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CFC 441: DeSilva v Proudhon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 22323 p4p, 22312 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 649 p4p, 657 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Nogueira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Nogueira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rothschild lands a jab to the nose.
Rothschild swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Rothschild's head coaches at Cloud9 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nogueira connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
 It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Rothschild cracks Nogueira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nogueira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nogueira has closed the distance and engaged Rothschild in a clinch.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
A short body shot lands from Nogueira as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nogueira .
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira .
Nogueira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nogueira lands an uppercut.
Rothschild avoids the elbow strike from Nogueira , against the ropes.
Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Rothschild.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rothschild.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rothschild.
Nogueira lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Nogueira .
Rothschild misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rothschild.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira scores with a knee to the head.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Nogueira gets through Rothschild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild blocks a body shot from Nogueira .
Nogueira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rothschild blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild misses with a jab to the body
and Nogueira counters with a big head kick but Rothschild shrugs it off.
Nogueira slips a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Nogueira .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a low kick as Nogueira jumps back.
Rothschild looks to land a body kick but Nogueira moved away.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nogueira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira .
Rothschild moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNogueira .
Nogueira has Rothschild up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Theodore Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nogueira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Rothschild misses with a wild combination.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Rothschild circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothschild has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nogueira is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Nogueira misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothschild tries to work over Nogueira 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Rothschild.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
Nogueira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nogueira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira .
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nogueira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nogueira lands a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rothschild avoids it.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Nogueira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Nogueira misses with an elbow strike.
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the ropes.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nogueira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Rothschild tries to work over Nogueira 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira darts in and clinches Rothschild up against the ropes.
Rothschild is trying to break the clinch but Nogueira has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson Nogueira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nogueira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rothschild lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rothschild pushes Nogueira back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nogueira lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nogueira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rothschild's brow.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Nogueira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rothschild or not.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothschild presses Nogueira against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira clinches up with Rothschild and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rothschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nogueira scores with a shoulder strike.
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rothschild avoids it.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Nogueira .
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira cracks Rothschild with a nice body shot.
Nogueira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Rothschild leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Nogueira tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nogueira .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nogueira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Nogueira .
Nogueira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rothschild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands with a right to the head.
Nogueira tries a body shot but Rothschild blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nogueira fails to land.
Rothschild blocking some punches.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nogueira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nogueira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nogueira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nogueira throws a big counter head kick but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Rothschild misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nogueira .
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nogueira prevents Rothschild from breaking the clinch.
Nogueira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rothschild is defending well for now.
Rothschild avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira .
Nogueira misses with a body punch.
Nogueira lands a nice uppercut.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
Nogueira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rothschild or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands with a left to the head.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Theodore Rothschild's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira .
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild lands a hook that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nogueira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 Rothschild is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Oh Rothschild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rothschild seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothschild. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nogueira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nogueira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Nogueira checks it.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira .
Nogueira raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rothschild has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothschild there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeez, Theodore Rothschild's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rothschild swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira .
Nogueira throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Nogueira darts in and clinches Rothschild up against the ropes.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nogueira trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nogueira .
Rothschild lands a body punch.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild misses with a body punch.
Rothschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nogueira doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira .
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rothschild is looking to slow Nogueira down with leg kicks.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rothschild.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nogueira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Nogueira !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 6559 p4p, 6352 weight class) and Bak Mei (ranked 618 p4p, 611 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bak Mei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldberg misses with a looping left.
Mei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldberg misses the target.
Goldberg throws a hook but Mei avoids it easily.
Mei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mei scores with a jab.
Goldberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a really nice looking cross but Mei seems unphased.
 It looks like Bak Mei has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab-cross combination lands for Goldberg and sends Mei crashing to the mat! Goldberg follows him down to the mat - Mei regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Goldberg thows a huge punch but Mei dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg prevents Mei from improving his position.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Mei is rocked!
