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PFC 152 Aiken vs Yoshida PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2037 p4p, 206 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 2898 p4p, 263 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Wasyl Plutov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wasyl Plutov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Plutov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plutov drops his hands momentarily and Head takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Head slips under a jab.
Head tries to land a front kick but Plutov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov closes the distance and pushes Head back into the cage.
Plutov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Head's defenses.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Plutov has the dominant position.
Plutov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Garrick Head has been cut.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.
Head can't break the clinch.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Head's head.
Plutov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov moves out of range as Head strikes.
Head tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov scores with a head kick.
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!
Plutov lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Head. That's going to slow Plutov down.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov rushes Head and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Plutov as he connects with a hook.
Plutov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Head checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Head misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Head as he connects with a hook.
Head on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Plutov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Head is able to avoid easily.
Plutov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Plutov walks into a stiff left hand from Head.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head throws out a counter right but Plutov avoids it with no problem.
Plutov throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Head on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Head there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plutov lands a head shot.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov throws out a loose jab but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Plutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plutov defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Head walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plutov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Plutov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head misses the jab.
Head throws a jab when Plutov was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Plutov.
Head throws a series of punches but Plutov moves out of range.
Head rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Plutov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plutov.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Head drops his hands momentarily and Plutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
Plutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Head was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Head darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Head throws a nice looking combination but Plutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plutov scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Plutov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov needs to keep his hands up - Head had a free shot at his head there.
Head feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Head getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Head swinging wildly here.
Plutov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Head on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Plutov as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Head missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head misses with a low kick.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Plutov checks a low kick from Head.
Plutov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Plutov misses with an uppercut.
Head throws out a counter right but Plutov avoids it with no problem.
Head on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Head avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov lands with a hook. Head tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Head throws the left hand but Plutov avoids the punch easily.
Plutov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Head has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov blocks a head kick by Head.
Plutov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head connects with an inside leg kick.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov lands with a nice body punch.
Plutov lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plutov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Head has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Head there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garrick Head's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Head misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
Head walks into a left hand.
Head lands with a hook. Plutov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plutov lands a nice looking body kick.
Plutov throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Head there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Head thumps Plutov with a low kick.
Plutov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plutov throws out a loose jab but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Head.
Plutov with a hook.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head fails with an attempt to clinch.
Head throws a leg kick but Plutov moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Plutov misses.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Plutov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Plutov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Plutov swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Head takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Head jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Plutov tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Head thuds his right hand into Plutov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Head ducks down to avoid it.
Head is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Plutov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Head.
Plutov lands a really nice looking cross but Head seems unphased.
Head loads up on a big right hand but Plutov slips the punch.
As Head looks to move away, Plutov throws a big counter combo but Head just gets out of the way.
Head walks into a jab.
Plutov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Head is out of range and Plutov settles back down.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plutov throws a jab when Head was well out of range.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Head misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head is trying to push Plutov away but Plutov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to break free.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Head managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Head's efforts to push away.
Head is trying to break free.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plutov connects with a high kick.
Plutov lands with an uppercut that bounces Head off the cage and back into range.
Head gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Plutov keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Head just manages to avoid it.
Plutov throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Head throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plutov.
Head throws out a leg kick but Plutov moves out of range and Head only half commits.
Head tries to clinch but Plutov is having none of it.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head throws a leg kick but Plutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Plutov moves away and avoids it.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
Plutov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Head ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Plutov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head punishes Plutov's body with a nice straight punch.
Head misses with a hook. Plutov ducked under it nicely.
Head throws a head kick but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Head takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plutov with a hook.
Head on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Plutov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Head misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
It looked like Plutov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plutov rushes Head and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Plutov lands a body punch.
Head is trying to push Plutov away but Plutov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Head is looking to break free of the clinch but Plutov has double underhooks.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Head 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plutov scores with a punch to the head.
Plutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov scores with a hook.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head throws a leg kick but Plutov checks it.
Head keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Plutov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Head. Head circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Plutov closes the distance and pushes Head back into the cage.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plutov takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutov taking a breather.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Head fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head scores with a jab to the head.
Plutov defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Plutov lands a right hook to the body.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head throws the left hand but Plutov avoids the punch easily.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plutov.
Plutov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Head walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garrick Head'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!
Head misses with a body shot.
Plutov slips under a jab from Head.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Head misses with a looping left.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Head.
Head swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Plutov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Head tenderised Plutov's leg. Plutov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head misses the jab.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Head manages to avoid it.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Head is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov keeps control of Head as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Head breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with a looping right.
Head throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Plutov moves away and avoids it.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Head.
Plutov lands a head kick. Head smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Plutov takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Head releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Plutov slips under a jab from Head.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plutov lands with a cross.
Head tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Head takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Head tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Plutov throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov thuds his right hand into Head's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plutov backs up against the cage.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head throws a hook but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov misses with a few strikes there.
Plutov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov lands a lovely overhand right.
Plutov throws out a leg kick but Head moves out of range and Plutov only half commits.
Plutov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Head jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Plutov thumps Head with a low kick.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov slips a straight right by Head.
Plutov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plutov.
Plutov lands an overhand right.
Head takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov fails to land with a series of punches.
Head rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plutov pushes Head up against the cage in a clinch.
Head prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Plutov ducks down to avoid it.
Head misses with a jab to the body
letting Plutov counter with a right hand.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head lands with a cross.
Plutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Head is just out of range.
Head missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head tries to score with a low kick but Plutov moves his leg out of the way.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Head.
Head misses with a looping left.
Plutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plutov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov throws a head kick but Head moves out of range.
Head gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Head connects with a nice looking jab.
Plutov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Head in his tracks.
Plutov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plutov duly obliges.
Plutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
That kick from Plutov tenderised Head's leg. Head is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plutov throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrick Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head moves away from the strike by Plutov.
Head looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Head on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Plutov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a head kick.
