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RFC: Bissainthe vs. Louis 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 23550 p4p, 697 weight class) and Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 7882 p4p, 682 weight class). Stanislaw Cheba is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheba circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheba misses with a wild combination.
Gustavsson dips to his left and cracks Cheba with an uppercut!
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Cheba throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheba throws a jab when Gustavsson was well out of range.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Gustavsson digs a good hook to Cheba's body.
Cheba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheba misses with an uppercut. Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
and Cheba counters with a straight right hand.
Cheba throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheba misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Cheba.
Cheba avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson shoots in for a double leg but Cheba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gustavsson lands with a shot to the body.
Gustavsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheba under the eye.
Cheba gets caught napping as Gustavsson dives in and scores a takedown. Cheba manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gustavsson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cheba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheba is trying to control the position but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson distracts Cheba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cheba working for a triangle but Gustavsson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up and lands a big shot to Cheba's brow.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gustavsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gustavsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gustavsson stands up over Cheba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cheba is looking for a triangle here but Gustavsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gustavsson scoring with punches from side control.
Gustavsson working the head and body with strikes.
Cheba taking a bit of punishment here - Gustavsson scoring with strikes.
The cut above Stanislaw Cheba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Cheba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivern Gustavsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earle Nelson (ranked 3908 p4p, 460 weight class) and Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 3002 p4p, 372 weight class). Earle Nelson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earle Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsov misses with a double jab.
Boitsov loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
A head kick by Nelson misses
and Boitsov counters with a shoot takedown. Nelson fights it but they end up in guard.
Boitsov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson looking to control.
Boitsov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Boitsov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson has momentary wrist control but Boitsov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson is rocked!
Boitsov chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boitsov stands up over Nelson, holding on to his feet. Boitsov throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Nelson is out cold! Boitsov lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dmitry Boitsov!
A very excited looking Dmitry Boitsov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 7199 p4p, 530 weight class) and Netero Midga (ranked 23987 p4p, 572 weight class). Netero Midga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Netero Midga!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushrod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bushrod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Midga just misses with a punch to the body.
Bushrod seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bushrod on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Midga. Midga obviously looking to wear him down.
Midga misses with a head kick.
Bushrod connects with a solid leg kick.
Bushrod moves into the clinch.
Midga misses with a knee to the head.
Bushrod stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Midga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushrod misses with a knee to the head.
Bushrod managing to block the knees to the body from Midga.
Our sources have told us that Bushrod has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bushrod avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Midga lands a knee to the head.
Bushrod missing with knees to the body.
Midga with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midga tries to break free but Bushrod pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod stalling.
Bushrod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Midga with a knee to the head.
Bushrod throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Midga blocks it with crossed arms.
Bushrod stalls.
Midga tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushrod avoids the damage to the body.
Midga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bushrod lands with a slapping head kick.
Midga misses with a head kick.
Bushrod scores with a leg kick.
Bushrod blocks a head kick by Midga.
Bushrod shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Midga sprawls well. Midga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bushrod gets slowly back to his feet.
Midga misses with a body shot.
Midga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bushrod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod pushes Midga up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Midga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bushrod's face.
Bushrod throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Midga blocks it with crossed arms.
Midga misses with a knee strike.
Bushrod managing to block the knees to the body from Midga.
Bushrod taking a breather.
Midga with a knee to the head.
Bushrod working Midga over with knees to the body.
Midga with a knee to the head.
Bushrod is rocked!
Midga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Bushrod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bushrod takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bushrod misses with a head kick.
Bushrod seems to have got his legs back now.
Bushrod is looking to clinch.
Bushrod moves in looking to clinch but Midga pushes him off.
Midga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bushrod decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bushrod with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod tries to pass to full mount but Midga defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Midga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bushrod content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bushrod uses his free foot to push down on Midga's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Midga.
Bushrod content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Midga tries to lock up and control but Bushrod gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bushrod trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bushrod landing strikes from the mount and Midga is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Netero Midga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bushrod throws a body kick that misses.
Midga lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick lands for Bushrod.
Bushrod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bushrod tries to close the distance and clinch but Midga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Midga misses with a body kick.
Bushrod fails to land the takedown.
Scruffy Bushrod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bushrod connects with an inside leg kick.
Midga lands a big head kick that sends Bushrod tumbling to the mat! Midga takes a step backwards and waves Bushrod back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Scruffy Bushrod has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Midga lands a nice shot to the body.
Bushrod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bushrod shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bushrod seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Midga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Midga trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midga is looking for a sweep. Bushrod is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bushrod is pressing down on Midga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Midga is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bushrod is taking a breather. Midga says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Midga taking some punishment here, with Bushrod in his half guard.
Midga trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Bushrod is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Midga trying to control from the bottom.
Bushrod perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Midga is looking to improve his position.
Bushrod controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bushrod fails with a takedown attempt.