Mei is pressing down on Goldberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Goldberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mei controls Goldberg momentarily but Goldberg frees himself.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mei looking to control.
Goldberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goldberg distracts Mei with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The cut above Bak Mei's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Mei has wrist control.
Mei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei trying to control the position.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mei trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mei has momentary wrist control but Goldberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Bak Mei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bak Mei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Campbell (ranked 1408 p4p, 3058 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 179 p4p, 350 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Julius Campbell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julius Campbell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinnie backwards.
Campbell lands an uppercut.
Shinnie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinnie throws a poor cross that misses
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinnie defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campbell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shinnie loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Shinnie.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Shinnie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shinnie!
It looks like Julius Campbell 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!
Nice cross by Shinnie.
Campbell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinnie.
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Shinnie.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Julius Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinnie punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Shinnie down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Campbell.
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Good leg kick by Campbell.
A cross from Campbell lands.
Shinnie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shinnie thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Shinnie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinnie swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinnie lands with a kick to the temple. Campbell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shinnie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Campbell - the referee stops the clock and Shinnie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Campbell. Shinnie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinnie walks into a left hand.
Campbell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Campbell stops Shinnie from getting back to his feet.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Shinnie's head.
Campbell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Campbell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shinnie sees it coming and defends easily.
Campbell stops Shinnie from getting back to his feet.
Campbell wants to take a breather but Shinnie is having none of it.
Campbell is really struggling to control Shinnie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Campbell stops Shinnie from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
Shinnie tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Campbell passes to full mount!
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shinnie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shinnie taking shots to the head.
Campbell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Shinnie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Campbell looking to finish Shinnie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shinnie!
Shinnie is rocked!
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oooh a big shot lands for Campbell! Shinnie is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julius Campbell!
An out of breath Julius Campbell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Jesus (ranked 5267 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 519 p4p, 150 weight class). Jesus comes to the ring accompanied by Jesus Walks BY-KANYE WEST. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginger Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zulu is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jesus is trying to escape and Zulu transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jesus is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zulu! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shaka Zulu!
A very excited looking Shaka Zulu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 1697 p4p, 961 weight class) and Ralphie Maldonado (ranked 232 p4p, 139 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralphie Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldonado thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Maldonado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahman clinches.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rahman as the two fighters clinch.
Maldonado wants to break free but Rahman has control.
Maldonado is trying to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling him.
Rahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rahman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldonado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldonado, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado tries to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling the position.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado is trying to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Maldonado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rahman has him pressed against the ropes.
Maldonado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado is trying to break the clinch but Rahman has him pressed against the ropes.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman tries a body shot but Maldonado blocks it.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maldonado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman moves into the clinch.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Maldonado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Maldonado, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahman missing with a left hand there. Maldonado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldonado tries a quick counter leg kick but Rahman is wise to it.
Maldonado throws a body punch but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Rahman shoots in and drives through. Maldonado sprawls well.
Rahman connects with a right hand. Maldonado shakes it off.
Maldonado throws a low kick but Rahman avoids it.
Maldonado works Rahman's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman misses with a body punch
and Maldonado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rahman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maldonado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahman scrambles back to his feet.
Maldonado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Rahman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maldonado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maldonado manages to circle out of the way.
Rahman wants to clinch.
Maldonado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldonado takes a swing at Rahman's ribcage but misses.
Maldonado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a hook. Rahman ducked under it nicely.
Rahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado is having none of it.
Maldonado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldonado misses.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado moves away
and Maldonado counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldonado slips a jab from Rahman.
Maldonado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maldonado momentarily.
Maldonado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldonado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Maldonado.
Rahman wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Rahman forces Maldonado back against the ropes and clinches.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maldonados head.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Maldonado avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the ropes.
Maldonado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rahman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maldonado can turn it around.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldonado controls his hands.
Maldonado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rahman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldonado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rahman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rahman duly obliges.
Rahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahman thuds his right hand into Maldonado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maldonado is rocked!
