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PFC 278 Arundel vs Karpo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1914 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 284 p4p, 201 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Beukeboom defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beukeboom's hands.
Hill forces Beukeboom back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Beukeboom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beukeboom blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses with some punches.
Beukeboom scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Hill blocks a body shot from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Beukeboom in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beukeboom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Beukeboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beukeboom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Beukeboom moves out of range easily.
Beukeboom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hill defending well as Beukeboom loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
A jab from Hill misses.
Beukeboom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Hill slips under a jab from Beukeboom.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Beukeboom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hill.
Hill moves out of range as Beukeboom strikes.
Beukeboom avoids the body shot from Hill.
Bill Beukeboom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beukeboom throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Beukeboom ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill misses with a combination
and Beukeboom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beukeboom. That did some damage!
Beukeboom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Beukeboom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hill slips a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Beukeboom in a clinch.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Hill is pushing Beukeboom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill trying to stall but Beukeboom improves his position.
Beukeboom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beukeboom backwards.
Beukeboom misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beukeboom.
Hill stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a hook but Beukeboom avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Beukeboom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill is looking to clinch but Beukeboom is avoiding it.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Beukeboom is out of range.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill clobbers Beukeboom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Beukeboom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Beukeboom looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Beukeboom, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hill'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.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
Beukeboom is looking to counter punch.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Beukeboom counters with a nice right hand that sends Hill toppling to the canvas! Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Beukeboom finish him?!
Beukeboom looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill connects with a crisp jab.
Hill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beukeboom sprawls well initially but Hill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beukeboom keeps working.
Beukeboom is looking to escape.
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beukeboom is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Beukeboom's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beukeboom has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hill is on him like a limpet, forcing Beukeboom back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Beukeboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beukeboom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beukeboom.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
A right handed body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hill working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hill has Beukeboom pushed against the cage.
Hill continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beukeboom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beukeboom misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beukeboom is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beukeboom down to the mat. Beukeboom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Beukeboom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Beukeboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beukeboom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hill misses.
Beukeboom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Beukeboom misses.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Beukeboom counters with a nice right hand that sends Hill toppling to the canvas! Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Beukeboom finish him?!
 Hill is rocked!
Hill wants to clinch
and Beukeboom counters with a left to the body.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill leaves his chin hanging out and Beukeboom seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Hill crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Scott Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 987 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Ruslan Karelin (ranked 147 p4p, 190 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Karelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Karelin does it's job there.
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Karelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peterson is looking to counter the offense by Karelin and move into the clinch.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karelin as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Karelin blocks with his arms.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Karelin back against the cage.
Karelin can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Karelin is working Peterson over against the cage.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Karelin gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
Karelin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Peterson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karelin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karelin trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peterson's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Peterson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karelin wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Peterson is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Karelin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin is still trying to improve position.
Peterson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Karelin controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karelin tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Peterson seems content to control.
Karelin tries to roll over but Peterson keeps him under control.
Peterson wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karelin shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Karelin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karelin scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Karelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karelin with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throws a shot to the body.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Karelin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin lands a really nice looking cross but Peterson seems unphased.
Peterson wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Karelin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson forces Karelin back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Karelin on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Karelin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the cage.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson is working Karelin over against the cage.
Karelin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karelin looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Karelin throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin pulls guard.
Peterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karelin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peterson has managed to get both his arms back between Karelin's legs - danger averted.
Karelin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Karelin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the position here.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Peterson has picked Karelin up and slammed him! Karelin can't keep hold of the triangle and Peterson manages to pass to side control!
Karelin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Peterson off and has taken his back!
Well, with Karelin on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Peterson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Karelin throwing sloppy strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Peterson'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. This is the final round!
Karelin looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Karelin.
Ruslan Karelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Karelin.
Karelin misses the jab.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Karelin.
Karelin swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peterson walks away with a smile on his face. Karelin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
Karelin throws a sloppy body shot
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
Karelin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karelin works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Karelin tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karelin obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Karelin.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin successfully pulls guard.
