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PFC 167 Arendse vs Bathory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 1634 p4p, 80 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 1839 p4p, 97 weight class). Tom Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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34
140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Matonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Matonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Matonen swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matonen counters with a two punch combo.
Matonen gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Matonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Matonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Matonen trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matonen into the cage.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Matonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Matonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Matonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Thomas.
Matonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Matonen.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Matonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Matonen's head.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matonen or not.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen looking to stall.
Thomas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen working aggressively here.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Matonen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matonen lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Matonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Matonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Matonen closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to control Matonen's arms but Matonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Matonen's body.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas punishes Matonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tom Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Matonen slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Matonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Matonen slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Matonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas cracks Matonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Matonen lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Matonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Matonen defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas digs a good hook to Matonen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Matonen to work.
Matonen is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Matonen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matonen lands with a left to the head.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Matonen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Matonen slips a jab from Thomas.
Matonen throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Matonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
Matonen digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Matonen's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but Matonen moves out of range.
It looked like Matonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thomas.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Matonen jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Matonen misses the target.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Matonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matonen on the side of the head.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Matonen.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matonen slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matonen misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tom Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matonen lands with a right hand.
Thomas connects with a jab.
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 big right from Thomas misses.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Matonen.
Matonen slips a jab from Thomas.
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
It looked like Matonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matonen misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas swings for the body but Matonen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Thomas throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
Thomas digs a good hook to Matonen's body.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Matonen with an uppercut!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matonen throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Matonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Matonen is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matonen. That did some damage!
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Matonen.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matonen connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Usko Matonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Matonen.
Matonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matonen lands a head shot.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Matonen didn't see that one coming.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Matonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Matonen misses.
Matonen lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Matonen. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matonen counters with a huge head kick that drops Thomas! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Usko Matonen!
Usko Matonen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 978 p4p, 143 weight class) and Adonis Stevenson (ranked 983 p4p, 145 weight class). Strauss comes to the cage accompanied by Root Of All Evil. 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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175 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Strauss's head.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Strauss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Stevenson misses with a low kick.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Strauss blocks a jab.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Strauss ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss moves into the clinch successfully.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Strauss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Strauss controls his hands.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Strauss is just out of range.
Stevenson moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
As Stevenson tries to get set, Strauss tries to push him back and clinch up but Stevenson manages to avoid the attempt.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Stevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Strauss saw that one coming.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson lands a nice shot that snaps Strauss's head back.
Strauss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevenson connects with a high kick.
Stevenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss checks a leg kick.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Strauss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strauss throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Strauss ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss closes the distance and pushes Stevenson back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
Stevenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevenson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
A short right from Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson lands a nice uppercut.
Strauss tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson leaning against his opponent.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson connects with a high kick.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. Beautiful body shot.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strauss.
Strauss connects with a jab.
Stevenson throws a low kick, looking for Strauss's leg but Strauss calmly moves out of range.
Stevenson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson lands with a kick to the temple. Strauss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strauss is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strauss in his tracks.
Stevenson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strauss has time to react.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Strauss ducks under and follows up with a left that Strauss also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss blocks a jab.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Strauss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stevenson.
Strauss walks into a jab.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strauss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strauss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stevenson lands a head kick!
Strauss blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Strauss swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Strauss's head but Strauss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strauss swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Strauss is looking to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevenson. That snapped Strauss's head back.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Wilhelm Strauss's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Strauss misses the target.
Strauss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Strauss slips under a jab.
It looked like Strauss was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stevenson.
Stevenson fakes the leg kick and cracks Strauss in the body.
A jab from Strauss does it's job there.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strauss needs to keep his hands up - Stevenson had a free shot at his head there.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strauss wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good work by Strauss as he checks the leg kick.
Strauss throwing a counter right hand but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Stevenson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a nice body shot.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Strauss counters with a right hand to the body.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Strauss tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strauss. Strauss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strauss throws a combination that misses
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Strauss knows he should have avoided that one.
Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Strauss is controlling him.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilhelm Strauss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strauss lunges at Stevenson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevenson's hand.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevenson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strauss wants to clinch but Stevenson slips to the side
and Stevenson counters with a head kick. That will keep Strauss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stevenson throws out a powerful jab.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Strauss catches Stevenson right on the button with a cross.
Strauss misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a head kick that Strauss semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Stevenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strauss on the side of the head.
Strauss tries to clinch up.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Stevenson coming out on top.
Strauss looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson misses with a hook.
Strauss wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Strauss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Stevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Strauss lands with a straight right. Stevenson didn't see that one coming.
Stevenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Strauss throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson scores with a body shot.
Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Strauss's ribs.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Strauss moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson lands a head kick!
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Strauss cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strauss counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilhelm Strauss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Strauss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss has Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson tries to work over Strauss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss lands a left hand.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Strauss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stevenson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strauss scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Strauss blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Strauss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Strauss counters with a nice right hand that sends Stevenson toppling to the canvas! Stevenson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Strauss finish him?!
Stevenson is rocked!
Strauss misses with a right hand
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Strauss finish him?
Stevenson connects with an inside leg kick.
Stevenson seems to have recovered his senses.
Strauss cracks Stevenson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stevenson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Strauss finish him?
Strauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strauss wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stevenson. Beautiful body shot.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
As Stevenson looks to move away, Strauss throws a big counter combo but Stevenson just gets out of the way.
Strauss punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Strauss misses.
Adonis Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevenson throws a leg kick
and Strauss counters with a crisp right that sends Stevenson to the canvas! Strauss follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilhelm Strauss!
Wilhelm Strauss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odchigin Khadan (ranked 470 p4p, 62 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 262 p4p, 38 weight class). Khadan comes to the cage accompanied by Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tama Ginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tama Ginty defending well as Khadan loads up on a big left hand.
Tama Ginty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khadan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand.
Khadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty breaks from the clinch.
Khadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadan.
Nice uppercut there from Tama Ginty.
Khadan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama Ginty throws out a counter right but Khadan avoids it with no problem.
Tama Ginty lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan with a hook.
Khadan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Khadan ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Khadan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Tama Ginty misses the target.
Khadan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty misses with a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Khadan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Khadan closes the distance but Tama Ginty moves to the side
and Tama Ginty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a lunging right hand
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty blocks a jab.
Tama Ginty tries to move into range but Khadan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khadan jabs at Tama Ginty's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range.
Tama Ginty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Conrad Tama Ginty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tama Ginty tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khadan.
Tama Ginty misses with a few strikes there.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Khadan takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat.
Khadan misses with a straight left.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Tama Ginty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khadan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khadan.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadan works on Tama Ginty's body with a couple of short punches.
Khadan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
Khadan pulls guard effortlessly.
Tama Ginty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khadan, up you get!
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Khadan's head but Khadan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tama Ginty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tama Ginty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khadan connects with a body shot that sends Tama Ginty's belly button to the back.
Tama Ginty throws an overhand right that lands on Khadan's shoulder, as Khadan tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Khadan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadan manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Khadan misses the target.
Khadan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tama Ginty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Khadan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tama Ginty! But no joy.
Khadan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Khadan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
Tama Ginty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tama Ginty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khadan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khadan fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries a body shot but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Khadan stalling.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Tama Ginty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Tama Ginty breaks the clinch.
Khadan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tama Ginty circles away.
Khadan throws an off balance right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tama Ginty jabs Khadan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khadan tries to clinch there but Tama Ginty circles away.
Khadan moves in looking to clinch but Tama Ginty pushes him off.
Tama Ginty lands with a hook. Khadan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khadan throws a big shot that misses.
Khadan misses with a body shot.
Khadan moves out of range as Tama Ginty throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty misses with a head kick.
Khadan is looking to counter punch.
Khadan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khadan slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khadan takes one to the chin there.
Khadan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama Ginty looks for the body kick but Khadan saw that one coming.