Head drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plutov 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 2604 p4p, 322 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 1204 p4p, 174 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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35
188 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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40
190 lbs
26 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suf's sensitive parts.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Suf slaps the foot to one side.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford moves into the clinch.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Suf swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Suf moves out of range.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Suf.
Rutherford misses with a straight right.
Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick
and Suf counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suf works the jab nicely.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suf lands with a good body shot.
Rutherford needs to keep his hands up - Suf had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Suf does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Suf.
Good shot there by Suf.
Rutherford is rocked!
We've been told by Suf's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford is looking to slow Suf down with leg kicks.
Suf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutherford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob Suf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suf thumps Rutherford with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Rutherford.
It looks like Bob Suf has been cut.
Rutherford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford shoots in and drives through. Suf sprawls well.
Suf misses with a hook.
Rutherford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suf as he jumps to the side.
Suf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Suf counters with a crisp right that sends Rutherford to the canvas! Suf follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Suf!
A relieved looking Bob Suf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 1315 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 408 p4p, 58 weight class). Van Veen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Give it ALL. 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 Ludo Van Veen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen throws a solid leg kick but Stevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Veen.
Van Veen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Van Veen scores with a spinning back kick!
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Van Veen moved away.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Veen walks into a left hand.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Veen is just out of range.
Stevenson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Veen manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Stevenson's head coaches at Rickys House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Van Veen moves out of range.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Van Veen with a series of wild strikes but Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Van Veen's shoulder, as Van Veen tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Van Veen tries to land a body kick
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevenson connects with a body shot that sends Van Veen's belly button to the back.
Van Veen throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen connects with a single shot there.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Veen lands with a good body shot.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Van Veen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Van Veen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStevenson.
Stevenson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Veen.
Van Veen blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Van Veen connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Van Veen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Veen also avoids with ease.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Veen lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Van Veen blocks a jab.
Van Veen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
Van Veen scores with a nice strike.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
Van Veen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Veen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Veen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevenson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
Van Veen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Veen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stevenson.
Nice shot lands for Van Veen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevenson takes a step back to recover.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
A jab from Van Veen misses.
Van Veen stuns Stevenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Veen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Veen connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Stevenson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson tries to land a leg kick but Van Veen saw it coming and moves away.
Van Veen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Veen misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Van Veen takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Stevenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludo Van Veen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Veen.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Veen.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Veen 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.
Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
Stevenson gets tackled into the cage by Van Veen. Van Veen maintains the clinch.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen pushes Stevenson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Veen throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson throwing a counter right hand but Van Veen manages to avoid it.
Van Veen connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson ducks right into an uppercut from Van Veen.
Stevenson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Stevenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Veen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stevenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Veen.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Van Veen swings widly with a right hand
and Stevenson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Veen manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Stevenson finds it's way through Van Veen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
Van Veen blocks a leg kick.
Van Veen slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Van Veen cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Veen.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Veen lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Veen moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Van Veen scores with a jab.
Van Veen misses with a looping left.
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Veen at a distance.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Veen.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Veen digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Van Veen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Veen throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson scores with a head kick. Van Veen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Veen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Veen lands with a nice body punch.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Veen jabs at Stevenson's body.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Van Veen misses with a hook
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Van Veen.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Van Veen looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Van Veen lands a jab to Stevenson's midsection.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Veen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Van Veen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Veen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Van Veen scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Van Veen moved away.
And Van Veen responds with a good body kick, but Stevenson manages to step out the way in time.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Van Veen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Van Veen misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Van Veen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Veen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Van Veen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Van Veen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Van Veen both land. Nice combination.
Stevenson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Veen.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Veen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Veen looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevenson avoids a kick to the body.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Veen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Van Veen moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Stevenson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Stevenson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Van Veen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Veen.
Van Veen slips a jab from Stevenson.
Van Veen blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Veen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Veen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adonis Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Van Veen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Stevenson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stevenson.
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Veen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Veen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Veen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Veen cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Veen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Veen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Veen dips to his left and cracks Stevenson with an uppercut!
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
Van Veen lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevenson swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Veen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
The crowd cheers as Van Veen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
Van Veen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stevenson under the eye.
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Van Veen scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Van Veen as he checks the leg kick.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Van Veen moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick from Van Veen.
Stevenson 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.
Van Veen with a nice cross.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Veen misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Van Veen lands with a right hand.
Van Veen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevenson. That did some damage!
Stevenson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Veen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson walks into a stiff left hand from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Veen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Veen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Veen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Van Veen.
Stevenson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Veen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 1042 p4p, 135 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 1043 p4p, 136 weight class). Dimitrov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drake - Energy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reign throws out the jab.
Reign lands a slapping body shot.
Dimitrov throws a body punch but Reign moves out of range.
Dimitrov throws a body punch but Reign moves out of range.
Reign appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dimitrov cracks Reign with a good jab.
Dimitrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reign to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dimitrov is pulling down on Reign's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dimitrov seems keen to control Reign's posture.
Reign preventing the sweep.
Dimitrov keeping moving, preventing Reign from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reign lands a nice hook to Dimitrov's body. Dimitrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reign fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimitrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reign fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dimitrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reign cracks Dimitrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reign fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reign jabs Dimitrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reign tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Reign.
Reign shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reign was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dimitrov stops Reign from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign slows the pace down.
Dimitrov is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Reign is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dimitrov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reign tries for a kimura but Dimitrov is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dimitrov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dimitrov working to try and regain half guard.
Dimitrov is squirming around, avoiding Reign's attempts to control the action.
Dimitrov is looking to get to half guard.
Reign moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dimitrov has worked his arm free - good work by Dimitrov!
Reign staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimitrov scores with a punch to the head.
Reign has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reign fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
Dimitrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Dimitrov misses its intended target.
Reign now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrov misses with a shot to the body
and Reign counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Reign takes a swing at Dimitrov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reign.
Reign throws the kick towards the body but Dimitrov avoids it.