Karelin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Karelin controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Karelin working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Peterson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Karelin.
Karelin is not content to let Peterson control the position.
Karelin is trying to escape the position but Peterson is controlling the position.
Peterson working away.
Karelin regains half guard.
Karelin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peterson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Peterson trying to control the hands but Karelin breaks the grip.
Ruslan Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Karelin is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Peterson with him. Peterson is trying to defend but Karelin has an arm under the chin now! Peterson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruslan Karelin!
Ruslan Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 597 p4p, 462 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 65 p4p, 49 weight class). Jack comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lucid Dreams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Jack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez with a nice calf kick.
Donk. Jack catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
Jack moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot that sends Jack's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Jack with a good jab.
Good shot there by Rodriguez.
Jack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Jack.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Jack's body.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Jack counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Jack misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack misses with a hook.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack throws a fast counter high kick but Rodriguez manages to duck under it in time.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jack counters with a nice right hand that sends Rodriguez toppling to the canvas! Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jack finish him?!
 Rodriguez is rocked!
Jack fakes the body blow, causing Rodriguez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rodriguez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taylor Jack!
After winning the bout, Taylor Jack 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 441 p4p, 732 weight class) and Elazar Shalit (ranked 46 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joteel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moogwalze. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalit throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Shalit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Joteel clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joteel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shalit scores with a hook to the body. Joteel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Joteel misses its intended target.
Jacque Joteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalit misses with an uppercut
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Shalit swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joteel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shalit.
Joteel scores with a nice right hand.
Shalit misses the jab.
As Shalit backs away, Joteel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good exchange - Shalit coming out on top.
Shalit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joteel.
It seemed like Shalit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Joteel. Beautiful body shot.
Shalit throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joteel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Joteel.
Joteel lands a body shot.
Shalit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel throws a head kick but Shalit moves out of range.
Joteel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shalit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shalit cracks Joteel with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Shalit misses its intended target.
Joteel lands a right hook to the body.
Joteel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shalit on the side of the head.
Shalit slips under a jab.
Joteel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shalit misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Joteel lands with an uppercut that bounces Shalit off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Shalit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joteel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
Shalit lands with a hook. Joteel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shalit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Joteel falls backwards - clearly groggy! Shalit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elazar Shalit!
During a confident post fight interview, Elazar Shalit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 145 p4p, 177 weight class) and Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 16 p4p, 18 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Bin Sari has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pique misses.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pique checks a leg kick nicely.
Bin Sari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Sari misses the target.
Pique jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pique. Those never looked like landing.
Bin Sari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bin Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bin Sari scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Bin Sari misses its intended target.
Bin Sari misses with a straight left.
Bin Sari throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin Sari looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Bin Sari checks a low kick from Pique.
Pique throws out a powerful jab.
Bin Sari misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
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!
Pique throws the left hand but Bin Sari avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari flicks out a counter leg kick but Pique steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
Bin Sari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bin Sari avoids a kick to the body.
Pique misses with a straight right.
Pique lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Bin Sari misses.
Pique pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Sari is out of range and Pique settles back down.
Bin Sari takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Bin Sari misses with a body kick.
Bin Sari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pique slips under a jab from Bin Sari.
Nice body punch from Bin Sari.
Pique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Sari checks a low kick from Pique.
Bin Sari throws a combination that misses
and Pique makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bin Sari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pique throws a low kick, looking for Bin Sari's leg but Bin Sari calmly moves out of range.
Bin Sari feints a counter leg kick.
Bin Sari lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Sari throws out the jab.
Bin Sari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pique lands a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bin Sari.
Bin Sari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bin Sari misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Bin Sari only half commits.
Bin Sari scores with a shot to the body.
Bin Sari throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pique misses with an uppercut.
Bin Sari scoring well with a low kick there.
Pique moves out of range as Bin Sari strikes.
Pique scores with a nice body kick.
Pique takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pique takes a swing at Bin Sari's ribcage but misses.
Bin Sari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique slips under a jab from Bin Sari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique looks to throw the jab but Bin Sari is out of range.