Midga looks to land a combination but Bushrod avoids it well.
Bushrod chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Bushrod misses
letting Midga counter with a right hand.
Midga just misses with a punch to the body.
Midga lands a big head kick that sends Bushrod tumbling to the mat! Midga takes a step backwards and waves Bushrod back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Midga throws a nice looking combination but Bushrod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bushrod blocks a head kick by Midga.
Bushrod shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Midga defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scruffy Bushrod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bushrod.
Netero Midga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Midga lands a big right hand that sends Bushrod crashing to the mat! Midga stays standing though and waves Bushrod back to his feet!
Midga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Midga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Midga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bushrod rather than just go for the knockout.
Bushrod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bushrod just misses with a punch to the body.
Midga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Midga.
Midga has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Midga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bushrod. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushrod tries to land a front kick but Midga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bushrod. That's going to slow Midga down.
Bushrod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Midga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bushrod avoids the head kick by Midga.
That kick from Bushrod tenderised Midga's leg. Midga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bushrod throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bushrod to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bushrod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Midga is pulling down on Bushrod's head to control his posture.
Bushrod stands and throws Midga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Midga is not content to let Bushrod control the position.
Bushrod is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Midga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Netero Midga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scruffy Bushrod's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Midga throws a head kick but Bushrod moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bushrod.
Midga fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bushrod.
A shot to the liver by Bushrod. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Bushrod.
Bushrod moves into the clinch.
Bushrod throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bushrod looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Midga.
Bushrod with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushrod stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Midga.
Netero Midga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bushrod looking to slow down the pace here.
Bushrod looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bushrod avoids the head kick by Midga.
Midga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bushrod.
Bushrod moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMidga.
Bushrod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Midga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Midga misses with a few strikes there.
Midga misses with a head kick.
Bushrod shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Midga napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bushrod wants to lay and pray for a moment but Midga keeps working.
Bushrod controls the position.
Midga can't do much from the bottom here.
Bushrod is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Midga will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bushrod off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midga doesn't have the hooks in and Bushrod manages to turn into his guard.
Bushrod's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scruffy Bushrod overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Midga looking for a sweep. Not yet Midga, not yet.
Midga controlling the position.
Midga being controlled here, momentarily.
Bushrod's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midga pulls Bushrod in close to prevent any damage.
Bushrod slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Midga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bushrod not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Midga trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Midga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Midga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Midga tries to get set, Bushrod tries to push him back and clinch up but Midga manages to avoid the attempt.
Bushrod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Midga is able to avoid easily.
Bushrod throws a combination that misses
and Bushrod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Midga catches Bushrod right on the button with a cross.
Midga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bushrod looking to score a takedown here. Midga is defending well but Bushrod drives through and ends up in Midga's guard.
Midga has momentary wrist control but Bushrod slips an elbow through the middle.
Bushrod throws a big right hand that misses.
Scruffy Bushrod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bushrod in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Netero Midga.
I've got Midga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Netero Midga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Brown (ranked 1514 p4p, 217 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 23651 p4p, 754 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by CCR - Bad Moon Rising. Lee has chosen Titties and Coke "subliminal messages" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Brown.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Billy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee looks winded!
Brown cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brown working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Lee turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Brown off and cradles Lee's limp body as Brown celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Billy Brown!
Billy Brown took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Ghouti (ranked 1004 p4p, 121 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 1111 p4p, 135 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ghouti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DAM - JASADIK-HOM. Trounvouche comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wanted Dread & Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Ghouti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghouti tries to clinch up but Trounvouche circles away and keeps his distance.
Trounvouche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ghouti momentarily.
Ghouti throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Ghouti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ghouti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trounvouche. Trounvouche circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghouti misses the target.
Ghouti takes the fight into the clinch.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trounvouche working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghouti lands a hook that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trounvouche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghouti tries to work over Trounvouche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghouti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghouti misses with the head strike.
Ghouti lands a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche lands with a left to the head.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Trounvouche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
Ghouti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ghouti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghouti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghouti misses with a body punch.
Trounvouche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trounvouche has Ghouti pressed against the cage, preventing Ghouti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trounvouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trounvouche gets through Ghouti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche stops a takedown attempt from Ghouti.
Trounvouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trounvouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche lands a body punch.
Ghouti is leaning against Trounvouche and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trounvouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
A right hand to the body from Trounvouche.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghouti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trounvouche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghouti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Trounvouche is looking for a sweep.
Trounvouche struggling a bit here.
Ghouti tries to advance to mount but Trounvouche denies him.
Trounvouche is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ghouti off and has taken his back!
Trounvouche trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ghouti doesn't escape.
Ghouti trying to control the position but Trounvouche manages to sink in the hooks.
What can Ghouti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ghouti is in bad spot here.
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!
Trounvouche controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche is hanging on to Ghouti's back as he tries to escape.