Khadan pushes Tama Ginty up against the cage in a clinch.
Khadan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty lands with a right to the head.
Khadan misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Khadan as the two fighters clinch.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Khadan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Khadan.
Odchigin Khadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khadan presses Tama Ginty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Tama Ginty digs a right hand underneath Khadan's ribcage. Khadan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Khadan controls the action.
Tama Ginty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khadan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadan.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty prevents a body shot from Khadan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan tries to throw a body punch but Tama Ginty avoids it by throwing Khadan back against the cage.
Khadan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty gets through Khadan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Khadan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tama Ginty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khadan has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khadan as Tama Ginty tries to tie him up.
Tama Ginty blocks an uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khadan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Khadan.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khadan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khadan works on Tama Ginty's body with a couple of short punches.
Tama Ginty is breathing heavily.
Khadan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Khadan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khadan misses with a body punch.
Khadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Khadan.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Khadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tama Ginty's elbow.
Khadan misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadan.
Khadan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Khadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty takes a shot to the head.
Khadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Khadan jumps guard and drags Tama Ginty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Khadan wants to control but Tama Ginty passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan is trying to control but Tama Ginty manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tama Ginty looks to land a right hand but Khadan moved out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Khadan misses.
Tama Ginty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khadan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tama Ginty's hands.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Tama Ginty misses the target.
Tama Ginty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Khadan.
Tama Ginty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Tama Ginty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odchigin Khadan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Khadan.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Khadan was well out of range.
Khadan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khadan misses with a jab to the body
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Khadan connects with a nice looking jab.
Tama Ginty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Khadan.
Tama Ginty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khadan.
Tama Ginty looks to throw the jab but Khadan is out of range.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Khadan's ribcage but misses.
Khadan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khadan checks it well.
Khadan avoids a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Tama Ginty swats away the attempt to clinch by Khadan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tama Ginty.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Khadan dips to his left and cracks Tama Ginty with an uppercut!
Tama Ginty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty tries a quick counter leg kick but Khadan is wise to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khadan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tama Ginty scores with a push kick.
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khadan.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Khadan saw that one coming.
Khadan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khadan looks to land a right hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range.
Khadan misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty thuds his shin into the meat of Khadan's side.
Tama Ginty wants to slow Khadan down by chopping away at his legs.
Khadan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tama Ginty on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khadan fails to land.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadan.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 uppercut from Khadan.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khadan.
Khadan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khadan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadans head.
A right handed body shot lands from Khadan.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Khadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tama Ginty controls his hands.
Khadan has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Khadan.
Khadan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tama Ginty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tama Ginty.
Khadan takes a shot to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands with a light punch inside.
Khadan blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Khadan blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tama Ginty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Khadan controls his hands.
Tama Ginty lands a body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khadan backwards.
Khadan throws a head punch that misses.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Khadan blocks an uppercut.
Khadan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Khadan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khadan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khadan has his foot on Tama Ginty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tama Ginty works his way back into a safe position though.
Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tama Ginty wanted to stand there but Khadan had control of the position.
Tama Ginty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Odchigin Khadan.
I think Khadan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odchigin Khadan!
During a confident post fight interview, Odchigin Khadan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 596 p4p, 73 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 792 p4p, 97 weight class). Bottura comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bottura counters with a leg kick.
Judah lands a head shot.
Bottura throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Bottura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judah 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.
Judah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bottura throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Bottura.
Bottura blocks a head kick by Judah.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bottura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah tries to bum rush Bottura with a series of wild strikes but Bottura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah lands a jab to Bottura's midsection.
Judah slips under a jab from Bottura.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Bottura throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Judah throws a head kick but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Bottura slips the punch.
Judah swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Judah manages to circle out of the way.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura slips a straight right by Judah.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Bottura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Judah cracks the inside of Bottura's front leg.
Bottura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bottura quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah content to control rather than advance.