Jab by Pique.
Bin Sari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pique moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
Pique misses with an uppercut.
Pique connects with a solid leg kick.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
A quick step to the side and Pique tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Sari misses with a left hand
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bin Sari.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Sari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bin Sari defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari feints a counter leg kick.
Pique attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pique gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique looks to throw the jab but Bin Sari is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari pushes Pique away with a front kick.
Bin Sari throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Pique looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Bin Sari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bin Sari throws a solid leg kick but Pique takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bin Sari.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Sari throws a low kick but Pique moves out of range easily.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Bin Sari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pique's hands.
Bin Sari misses with a body shot.
Pique throws a jab when Bin Sari was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Bin Sari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari pushes Pique away with a front kick.
Pique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
Pique goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bin Sari scores with a sloppy right hand. Pique should have avoided that one.
Bin Sari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aishah Bin Sari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pique fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bin Sari checks it well.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pique throwing a counter right hand but Bin Sari manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari misses with a leg kick.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Pique checks it.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Bin Sari.
Pique tries to land a front kick but Bin Sari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pique is looking to chop away at Bin Sari's legs.
Bin Sari blocks a jab.
Bin Sari lands a jab to Pique's midsection.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Pique tried to score with a low kick but Bin Sari checks it.
Pique closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bin Sari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bin Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pique there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pique blocks the body kick.
Pique throws a push kick but Bin Sari slaps the foot to one side.
Bin Sari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pique in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Sari.
Bin Sari moves out of range as Pique throws a body kick.
Bin Sari 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.
Bin Sari throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique checks a low kick from Bin Sari.
Pique throws a push kick but Bin Sari slaps the foot to one side.
Pique avoids the body shot from Bin Sari.
Nice shot by Bin Sari.
Jab from Bin Sari.
Pique slips a straight right by Bin Sari.
A jab from Pique does it's job there.
Bin Sari looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Aishah Bin Sari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Sari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pique checks the leg kick.
Pique thinks about countering with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pique might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pique checks a low kick from Bin Sari.
Pique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari misses with a hook. Pique ducked under it nicely.
Bin Sari scores with a hook.
Bin Sari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Bin Sari throws a good cross that connects.
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique lands with a hook. Bin Sari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bin Sari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pique throws a lazy uppercut
and Bin Sari counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Sari jabs Pique right on the nose. Pique blinks but takes it well.
Nice cross by Bin Sari.
Pique connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari tries to land a front kick but Pique steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Bin Sari avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pique darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pique throws a big shot that misses.
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Bin Sari moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bin Sari takes one on the button.
Bin Sari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Bin Sari slips a jab from Pique.
Bin Sari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bin Sari throws a wild body kick that Pique sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique throws a hook but Bin Sari blocks it.
Bin Sari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique slips a straight right by Bin Sari.
Pique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bin Sari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bin Sari scores with a kick to the body.
Bin Sari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Bin Sari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pique.
Bin Sari lands with a straight right. Pique didn't see that one coming.
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Bin Sari replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pique blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique misses with a left hand
and Bin Sari counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That kick from Pique tenderised Bin Sari's leg. Bin Sari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Sari looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
Bin Sari 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.
Bin Sari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Pique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bin Sari connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Bin Sari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bin Sari misses with a kick to the body.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Bin Sari moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Pique misses
and Bin Sari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pique tries to clinch but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Sari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Bin Sari lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aishah Bin Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bin Sari throws a leg kick
and Pique counters with a nice leg kick.
Bin Sari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Pique throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pique slips a straight right by Bin Sari.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Bin Sari throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Bin Sari only half commits.
Bin Sari throws a lazy right hand but Pique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bin Sari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bin Sari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pique takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a push kick but Pique slaps the foot to one side.
Pique lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pique on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pique blocks the leg kick.
Bin Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Sari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pique sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Sari. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique 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.
Bin Sari throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Sari throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pique.
Pique finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Pique misses its intended target.
Bin Sari appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Pique - just one landing.
