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BMF 13- Covington vs Takeda PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jung Lao (ranked 5007 p4p, 5298 weight class) and Willy Lee (ranked 536 p4p, 551 weight class). The key to victory for Jung Lao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lao.
Lao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Lao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lao.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lao defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee goes for a double leg but Lao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lao continues to drive forward.
That kick from Lao tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lao gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Lao manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lao wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lao keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee postures up in Lao's guard and throws a big left but Lao blocks it.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lao cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Lao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Lao, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lao.
Lao lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lao is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lao dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lao lands a head kick!
Lao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lao is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Jung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lao lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lao lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Lao as Lee shoots in.
As Lee backs away, Lao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jung Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Lee.
Lao throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lao avoids it really well and circles away.
Lao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Lao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Lao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee looks winded!
Lao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Willy Lee has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lao - that will leave a mark!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lao to score with a decent uppercut.
Lao throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick lands for Lao.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lao thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lao lands with an overhand left.
Lao with the inside leg kick.
Lao scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Lao finds it's target.
Lao swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Lao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lao throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to the liver by Lao. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Lao lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee looks to clinch
and Lao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lao's corner calls for a 1-2. Lao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lao.
Lao scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao scores with a push kick.
Lao lands a right hook to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lao lands a high kick!
Lao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao with a nice calf kick.
Jung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lao.
Lao connects with a leg kick.
Jung Lao is winning the standup battle so far.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lao.
Lee tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lao.
Lao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Willy Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lao lands a front kick.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lao stuffs the takedown.
Lao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lao looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lao.
Lao connects with a high kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee avoids the head kick by Lao.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick lands for Lao.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Lao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lao lands a nice looking body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lao enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Lao blocks nicely.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Lee has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lao wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lao is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Lao wants to get back to his feet.
Lao prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lao some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee cracks Lao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee throws an elbow but Lao slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lao is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lao wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lao!
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Lao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee avoids the head kick by Lao.
Lao lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee goes for a double leg but Lao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lao continues to drive forward.
Lao thumps Lee with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Lao.
Lao lands a high kick!
Lao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Lao.
An inside leg kick lands from Lao.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lao.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Lao scores with a leg kick.
Lao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Lao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick from Lao lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lao avoids it really well and circles away.
Jung Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Lee.
Lao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lao leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lao feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Both fighters circling a little - Lao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lao.
Lao tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lao scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lao.
Lee closes the distance but Lao moves to the side
and Lao counters with an outside leg kick.
Lao stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lao throws a counter high kick but Lee was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Lao.
Lao with a nice calf kick.
Lao scores with a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Lao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
A jab from Lao does it's job there.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Lao scoring well with a low kick there.
Lao with a jab.
Lao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Lao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Lao gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Lao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lao lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lao throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Lao throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lao sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Lao avoids it this time.
Willy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung Lao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Lao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jung Lao!
During a confident post fight interview, Jung Lao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Libor Lunak (ranked 3393 p4p, 23850 weight class) and Tony Norris (ranked 410 p4p, 614 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Norris!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris avoids the head kick by Lunak.
Lunak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lunak lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Lunak takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tony Norris has been cut.
Lunak slaps away a takedown attempt from Norris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lunak has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lunak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lunak as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Lunak.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lunak is able to avoid easily.
Norris drops his hands momentarily and Lunak needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Norris just on the top of the head. Norris drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Norris - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Libor Lunak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rivera (ranked 4816 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Jasur Pak (ranked 404 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasur Pak!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera dives in for a single leg takedown but Pak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rivera pulls Pak into guard.
Pak is stalling in the full guard.
Pak sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Rivera doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Pak paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Rivera - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mason Rivera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Masvidal (ranked 3284 p4p, 3887 weight class) and Ryker Lee (ranked 400 p4p, 450 weight class). Masvidal comes to the cage accompanied by scarface. Jon Masvidal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryker Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Masvidal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Jon Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryker Lee.
Masvidal throws a good cross that connects.
Masvidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masvidal cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Masvidal finish him?