Bottura manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bottura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bottura can't keep his opponent in guard - Judah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bottura tries to roll over but Judah keeps him under control.
Judah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bottura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Bottura is looking to improve his position.
Bottura gets full guard.
Judah is looking to work some ground and pound but Bottura has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bottura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Judah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Judah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bottura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judah postures up.
Bottura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Judah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bottura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judah has managed to get both his arms back between Bottura's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is looking for a triangle but Judah pushes his legs off easily.
Bottura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Judah defends well.
Judah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bottura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Judah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bottura is working away from the top position though.
Bottura is pressing down on Judah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Judah is holding on for now.
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 Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Judah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bottura rather than just go for the knockout.
Judah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bottura. That one must have hurt.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bottura was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Bottura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judah.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Bottura moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Bottura down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bottura avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bottura lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Judah throws a series of punches but Bottura avoids them all with ease.
Judah is looking to slow Bottura down with leg kicks.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bottura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bottura is just out of range.
Judah slips under a jab from Bottura.
Judah scores with a push kick.
Elijah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Bottura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Bottura cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Bottura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judah under the eye.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Bottura misses with the combination.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Bottura throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Bottura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Bottura throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Judah won't allow it.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura jumps guard but Judah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Bottura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Bottura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Judah drives through with a takedown into Bottura's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Judah trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bottura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Judah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Judah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura working for a triangle but Judah defends it easily.
Bottura controls Judah momentarily but Judah frees himself.
Judah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bottura working for a triangle but Judah defends it easily.
Judah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bottura has his foot on Judah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Judah works his way back into a safe position though.
Judah looking to pass the guard.
Bottura looking for a guillotine here but Judah defends easily.
Bottura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bottura keeping moving, preventing Judah from controlling successfully.
Bottura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Bottura is looking to counter punch.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bottura.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Bottura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Bottura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bottura scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Bottura throws a right and a left that Judah avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bottura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Bottura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Judah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judah thows a body kick. Bottura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Bottura tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Bottura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Judah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah throws a leg kick but Bottura moved away.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bottura fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Judah as he connects with a hook.
Bottura throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Bottura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Bottura throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Judah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bottura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Bottura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judah circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura pushes Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Judah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bottura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bottura pulls Judah into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Judah is aware though and is defending well.
Bottura working for a triangle but Judah defends it easily.
Judah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judah looking to sit in guard and control but Bottura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Judah is trying to control the position but Bottura postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bottura manages to get himself to full guard.
Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Judah is aware though and is defending well.
Judah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Judah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bottura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Judah wants to pass the guard but Bottura is keeping the position.
Bottura has his foot on Judah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Judah works his way back into a safe position though.
Judah advances to half guard.
Bottura tries to roll over but Judah keeps him under control.
Judah trying to control the action but Bottura is working from the bottom.
Judah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bottura is just riding it out for now. Judah eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah throwing shots but Bottura is blocking nicely.
Bottura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bottura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bottura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Judah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bottura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elijah Judah.
I think Bottura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Elijah Judah!
During a confident post fight interview, Elijah Judah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 355 p4p, 43 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 132 p4p, 16 weight class). Roberto Duranto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamei throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Duranto counter with a right hand.
Kamei takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Duranto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kamei misses with a body punch
and Duranto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Duranto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duranto counters with a left and a right that stings Kamei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Kamei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto slips a jab and a cross from Kamei.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Kamei scores with a jab to the head.
Duranto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duranto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamei checks it well.
Kamei slips a straight right by Duranto.
Duranto throws a front kick that sends Kamei stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Kamei misses
and Duranto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duranto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei is looking to wear down Duranto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kamei lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei misses with a hook.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei walks into a left hand.
Kamei scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kamei.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Duranto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Kamei does no damage.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kamei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duranto's head backwards.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto misses with a low kick as Kamei jumps back.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Duranto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Kamei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duranto lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamei's head.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is looking to clinch but Kamei is avoiding it.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Kamei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Kamei lands.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
Duranto misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Kamei down.