Bin Sari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
A telegraphed right hand from Pique misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
and Pique counters with a good, hard body kick but Bin Sari shrugs it off.
Juan Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pique walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Bin Sari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Sari slips under a jab.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands the left hand.
A jab from Pique misses.
Pique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Sari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bin Sari lands with a nice body punch.
Bin Sari catches Pique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pique connects with a body shot.
Pique misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Bin Sari misses its intended target.
Bin Sari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pique misses
and Bin Sari counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donk. Bin Sari catches Pique right on the button with a cross.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Bin Sari.
A jab from Bin Sari finds it's way through Pique's defenses.
Pique tries a low kick but Bin Sari avoids it.
Bin Sari misses with a hook
and Pique counters with a low kick, right behind Bin Sari 's knee.
Bin Sari punishes Pique's body with a nice straight punch.
Bin Sari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pique if he has to take too many more of those.
Bin Sari throws a right hand that Pique ducks under and follows up with a left that Pique also avoids with ease.
A cross from Bin Sari lands.
Bin Sari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bin Sari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
Pique misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Sari moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bin Sari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari thuds his shin into the meat of Pique's side.
Bin Sari moves out of range of the body kick from Pique.
Bin Sari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pique takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bin Sari scores with the left hand. Pique knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick from Bin Sari, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Sari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pique staying out of range there.
Pique moves out of range as Bin Sari throws a body kick.
As Bin Sari backs away, Pique returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Bin Sari stalks Pique and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pique's face. Pique staggers backwards, shaken.
Bin Sari scores with the left hand. Pique knows he should have avoided that one.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aishah Bin Sari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bin Sari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
A very excited looking Aishah Bin Sari rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 24 p4p, 42 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Duranto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Duranto.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Duranto lands with a cross.
Duranto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poli to score with a decent uppercut.
Poli blocks a jab.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Poli counters with a low kick, right behind Duranto 's knee.
Poli throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Poli moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Poli blocks it well.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Duranto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duranto.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
Poli scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
Duranto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duranto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Poli - just one landing.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Poli down.
Poli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Poli throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli motions for Duranto to come forward. Poli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duranto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Duranto.
Poli darts in trying to clinch
and Poli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli is looking to clinch.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poli.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Duranto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poli throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto scores with a head kick. Poli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Roli Poli has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Poli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Poli misses with a straight left.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Poli does it's job there.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto moves out of range as Poli throws a body kick.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Duranto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poli tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Poli back against the cage.
Poli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Poli settles back down.
Duranto is looking to clinch.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Duranto moves out of range easily.
Duranto works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Poli.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Poli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Poli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duranto. Duranto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duranto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duranto lands a nice hook to Poli's body. Poli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto counters with a body kick.
Duranto wants to slow Poli down by chopping away at his legs.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Poli.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli with a hook.
Poli tries to clinch but Duranto is having none of it.
Duranto throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Poli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Duranto back to the cage. Poli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poli lands with an uppercut that bounces Duranto off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli takes one to the side of the head.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Poli throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Poli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Duranto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poli checks it well.
Poli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duranto can do to turn this around?
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Duranto dips to his left and cracks Poli with an uppercut!
Poli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Poli's head but Poli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Poli's front leg but catches the back leg as Poli tries to avoid it.
Duranto throws a right hand that misses
and Poli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duranto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Duranto feints a counter leg kick.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
Poli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Poli checks the leg kick.
Poli lands with a kick to the temple. Duranto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duranto avoids the head kick by Poli.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli throws a head kick that half lands.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Poli blocks the low kick.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duranto is able to avoid easily.
Poli is looking to score with low kicks.
Duranto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto tries to work over Poli's front leg with a kick but Poli checks it.
A lazy left from Poli finds it's target.
Poli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Poli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Duranto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Poli. That snapped Duranto's head back.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Poli lands with a slapping head kick.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Duranto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Poli.
Duranto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Poli's belly button to the back.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli takes one on the button.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Poli swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
A combination from Poli does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Duranto as he connects with a hook.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
That's time! Poli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poli. Poli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Poli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poli sizes up Duranto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick from Poli lands but Duranto takes it in his stride.