Reign scores with a push kick.
Dimitrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reign misses with a straight right.
Reign misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel Dimitrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reign jabs at Dimitrov's body.
Reign gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimitrov.
Reign changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reign throws a push kick but Dimitrov slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrov is looking to counter punch.
Dimitrov misses with a body shot.
Reign is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dimitrov with a body shot.
Reign lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrov throws a low kick but Reign moves out of range easily.
Dimitrov avoids the body shot from Reign.
Reign tries to land a body kick
enabling Dimitrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Reign punishes Dimitrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Reign fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Reign finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reign connects with a body shot.
Reign scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reign, as that shot connected.
Reign scores with a one two! Dimitrov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reign swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimitrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reign is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimitrov rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reign connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a body shot.
Reign swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It appears Dimitrov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dimitrov moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Reign.
Dimitrov throws a jab when Reign was well out of range.
Reign scores with a jab. Dimitrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reign uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrov.
Dimitrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reign shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Dimitrov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Dimitrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Reign was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reign lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dimitrov's sensitive parts.
Dimitrov throws a low kick but Reign moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Dimitrov.
Reign lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Reign does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimitrov moves out of range as Reign throws a body kick.
Reign throws a push kick but Dimitrov slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reign.
Reign throws a push kick but Dimitrov slaps the foot to one side.
Reign ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimitrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dimitrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Reign feints and then cracks Dimitrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimitrov down.
Dimitrov misses with a right hand
and Reign counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimitrov thinking.
Reign throws a leg kick which misses Dimitrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dimitrov tries to avoid it.
Reign lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov checks a low kick from Reign.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimitrov misses the target.
Reign slips under a jab from Dimitrov.
Reign tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimitrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reign throws a right hand that misses
and Reign takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reign stuns Dimitrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reign punishes Dimitrov's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. Dimitrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reign comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reign tries a low kick but Dimitrov avoids it.
Daniel Dimitrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Reign misses.
Dimitrov misses with a low kick.
Dimitrov sets himself, and Reign steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimitrov avoids it this time.
Reign connects with a body shot.
Dimitrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reign's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dimitrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reign scrambles back to his feet.
Reign tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimitrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimitrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Reign avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a nice shot that snaps Dimitrov's head back.
Daniel Dimitrov's cut is getting worse.
Reign displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reign doesn't seem bothered though.
Reign moves out of range as Dimitrov throws a body kick.
A big left from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Reign counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimitrov, right into the meat.
Reign scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Titan Reign is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dimitrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Reign comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reign 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Reign!
Titan Reign spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 334 p4p, 54 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 437 p4p, 64 weight class). Lager has chosen Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
194 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lager tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Lager.
No joy there for Lager, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lager takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Lager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith thuds his right hand into Lager's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Lager pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Lager avoids the head kick by Smith.
Lager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Lager ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lager takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lager moved out of range.
Lager feints the counter takedown.
Lager looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Lager shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Smith's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lager scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith pulls Lager in close to his closed guard and prevents Lager from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Lager is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Lager connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lager distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lager tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Lager is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lager trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lager throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Lager misses with a kick to the body.
Lager throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lager takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lager fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aito Lager.
Lager cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
A punch combination from Lager misses.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lager on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Lager does no damage.
Lager has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Lager's ribs.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lager with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Lager rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a head kick that Lager semi-blocks.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lager throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lager dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Lager's head and hops out.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLager.
Lager drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lager sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lager's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lager trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lager fails with a takedown attempt.
Lager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith takes a swing at Lager's ribcage but misses.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lager shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Lager slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lager. Lager obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aito Lager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lager slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Lager.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lager counters with a stiff right hand.
Lager takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lager avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lager was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith punishes Lager's body with a nice straight punch.
Lager feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is trying to control the position but Lager postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Lager not doing much here.
Smith is controlling Lager's trapped leg to prevent Lager from advancing to side control.
Smith is looking to control Lager's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith wants to improve his position but Lager is controlling well.
Smith has hold of Lager's hands but Lager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lager is looking to stall here but Smith recovers full guard.
Lager in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Lager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
Lager with a nice head shot there.
Lager stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lager trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager lands a couple of digs.
Lager is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is pulling down on Lager's head to control his posture.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Lager slips an elbow through the middle.
Lager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lager stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lager.
Lager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lager is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lager landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager looking to pass the guard.
Lager trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lager preventing the sweep.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lager trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lager wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lager with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lager throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lager.
Smith jabs at Lager's body.
Lager is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lager throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lager swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith cracks Lager with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lager takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lager was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Lager slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Lager.
Lager steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lager throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Lager shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Lager slips an elbow through the middle.
Lager wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Lager lands a couple of digs.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lager doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lager manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aito Lager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith controls Lager momentarily but Lager frees himself.
Lager throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith controls Lager momentarily but Lager frees himself.
Lager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lager advances position into side control!
Lager looking to control but instead Smith has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lager scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith has hold of Lager's hands but Lager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lager wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Lager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lager pulls his head out easily.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Lager is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping hold of Lager's head, controlling as best he can.
Lager is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lager to get the leverage.
Smith wants to control but Lager is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is not content to let Lager control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lager is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lager trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lager controls the pace.
Lager postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lager dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith digs a good body shot into Lager's ribs.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith is controlling Lager's trapped leg to prevent Lager from advancing to side control.
Smith trying to hold on to Lager's head to control him but Lager postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aito Lager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lager has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aito Lager!
An out of breath Aito Lager 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 541 p4p, 71 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 358 p4p, 52 weight class). Lach has chosen Soel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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259 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo misses with a body shot
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castillo throws a chopping leg kick but Lach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lach keeps the fight on the outside.
Lach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo moves out of range of the body kick from Lach.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lach ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Lach lands with a right hand.
Castillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lach.
Castillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Lach is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Castillo.
Lach looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lach.
