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CFC 443: Lacplesis v Whitaker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sun Chang (ranked 5424 p4p, 24031 weight class) and Doesnt Matter (ranked 316 p4p, 350 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doesnt Matter!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chang counters with a good, hard body kick but Matter shrugs it off.
Matter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chang defends it nicely.
Matter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chang keeps the fight on the outside.
Matter fails to land with a series of punches.
Matter wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matter flicks out a counter leg kick but Chang steps away.
Matter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chang as he avoids it easily.
Sun Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doesnt Matter.
Matter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matter tries to close the distance and clinch but Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Chang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chang forces Matter back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Matter throws an elbow but misses.
Matter crunches a lovely knee into Chang's ribcage.
Matter breaks from the clinch.
Chang moves into the clinch.
Matter manages to break the clinch.
Chang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Matter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chang explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sun Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matter is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matter tried to score with a low kick but Chang checks it.
Matter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chang tries to avoid it but Matter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chang to the ground. Chang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A lazy left from Matter finds it's target.
Chang drives through and clinches with Matter against the ropes.
Chang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chang throws the kick towards the body but Matter avoids it.
Chang delivers a nice body kick.
Chang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matter looks for a takedown but Chang sprawls well.
Chang feints and as Matter raises his hands in defense, Chang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matter wants to get back to his feet but Chang passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matter is trying to control but Chang passes into side control!
Matter wants to control but Chang postures up.
Chang decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chang moves into range and clinches up with Matter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang is trying to pull guard but Matter turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Matter taking a breather.
Matter is pushing Chang up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matter breaks the clinch.
Matter has his takedown stuffed
and Chang counters by moving into the clinch.
Chang jumps into guard, dragging Matter to the mat.
Chang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matter wants to clinch
and Chang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matter dives in for a single leg takedown but Chang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Chang throws a head kick but Matter moves out of range.
Sun Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chang as he avoids it easily.
Matter goes for a double leg but Chang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Chang continues to drive forward.
Sun Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doesnt Matter.
Matter with a poor takedown
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Chang moves into range and clinches up with Matter.
Chang successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chang wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Matter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matter tries to clinch up.
Chang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matter can do to turn this around?
Matter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matter clinches with his opponent.
Chang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chang manages to end up in side control.
Matter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Matter taking shots to the head.
Chang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang moves into the clinch successfully.
Matter tries to pull guard but Chang won't allow it.
Chang pulls guard effortlessly.
Matter tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Matter trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Matter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matter manages to get himself to full guard.
Matter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chang has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter is looking to reverse the position.
Chang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Chang works to advance to full mount. Matter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Matter wants to control but Chang is having none of it.
Matter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chang haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chang is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Matter throws a head kick that misses
and Chang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matter breaks the clinch.
Matter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chang.
Chang moves into the clinch successfully.
Matter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Matter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matter throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Matter shoots in but Chang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matter is breathing heavily.
That kick from Chang tenderised Matter's leg. Matter is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Chang 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. This is the final round!
Matter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chang wants to stand up but Matter is controlling him.
Matter being controlled here momentarily.
Chang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter stands up and waves to Chang to follow him.
Chang tries to clinch but Matter is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Matter on that attempt.
Chang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang misses with a head kick.
Matter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chang wants to clinch.
Matter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chang defends it nicely.
Chang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chang closes the distance and pushes Matter back into the ropes.
Matter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matter is trying to get back to half guard.
Matter wants to control but Chang postures up.
Matter is trying to get back to half guard.
Chang staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Matter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Matter tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Matter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chang moves to the back position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matter rolls, trying to escape but Chang keeps control of the position.
Chang is persistently looking for the submission but Matter is defending it well.
Matter trying to control the hands but Chang breaks the grip.
Sun Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chang has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Matter's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Chang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Liguy (ranked 5273 p4p, 1967 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 578 p4p, 282 weight class). Oleg Liguy had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre closes the distance and pushes Liguy back into the ropes.