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
Rahman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maldonado seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman clinches up with Maldonado and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralphie Maldonado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maldonado throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado misses with a wild body shot.
Rahman forces Maldonado back against the ropes and clinches.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Rahman.
Rahman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maldonado pinned against the ropes. Maldonado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maldonado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rahman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldonado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldonado! But no joy.
Maldonado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahman moves away.
Maldonado throws a big shot that misses.
Rahman scores with a hook to the body. Maldonado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maldonado looks to throw the jab but Rahman is out of range.
Jab from Rahman.
Rahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldonado.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldonado! But no joy.
Maldonado punishes Rahman's body with a nice straight punch.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado moves away
and Maldonado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rahman slips a straight right by Maldonado.
Rahman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rahman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maldonado throws a shot from downtown. Rahman moves away and avoids it.
Rahman throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rahman connects with a looping right hand.
Maldonado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldonado.
Rahman thuds a left hand into Maldonado's body.
Maldonado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado lands a really nice looking cross but Rahman seems unphased.
Maldonado scores with a nice strike.
Maldonado just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado lands a slapping body shot.
Maldonado catches Rahman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maldonado with a jab.
Rahman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rahman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maldonado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahman tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado misses with a hook.
Rahman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman darts in and clinches Maldonado up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rahman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maldonado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldonado throws a low kick but Rahman moves out of range easily.
Rahman lands a two punch combo.
Maldonado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maldonado throws the left hand but Rahman avoids the punch easily.
Rahman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rahman tries to clinch there but Maldonado circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ralphie Maldonado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rahman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Maldonado controls the action.
Maldonado is trying to force a seperation but Rahman has the dominant position.
Rahman breaks the clinch.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maldonado's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldonado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maldonado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rahman moves in looking to clinch but Maldonado pushes him off.
Maldonado throws a hook but Rahman avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldonado.
Rahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Maldonado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rahman is looking to counter the offense by Maldonado and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maldonado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahman scrambles back to his feet.
Rahman ducks under a wild hook from Maldonado.
Rahman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maldonado manages to circle out of the way.
Rahman thuds his right hand into Maldonado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maldonado throws a jab when Rahman was well out of range.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Rahman. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Maldonado.
Rahman sends Maldonado crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rahman is motioning to the referee to let Maldonado up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado lands a jab to Rahman's midsection.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman darts in and clinches Maldonado up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Maldonado fails to land.
Maldonado is looking to break free of the clinch but Rahman has double underhooks.
Abdul Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman looking for a takedown.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Abdul Rahman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Maldonado wants to break free but Rahman has control.
Maldonado blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maldonado is trying to break free.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldonado lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman has Maldonado pressed against the ropes, preventing Maldonado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman digs a right hand into Maldonado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maldonado's gas tank.
Maldonado cracks Rahman with a nice body shot.
Rahman has Maldonado pressed against the ropes, preventing Maldonado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldonado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Maldonado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman sends Maldonado crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rahman is motioning to the referee to let Maldonado up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rahman wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldonado.
Maldonado 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.
Rahman misses with a jab to the body
enabling Maldonado to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maldonado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maldonado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rahman doesn't seem bothered though.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Maldonado circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldonado backwards.
Maldonado tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman is looking to clinch but Maldonado is avoiding it.
Maldonado digs a good hook to Rahman's body.
The fighters circling - Rahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the head.
Maldonado lands with a kick to the temple. Rahman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rahman swings widly with a right hand
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ralphie Maldonado.
I've got Maldonado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Maldonado!
In his post fight interview, Ralphie Maldonado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between 3 Piece Soda (ranked 1247 p4p, 328 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 145 p4p, 21 weight class). Soda comes to the ring accompanied by 3 Nights. Da Silva has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3 as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soda lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
Soda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soda misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Soda.
Soda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soda misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soda throws a good cross that connects.
Soda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Soda.
Soda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Da Silva's waist but Da Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soda off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Da Silva under the eye.
Soda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soda. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Soda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da Silva has time to react.