Good exchange - Castillo coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Castillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a lazy right hand but Lach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castillo scores with a shot to the body.
Lach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castillo, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Gniewomir Lach's cut even more.
Lach scores with a nice head shot.
Castillo looks to throw the jab but Lach is out of range.
Castillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lach.
Castillo throws a looping overhand right but Lach ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillo.
Lach throws a lazy right hand but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castillo, right into the meat.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Castillo throws a leg kick
and Lach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo cracks Lach with a big right hand and Lach goes down!
Lach is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo advances position into side control!
Lach is still in real trouble! Can Castillo finish him?
Castillo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Castillo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lach will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lach manages to work his way to half guard, despite Castillo's best efforts.
Lach seems to have recovered his senses.
Castillo is pressing down on Lach's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lach is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lach tries to get to full guard but Castillo has control of the leg.
Lach trying to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Castillo tries to take his opponent's back but Lach turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lach won't allow Castillo to sweep him here.
Castillo working a defensive guard here.
Lach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lach is continuing to stall.
Lach trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Lach from controlling successfully.
Castillo wants to control the position but Lach says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Castillo is looking for a sweep. Lach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lach is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castillo's corner calls for a 1-2. Castillo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Castillo misses.
Castillo looks to land a right hand but Lach moved out of range.
Lach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castillo sizes up Lach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lach moves out of range of the strikes.
Lach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castillo misses with an uppercut.
Castillo lands with a shot to the body.
Castillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Castillo tries to move into range but Lach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lach can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo digs a good body shot into Lach's ribs.
Castillo throws a body punch but Lach moves out of range.
Castillo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The cut above Gniewomir Lach's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo closes the distance and clinches.
Castillo slowing the pace effectively.
Lach lands with a right to the head.
Lach working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but Lach blocks with his arms.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but Lach blocks it.
Lach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castillo takes a swing at Lach's ribcage but misses.
Castillo misses with a leg kick.
Ricardo Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Castillo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castillo misses with a left hand
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castillo throws an overhand right that drops Lach like a sack of potatoes! Castillo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 112 p4p, 17 weight class) and Jaheim Reid (ranked 63 p4p, 11 weight class). Reid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never. 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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199 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with a low kick as Experiment lV jumps back.
Experiment lV fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid is looking to clinch but Experiment lV is avoiding it.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment lV scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiment lV swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Reid.
Reid misses with a body shot.
As Reid looks to move away, Experiment lV throws a big counter combo but Reid just gets out of the way.
A jab lands there for Reid.
Experiment lV looks for the body kick but Reid saw that one coming.
Reid throws a body shot but no joy.
Experiment lV pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lV is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the body from Reid misses
and Experiment lV counters by clinching up.
Reid misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid blocking some punches.
Experiment lV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment lV throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment lV fails to pull guard.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Experiment lV.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment lV blocks a body shot from Reid.
Experiment lV lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Experiment lV tries to pull guard but Reid won't allow it.
Experiment lV working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Reid.
Experiment lV wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid misses with some punches.
Reid pushes Experiment lV back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiment lV successfully pulls guard.
Experiment lV is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reid gets to his feet - Experiment lV follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid swinging wildly here.
Experiment lV gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment lV swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Reid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment lV's elbow.
Experiment lV lands a shoulder strike.
Experiment lV jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reid walks away with a smile on his face. Experiment lV gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnish Experiment lV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid misses with a straight right.
Experiment lV tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Experiment lV getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaheim Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment lV looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Reid misses.
Experiment lV went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Experiment lV defending well as Reid loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a front kick.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Experiment lV fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment lV buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment lV has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid.
Experiment lV is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reid.
Reid steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Experiment lV tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment lV lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Reid finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Experiment lV.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reid. That's going to slow Experiment lV down.
Experiment lV tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment lV backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
letting Experiment lV counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment lV just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
Reid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Experiment lV drops his hands momentarily and Reid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Experiment lV looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid misses with a body kick.
Experiment lV seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Reid coming out on top.
Experiment lV with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reid moves to clinch but Experiment lV breaks away
and Experiment lV counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment lV tries to counter by clinching up but Reid breaks away and moves out of range.
Reid throws out a powerful jab.
Reid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment lV on the side of the head.
Experiment lV takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaheim Reid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Experiment lV takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reid catches Experiment lV with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reid tries to score with a low kick but Experiment lV moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Reid avoids the head kick by Experiment lV.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Experiment lV's head but Experiment lV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment lV punishes Reid's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid misses with the body kick
and Experiment lV counters with a right hand to the body.
Experiment lV takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Experiment lV needs to keep his hands up - Reid had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a leg kick but Experiment lV moved away.
Reid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Experiment lV moves away and avoids it.
Reid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Experiment lV moves away and avoids it.
Experiment lV tries to clinch up.
Reid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Experiment lV's sensitive parts.
Experiment lV moves away from the strike by Reid.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Experiment lV fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Reid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reid scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment lV tries to clinch up but Reid circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment lV counters with a good, hard body kick but Reid shrugs it off.
Reid throws a good cross that connects.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment lV off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV misses with a straight left.
Experiment lV is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reid lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment lV off the cage and back into range.
Reid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid throws a leg kick but Experiment lV sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Experiment lV moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid throws a low kick, looking for Experiment lV's leg but Experiment lV calmly moves out of range.
Experiment lV slips under a jab from Reid.
Experiment lV slips a jab from Reid.
Reid lands with a good body shot.
Reid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment lV looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment lV.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Reid cracks Experiment lV with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reid tries to clinch up.
Experiment lV is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Experiment lV, as that shot connected.
Experiment lV connects with a body shot.
Experiment lV pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Experiment lV checks a leg kick.
Reid misses with an uppercut. Experiment lV saw that one coming.
A big right from Experiment lV misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Experiment lV blocks the leg kick.