Ghouti is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Trounvouche.
Ghouti just trying to survive but Trounvouche is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ghouti is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Ghouti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ghouti tries to escape but Trounvouche has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ghouti trying to control the action but Trounvouche just sinks the hooks in.
Ghouti rolls, trying to escape but Trounvouche keeps control of the position.
Trounvouche controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ghouti loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghouti is looking to counter the offense by Trounvouche and move into the clinch.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Ghouti off balance momentarily.
No luck for Ghouti with that takedown attempt.
Trounvouche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghouti.
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
Ghouti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trounvouche scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghouti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Ghouti strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche 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.
Ghouti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Ghouti.
Ghouti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Ghouti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Ghouti moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a straight right.
Ghouti tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Trounvouche leaves Ghouti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Trounvouche misses.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghouti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trounvouches jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghouti.
Ghouti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghouti lands with a shot to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trounvouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghouti.
A countering left hand to the body from Trounvouche misses.
Trounvouche takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trounvouche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Ghouti misses.
Trounvouche throws out a counter right but Ghouti avoids it with no problem.
Trounvouche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghouti counters with a shoot takedown. Trounvouche fights it but they end up in guard.
Trounvouche is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trounvouche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghouti stops Trounvouche from standing up.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trounvouche is keeping the position for now.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti looking to sit in guard and control but Trounvouche gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ghouti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trounvouche controls the pace.
Ghouti controlling Trounvouche's posture.
Ghouti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti throws a strike but Trounvouche avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ghouti prevents Trounvouche from getting back to his feet.
Trounvouche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghouti.
Ghouti connects with a couple of short punches.
Trounvouche manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Trounvouche lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trounvouche misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
Ghouti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trounvouche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
Ghouti lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Trounvouche.
Al Ghouti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghouti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghouti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Trounvouche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghouti's elbow.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trounvouche.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Trounvouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trounvouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghouti lands a body shot.
Trounvouche can't find room to land a body shot as Ghouti controls the action.
Trounvouche cracks Ghouti with a nice body shot.
Ghouti lands a hook that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trounvouche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trounvouche lands a slapping body shot.
Ghouti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghouti shoots for a takedown but Trounvouche saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghouti scores with a shot to the body.
Ghouti misses with a straight left.
Trounvouche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ghouti on the side of the head.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Ghouti blocks it.
Trounvouche swings widly with a right hand
and Ghouti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghouti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trounvouche's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ghouti under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghouti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Ghouti avoids it.
Ghouti lands with a nice combination. Trounvouche backs away looking to recover.
Ghouti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghouti throws a lazy uppercut
and Trounvouche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trounvouche throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trounvouche counters with a thumping low kick.
Good shot there by Ghouti.
Ghouti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trounvouche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghouti moves into the clinch.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trounvouche pushes Ghouti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trounvouche lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghouti prevents a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghoutis head.
Ghouti lands with a right to the head.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghouti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trounvouche blocking some punches.
Ghouti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghouti throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche gets through Ghouti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Trounvouche - that landed with a thud.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Trounvouche.
Ghouti lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trounvouche.
Ghouti gets control of Trounvouche's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ghouti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trounvouche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghouti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azacca Trounvouche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghouti has a closed guard, preventing Trounvouche from standing up.
Ghouti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trounvouche slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trounvouche stands and steps away. Ghouti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a hook.
Ghouti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghouti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ghouti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ghouti throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche tests Ghouti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghouti lands a slapping body shot.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghouti feinted with a counter takedown.
Trounvouche scores with a nice right hand.
Ghouti loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Trounvouche.
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!
Ghouti throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ghouti.
Ghouti scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Ghouti's leg. Ghouti is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Ghouti misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghouti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ghouti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Azacca Trounvouche is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trounvouche lands with a nice body punch.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azacca Trounvouche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trounvouche has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
Azacca Trounvouche 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1775 p4p, 210 weight class) and Cai Jia (ranked 1777 p4p, 211 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cai Jia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jia shoots in and drives through. Finch sprawls well.
Finch lands a two punch combo.
Jia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finch but Finch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jia, as that shot connected.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jia misses with a straight left.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jia fails to land the takedown.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cai Jia.
Jia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finch pinned against the cage. Finch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jia circles away quickly and effectively.
Jia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Finch defends well and Jia ends up having to push Finch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Finch scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Jia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia avoids them all with ease.
Jia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Finch.
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jia closes the distance and clinches up with Finch, looking for a takedown. Jia pushes Finch against the cage but Finch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finch stuffs the takedown.
Finch works over Jia's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Jia moves out of range easily.
Jia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finch defends it well.
Jia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finch counters with a two punch combo.
Jia fails to land the takedown.
Finch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Finch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jia lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
Jia fails with a takedown attempt.