Soda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soda throws out the jab.
Soda backing away here, and Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Soda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Soda moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Soda.
Soda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!
Soda misses with a kick to the body
and Da Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soda won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soda tries to buck Da Silva off but Da Silva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soda struggling a bit here.
Soda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Da Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Soda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Da Silva's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Da Silva! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Soda has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes Jr (ranked 512 p4p, 1099 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 70 p4p, 143 weight class). Holmes Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red - Damage. Sobieski has chosen Karnivool - Lifelike as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski lands a jab to the head.
Sobieski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobieski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes Jr is keeping the position for now.
Holmes Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sobieski 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 Holmes Jr.
Sobieski takes a little break here. Holmes Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Holmes Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holmes Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobieski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holmes Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Sobieski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes Jr is looking for a triangle but Sobieski pushes his legs off easily.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Holmes Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Holmes Jr!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to keep Holmes Jr in close.
Holmes Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Sobieski has his foot on Holmes Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holmes Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control but Holmes Jr is working from the bottom.
Holmes Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.
Sobieski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski cracks Holmes Jr with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sobieski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes Jr blocks a leg kick.
Sobieski misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sobieski 's knee.
Sobieski scores with a takedown into Holmes Jr's guard.
Sobieski won't allow Holmes Jr to sweep him here.
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holmes Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Holmes Jr is keeping the position.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr working for a triangle but Sobieski defends it easily.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holmes Jr keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
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.
Holmes Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobieski stacks Holmes Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobieski!
Sobieski trying to control the position but Holmes Jr is working away.
Sobieski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holmes Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holmes Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sobieski's best efforts.
Holmes Jr moves into full guard.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobieski passes Holmes Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski uses his free foot to push down on Holmes Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobieski breaks from Holmes Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holmes Jr is squirming around, avoiding Sobieski's attempts to control the action.
Sobieski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes Jr is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sobieski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes Jr. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Holmes Jr avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Sobieski.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sobieski connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes Jr throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobieski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sobieski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes Jr sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Holmes Jr is working from the bottom.
Holmes Jr wants to improve his position but Sobieski is controlling well.
Mike Holmes Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sobieski works his way into side control.
Holmes Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Holmes Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holmes Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Sobieski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is continuing to stall.
Sobieski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holmes Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes Jr is looking to escape.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sobieski's lack of action.
Sobieski controlling the pace.
Holmes Jr is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Holmes Jr defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 543 p4p, 913 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 73 p4p, 120 weight class). Outlaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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285
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28
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16 - 6 - 0 |
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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 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Outlaw!
Fire with the ground and pound but Outlaw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fire throwing shots but Outlaw is blocking nicely.
Fire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Outlaw defending well though.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fire lands a nice short elbow.
Outlaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Fire wants to take a breather but Outlaw is having none of it.
Fire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fire working Outlaw over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire trying to control the pace.
Fire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Fire throwing shots but Outlaw is blocking nicely.
Fire wants to take a breather but Outlaw is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Outlaw throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Outlaw keeps moving.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire landing some decent shots from guard.
Fire won't allow Outlaw to get back to his feet.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fire takes one on the button.
Outlaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire distracts Outlaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fire trying to control but Outlaw is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Outlaw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fire is controlling him.
Fire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fire postures up in Outlaw's guard and throws a big left but Outlaw blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Outlaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fire with the counter takedown but Outlaw avoids it easily.
Outlaw misses with a leg kick
and Fire counters with a single leg into guard. Outlaw didn't expect that.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
Fire stands up over Outlaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Outlaw keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Outlaw is rocked!
Outlaw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fire controls the pace.
Oh Outlaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Outlaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Outlaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fire cracks Outlaw with a solid left hand.
Outlaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Outlaw misses with a double jab.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Outlaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fire's hands.
Outlaw misses with a wild body shot.
Fire tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Outlaw throws a right hand that misses
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Outlaw!
Fire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fire with the ground and pound but Outlaw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fire controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire stalling away here and it's allowed Outlaw to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire won't allow Outlaw to get back to his feet.