Experiment lV is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Experiment lV looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Reid moves forwards but Experiment lV connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiment lV takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Experiment lV jumps guard but Reid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reid prevents a body shot from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV jumps guard but Reid stands there with Experiment lV around his waist. Experiment lV gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finnish Experiment lV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiment lV tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reid smiles and moves away.
Jaheim Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment lV throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Reid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Experiment lV avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Experiment lV avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment lV tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Reid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiment lV keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment lV swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Experiment lV goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiment lV slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reid throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment lV manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It appears Experiment lV was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reid throws a leg kick
and Experiment lV counters with a nice body kick.
Reid cracks the inside of Experiment lV's front leg.
Nice body kick from Experiment lV.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment lV. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Experiment lV misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reid swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment lV counters with a left and a right that stings Reid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid throws out a leg kick but Experiment lV moves out of range and Reid only half commits.
Reid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A clash of legs there as Experiment lV blocks the low kick.
Experiment lV tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment lV backing away here, and Reid unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Experiment lV moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment lV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment lV controls the action.
Reid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Experiment lV.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Reid.
Finnish Experiment lV has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiment lV lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Experiment lV has Reid pushed against the cage.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reid tries a body shot but Experiment lV blocks it.
Nice body punch from Reid - that landed with a thud.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Experiment lV seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reid can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reid presses Experiment lV against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiment lV.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid cracks Experiment lV with a nice body shot.
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Experiment lV wants to get back to striking at distance but Reid won't allow it.
Experiment lV wants to stall.
Reid scores with a shot to the side of Experiment lV's head.
Experiment lV blocks a body shot from Reid.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment lV escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Reid coming out on top.
Reid moves out of range of the body kick from Experiment lV.
Reid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Experiment lV.
Experiment lV needs to keep his hands up - Reid had a free shot at his head there.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reid.
Experiment lV checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment lV looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid scores with a jab.
Experiment lV goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Experiment lV misses the jab.
Experiment lV takes one on the button.
Experiment lV takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
Reid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment lV's hands.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment lV manages to avoid it.
Experiment lV tries to counter by clinching up but Reid breaks away and moves out of range.
Reid misses with a left hand
enabling Experiment lV to counter with a crisp jab.
Reid tries to land a leg kick but Experiment lV saw it coming and moves away.
Reid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finnish Experiment lV has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lV misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Reid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Experiment lV wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.
Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Experiment lV's calf.
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!
Experiment lV tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reid.
Reid tests Experiment lV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reid misses with a straight right.
Reid connects with a leg kick. Experiment lV looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Reid. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
Experiment lV moves out of range as Reid strikes.
Experiment lV displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reid throws out the jab.
Experiment lV looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Experiment lV misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaheim Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reid 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaheim Reid!
Jaheim Reid 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Alzheimer (ranked 25 p4p, 6 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 204 p4p, 29 weight class). Alzheimer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Worlds Greatest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Friedrich Alzheimer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzheimer catches Caunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alzheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alzheimer connects with a crisp jab.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Alzheimer's leg. Alzheimer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzheimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Alzheimer ducks down to avoid it.
As Caunt backs away, Alzheimer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Alzheimer is wise to it.
Nice jab there from Caunt.
Caunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caunt throws a hook but Alzheimer blocks it.
Caunt throws a low kick but Alzheimer moves out of range easily.
Caunt swings for the body but Alzheimer moves out of range.
A punch combination from Caunt misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzheimer scores with a jab to the body.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick as Caunt jumps back.
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Alzheimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzheimer wants to slow Caunt down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Alzheimer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzheimer tried to score with a low kick but Caunt checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Alzheimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alzheimer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alzheimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caunt's calf.
Alzheimer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alzheimer is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt 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.
Caunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Alzheimer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzheimer throws out the jab.
Alzheimer throws a head kick that misses.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caunt scores with a punch to the head.
Alzheimer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
A little feinted left hand from Alzheimer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzheimer misses the target.
Caunt throws a right and a left that Alzheimer avoids nicely.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzheimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alzheimer.
As Caunt backs away, Alzheimer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alzheimer sizes up Caunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alzheimer misses with a looping left.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Caunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alzheimer connects with the punch.
Alzheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzheimer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caunt takes a swing at Alzheimer's ribcage but misses.
Alzheimer slips a jab from Caunt.
Alzheimer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alzheimer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alzheimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caunt.
Alzheimer misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Alzheimer is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alzheimer.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alzheimer lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Alzheimer throws the kick towards the body but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Alzheimer's knee but Alzheimer avoids it well.
Alzheimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
Caunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
Alzheimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caunt misses with a few strikes there.
Alzheimer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt throws a lazy head kick
and Alzheimer counters with a thumping low kick.
Caunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alzheimer with a nice cross.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Alzheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzheimer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Alzheimer tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt checks a low kick from Alzheimer.
Nice shot by Alzheimer.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Alzheimer's leg but Alzheimer calmly moves out of range.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Alzheimer ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzheimer.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Alzheimer moved out of range.
Alzheimer misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzheimer throwing a counter right hand but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alzheimer.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzheimer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
Caunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Alzheimer's shoulder, as Alzheimer tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Alzheimer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alzheimer walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
Alzheimer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alzheimer tests Caunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alzheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Alzheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzheimer.
Caunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alzheimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caunt's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alzheimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Caunt misses.
A big right from Alzheimer misses.
Alzheimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Alzheimer moves away and avoids it.
Alzheimer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alzheimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzheimer. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alzheimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Caunt does it's job there.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Alzheimer moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alzheimer throws a push kick but Caunt slaps the foot to one side.
Alzheimer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt throws the left hand but Alzheimer avoids the punch easily.
Alzheimer throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alzheimer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzheimer throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt throws a hook but Alzheimer blocks it.
Alzheimer throws a lazy uppercut
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alzheimer throws a chopping leg kick but Caunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alzheimer is looking to slow Caunt down with leg kicks.