Duranto slips under a jab from Kamei.
Kamei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto lands the left hand.
Jab by Duranto.
Kamei throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Duranto misses with a left hand
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duranto, right into the meat.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
It seemed like Duranto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei slips a straight right by Duranto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamei digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Duranto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kamei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duranto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duranto cracks Kamei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duranto moves away from the strike by Kamei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
A little jabbing left from Duranto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duranto misses the jab.
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 Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duranto clinches up with Kamei and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto scores with a shoulder strike.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Kamei controls the action.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Kamei slips a jab from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Duranto finds it's way through Kamei's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto throws a low kick but Kamei avoids it.
Kamei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duranto under the eye.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei jabs at Duranto's body.
Duranto misses with a jab to the body
and Kamei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duranto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Kamei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei slips under a jab from Duranto.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamei as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei scores with a body shot.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kamei is able to avoid easily.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Duranto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duranto.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Kamei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kamei scores with a body shot.
Duranto thuds a left hand into Kamei's body.
Kamei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Kamei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Kamei does it's job there.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto wants to counter the offense by Kamei and move into the clinch position.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei lands a right hook to the body.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamei, as that shot connected.
Kamei swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto throws a front kick that sends Kamei stumbling back into the cage.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei swinging wildly here.
Duranto clinches up with Kamei and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamei.
Kamei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duranto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto wants to counter the offense by Kamei and move into the clinch position.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Duranto moves forwards but Kamei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kamei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Kamei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Kamei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duranto scores with a head kick. Kamei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto with a jab.
Duranto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duranto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duranto moves forwards but Kamei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duranto slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kamei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duranto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Kamei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duranto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Kamei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duranto's head.
Duranto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamei.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Kamei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duranto throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Kamei scores with a nice right hand.
Kamei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kamei lands a lovely overhand right.
Duranto defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto slips a straight right by Kamei.
Duranto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duranto misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Kamei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kamei slips under a jab from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a straight right.
Kamei connects with a body shot that sends Duranto's belly button to the back.
Duranto throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Kamei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei digs a good body shot into Duranto's ribs.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Duranto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duranto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a combination. Duranto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamei with a body shot.
Kamei moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
Duranto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kamei's head backwards.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
Kamei misses with a jab to the body
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Kamei.
Kamei punishes Duranto's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duranto throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Duranto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duranto throws a front kick that sends Kamei stumbling back into the cage.
Duranto lands with a good body shot.
Duranto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a punch to the head.
Kamei takes one on the button.
Kamei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamei throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Kamei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kamei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duranto ducks right into an uppercut from Kamei.
Duranto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei cracks Duranto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Kamei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duranto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Kamei.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duranto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Kamei works over Duranto's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamei defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Kamei blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Kamei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto misses with the combination.
Duranto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamei moves away from the strike by Duranto.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koichi Kamei.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
An out of breath and clearly excited Koichi Kamei thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 731 p4p, 104 weight class) and Zammy Bailey (ranked 570 p4p, 80 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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209 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey avoids the body shot from Kardashian.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Kardashian saw that one coming.
Kardashian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey throws a push kick but Kardashian slaps the foot to one side.
Kardashian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bailey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kardashian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Kardashian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kardashian lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Bailey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bailey.
Kardashian lands a body shot.
Kardashian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kardashian scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kardashian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kardashian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kardashian misses its intended target.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Kardashian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a low kick, right behind Kardashian 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardashian. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bailey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses
and Kardashian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Kardashian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey jabs at Kardashian's body.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Kardashian blocks a jab.
Bailey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kardashian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kardashian misses with a looping left.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kardashian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kardashian misses the shot to the body.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Kardashian has managed to clinch.
Bailey wants to get back to striking at distance but Kardashian won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kardashians head.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian scores with a shot to the side of Bailey's head.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kardashian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
A short right from Kardashian on the inside.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kardashian.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kardashian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kardashian throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kardashian moves away.