Finch cracks Jia with an open hand slap.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jia shoots for a double leg takedown but Finch sprawls well. He's pushed Jia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jia slips a jab and a cross from Finch.
Jia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Jia goes for a double leg but Finch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finch continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jia.
Jia shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jia looks winded!
Jia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finch circles away quickly and effectively.
Jia jabs Finch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finch tries to bum rush Jia with a series of wild strikes but Jia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jia moves forwards but Finch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That kick from Finch tenderised Jia's leg. Jia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jia shoots in but Finch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jia. That did some damage!
Jia takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finch pinned against the cage. Finch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finch tried to counter with a leg kick but Jia avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch swinging wildly here.
Jia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finch swivels and escapes.
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia moves out of range.
Jia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Finch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finch.
Finch lands with a right hand.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finch catches Jia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch misses with a double jab.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch cracks Jia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finch throws a hook but Jia avoids it easily.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Jia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch lands a two punch combo.
Jia tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia moves out of range.
Jia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finch as he avoids it easily.
Jia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch lands with a good body shot.
A head kick from Finch lands but Jia takes it in his stride.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jia.
Finch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finch tries to bum rush Jia with a series of wild strikes but Jia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jia connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off.
Jia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finch tries to avoid it but Jia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finch to the ground. Finch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finch 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.
Jia shoots in and drives through. Finch sprawls well.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cai Jia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Jia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jia.
Jia is breathing heavily.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Jia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finch avoids it really well and circles away.
Finch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch throws a right hand that Jia ducks under and follows up with a left that Jia also avoids with ease.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jia on the side of the head.
Jia tries for a takedown but Finch circles away easily
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch misses with a double jab.
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jia or perhaps it was just good defense by Finch, which made it look bad.
Finch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Finch is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jia.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jia.
Jia fails with the takedown.
Finch stuffs the takedown.
Finch lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finch, as that shot connected.
Finch is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jia walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Finch lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jia ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Jia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finch sprawls well. Finch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finch defends it nicely.
Finch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch scores with a three punch combo!
Finch scores with a sloppy right hand. Jia should have avoided that one.
Jia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jia or perhaps it was just good defense by Finch, which made it look bad.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jia. That did some damage!
Finch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jia in his tracks.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Jia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch lands with a shot to the body.
Atticus Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Finch tenderised Jia's leg. Jia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Finch. No joy for Jia on that attempt.
Jia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jia fails with a takedown attempt.
Finch jabs Jia right on the nose. Jia blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
Finch tests Jia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Finch.
Finch with the inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jia looks for a takedown but Finch sprawls well.
Finch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jia throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
Jia shoots in but no luck this time.
Finch cracks Jia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Jia shoots for a takedown but Finch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finch throws a big counter combination but Jia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cai Jia.
Finch lands with a cross.
Finch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Jia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finch stuffs the takedown attempt from Jia. Jia gets slowly back to his feet.
Finch slips under a jab from Jia.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
Jia feints a counter leg kick.
Jia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Finch throws a right hand that Jia ducks under and follows up with a left that Jia also avoids with ease.
Jia throws a counter combo.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Finch looks to land a combination but Jia avoids it well.
Finch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jia back to the cage. Finch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jia darts in looking for a takedown but Finch gets double underhooks and turns Jia into the cage.
Finch appears to be looking for a big counter.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Jia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Jab, jab by Finch - just one landing.
Jia shoots in and drives through. Finch sprawls well.
Finch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a series of punches but Jia avoids them all with ease.
Jia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finch but Finch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Jia looks to move away, Finch throws a big counter combo but Jia just gets out of the way.
Jia shoots in but no luck this time.
Finch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Finch thuds his right hand into Jia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jia walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Finch.
Finch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch lands with a nice combination. Jia backs away looking to recover.
Jia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finch's waist but Finch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jia off to one side.
Jia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Finch feints a jab promting Jia to slip. Finch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finch misses with a hook. Jia ducked under it nicely.
Finch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jia throws a counter combo.
Cai Jia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finch defends it nicely.
Jia takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Jia fails with a takedown attempt.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Jia fails with the takedown.
Finch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Finch throws a right and a left that Jia avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jia throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Jia throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Jia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jia.
Jia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jia shoots in for a takedown but Finch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finch lands a jab-cross combination.
Finch lands a nice hook to Jia's body. Jia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finch defending well as Jia loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
After the big win, Atticus Finch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Groove Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drive (ranked 1160 p4p, 171 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 1036 p4p, 154 weight class). Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. John Titor 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive tries to bum rush Titor with a series of wild strikes but Titor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Titor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Drive misses.
Titor moves away from the strike by Drive.
And Titor tries to counter it with a takedown but Drive pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drive on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drive takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Titor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drive is landing a low percentage of strikes.
John Titor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titor! But no joy.
Titor throws a hook to the side of Drive's head but Drive sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drive jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titor avoids the body shot from Drive.