Alzheimer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Caunt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alzheimer ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Alzheimer tried to counter with a leg kick but Caunt avoided it.
Alzheimer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Alzheimer.
A bone on bone clash there as Alzheimer blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Caunt.
A cross from Alzheimer lands.
Caunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Alzheimer loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Alzheimer slips a jab from Caunt.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzheimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Alzheimer swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caunt is able to avoid easily.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt takes a swing at Alzheimer's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Alzheimer misses.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alzheimer scrambles back to his feet.
Alzheimer with a hook.
Alzheimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzheimer scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Alzheimer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Alzheimer backing away here, and Caunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alzheimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Alzheimer throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Caunt punishes Alzheimer's body with a nice straight punch.
Alzheimer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caunt if he has to take too many more of those.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzheimer.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzheimer is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer tests Caunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caunt swings for the body but Alzheimer moves out of range.
Alzheimer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Alzheimer throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Alzheimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Alzheimer looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Alzheimer tries to score with a low kick but Caunt moves his leg out of the way.
Alzheimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Alzheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Caunt as he checks the leg kick.
Alzheimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alzheimer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alzheimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzheimer is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alzheimer - that will leave a mark!
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzheimer misses with a leg kick.
Caunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Caunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Caunt.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alzheimer.
Alzheimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Alzheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caunt throws the left hand but Alzheimer avoids the punch easily.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Alzheimer's leg but Alzheimer calmly moves out of range.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Alzheimer sees coming a mile off.
Alzheimer feints and then cracks Caunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caunt down.
Caunt misses the jab.
Alzheimer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alzheimer throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alzheimer.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alzheimer.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Alzheimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
Friedrich Alzheimer is winning the standup battle so far.
Alzheimer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Friedrich Alzheimer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alzheimer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caunt scrambles back to his feet.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Alzheimer jumps back.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Alzheimer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Caunt just manages to avoid it.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alzheimer connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
Alzheimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Alzheimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Alzheimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzheimer misses the target.
Alzheimer throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alzheimer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Alzheimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Alzheimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Alzheimer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alzheimer scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Alzheimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt tries to land a leg kick but Alzheimer saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alzheimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Alzheimer coming out on top.
Alzheimer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzheimer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzheimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caunt's calf.
Alzheimer throws a nice looking combination but Caunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alzheimer backing away here, and Caunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alzheimer throws a head kick that half lands.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Alzheimer moved out of range nicely.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Alzheimer jumps back.
It looked like Alzheimer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Caunt.
Alzheimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Caunt lands a head shot.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzheimer motions for Caunt to come forward. Alzheimer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alzheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer backing away here, and Caunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Alzheimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Alzheimer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alzheimer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caunt is able to avoid easily.
Alzheimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Alzheimer should have avoided that one.
Alzheimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzheimer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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 Alzheimer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alzheimer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alzheimer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Caunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Alzheimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt lands a nice hook to Alzheimer's body. Alzheimer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzheimer ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
That kick from Alzheimer tenderised Caunt's leg. Caunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzheimer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Caunt misses with a left hand
and Alzheimer counters with an inside leg kick.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Caunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Caunt.
Caunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt throws a right hand that Alzheimer ducks under and follows up with a left that Alzheimer also avoids with ease.
Alzheimer scores with a kick to the body.
Alzheimer slips under a jab.
Alzheimer digs a good hook to Caunt's body.
Alzheimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Caunt scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Alzheimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer connects with a leg kick. Caunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alzheimer throws a push kick but Caunt slaps the foot to one side.
Alzheimer walks into a jab.
Alzheimer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alzheimer misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt lands the left hand.
Caunt looks to land a combination but Alzheimer avoids it well.
Alzheimer blocks the body kick.
Alzheimer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alzheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzheimer is just out of range.
Alzheimer misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Alzheimer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alzheimer lands with a nice body kick.
Caunt scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alzheimer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
Caunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Friedrich Alzheimer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alzheimer is able to avoid easily.
Alzheimer lands a jab to the head.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Alzheimer moved out of range.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Alzheimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzheimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Alzheimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzheimer misses with a wild body shot.
Alzheimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Caunt.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer backing away here, and Caunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Caunt tenderised Alzheimer's leg. Alzheimer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzheimer 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a low kick but Caunt moves out of range easily.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alzheimer cracks the inside of Caunt's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alzheimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alzheimer throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Alzheimer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alzheimer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alzheimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Alzheimer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alzheimer moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Alzheimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alzheimer.
Caunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzheimer jabs Caunt right on the nose. Caunt blinks but takes it well.
Alzheimer is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt flicks out a counter leg kick but Alzheimer steps away.
Alzheimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Alzheimer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzheimer misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Alzheimer misses the jab.
Alzheimer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Alzheimer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alzheimer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caunt throws a push kick but Alzheimer slaps the foot to one side.
Alzheimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzheimer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Alzheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Alzheimer moves away and avoids it.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alzheimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt cracks Alzheimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Alzheimer moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzheimer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Alzheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Alzheimer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzheimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alzheimer looks to land a body kick but Caunt moved away.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alzheimer on the side of the head.
Alzheimer keeps Caunt at a distance using the push kick.
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alzheimer if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Alzheimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Alzheimer.
Caunt misses with a hook. Alzheimer ducked under it nicely.
Alzheimer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alzheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzheimer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alzheimer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alzheimer has time to react.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Caunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alzheimer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzheimer.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alzheimer's sensitive parts.
Alzheimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzheimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Caunt misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Alzheimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzheimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzheimer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt cracks the inside of Alzheimer's front leg.
Alzheimer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caunt lands a head shot.
Alzheimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Alzheimer. Beautiful body shot.
Alzheimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzheimer misses with a low kick.
Caunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Alzheimer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Caunt.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Alzheimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Alzheimer punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt clobbers Alzheimer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Alzheimer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caunt.
Alzheimer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Caunt misses.
As Caunt backs away, Alzheimer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Alzheimer jumps back.