Duranto moves away from the strike by Poli.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto thumps Poli with a low kick.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Poli clinches up with Duranto and pushes him back against the cage.
Poli prevents a body shot from Duranto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli manages to break the clinch.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duranto.
Poli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duranto throws out the jab.
Poli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duranto scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poli.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli is looking to clinch.
Poli throws a right hand that Duranto ducks under and follows up with a left that Duranto also avoids with ease.
Poli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duranto under the eye.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duranto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poli misses with a head kick.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Duranto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poli misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Duranto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Duranto swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Duranto.
Poli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duranto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duranto throws a low kick but Poli moves out of range easily.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Poli.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duranto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duranto cracks Poli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws out a counter right but Poli avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.
Poli lands with a cross.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Poli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli is looking to counter with head kicks.
Duranto scores with a shot to the body.
Poli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duranto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duranto.
Duranto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duranto clinches.
Poli takes a shot to the head.
Poli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poli blocks an uppercut.
Poli wants to break free but Duranto has control.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duranto cracks Poli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto needs to keep his hands up - Poli had a free shot at his head there.
Duranto throws a head kick but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duranto at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Duranto.
I think Duranto 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 5 p4p, 21 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy takes the fight into the clinch.
Caunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Caunt tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Joy controls the action.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho Joy wants to get back to striking at distance but Caunt won't allow it.
Caunt lands a right hand.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Ho Joy sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ho Joy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Joy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Joy tried to score with a low kick but Caunt checks it.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy looks to land a body kick but Caunt moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt tried to score with a low kick but Ho Joy checks it.
Ho Joy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Joy checks it well.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Joy rushes Caunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Ho Joy slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a poor cross that misses
and Caunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ho Joy's knee momentarily.
Caunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt throws a solid leg kick but Ho Joy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caunt.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Joy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Caunt - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Joy misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Caunt misses.
Ho Joy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Caunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Joy in his tracks.
Ho Joy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Joy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caunt - the referee stops the clock and Ho Joy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caunt. Ho Joy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Ho Joy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy misses with a lunging right hand
and Caunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ho Joy throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Joy.
Caunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Caunt.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head.
A big right from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
letting Ho Joy counter with a right hand.
Caunt lands a jab to the head.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
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!
Caunt misses with a hook.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Joy's sensitive parts.
Caunt throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caunt scores with a jab. Ho Joy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caunt misses with a double jab
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Ho Joy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
Ho Joy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt throws a low kick but Ho Joy avoids it.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Joy thinks about countering with a head kick.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Joy.
Caunt feints a jab promting Ho Joy to slip. Caunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ho Joy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Joy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Joy throws a right hand that misses
and Caunt counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy blocks a leg kick.
Caunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho Joy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Joy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Joy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Caunt. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy lands a big head kick that sends Caunt tumbling to the mat! Ho Joy takes a step backwards and waves Caunt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Caunt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt slips a jab from Ho Joy.
A nice side step and Caunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Caunt scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Ho Joy.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Caunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Joy in his tracks.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy blocks the body kick.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Caunt misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caunt, as that shot connected.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Ho Joy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Caunt wants to slow Ho Joy down by chopping away at his legs.
Caunt thumps Ho Joy with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy blocks a low kick nicely.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Joy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Ho Joy scores with a head kick. Caunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That has opened up Dick Caunt's cut even more.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ho Joy tries a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Ho Joy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt feints and then cracks Ho Joy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Joy down.
Caunt lands the left hand.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Joy off balance momentarily.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Caunt.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt'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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caunt.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho Joys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ho Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Ho Joy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt dips to his left and cracks Ho Joy with an uppercut!
Caunt scores with a nice strike.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Caunt misses.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Ho Joy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Joy tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Joy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt misses the body punch
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Caunt looks to move away, Ho Joy throws a big counter combo but Caunt just gets out of the way.
Ho Joy tries to land a leg kick but Caunt saw it coming and moves away.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Ho Joy throws a right hand that Caunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Caunt also avoids with ease.