 Lee is rocked!
It looks like Ryker Lee has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Masvidal counters with a huge left! Lee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Masvidal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Masvidal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Masvidal!
A determined Jon Masvidal didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 3111 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Hunt Mfer (ranked 374 p4p, 463 weight class). Hunt Mfer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunt Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop moves into the clinch.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer working hard to break the clinch.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Drop's head.
Mfer avoiding damage.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Mfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Mfer.
 It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mfer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drop somewhat.
Drop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
Mfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Mfer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer Throws a clean left jab. Mfer Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Drop's chin! Drop crumbles to the ground and Mfer follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mfer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hunt Mfer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Cadena (ranked 3098 p4p, 3577 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 303 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodolfo Cadena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro cracks a nice hook into Cadena's ribs.
Cadena throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cadena lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhapuro connects with the punch.
Cadena scores with a jab. Murhapuro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cadena moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Cadena.
Murhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cadena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhapuro throws out a counter right but Cadena avoids it with no problem.
Cadena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadena moves away from the strike by Murhapuro.
Cadena looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cadena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro unleashes a big counter combination but Cadena bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. Cadena does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro throws a hook but Cadena avoids it easily.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the body.
Murhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhapuro stuns Cadena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro stuns Cadena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhapuro misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhapuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cadena moves out of range of the strikes.
Cadena throws a hook to the side of Murhapuro's head but Murhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cadena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cadena's head backwards.
Murhapuro lands the left hand.
Murhapuro's corner calls for a 1-2. Murhapuro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cadena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cadena slips under a jab from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro 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.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cadena is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Cadena misses
and Murhapuro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Cadena misses its intended target.
Murhapuro rushes Cadena and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhapuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Cadena.
Cadena throws a right hand that Murhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that Murhapuro also avoids with ease.
Cadena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Cadena slips the punch.
Cadena lands with a shot to the body.
Cadena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Cadena. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro throws a jab when Cadena was well out of range.
Cadena's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhapuro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cadena scrambles back to his feet.
Murhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Murhapuro misses with a hook. Cadena ducked under it nicely.
Murhapuro lands with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Murhapuro misses.
Cadena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cadena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.
 Cadena is rocked!
Murhapuro slips a jab and a cross from Cadena.
Cadena is breathing heavily.
Murhapuro scores with a one two! Cadena had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Cadena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro steps in with a hook that catches Cadena right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Murhapuro follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cadena looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Happy Chukwudu (ranked 2085 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Hick Diaz (ranked 297 p4p, 302 weight class). Chukwudu comes into the arena with Tinariwen blaring out of the sound system. Happy Chukwudu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Happy Chukwudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwudu dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Chukwudu is standing up over Diaz. Diaz looks to escape but Chukwudu dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chukwudu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Chukwudu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz is trying to escape the position but Chukwudu is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwudu is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz is being controlled here.
Chukwudu trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Chukwudu controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chukwudu trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Chukwudu stalls from top position.
Diaz wants to control but Chukwudu postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz holding on.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chukwudu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chukwudu preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Chukwudu tries to pass.
Chukwudu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chukwudu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chukwudu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwudu prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
Chukwudu swings around for an armbar but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chukwudu's guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chukwudu trying to control the position.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chukwudu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Chukwudu dominated that round.
That's time! Chukwudu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Chukwudu sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chukwudu tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Chukwudu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chukwudu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chukwudu controls the position.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwudu is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chukwudu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwudu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Diaz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chukwudu but great work by Diaz.
Chukwudu is being controlled here.
Chukwudu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chukwudu prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Chukwudu tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwudu is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chukwudu content to control rather than advance.
Chukwudu prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwudu is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz is not content to let Chukwudu control the position.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Chukwudu.
Diaz trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A control attempt from Chukwudu but he's now mounted!
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chukwudu is looking to escape.
Chukwudu regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chukwudu looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hick Diaz 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chukwudu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to control here.
Happy Chukwudu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwudu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chukwudu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chukwudu is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chukwudu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Chukwudu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chukwudu is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Chukwudu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Chukwudu from improving his position.