Kardashian loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Kardashian avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Kardashian missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Kardashian.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Kardashian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bailey.
Kardashian avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Kardashian throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Kardashian throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kardashian is just out of range.
Kardashian misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kardashian looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Kardashian throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Kardashian connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zammy Bailey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kardashian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Kardashian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kardashian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bailey on the side of the head.
Kardashian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kardashian throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey swings for the body but Kardashian moves out of range.
Kardashian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kardashian connects with a single shot there.
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
Kardashian swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bailey.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Bailey.
Bailey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kardashian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Kardashian catches Bailey right on the button with a cross.
Kardashian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kardashian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kardashian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Kardashian throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Kardashian avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey feints and then cracks Kardashian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kardashian down.
Kardashian looks to clinch
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kardashian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Kardashian misses.
Kardashian misses with a right hand
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kardashian instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Kardashian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bailey tries to break free but Kardashian pushes him back against the cage.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Kardashian lands a right hand.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Kardashian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kardashian seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bailey can turn it around.
Kardashian lands a nice uppercut.
Kardashian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bailey gets through Kardashian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailey working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bailey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Kardashian.
Kardashian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bailey is rocked!
Kardashian cracks Bailey with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bailey tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kardashian pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bailey is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
A relieved looking Rob Kardashian 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 327 p4p, 49 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 193 p4p, 28 weight class). Mark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Isä ei jätä. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet cracks Mark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennet tries to clinch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennet doesn't seem bothered though.
Mark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bennet.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Mark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Mark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bennet under the eye.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mark.
Mark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet lands a glancing blow to the side of Mark's head.
Mark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennet checks it well.
Mark misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet jabs at Mark's body.
Bennet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mark throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Mark throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Mark avoids the head kick by Bennet.
Mark was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Bennet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bennet scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennet in his tracks.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Mark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mark. That's going to slow Bennet down.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
Bennet checks a leg kick.
Bennet moves out of range as Mark strikes.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Bennet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mark ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Mark throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Mark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennet slips under a jab from Mark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Mark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Mark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bennet swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark throws out a counter right but Bennet avoids it with no problem.
Mark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Bennet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mark misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Mark's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Mark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennet throws a low kick but Mark moves out of range easily.
Bennet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mark takes a step back to recover.
Bennet scores with a nice strike.
Mark throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Mark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mark.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mark misses with a head kick.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Mark avoids it.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bennet.
Bennet throws a head kick but Mark moves out of range.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.
Mark takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Mark.
Bennet fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mark flicks out a counter leg kick but Bennet steps away.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a lunging right hand
and Mark counters with a leg kick.
Bennet lands with an uppercut that bounces Mark off the cage and back into range.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Mark's torso.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mark.
Mark walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
Mark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mark moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Mark throws a big counter head kick but Bennet avoids it with no problem.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mark is out of range.
Mark misses with a straight left.
Bennet jabs at Mark's body.
Bennet throws a leg kick that misses.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
It looks like Bennet has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bennet misses.
Bennet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mark's head.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Mark counters with an outside leg kick.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Mark saw that one coming.
Bennet swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark tries to bum rush Bennet with a series of wild strikes but Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Mark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Bennet.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
Mark misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennet is trying to force a seperation but Mark has the dominant position.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet digs a right hand underneath Mark's ribcage. Mark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Mark.
Mark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennet has him pressed against the cage.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Mark throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennet lands a jab to Mark's midsection.
Mark misses with a straight right.
Mark lands a head kick!
Mark moves forwards but Bennet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark lands a really nice looking cross but Bennet seems unphased.
Michael Bennet's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Mark misses its intended target.
Mark takes one on the button.
Mark wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Mark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet throws a jab when Mark was well out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mark lands a big head kick that sends Bennet tumbling to the mat! Mark takes a step backwards and waves Bennet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mark misses with a straight left.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennet keeps Mark at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mark misses with a looping right.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
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 Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mark throws a wild body kick that Bennet sees coming a mile off.