Ho Joy lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ho Joy off the cage and back into range.
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Joy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caunt - the referee stops the clock and Ho Joy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caunt. Ho Joy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ho Joy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Caunt is looking to slow Ho Joy down with leg kicks.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
Caunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
A jab lands there for Caunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt jabs Ho Joy right on the nose. Ho Joy blinks but takes it well.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Caunt moves away
and Caunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Caunt counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Caunt.
Jab by Caunt.
Ho Joy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick as Caunt jumps back.
Ho Joy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Caunt misses.
Ho Joy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
Caunt thows a leg kick but Ho Joy checks it
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt throws a head kick but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy lands a big head kick that sends Caunt tumbling to the mat! Ho Joy takes a step backwards and waves Caunt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Caunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Joy finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt wants to slow Ho Joy down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Joy lands a brutal head kick. Caunt looks out on his feet and Ho Joy throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy retains his featherweight title!
Do Ho Joy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 11 p4p, 99 weight class) and Hannu Karpo (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel misses with a hook
and Karpo counters with a good low kick that Arundel was not able to check.
Karpo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arundel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arundel slaps away a takedown attempt from Karpo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
and Karpo counters with a takedown into side control.
Arundel is trying to buck Karpo off.
Karpo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arundel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Arundel tries to buck Karpo off but Karpo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karpo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Arundel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Karpo's guard! Nice work there by Arundel!
Arundel stands up and waves to Karpo to follow him.
Karpo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arundel at a distance.
Arundel throws an off balance right hand
and Karpo counters with a stiff right hand.
Karpo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arundel. Arundel obviously looking to wear him down.
Arundel thows a leg kick but Karpo checks it
and Karpo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karpo throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Karpo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arundel defends it nicely.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karpo.
Latrobe Arundel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karpo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karpo misses with the combination.
Karpo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Karpo tenderised Arundel's leg. Arundel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arundel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arundel misses with an uppercut. Karpo saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karpo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arundel - the referee stops the clock and Karpo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arundel. Karpo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arundel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown but Arundel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Latrobe Arundel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannu Karpo.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
Karpo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arundel throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karpo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Karpo.
Karpo blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arundel throws a body punch but Karpo moves out of range.
Karpo throws a fast counter high kick but Arundel manages to duck under it in time.
Karpo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arundel. Arundel obviously looking to wear him down.
Karpo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arundel. Arundel obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Arundel.
Arundel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karpo unleashes a big counter combination but Arundel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Karpo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel thumps Karpo with a low kick.
Karpo lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.
Nice sprawl there from Arundel as Karpo shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karpo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arundel sees it coming and defends easily.
Karpo wants to pass the guard but Arundel is defending well.
Arundel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karpo.
Karpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arundel is defending against the submission attempts here by Karpo.
Arundel wants to get back to full guard.
Karpo is trying to control the action in half guard but Arundel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hannu Karpo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karpo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arundel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arundel wants to stand but Karpo is controlling the position.
Arundel has Karpo pulled in close to control his posture.
Arundel keeping moving, preventing Karpo from controlling successfully.
Karpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karpo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arundel 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arundel throws the left hand but Karpo avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel 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 Karpo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karpo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karpo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arundel with a body shot.
Arundel tries a head kick but it misses.
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Arundel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karpo to score with a decent uppercut.
Karpo throws a right hand that Arundel ducks under and follows up with a left that Arundel also avoids with ease.
Karpo shoots for a double leg takedown but Arundel sprawls well. He's pushed Karpo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpo throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
Arundel tries to move into range but Karpo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karpo staying out of range there.
Karpo missing with a left hand there. Arundel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karpo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karpo throws a poor cross that misses
and Arundel counters with a good low kick that Karpo was not able to check.
Karpo cracks Arundel with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karpo avoids the head kick by Arundel.
Karpo is looking for the big counter here.
Karpo misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannu Karpo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Karpo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arundel counters with a good low kick that Karpo was not able to check.
Arundel takes a swing at Karpo's ribcage but misses.
