his right hand into Tanaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nordskov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mads Nordskov thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thompson (ranked 212 p4p, 31 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 247 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bjorn Ragnarsson enters the cage!
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thompson with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnarsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thompson will feel that in the morning.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.
Thompson clinches up with Ragnarsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson 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.
Thompson tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Thompson dips a shoulder and cracks Ragnarsson with a mighty uppercut! Ragnarsson falls back against the cage and Thompson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ragnarsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thompson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 102 p4p, 17 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 59 p4p, 9 weight class). Yamaguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yama Yama. Kai Yamaguchi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urani.
Urani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Urani is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Urani throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Urani throws a head kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Urani's front leg with a kick but Urani checks it.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamaguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Urani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaguchi jabs Urani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Yamaguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urani looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urani on the side of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses
and Urani makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yamaguchi really felt that one!
Urani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Urani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Urani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamaguchi as he connects with a hook.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Urani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Kai Yamaguchi has been cut.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Urani misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Urani.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Urani looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Urani moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a solid leg kick but Urani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamaguchi.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Urani moved away.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urani scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Urani misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani takes one to the chin there.
Urani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Yamaguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
Urani moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
A bone on bone clash there as Urani blocks the leg kick.
Urani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Yamaguchi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Urani blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamaguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Urani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Urani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamaguchi.
Urani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Urani avoids it with no problem.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Urani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamaguchi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Urani will feel that in the morning.
Yamaguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamaguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamaguchi connects with a body shot that sends Urani's belly button to the back.
Yamaguchi swinging wildly here.
Urani tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
Urani misses with a body shot
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Urani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Urani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urani moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Urani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Urani slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urani is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick which misses Urani's front leg but catches the back leg as Urani tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Urani takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamaguchi. That's going to slow Urani down.
Urani cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
Urani misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Urani walks into a straight right hand from Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamaguchi counters with a body kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi cracks Urani with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Yamaguchi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Urani misses with a looping right.
Urani throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Urani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urani throws a lazy uppercut
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Urani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamaguchi thinking.
A low kick from Urani misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Urani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yamaguchi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Urani blocks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urani circles away quickly and effectively.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Urani staying out of range there.
Urani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Yamaguchi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Urani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamaguchi connects with a jab.
Urani avoids a kick to the body.
Urani throws a quick counter head kick but Yamaguchi was just out of range.
Urani throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Urani steps away.
Yamaguchi scores with a push kick.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Urani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamaguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamaguchi feints a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with the punch.
Urani swings widly with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Yamaguchi with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamaguchi 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 Urani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi scores with a jab. Urani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamaguchi, right into the meat.
Urani misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
Urani slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick
and Urani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Urani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Urani strikes.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Urani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
Jab from Urani.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Urani down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamaguchi connects with the punch.
Urani scores with a nice head shot.
Urani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Urani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamaguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Urani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urani misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Urani might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Urani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi cracks Urani with an open hand slap.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Yamaguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Yamaguchi was not able to check.
Urani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamaguchi blocks a head kick by Urani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Yamaguchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Urani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Urani checks it.
Urani throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Urani throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Urani to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Yamaguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamaguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Urani.
Urani checks a leg kick.
As Yamaguchi backs away, Urani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Urani avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Urani throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A low kick from Yamaguchi misses
and Urani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Urani misses.
No joy there for Yamaguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
A big right from Urani misses.
Urani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani throws a quick counter head kick but Yamaguchi was just out of range.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Urani down by chopping away at his legs.
Urani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Urani throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy body kick
and Urani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Urani.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Urani moves out of range.
Yamaguchi cracks Urani with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the body from Yamaguchi misses
and Urani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urani throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Urani blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Urani takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Urani throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
Urani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamaguchi.
Urani dips to his left and cracks Yamaguchi with an uppercut!
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Urani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani misses the jab.
Yamaguchi lands with a hook. Urani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urani moves forwards but Yamaguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kai Yamaguchi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Urani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamaguchi misses with a left hand
and Urani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick which misses Urani's front leg but catches the back leg as Urani tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Urani misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Urani saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Urani.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Urani's legs.
Crunch! Yamaguchi slams his shin into Urani's torso.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
Urani misses with a hook to the body
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Urani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Urani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Urani slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi lunges at Urani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urani's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi lands the left hand.
Urani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi with a nice cross.
Yamaguchi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi lands with a right hand.
Urani throws a leg kick
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Urani moves out of range easily.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Yamaguchi.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Yamaguchi misses
and Urani counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamaguchi's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Yamaguchi misses
and Urani counters with a left to the body.
Yamaguchi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yamaguchi scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Urani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross.
Urani throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Urani throws an off balance right hand
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Urani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urani misses with the body kick
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urani throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamaguchi 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi! Kai Yamaguchi retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Yamaguchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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