Drive looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Titor lands with an uppercut that bounces Drive off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor slips a straight right by Drive.
Drive has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drive there as he acknowledges the shot.
Titor avoids the body shot from Drive.
Titor misses with a takedown
and Drive counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Titor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drives jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drive.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Titor thows a leg kick but Drive checks it
and Drive counters with a nice body shot.
Titor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drive.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Titor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drive has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drive and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Titor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drive manages to avoid it.
Drive moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drive throws a body punch but Titor moves out of range.
Drive is looking to wear down Titor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drive keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titor throws a body punch but Drive moves out of range.
Drive throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titor! But no joy.
Titor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drive scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Titor doesn't seem bothered though.
Drive lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Titor was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Tim Drive is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drive instigates a clinch.
Titor gets through Drive's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drive has a couple of punches blocked by Titor.
Drive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drive fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Titor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drive scores with a shot to the side of Titor's head.
Drive misses with an elbow over the top.
Titor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titor lands a high kick!
Drive is rocked!
Titor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Titor tenderised Drive's leg. Drive is trying to keep his angry face on.
Titor connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive jabs at Titor's body.
Titor goes for a double leg but Drive avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drive continues to drive forward.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
Titor flicks out a counter leg kick but Drive steps away.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Titor avoids the body shot from Drive.
Titor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Titor's corner calls for a 1-2. Titor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Titor lands a head shot.
Drive fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Titor on the side of the head.
Drive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Titor with the counter takedown but Drive avoids it easily.
Drive looks to throw the jab but Titor is out of range.
Titor throws a jab but it's blocked by Drive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drive counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Titor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Titor jabs Drive to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
Titor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Drive to counter with a crisp jab.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drive misses the shot to the body.
And Titor tries to counter it with a takedown but Drive pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Titor with a poor takedown
and Drive counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tim Drive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Titor.
Drive pushes Titor up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Titor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drive misses with an elbow over the top.
Drive blocking some punches.
Drive manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drive blocks an elbow strike.
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 Tim Drive will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drive throws a left and a right that both miss
and Titor counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Titor.
Titor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Titor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Titor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titor moves out of range as Drive strikes.
Some wild striking there from Titor.
An attempted straight right counter from Drive misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Titor.
Drive stuns Titor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Titor scores with a hook to the body. Drive takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drive misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive slips a straight right by Titor.
Titor sizes up Drive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drive throws a jab but it's blocked by Titor.
Drive throws out a loose jab but Titor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titor works the jab nicely.
Titor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drive.
Drive moves into the clinch successfully.
Titor is trying to break free.
Drive is trying to maintain a safe position but Titor gets an underhook and turns Drive into the cage.
Titor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drive can't find room to land a body shot as Titor controls the action.
Drive misses with a hook from the clinch.
Titor'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.
Drive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor lands an uppercut.
Titor lands with a short shot to the head.
Titor'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.
Drive keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Titor's efforts to push away.
Titor stalling.
Titor tries to stall but Drive uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Titor misses with a punch to the body.
Titor scores with a shoulder strike.
Titor is trying to maintain a safe position but Drive gets an underhook and turns Titor into the cage.
Drive can't find room to land a body shot as Titor controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titor wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drive throws an elbow but misses.
Titor tries to break the clinch but Drive is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive prevents the takedown attempt.
Titor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titor digs a right hand into Drive's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drive's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Titor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drive lands with a light punch inside.
Titor throws an elbow that misses.
Titor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Titor misses
and Drive counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drive takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drive cracks Titor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drive fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Titor works the jab nicely.
Drive misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Titor scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive lands a body shot.
Drive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drive has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Titor.
Drive swings for the body but Titor moves out of range.
Drive on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drive avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
Drive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drive takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drive misses with a shot to the body
and Titor counters with a left to the body.
Titor thumps Drive with a low kick.
Drive throws a hook to the side of Titor's head but Titor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Titor scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Titor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drive scores with a jab to the head.
Drive connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Drive misses.
Titor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drive's guard.
Titor is working Drive over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Drive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titor works over Drive with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive looking to control.
Titor landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Drive is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drive wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drive seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Titor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drive trying to keep a closed guard but Titor is proving a slippery customer.
Titor connects with a couple of short punches.
Titor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titor throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Drive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titor.
Titor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drive looks to score with a jab to the body but Titor is just out of range.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Drive slips a jab and a cross from Titor.
Drive ducks right into an uppercut from Titor.
Titor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Titor throws a sloppy head kick and Drive moves out of range easily.
Titor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drive throws out the jab.
Titor throws a chopping leg kick but Drive manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drive fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John Titor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drive throws a right and a left that Titor avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Titor.
A jab from Titor does it's job there.
Jab by Titor.
Titor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Titor lands a nice looking body shot.
Titor misses with a looping left.