Alzheimer ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Alzheimer saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Alzheimer blocks the leg kick.
Alzheimer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Caunt is looking to chop away at Alzheimer's legs.
Alzheimer moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Alzheimer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzheimer lands a head shot.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzheimer feints and then cracks Caunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caunt down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzheimer lands with a nice body kick.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Alzheimer moved away.
Alzheimer misses with a hook.
Caunt ducks right into an uppercut from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Alzheimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzheimer scores with a shot to the body.
Caunt misses with a head kick.
Alzheimer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Alzheimer.
Caunt scores with a punch to the head.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzheimer.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzheimer.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Alzheimer's leg but Alzheimer calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Alzheimer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzheimer moves away.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Alzheimer misses.
Alzheimer tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alzheimer's hands.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzheimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Caunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alzheimer. That one must have hurt.
Alzheimer cracks a nice hook into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alzheimer fails to land with a series of punches.
Alzheimer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt checks a low kick from Alzheimer.
Caunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alzheimer lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alzheimer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt scores with a nice head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
Alzheimer misses with a body kick.
Caunt looks for the body kick but Alzheimer saw that one coming.
Alzheimer swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Alzheimer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alzheimer.
Alzheimer missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzheimer takes one to the chin there.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzheimer checks a leg kick.
Alzheimer 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.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Alzheimer moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Caunt.
Well Alzheimer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Alzheimer!
Friedrich Alzheimer retains his featherweight title!
Friedrich Alzheimer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 202 p4p, 32 weight class) and Hugh Moors (ranked 215 p4p, 35 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Moors!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hepple does no damage.
Moors lands a jab to Hepple's midsection.
Moors shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moors misses the body punch
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Hepple gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moors.
Hepple misses with a two punch combination.
Hepple walks into a jab.
Moors misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely.
Moors throws an overhand right that lands on Hepple's shoulder, as Hepple tries to avoid the shot.
Moors stuns Hepple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hugh Moors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hepple throws a series of punches but Moors moves out of range.
Hepple throws a sloppy head kick and Moors moves out of range easily.
Moors connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moors connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moors throws a looping overhand right but Hepple ducks down to avoid it.
Moors scores with a jab.
Moors chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hepple misses with a looping left.
Moors lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors connects with a body shot.
Hepple fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moors, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moors.
Hepple tries a body shot but Moors blocks it.
A short right from Hepple.
Moors makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Moors uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Hepple's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Moors controls the action.
Moors goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moors lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hepple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hepple lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hepple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moors's elbow.
Hepple working some nice short punches in 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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moors.
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Moors backwards.
Hepple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moors has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab lands there for Moors.
That kick from Moors tenderised Hepple's leg. Hepple is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hepple is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple slips a jab from Moors.
Moors looks to throw the jab but Hepple is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moors. Hepple shrugs it off though.
Moors misses the shot to the body.
Moors lands a jab to Hepple's midsection.
Moors takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moors is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hepple.
Moors shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moors slips under a jab.
Moors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moors is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Moors lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hepple doesn't seem phased though.
Moors throws a low kick but Hepple avoids it.
Moors attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moors throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
Moors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hepple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors misses with a leg kick
and Hepple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Hepple finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moors takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hepple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moors misses with an uppercut. Hepple saw that one coming.
Moors throws a lazy body kick
and Hepple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hepple.
A bone on bone clash there as Moors blocks the leg kick.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hepple throws a jab but it's blocked by Moors.
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Moors ducks down to avoid it.
Hepple throws a shot to the body.
Moors 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.
Hepple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moors is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hepple had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Moors there.
Moors missing with a left hand there. Hepple was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moors let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Moors. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moors.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moors.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Hepple lands but Moors takes it in his stride.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hepple connects with a nice looking jab.
Hepple has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moors.
Hepple misses with a kick to the body.
Moors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moors scores with a nice head shot.
Hepple throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moors looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moors scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moors misses with a looping left.
Moors getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moors throws a hook but Hepple blocks it.
Moors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hepple was well out of range. Poor timing from Moors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Hepple.
Hepple throws a quick counter head kick but Moors was just out of range.
Hugh Moors seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hepple throws a sloppy head kick
and Moors makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moors finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hepple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hepple walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moors has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moors throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moors connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moors.
Hepple walks into a jab.
Moors looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hepple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moors momentarily.
Moors tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hepple is able to avoid easily.
Moors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moors scores with a shot to the body.
Moors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hepple misses with a straight right.
Moors throws a jab but it's blocked by Hepple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple clinches.
Hepple tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moors's elbow.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Moors controls the action.
Moors's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hepple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hepple as the two fighters clinch.
Moors scores with a shoulder strike.
Hepple looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moors manages to break the clinch.
Hepple feints and then cracks Moors's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moors down.
Moors misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Hepple closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hepple.
Moors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hepple.
Hepple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moors connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple throws a low kick but Moors moves out of range easily.
Hepple backing away here, and Moors unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hepple drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hepple dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moors moves away.
Moors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Hepple misses the target.
Moors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moors takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hepple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moors misses with a looping right.
Hepple throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hepple moves out of range as Moors throws a body kick.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moors throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Hepple was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moors.
Hepple takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hepple avoids a kick to the body.
Moors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hepple throws out the jab.
Hepple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hepple lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Moors blocks the leg kick.
Moors misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely.
Moors keeps the fight on the outside.
Moors keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hepple.
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Moors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moors misses with a wild body shot.
Moors misses with an uppercut. Hepple saw that one coming.
A big right from Moors misses.
Hepple missing with a left hand there. Moors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hepple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Moors moves out of range as Hepple throws a body kick.
Moors flicks out a counter leg kick but Hepple steps away.
Moors 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.
Moors scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hepple doesn't seem bothered though.
Moors throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moors throws the left hand but Hepple avoids the punch easily.
Hepple appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple misses with a double jab.
Hepple misses with a straight right.