Fire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fire prevents Outlaw from getting back to his feet.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fire slips under a jab from Outlaw.
Fire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Outlaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Outlaw!
Outlaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fire.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Outlaw is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Spinning Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fire trying to control the position but Outlaw is working away.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fire throws an elbow but Outlaw slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fire throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Outlaw works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Outlaw is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Outlaw is staying active underneath Fire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Outlaw lands a jab to Fire's midsection.
Fire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Outlaw throws out the jab.
Fire with the counter takedown but Outlaw avoids it easily.
Outlaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Fire avoids the body shot from Outlaw.
Fire with the counter takedown but Outlaw avoids it easily.
Outlaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Outlaw!
Fire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Outlaw is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Outlaw takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fire tries to move to mount but Outlaw blocks the move with his legs.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Outlaw taking a bit of punishment here - Fire scoring with strikes.
Fire working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Outlaw dodges the ground and pound from Fire.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Outlaw is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Outlaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spinning Fire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Outlaw swinging wildly here.
Outlaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Outlaw won't be happy with that.
Fire in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Outlaw is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fire taking a break here but Outlaw is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire is pressing down on Outlaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Outlaw is holding on for now.
Outlaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fire scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire trying to mount his opponent but Outlaw defends it.
Fire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Outlaw's head.
Outlaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fire lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Outlaw! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fire jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinning Fire!
Spinning Fire looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It was easy so now I want the CFC belt. Disney don't deny it from me.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nagasaki (ranked 233 p4p, 947 weight class) and Pat Joplin (ranked 14 p4p, 56 weight class). Nagasaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Souls - Joy Division . Joplin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Janis Joplin - Cry Baby kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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38
145
33 - 22 - 0 |
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30
146
20 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Nagasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat Joplin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joplin! But no joy.
Joplin lands a leg kick that knocks Nagasaki off balance momentarily.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Joplin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki throws a lazy right hand but Joplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagasaki misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joplin.
Joplin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nagasaki drives through with a takedown into Joplin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nagasaki looking to pass the guard.
Joplin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nagasaki lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nagasaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joplin trying to control the position.
Nagasaki postures up in Joplin's guard and throws a big left but Joplin blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joplin controls Nagasaki momentarily but Nagasaki frees himself.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Joplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki is working Joplin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joplin has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joplin's head.
Nagasaki cracks Joplin with a solid left hand.
Joplin has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joplin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nagasaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joplin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nagasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joplin trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki trying to control but Joplin is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Joplin controls Nagasaki momentarily but Nagasaki frees himself.
Joplin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nagasaki is aware though and is defending well.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Joplin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nagasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasaki cracks Joplin with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki forces his way into half guard.
Joplin is looking to control Nagasaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joplin avoid being mounted?
Nagasaki is trying to control. Joplin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joplin is looking for a sweep. Nagasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagasaki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Joplin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuri Nagasaki!
Yuri Nagasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Yuri Nagasaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 58 p4p, 437 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 11 p4p, 62 weight class). DeSilva comes into the arena with Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudhon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeSilva.
A little jabbing left from Proudhon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Proudhon digs a good hook to DeSilva's body.
Proudhon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but DeSilva moved out of range.
Proudhon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudhon.
A quick step to the side and DeSilva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Proudhon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DeSilva darts in and clinches Proudhon up against the ropes.
Proudhon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Proudhon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon breaks the clinch.
DeSilva misses with a right hand
and Proudhon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeSilva thinking.
Proudhon throws a hook but DeSilva blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva throws a shot from downtown. Proudhon moves away and avoids it.
Proudhon throws an overhand right that lands on DeSilva's shoulder, as DeSilva tries to avoid the shot.
DeSilva misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeSilva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Proudhon counters with a nice uppercut.
Proudhon throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeSilva staying out of range there.
DeSilva defending well as Proudhon loads up on a big left hand.
DeSilva forces Proudhon back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Proudhon.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudhon's elbow.