Drive moves out of range as Titor throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Titor or perhaps it was just good defense by Drive, which made it look bad.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
Drive walks into a jab.
Drive moves forwards but Titor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Titor tries to bum rush Drive with a series of wild strikes but Drive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drive is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Titor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Drive jabs Titor right on the nose. Titor blinks but takes it well.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
Titor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Titor just misses with a punch to the body.
Drive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titor throws the kick towards the body but Drive avoids it.
Drive shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titor misses with a body shot
and Drive counters with a nice body shot.
Drive connects with a right hand. Titor shakes it off.
Drive keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titor.
Titor tests Drive's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drive takes a swing at Titor's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Titor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Titor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Titor!
John Titor 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gok Won Khun (ranked 1680 p4p, 222 weight class) and Lenny Kowalski (ranked 124 p4p, 22 weight class). Lenny Kowalski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gok Won Khun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khun throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Kowalski slams his shin into Khun's torso.
Kowalski lands a lovely overhand right.
Kowalski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khun avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Khun is looking for a counter combo.
Kowalski throws a shot from downtown. Khun moves away and avoids it.
Khun moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Khun is looking to counter punch.
Khun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khun tries to clinch up.
Kowalski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khun wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khun thinking.
Kowalski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khun. Khun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalski.
That kick from Khun tenderised Kowalski's leg. Kowalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski throws the left hand but Khun avoids the punch easily.
Khun darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Khun wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski misses with a body shot.
Khun moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
Khun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khun misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khun darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Khun backwards.
Khun lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khun with a big uppercut! Khun tries to clinch up but Kowalski pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khun to the mat! Khun covers up and Kowalski unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lenny Kowalski!
After winning the bout, Lenny Kowalski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Trigger (ranked 192 p4p, 32 weight class) and Krsto Vujić (ranked 634 p4p, 94 weight class). Trigger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bang Bang by Monophonics. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krsto Vujić!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujić steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trigger.
It seemed like Vujić was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trigger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vujić swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trigger.
Trigger 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.
Trigger throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson Trigger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vujić takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trigger throws out a loose jab but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vujić uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trigger.
Trigger misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vujić counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić blocks a head kick by Trigger.
Vujić takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trigger misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trigger counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Krsto Vujić has been cut.
Trigger throws a good cross that connects.
Trigger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trigger moves into range and clinches up with Vujić.
Vujić turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vujić manages to end up in side control.
Vujić tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Trigger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vujić throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vujić sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trigger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger gets back to half guard.
Trigger taking some punishment here, with Vujić in his half guard.
Vujić missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trigger is pressing down on Vujić's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vujić accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vujić cracks Trigger with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vujić postures up in Trigger's guard and throws a big left but Trigger blocks it.
Vujić working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trigger's head.
Trigger has control of Vujić's left arm, preventing Vujić from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujić with a nice head shot there.
Vujić trying to control the position from guard on top but Trigger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vujić is stalling in the full guard.
Vujić trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trigger moves into range and clinches up with Vujić.
Trigger blocks a body shot from Vujić.
Vujić tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trigger tries a knee to the head but Vujić blocks it.
Vujić blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Vujić.
Vujić has a couple of punches blocked by Trigger.
Trigger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trigger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trigger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Trigger - that landed with a thud.
Trigger connects with a knee to the head.
Trigger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trigger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Trigger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Vujić throws a combination that misses
and Trigger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trigger dodges the punch combination from Vujić.
Vujić throws a nice looking combination but Trigger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vujić blocks a jab.
Vujić lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Trigger lands a right hook to the body.
Trigger punishes Vujić's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vujić.
Trigger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krsto Vujić is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trigger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger lands a head shot.
Trigger sizes up Vujić with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trigger stuns Vujić with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson Trigger is winning the standup battle so far.
Vujić tests Trigger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigger. Vujić does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić unleashes a big counter combination but Trigger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson Trigger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trigger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trigger stuns Vujić with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trigger.
Vujić moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Trigger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vujić can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujić goes for a takedown attempt but Trigger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trigger lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trigger misses with a body shot.
Vujić blocks a jab.
Vujić tries to counter with a clinch but Trigger shakes him off and moves away.
Vujić misses with a series of wild punches.
Trigger scores with a hook to the body. Vujić takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a straight left.
Trigger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Trigger.
Trigger catches Vujić with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trigger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vujić takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trigger throws a jab when Vujić was well out of range.
Trigger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trigger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vujić shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trigger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vujić misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trigger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trigger lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vujić tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vujić goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vujić managing to block the knees to the body from Trigger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Trigger tries a knee to the head but Vujić blocks it.
Trigger has a couple of punches blocked by Vujić.
Vujić takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Krsto Vujić's cut even more.
Trigger swings wildly with an uppercut but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vujić.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Trigger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trigger throws a head kick but Vujić moves out of range.