Diaz is thwarting Chukwudu's attempts to control the position.
Chukwudu wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diaz prevents Chukwudu from improving his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chukwudu won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Chukwudu is controlling Diaz's trapped leg to prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
Chukwudu is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Chukwudu defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hick Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Hick Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Everett Covington (ranked 1803 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Takeshi Takeda (ranked 237 p4p, 329 weight class). Everett Covington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159
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158
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Everett Covington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeda is just out of range.
Takeda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Covington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Covington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Takeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Covington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda rushes Covington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Covington backwards.
Covington takes a shot to the head.
Covington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Takeda misses with the head strike.
Takeda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Covington.
Covington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Covington moves into the clinch.
Covington pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Covington breaks the clinch.
Takeda tries to clinch there but Covington circles away.
Takeda tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Covington.
Takeda tries to clinch up but Covington circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Covington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda gets a clinch.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Takeda blocks an elbow strike from Covington.
Takeda dodges an elbow strike from Covington.
Takeda is working Covington over against the cage.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but Covington avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the cage.
Covington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Covington.
Covington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takeda gets through Covington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takeda tries a body shot but Covington blocks it.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Covington throws an elbow but misses.
Takeda working aggressively here.
Covington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Covington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
Covington pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takeda lands a hook that snaps the head of Covington backwards.
Covington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
A nice left hand lands by Takeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
A short right from Takeda on the inside.
Takeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Covington lands an elbow that stopped Takeda in his tracks for a moment.
Covington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Covington stops a takedown attempt from Takeda.
Takeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Covington prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Covington throws an elbow but misses.
Takeda misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
Covington blocking some punches.
Covington misses with some punches.
Covington misses with an elbow over the top.
Covington can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Takeda blocks an elbow strike from Covington.
Covington lands an elbow that stopped Takeda in his tracks for a moment.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Covington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Covington.
Takeda lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Covington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Covington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Covington misses with an elbow strike.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
Covington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Covington blocking some punches.
Covington is working Takeda over against the cage.
Covington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Takeda.
Covington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takeda tries to work over Covington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Covington blocks a body shot from Takeda.
Covington pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takeda can't find room to land a body shot as Covington controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Covington.
Covington throws an elbow but it misses.
Takeda misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takeda working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Covington controls his hands.
Takeda gets through Covington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Covington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Covington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Covington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Covington.
Takeda wants to clinch up but Covington keeps it at a distance.
Takeda tries to clinch there but Covington circles away.
Takeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeda tries to clinch
and Covington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Covington.
Covington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Takeda keeping full guard, as Covington tries to pass.
Covington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Covington looking to control but instead Takeda has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Everett Covington will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Covington gets the takedown into side control.
Takeda tries to bench press Covington off him but Covington keeps the position.
Takeda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Covington's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Covington frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Covington trying to control but Takeda is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda tries to reverse the position but Covington maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Covington fails to take his opponent's back.
Covington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeda can do to turn this around?
Covington controlling the position easily from mount.
Takeda felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Everett Covington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takeda is trying desperately to improve position.
Takeda has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Covington's lack of action.
Takeda is refusing to be controlled, as Covington sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Covington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Covington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Takeda!
Covington tries to control but Takeda wriggling away.
Takeda tries to hold on but Covington postures up.
Covington fails to advance to Takeda's back.
Takeda has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Covington has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Covington is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Covington trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Takeda defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Covington's arms.
Takeda turns into Covington and is now in his guard.
Takeda is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takeda is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Covington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Covington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Covington controls Takeda momentarily but Takeda frees himself.
Covington keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Covington looking for a sweep. Not yet Covington, not yet.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Covington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everett Covington dominated that second round.
That's time! Covington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takeda drives through and clinches with Covington against the cage.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Covingtons head.
Covington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Takeda on the inside.
Takeda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Covington misses with an elbow strike.
Takeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Covington.
Covington struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeda controls his hands.
Takeda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Covington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takeda successfully pulls guard.
Covington passes into half guard.
Covington looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Covington works his way into side control.