DeSilva digs a right hand into Proudhon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Proudhon's gas tank.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudhon's elbow.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proudhon lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from DeSilva.
I was talking to DeSilva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
DeSilva blocking some punches.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeSilvas head.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Proudhon controls the action.
Proudhon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeSilva controlling the action here for a moment.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Proudhon.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Proudhon.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Proudhon.
Proudhon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
DeSilva digs a right hand underneath Proudhon's ribcage. Proudhon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Proudhon lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
Proudhon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Proudhon tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Proudhon.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudhon's elbow.
Proudhon blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Proudhon controls his hands.
Proudhon lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Proudhon.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSilva controls his hands.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
DeSilva cracks Proudhon with a nice body shot.
DeSilva is working Proudhon over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
DeSilva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Proudhon backwards.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Proudhon controls his hands.
DeSilva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Proudhon.
Proudhon scores with a hook to the body.
Proudhon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva manages to break the clinch.
DeSilva takes a swing at Proudhon's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Proudhon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Proudhon walks into a left hand.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from DeSilva does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon 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.
DeSilva cracks Proudhon with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - DeSilva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Proudhon slips under a jab.
DeSilva misses with a body shot.
DeSilva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Proudhon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DeSilva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Proudhon's head backwards.
DeSilva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudhon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeSilva takes the fight into the clinch.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Proudhon gets through DeSilva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Proudhon controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Proudhon.
DeSilva working aggressively here.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Proudhon being controlled against the ropes.
Proudhon tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Proudhon back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudhon throws a head punch that misses.
Proudhon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudhon lands a shoulder strike.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from DeSilva.
Proudhon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Proudhon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proudhon.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proudhon.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Proudhon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeSilva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Proudhon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from DeSilva on the inside.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Proudhon blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Proudhon fails to land.
DeSilva misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
DeSilva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Proudhon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva lands an uppercut.
DeSilva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Proudhon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Proudhon down.
DeSilva misses with a looping left.
Proudhon needs to keep his hands up - DeSilva had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with a hook. DeSilva ducked under it nicely.
DeSilva loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
DeSilva takes a swing at Proudhon's ribcage but misses.
DeSilva wants to clinch up but Proudhon keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for DeSilva.
Proudhon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeSilva avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
DeSilva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
DeSilva darts in and clinches Proudhon up against the ropes.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
Proudhon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Proudhon throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva breaks the clinch.
DeSilva has closed the distance and engaged Proudhon in a clinch.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Proudhon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Proudhon controls the action.
DeSilva lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Proudhon.
Proudhon lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon gets through DeSilva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Proudhon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeSilva is leaning against Proudhon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from DeSilva.
Proudhon throws a head punch that misses.
Proudhon misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeSilva moves in looking to clinch but Proudhon pushes him off.
DeSilva scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second 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.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Proudhon throws a hook to the side of DeSilva's head but DeSilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Proudhon misses with a series of wild punches.
Proudhon ducks right into an uppercut from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeSilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeSilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Proudhon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proudhon misses with a straight right.
DeSilva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeSilva misses with a few strikes there.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. DeSilva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Proudhon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Proudhon to counter with a crisp jab.
DeSilva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Proudhon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from DeSilva.
DeSilva swings for the body but Proudhon moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Proudhon! But no joy.
Proudhon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeSilva tries to clinch but Proudhon moves out of range.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Proudhon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSilva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Proudhon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeSilva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSilva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSilva thumps Proudhon with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Proudhon misses.
Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
DeSilva tried to counter with a leg kick but Proudhon avoided it.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
Proudhon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeSilva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Proudhon. Those never looked like landing.
Proudhon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeSilva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from DeSilva.
Proudhon misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeSilva. Proudhon shrugs it off though.
DeSilva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeSilva lands with an overhand left.
DeSilva ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Proudhon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Proudhon tries to work over DeSilva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Proudhon staying out of range there.
DeSilva works the jab nicely.
Proudhon lands a lovely overhand right.
Proudhon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from DeSilva.