Trigger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vujić takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Trigger.
Trigger fails to land with a series of punches.
Trigger throws a big shot that misses.
Trigger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić blocks a leg kick.
Vujić takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trigger throws a hook to the side of Vujić's head but Vujić sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Vujić. Those never looked like landing.
Trigger dodges the punch combination from Vujić.
Vujić misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trigger.
Trigger lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trigger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vujić has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vujić and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vujić looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vujić checks a leg kick.
Trigger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vujić momentarily.
Vujić has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trigger finds it's way round the side to connect with Vujić's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trigger throws out a loose jab but Vujić uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vujić throws out a counter right but Trigger avoids it with no problem.
Trigger scores with a nice right hand.
Vujić misses with a few strikes there.
Vujić avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vujić steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trigger.
Trigger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Vujić's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger dodges the punch combination from Vujić.
Trigger closes the distance and pushes Vujić back into the cage.
Vujić misses with a punch to the body.
Trigger misses with a knee strike.
Vujić misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vujić breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vujić takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vujić keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trigger scores with a jab. Vujić acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The cut above Krsto Vujić's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vujić moves forwards but Trigger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trigger cracks Vujić with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trigger scores with a body shot.
Trigger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Trigger clinches up against the cage.
Vujić goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Vujić.
Vujić swings wildly with an uppercut but Trigger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vujić lands with a right to the head.
Vujić working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Trigger clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trigger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trigger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trigger scores with a decent looking hook.
Vujić avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Vujić on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vujić lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trigger throws a body shot but no joy.
Vujić throws out a counter right but Trigger avoids it with no problem.
Vujić takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trigger throws out the jab.
Trigger scores with a jab to the body.
Vujić swats away the attempt to clinch by Trigger.
Trigger sets himself, and Vujić steps forward looking for the clinch! Trigger avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić swinging wildly here.
Vujić misses with a two punch combination.
Trigger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vujić.
A little feinted left hand from Trigger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trigger with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Vujić 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trigger.
Vujić with the counter takedown but Trigger avoids it easily.
Trigger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vujić was well out of range. Poor timing from Trigger.
Trigger takes a swing at Vujić's ribcage but misses.
Vujić on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vujić misses with a two punch combination.
Trigger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vujić.
Trigger lands with an uppercut that bounces Vujić off the cage and back into range.
Vujić's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trigger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vujić scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trigger moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujić lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trigger backwards.
Trigger misses with the head strike.
Trigger has Vujić pressed against the cage, preventing Vujić from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vujić managing to block the knees to the body from Trigger.
Vujić tries to work over Trigger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vujić blocks a body shot from Trigger.
A head punch on the inside from Trigger fails to land.
Trigger lands an uppercut.
Vujić wants to break free but Trigger has control.
Trigger blocks a body shot from Vujić.
Trigger throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vujić.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Trigger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vujić's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vujić tries to work over Trigger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vujić misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vujić lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trigger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vujić managing to block the knees to the body from Trigger.
Trigger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vujić turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vujić manages to end up in side control.
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!
Vujić trying to control the action but Trigger is working from the bottom.
Vujić is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vujić looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Trigger is avoiding damage well.
Vujić throws an elbow but Trigger slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Trigger had his way with Krsto Vujić in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trigger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vujić moves into the clinch.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Vujić blocks with his arms.
Trigger lands with a short shot to the head.
Trigger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trigger can't find room to land a body shot as Vujić controls the action.
Vujić blocking some punches.
Trigger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trigger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vujić tries to throw a body punch but Trigger avoids it by throwing Vujić back against the cage.
Vujić misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vujić avoiding damage as Trigger throws knees to the body.
Vujić throws a punch but it's blocked by Trigger.
Trigger tries a knee to the head but Vujić blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujić tries a body shot but Trigger blocks it.
Trigger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vujić or not.
Vujić tries a body shot but Trigger blocks it.
Vujić on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trigger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trigger.
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Trigger misses with the head strike.
Trigger lands a knee to the head.
Vujić struggles to land a body shot inside as Trigger controls his hands.
Trigger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vujić creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vujić lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trigger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krsto Vujić has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trigger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Trigger on the inside.
Vujić can't find room to land a body shot as Trigger controls the action.
A short uppercut from Trigger.
Trigger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vujić is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Trigger throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Vujić misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vujić tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trigger struggles to land a body shot inside as Vujić controls his hands.
Vujić has a couple of punches blocked by Trigger.
Vujić changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trigger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trigger scores with a hook to the body. Vujić takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vujić. That snapped Trigger's head back.
Good leg kick by Trigger.
Trigger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vujić's head.
Jackson Trigger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krsto Vujić's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vujić takes one to the side of the head.
Trigger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vujić has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trigger lands a really nice looking cross but Vujić seems unphased.