Karpo lands a nice shot that snaps Arundel's head back.
Karpo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arundel manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Karpo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpo can't break the clinch.
Arundel prevents Karpo from breaking the clinch.
Karpo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arundel misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Karpo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo 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.
Karpo throws a lazy uppercut
and Arundel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arundel. That's going to slow Karpo down.
Arundel lands a glancing blow to the side of Karpo's head.
It looks like Hannu Karpo has been cut.
Karpo looks to land a left hand but Arundel moved out of range nicely.
Karpo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arundel misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arundel.
Karpo slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arundel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Latrobe Arundel is winning the standup battle so far.
Karpo lands with a shot to the body.
Karpo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arundel looks to land a body kick but Karpo moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel scores with the left hand. Karpo knows he should have avoided that one.
Karpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Karpo catches Arundel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arundel swings for the body but Karpo moves out of range.
Arundel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karpo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpo throws an off balance right hand
and Arundel counters with a thumping low kick.
Arundel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karpo's head backwards.
Karpo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.
Arundel delivers a nice body kick.
Arundel connects with a leg kick.
Arundel throws out a powerful jab.
Karpo slips a straight right by Arundel.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arundel. Karpo shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel jabs Karpo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karpo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arundel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arundel throws a looping overhand right but Karpo ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karpo misses with a body shot.
Karpo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arundel's head.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Karpo is just out of range.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Arundel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arundel sprawls well. Arundel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karpo gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hannu Karpo's cut.
That's time! Arundel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arundel lands with a hook. Karpo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karpo misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arundel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karpo! But no joy.
Karpo misses with a hook
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Karpo gets a takedown into half guard.
Karpo tries to pass to full mount but Arundel defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo prevents Arundel from improving his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karpo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo is looking for submissions but instead, Arundel has regained full guard.
Karpo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arundel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karpo can do to turn this around?
Arundel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karpo is one step ahead there.
Karpo stands and throws Arundel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arundel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karpo.
Karpo throwing strikes but Arundel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Karpo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arundel's best efforts.
Arundel prevents Karpo from improving his position.
Arundel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karpo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karpo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arundel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel wants to control from the top but Karpo keeps moving.
Arundel tries to free his leg and advance position but Karpo is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karpo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arundel defends it easily.
Arundel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karpo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arundel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Karpo wants to sweep but no luck.
Karpo working for a triangle but Arundel defends it easily.
Karpo wants to sweep here but Arundel controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karpo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel had his way with Hannu Karpo in that round.
The cut man is working on Hannu Karpo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Hannu Karpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karpo moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Karpo throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arundel.
Karpo tries to move into range but Arundel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel 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 Karpo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karpo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karpo with the counter takedown but Arundel avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel pushes Karpo away with a front kick.
Arundel thumps Karpo with a low kick.
Arundel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karpo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel slips a jab and a cross from Karpo.
Karpo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arundel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arundel lands an overhand right.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karpo! But no joy.
Karpo throws a head kick but Arundel moves out of range.
And Arundel counters with a quick kick to the body but Karpo blocks it.
Karpo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Karpo. Those never looked like landing.
Arundel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karpo finds it's way through Arundel's defenses.
Arundel throws a lazy right hand but Karpo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arundel looks to land a right hand but Karpo moved out of range.
Karpo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karpo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karpo with a jab.
Karpo walks into a left hand.
Karpo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
You can see that Karpo has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Karpo misses the body punch
and Arundel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Arundel misses
and Karpo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karpo scores with a punch to the head.
Arundel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karpo counters with a straight right hand.
Karpo fails to land the takedown.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karpo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arundel misses with the combination.
Karpo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
and Karpo counters with a left to the body.
Karpo tests Arundel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karpo misses with a low kick.
Karpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arundel.
Arundel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karpo misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karpo's knee momentarily.
Karpo throws a combination that misses
and Arundel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karpo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arundel cracks a nice hook into Karpo's ribs.
Latrobe Arundel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arundel pushes Karpo away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latrobe Arundel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arundel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel retains his middleweight title!
Latrobe Arundel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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