Proudhon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Proudhon cracks DeSilva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Proudhon walks into a stiff left hand from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a body punch but Proudhon moves out of range.
Proudhon sizes up DeSilva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
DeSilva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Proudhon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeSilva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Proudhon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeSilva counters with a stiff right hand.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
DeSilva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon takes one to the chin there.
Proudhon looks to land a left hand but DeSilva moved out of range nicely.
As Proudhon looks to move away, DeSilva throws a big counter combo but Proudhon just gets out of the way.
Proudhon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeSilva throws a hook but Proudhon blocks it.
As DeSilva backs off Proudhon throws a huge counter combo but DeSilva manages to avoid it all.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeSilva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Proudhon backwards.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pierre Joseph Proudhon just about did enough to take it.
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.
DeSilva cracks a nice hook into Proudhon's ribs.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Proudhon throws out a counter right but DeSilva avoids it with no problem.
Proudhon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSilva to score with a decent uppercut.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva digs a good hook to Proudhon's body.
Proudhon misses with a series of wild punches.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. DeSilva does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeSilva gets a clinch.
DeSilva is leaning against Proudhon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Proudhon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Proudhon.
Proudhon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Proudhon breaks from the clinch.
DeSilva darts in and clinches Proudhon up against the ropes.
Proudhon throws a head punch that misses.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Proudhon fails to land.
DeSilva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Proudhons head.
DeSilva has a couple of punches blocked by Proudhon.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Proudhon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeSilva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeSilva tries to clinch but Proudhon is having none of it.
DeSilva lands a nice shot that snaps Proudhon's head back.
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!
DeSilva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Proudhon is out of range and DeSilva settles back down.
A slow jab from DeSilva misses its intended target.
Proudhon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSilva to score with a decent uppercut.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
DeSilva rushes Proudhon and presses him up against the ropes.
DeSilva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
Proudhon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Proudhon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeSilva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Proudhon.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.
DeSilva blocking some punches.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeSilva tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudhon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva scores with a shoulder strike.
DeSilva tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeSilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from DeSilva.
Proudhon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Proudhon blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Proudhon fails to land.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Proudhon backwards.
DeSilva presses Proudhon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Proudhon avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the ropes.
DeSilva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Proudhon or not.
Proudhon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva works on Proudhon's body with a couple of short punches.
DeSilva lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Proudhon takes a shot to the head.
Proudhon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
DeSilva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Proudhon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
DeSilva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva had his way with Pierre Joseph Proudhon in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but DeSilva moved out of range.
Proudhon 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.
DeSilva clinches up with Proudhon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Proudhon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Proudhon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudhon's elbow.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Proudhon can't find room to land a body shot as DeSilva controls the action.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Proudhon controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from DeSilva.
DeSilva tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Proudhon gets through DeSilva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Proudhon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Proudhon lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva tries to work over Proudhon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Proudhon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudhon throws a head punch that misses.
DeSilva holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudhon breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon takes a swing at DeSilva's ribcage but misses.
Proudhon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeSilva is looking to clinch.
DeSilva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Proudhon under the eye.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Proudhon.
DeSilva tries to clinch up.
Proudhon misses with a hook
and DeSilva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Proudhon misses.
DeSilva lands a jab to the nose.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon throws a nice looking combination but DeSilva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSilva moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Proudhon. Those never looked like landing.
Proudhon connects with a body shot.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
The fighters circling - DeSilva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeSilva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Proudhon.
DeSilva delivers a nice body kick.
DeSilva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Proudhon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSilva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DeSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from DeSilva misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Proudhon throws a body punch but DeSilva moves out of range.
DeSilva throws a looping overhand right but Proudhon ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva misses with a kick to the body.
Proudhon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeSilva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. DeSilva saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeSilva. That's going to slow Proudhon down.
Proudhon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Proudhon throws out a loose jab but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and DeSilva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
DeSilva manages to break the clinch.
Proudhon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Mauricio DeSilva.
Well DeSilva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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