Moors circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses.
Hepple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Moors.
Hepple throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moors.
Moors scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hepple tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moors misses with a body shot.
Moors scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hepple throws a jab but it's blocked by Moors.
Hepple fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moors misses with a leg kick.
Moors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hepple was well out of range. Poor timing from Moors.
As Moors tries to get set, Hepple tries to push him back and clinch up but Moors manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Moors. That snapped Hepple's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moors uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hepple throws a leg kick that misses.
Hepple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moors.
An attempted straight right counter from Hepple misses the target.
Jab, jab by Moors - just one landing.
Hepple throws a head kick that half lands.
Hepple is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moors lands a jab to the nose.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hepple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hepple lands a head kick. Moors smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moors scores with a jab to the head.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hepple ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Hepple blocks the low kick.
Moors avoids the body shot from Hepple.
Donk. Moors catches Hepple right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hepple takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moors lands with a straight right. Hepple didn't see that one coming.
Hepple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple is looking to clinch.
Moors lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hepple misses with an uppercut. Moors saw that one coming.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moors throws a hook to the side of Hepple's head but Hepple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moors fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moors walks into a straight right hand from Hepple.
Moors smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hepple drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moors misses with a hook.
Hepple lands a lovely overhand right.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hepple takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moors is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moors clobbers Hepple with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hepple on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ronnie Hepple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple misses with a head kick.
Moors let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hepple lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moors cracks Hepple with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hepple looks to throw the jab but Moors is out of range.
Moors throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
Moors throws a body punch but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moors throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hepple closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hepple looks to land a body kick but Moors moved away.
Moors digs a good hook to Hepple's body.
Moors cracks Hepple with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moors throws the kick towards the body but Hepple avoids it.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Moors misses its intended target.
Hepple with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hepple avoids the body shot from Moors.
Moors staying out of range there.
Moors throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hepple throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Moors.
Moors throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
Moors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Moors throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
Moors defending well as Hepple loads up on a big left hand.
Moors pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moors.
Hepple takes a swing at Moors's ribcage but misses.
Hepple misses the jab.
Moors cracks Hepple with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moors dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hepple. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors swats away the attempt to clinch by Hepple.
Moors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hepple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moors throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moors misses with a hook
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Hepple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moors.
Hepple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moors.
Hepple is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Hepple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hepple throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moors comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hepple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moors throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hepple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hepple thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Moors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moors winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Moors!
Hugh Moors spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 34 p4p, 2 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 89 p4p, 6 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Takashi Yoshida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Aiken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Aiken moves out of range easily.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aiken is out of range.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken with a hook.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Aiken blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Aiken blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Aiken moved away.
Aiken blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aiken 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
Aiken moves into the clinch.
Yoshida is trying to force a seperation but Aiken has the dominant position.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Aiken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Aiken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshida's efforts to push away.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Aiken to work.
Aiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aiken has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Aiken is controlling him.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Aiken blocks it.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Aiken lands with a right to the head.
Aiken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aiken tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Aiken back against the cage.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aiken throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Yoshida cracks the inside of Aiken's front leg.
Yoshida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aiken will feel that in the morning.
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Aiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken scores with a spinning back kick!
Aiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aiken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshida throws a head kick that half lands.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
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 Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aiken misses the jab.
Yoshida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Aiken lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Aiken moved away.
Yoshida wants to slow Aiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Aiken slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aiken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Aiken settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aiken.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Aiken moved away.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken with a hook.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to work over Aiken's front leg with a kick but Aiken checks it.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Yoshida walks into a left hand.
Midick Aiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Yoshida moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Aiken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Yoshida wants to slow Aiken down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy right hand. Aiken should have avoided that one.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Aiken.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken thuds his right hand into Yoshida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken pushes Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Aiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Aiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aiken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aiken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Aiken is controlling him.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Midick Aiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Aiken manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Aiken.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken clinches with his opponent.
Aiken lands an uppercut.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.
A left lands for Yoshida.
A cross from Aiken lands.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiken rushes Yoshida and presses him up against the cage.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Aiken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yoshida takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Aiken is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Aiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a body kick that stops Aiken in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Aiken misses.
A right-left combo lands from Aiken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Aiken moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Aiken tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Aiken's body.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken avoids a kick to the body.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Aiken scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a big counter head kick but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
Aiken feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aiken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aiken slips a jab from Yoshida.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Aiken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aiken blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken clinches.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Aiken is trying to stall.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Aiken attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Aiken checks it.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken works over Yoshida's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshida off balance momentarily.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Aiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aiken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Aiken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Aiken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshida walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aiken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aiken blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida clobbers Aiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Aiken tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Aiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aiken. Aiken obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aiken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aiken throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aiken's hands.
Aiken moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Midick Aiken did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Aiken saw that one coming.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aiken slips under a jab.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aiken.
Yoshida slips a jab from Aiken.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoshida tries to land a body kick
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken wants to clinch
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Aiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Aiken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aiken throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida lands a jab to Aiken's midsection.
Aiken clinches with his opponent.
Aiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Aiken down.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken moves into the clinch.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken connects with a looping right hand.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Aiken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Aiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Aiken closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Aiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Aiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Aiken moves his leg out of the way.
Aiken lands the left hand.
Yoshida lands a head kick!
Yoshida throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken had his way with Takashi Yoshida in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Aiken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Aiken thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aiken closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Aiken stalling against the cage.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Aiken tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Aiken misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida gets through Aiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Midick Aiken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aiken!
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
A jab from Aiken misses.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Aiken moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida lands a nice hook to Aiken's body. Aiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Aiken moved out of range.
Aiken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Aiken counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Aiken pushes Yoshida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
A short right from Yoshida.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Yoshida is looking to break free of the clinch but Aiken has double underhooks.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Midick Aiken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aiken 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken retains his bantamweight title!
Midick Aiken 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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