Bennet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennet misses with a jab to the body
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Mark's torso.
Bennet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bennet lands with a nice body kick.
Mark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennet lands a leg kick that knocks Mark off balance momentarily.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michael Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
Mark misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mark looks to throw a body kick
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mark.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Mark moved away.
Mark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennet throws a hook but Mark avoids it easily.
Mark looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Mark avoids it.
Mark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Mark's corner calls for a 1-2. Mark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennet scores with a spinning back kick!
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mark.
Mark throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Mark's head back.
Mark connects with a leg kick. Bennet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bennet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mark.
Mark fails to land with a series of punches.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bennet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mark misses with a few strikes there.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Mark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Bennet misses.
A big right from Bennet misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennet throwing a counter right hand but Mark manages to avoid it.
Mark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Mark appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That kick from Bennet tenderised Mark's leg. Mark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mark ducks right into an uppercut from Bennet.
Bennet cracks Mark with an open hand slap.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good shot there by Mark.
Michael Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Bennet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Bennet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Mark's body. Mark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennet 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kahoolawe Built (ranked 157 p4p, 23 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 310 p4p, 45 weight class). Built's entrance music is Hawaiian War Chant. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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208 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahoolawe Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucy doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucy misses with some punches.
Built gets through Lucy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucy blocks a body shot from Built.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Lucy controls the action.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucy.
Built lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucy.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucy's elbow.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Lucy.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.
Lucy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built working aggressively here.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built lands with a left to the head.
Lucy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Built has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucy's elbow.
Lucy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kahoolawe Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Built has managed to clinch.
Built lands a nice uppercut.
Lucy prevents a body shot from Built.
Lucy wants to break free but Built has control.
Lucy is trying to stall.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Lucy's head.
Built misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Built.
Built cracks Lucy with a nice body shot.
Lucy looks winded!
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Built lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucy tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucy tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Built.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucy working aggressively here.
Lucy struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Built pushes Lucy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Built lands a right hand.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Lucy controls the action.
Built tries a body shot but Lucy blocks it.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucy controls his hands.
Lucy takes a shot to the head.
Built lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucy is rocked!
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucy is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him?
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lucy with a big uppercut! Lucy tries to clinch up but Built pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lucy to the mat! Lucy covers up and Built unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kahoolawe Built!
Kahoolawe Built 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 16 p4p, 4 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 29 p4p, 5 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
173 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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172 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.
Fett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Coker looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
Fett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coker is looking to slow Fett down with leg kicks.
Coker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Fett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coker digs a good hook to Fett's body.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker looks for the body kick but Fett saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Coker looks to land a combination. Fett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coker.
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fett takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Fett blocks the leg kick.
Coker closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coker is pulling down on Fett's head. It's preventing any offense from Fett, at least for the moment.
Coker keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Fett postures up.
Fett 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.
Fett wants to stand but Coker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fett postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coker has his foot on Fett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fett works his way back into a safe position though.
Coker being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker has his feet on Fett's thighs here. He's pushed Fett off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fett screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker is the new welterweight champion!
Akeen Coker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 21 p4p, 2 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arzlan Bathory enters the cage!
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30
155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bathory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Arendse as he checks the leg kick.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arendse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arendse is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Bathory wants to slow Arendse down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse clinches up against the cage.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bathory or not.
Arendse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arendse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse cracks Bathory with an open hand slap.
Arendse checks a leg kick.
Arendse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arendse checks a leg kick nicely.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory 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.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse misses with a hook
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory checks a low kick from Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arendse walks into a jab.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.
Bathory scores with a punch to the head.
Bathory cracks the inside of Arendse's front leg.
Bathory has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bathory there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Arendse's body.
Bathory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bathory lands a head shot.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bathory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crunch! Arendse slams his shin into Bathory's torso.
Arendse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Bathory misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a body kick that misses
and Arendse counters with a right hand to the body.