Vujić takes one on the button.
Trigger is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujić staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Vujić on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trigger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Trigger.
Trigger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vujić might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trigger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trigger takes a swing at Vujić's ribcage but misses.
Trigger slips under a jab.
Trigger lands a head shot.
Trigger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vujić is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vujić takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Trigger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trigger, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jackson Trigger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 113 p4p, 19 weight class) and Leon Louis (ranked 655 p4p, 100 weight class). Bissainthe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is African Voodoo Drum Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Louis's choice of entrance music: John Murphy - In the House, In a Heartbeat. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Louis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Bissainthe tries to move into range but Louis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Bissainthe's head back.
Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louis slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Bissainthe. No joy for Louis on that attempt.
Bissainthe scores with a hook to the body. Louis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louis is defended easily by Bissainthe.
Louis tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Louis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe is looking to reverse the position.
Louis throws a strike aimed at the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Louis tries to advance position but instead Bissainthe slips a leg back in to half guard.
Bissainthe controlling the position for now.
Louis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bissainthe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard.
Bissainthe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Louis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Louis is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis has his foot on Bissainthe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bissainthe works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bissainthe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard.
Bissainthe is pulling down on Louis's head to control his posture.
Bissainthe continues to stall.
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Louis throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bissainthe controlling Louis's posture.
Bissainthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis passes Bissainthe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Louis lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
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.
Louis tries to clinch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Louis drives through with a takedown into Bissainthe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louis manages to get himself to full guard.
Bissainthe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
More hug and hope from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe pushing down on Louis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bissainthe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Louis's head.
Bissainthe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Louis moves into full guard.
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Louis wants to improve his position but instead Bissainthe has moved into half guard.
Louis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bissainthe is taking a breather. Louis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bissainthe stays in close to Louis's body and controls the position.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bissainthe is one step ahead there.
Louis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Bissainthe.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bissainthe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bissainthe won't allow Louis to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leon Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louis connects with the punch.
Louis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Louis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bissainthe momentarily.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bissainthe's half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control here.
Bissainthe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe wants to get back to full guard.
Louis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe trying to control from the bottom.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bissainthe defending well though.
Louis throwing shots but Bissainthe is blocking nicely.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to full guard.
Louis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bissainthe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Louis is working away from the top position though.
Bissainthe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bissainthe trying to control but Louis postures up.
Bissainthe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louis.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leon Louis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bissainthe.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Louis working some strikes from top position.
Bissainthe keeping full guard, as Louis tries to pass.
Louis stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Louis gets full guard.
Louis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bissainthe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard.
Bissainthe managing to control the position.
Louis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Louis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to his closed guard and prevents Louis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Louis's guard.
Bissainthe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Louis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Louis settles back down.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Louis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leon Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louis clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis blocks a body shot from Bissainthe.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Louis controls his hands.
Bissainthe prevents a body shot from Louis.
Bissainthe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis lands a takedown into guard.
Louis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Louis throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is looking to work some ground and pound but Bissainthe has wrist control.
Bissainthe pulls Louis in close to prevent any damage.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bissainthe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Louis tries to clinch up but Bissainthe circles away and keeps his distance.
Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bissainthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bissainthe is leaning against Louis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bissainthe digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Bissainthe.
Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
Bissainthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bissainthe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louis backwards.
Bissainthe lands with a light punch inside.
Bissainthe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Louis.
Louis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louis tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bissainthe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bissainthe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bissainthe.
Louis works on Bissainthe's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
A short right from Louis.
Louis tries a body shot but Bissainthe blocks it.
Leon Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bissainthe controls his hands.
Bissainthe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bissainthe digs a right hand underneath Louis's ribcage. Louis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bissainthe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bissainthe.
Louis misses with some punches.
Bissainthe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Leon Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bissainthe scores with a head kick. Louis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bissainthe tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louis lands a jab to the nose.
Louis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Louis cracks Bissainthe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Louis.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bissainthe jabs Louis right on the nose. Louis blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Louis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Bissainthe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Louis takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bissainthe.
Louis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bissainthe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bissainthe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis lands a right hand.
Bissainthe tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Bissainthe back against the cage.
Bissainthe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bissainthe.
Louis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bissainthe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a body shot from Louis.
Bissainthe blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis blocking some punches.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bissainthe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Louis or not.
Bissainthe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis cracks Bissainthe with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bissainthe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiss head.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bissainthe.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bissainthe lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe lands a left hand.
Bissainthe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis can't get the takedown.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
A nice left hand lands by Bissainthe.
A right hand to the body from Louis.
Bissainthe lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bissainthe.
A short right from Bissainthe on the inside.
Louis is rocked!
Bissainthe pushes Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bissainthe finish him?
Louis takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe dips a shoulder and cracks Louis with a mighty uppercut! Louis falls back against the cage and Bissainthe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Louis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bissainthe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Toussaint Bissainthe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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