Covington trying to control the position but Takeda is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Takeda is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Takeda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Covington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Covington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takeda is looking to reverse the position.
Covington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Covington wants to control but Takeda is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Covington wants to take a breather but Takeda manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Covington.
Covington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takeda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Covington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Takeda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Takeda can't do much from the bottom here.
Covington is looking to take a break and control but Takeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Covington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington trying to control the position but Takeda is working away.
Covington happy to just control the position for now.
Covington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takeda keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takeda manages to get back to half guard.
Covington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takeda tries to roll over but Covington keeps him under control.
Covington is trying to control. Takeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Covington tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takeda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Covington is looking to stall here but Takeda recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Everett Covington did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Takeda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Covington. Takeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda is looking to clinch.
Covington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeda moves away.
Takeda wants to counter the offense by Covington and move into the clinch position.
Covington misses with a body shot.
Takeda tries to clinch but Covington moves out of range.
Covington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Covington throws a hook to the side of Takeda's head but Takeda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeda wants to clinch up but Covington keeps it at a distance.
Takeda has closed the distance and engaged Covington in a clinch.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Covington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Covington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
Covington pushes off an throws an elbow but Takeda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takeda lands a body punch.
Covington tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Covington back against the cage.
Covington lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
Covington misses with an elbow strike.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Covington.
Covington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Covington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Covington throws an elbow but it misses.
Covington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Covington controls his hands.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Covington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Covington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takeda tries to work over Covington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Takeda.
Takeda blocks an elbow strike from Covington.
Covington misses with a punch to the body.
Covington lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Takeda stalling in the clinch but Covington improves position.
Covington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeda is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Covington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
Takeda lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Covington.
Takeshi Takeda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Covington tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Covington back against the cage.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Covington.
Covington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Covington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Covington blocks an uppercut.
Takeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Covington.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda has picked Covington up - he's going for a ride! Takeda dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Covington is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takeda is looking to take a break and control but Covington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takeda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington is looking to control Takeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Covington avoid being mounted?
Covington is staying active underneath Takeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Covington wants to get back to full guard.
Covington trying to hold on to Takeda's head to control him but Takeda postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takeda in particular looking to stall.
Covington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Covington is trying to control the position but Takeda postures up.
Covington lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Covington wants to pass the guard but Takeda is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Covington slips nicely into half guard.
Covington is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Takeda!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everett Covington had his way with Takeshi Takeda in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Takeda moves away from the strike by Covington.
Takeda blocks the body kick.
Covington is looking to wear down Takeda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeda tries to clinch but Covington moves out of range.
Takeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Covington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Takeda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Covington is in Takeda's guard.
Takeda working for a triangle but Covington defends it easily.
Takeda has his foot on Covington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Covington works his way back into a safe position though.
Takeda is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Covington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda keeping full guard, as Covington tries to pass.
Covington is pushing down on Takeda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takeda is fighting to maintain full guard but Covington has managed to sneak the leg through.
Takeda wants to improve his position but Covington is controlling well.
Covington wants to free his trapped foot but Takeda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Covington wants to control but Takeda is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Covington is pressing down on Takeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takeda is holding on for now.
Everett Covington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takeda is not content to let Covington control the position.
Covington looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Covington in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington wants to work for an arm triangle but Takeda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Covington sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Takeshi Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Covington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Covington tries to work over Takeda's front leg with a kick but Takeda checks it.
Covington keeps the fight on the outside.
Covington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Covington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takeda with the counter takedown but Covington avoids it easily.
Takeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Covington is just out of range.
Takeda has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch there but Covington circles away.
Covington throws a counter high kick but Takeda was just alert enough to avoid it.
Takeda moves away from the strike by Covington.
Covington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Covington lands with a straight right. Takeda didn't see that one coming.
Takeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Covington tries to counter with a takedown but Takeda is quick to defend against it.
Covington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Takeda is not content to let Covington control the position.
Covington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Covington laying and praying for a moment but Takeda takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everett Covington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Covington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:46
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everett Covington!
Everett Covington retains his lightweight title!
Everett Covington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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