Arendse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bathory.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Bathory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Arendse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Arendse.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arendse forces Bathory back against the cage and clinches.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory is pushing Arendse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arendse takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Arendse lands a leg kick that knocks Bathory off balance momentarily.
Arendse throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Arendse.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Arendse motions for Bathory to come forward. Arendse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Arendse jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Arendse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Arendse slams his shin into Bathory's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory works the jab nicely.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Arendse is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bathory misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arendse. Arendse obviously looking to wear him down.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse has Bathory up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bathory fails to land.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arendse's elbow.
Arendse takes a shot to the head.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A short right from Bathory on the inside.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Enitan Arendse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bathory.
Bathory lands a right hand.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Bathory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bathory is able to avoid easily.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Bathory misses.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory misses the jab.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a leg kick.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Arendse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arendse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arendse.
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses
and Arendse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bathory's knee momentarily.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Bathory misses with a straight right.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bathory, pushing him back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
A right hand to the body from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse misses with some punches.
A short right from Bathory.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Arendse lands with a hook. Bathory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arendse cracks the inside of Bathory's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Bathory connects with the punch.
A big left from Arendse misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arendse has time to react.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Arendse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse connects with the punch.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arendse.
Bathory throws a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse tries to clinch up but Bathory circles away and keeps his distance.
Arendse misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arendse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arendse clobbers Bathory with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory 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.
Arendse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory scores with a jab. Arendse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arendse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arendse jabs Bathory right on the nose. Bathory blinks but takes it well.
Bathory misses with a few strikes there.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arendse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Arendse blocks the low kick.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Arendse lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Bathory.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arendse. That's going to slow Bathory down.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Arendse wants to clinch up but Bathory keeps it at a distance.
Bathory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse connects with a jab.
A big left from Arendse misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Bathory has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Bathory bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory scores with a sloppy right hand. Arendse should have avoided that one.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arendse with a body shot.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
Arendse wants to slow Bathory down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Bathory catches Arendse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Bathory.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse backing away here, and Bathory unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory flicks out a counter leg kick but Arendse steps away.
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arendse.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arendse.
Bathory is looking to slow Arendse down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Arendse finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bathory throws a head kick that Arendse semi-blocks.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Arendse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Bathory finds it's way through Arendse's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory lands an overhand right.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bathory connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arendse scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Bathory blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Bathory finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Bathory with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Arendse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bathory's hands.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse 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.
Bathory fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arendse checks it well.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Arendse backing away here, and Bathory unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory throws a push kick but Arendse slaps the foot to one side.
Arendse avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Bathory is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Arendse saw that one coming.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Arendse throws a shot to the body.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arendse checks a leg kick.
Arendse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bathory finds it's way round the side to connect with Arendse's head.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Arendse avoids a kick to the body.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arendse.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arendse circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse lands with an uppercut that bounces Bathory off the cage and back into range.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse rushes Bathory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Bathory's head.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Bathory gets through Arendse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arendse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arendse can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bathory has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bathory scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bathory gets through Arendse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Bathory lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arendse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arendse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory thumps Arendse with a low kick.
Arendse drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory has a couple of punches blocked by Arendse.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory missing with knees to the body.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Bathory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arendse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse pushes Bathory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bathory.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arendse.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Arendse.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A short right from Bathory.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arendse.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Arendse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arendse throws a solid leg kick but Bathory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arendse.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Bathory is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory works over Arendse's head and body with a nice combination.
Bathory slips a jab from Arendse.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arendse doesn't seem bothered though.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse is looking to clinch.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arendse misses with a right hand
and Bathory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory thumps Arendse with a low kick.
Bathory slips a straight right by Arendse.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arendse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bathory. That one must have hurt.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory connects with the punch.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Arendse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
A combination from Bathory does no damage.
Bathory misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Bathory lands with a straight right. Arendse didn't see that one coming.
Bathory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bathory has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory! Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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