Liguy slows down the pace here.
Pierre jumps guard.
Pierre looking for a triangle here. Liguy is fighting it but it looks tight! Pierre pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Liguy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wilky Pierre!
Wilky Pierre 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 2652 p4p, 3384 weight class) and Elay Arson (ranked 320 p4p, 397 weight class). Arson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ALIEN WEAPONRY - Kai Tangata. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elay Arson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arson lands the left hand.
The Royal Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage cracks Arson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arson cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Arson lands.
Good exchange - Savage coming out on top.
We've been told by Savage's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Savage misses with a looping right.
A jab from Arson misses.
Arson slips under a jab from Savage.
Arson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arson! But no joy.
Arson lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Arson misses with a looping right.
Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Arson is just out of range.
Arson slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arson.
Arson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arson takes one on the button.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arson circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arson scores with a nice head shot.
Arson cracks Savage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Arson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage counters with a nice right hand that sends Arson toppling to the canvas! Arson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Savage finish him?!
 Arson is rocked!
 It looks like Elay Arson has been cut.
Arson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Savage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Arson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Savage from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Arson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Royal Savage!
An out of breath and clearly excited The Royal Savage thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Long Schlong (ranked 2759 p4p, 3364 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 273 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Dusse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schlong lands with a nice combination. Van Der Dusse backs away looking to recover.
Schlong scores with a nice head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Dusse.
A jab from Schlong misses.
Schlong works the jab nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Schlong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Dusse manages to avoid it.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Der Dusse to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schlong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Der Dusse defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schlong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schlong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schlong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schlong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Der Dusse is aware though and is defending well.
Schlong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schlong keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Schlong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse stopping the sweep attempt from Schlong.
Schlong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Der Dusse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Schlong working a defensive guard here.
Schlong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Der Dusse is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong has control of Van Der Dusse's left arm, preventing Van Der Dusse from doing any damage.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Schlong has wrist control.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Der Dusse throws a big elbow that misses.
Schlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Der Dusse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Der Dusse postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Schlong covers up, he's hurt! Van Der Dusse keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Van Der Dusse and the ref steps in to end the fight! Van Der Dusse can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Anthon Van Der Dusse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 2392 p4p, 2559 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 159 p4p, 171 weight class). Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jafar.
Vuce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Vuce.
Vuce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vuce tries to clinch there but Jafar circles away.
Jafar forces Vuce back against the ropes and clinches.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vuce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vuce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuce.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Vuce blocking some punches.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vuce successfully pulls guard.
Jafar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jafar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing that Jafar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jafar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Jafar cracks Vuce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Vuce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Vuce circles away.
Jafar misses with an uppercut. Vuce saw that one coming.
Jafar misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar loads up on a big right hand but Vuce slips the punch.
Jafar throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vuce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jafar was covering up waiting for the punch and Vuce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jafar has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vuce is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
Vuce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jafar just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
A short right from Jafar.
Vuce manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Jafar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vuce is not content to let Jafar control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is staying tight to Vuce's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vuce keeps working.
Jafar decides to stand back up. Jafar steps back and let's Vuce get back to his feet.
Jafar lands a jab.
Jafar misses with a hook. Vuce ducked under it nicely.
Jafar misses with a takedown attempt
and Vuce counters with a left and a right that stings Jafar.
Jafar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vuce's waist but Vuce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jafar off to one side.
Vuce is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar 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.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vuce.
Vuce stalks Jafar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jafar's face. Jafar staggers backwards, shaken.
Jafar tries to clinch there but Vuce circles away.
Vuce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuce misses with a series of wild punches.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vuce slips a jab from Jafar.
Vuce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jafar defends it well.
Vuce pushes Jafar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Vuce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nuri Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuce pushes Jafar up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the ropes.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce jumps guard but Jafar turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vuce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jafar just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar won't allow it.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Vuce ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vuce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
Jafar stays in close to Vuce's body and controls the position.
Jafar stands up from Vuce's guard - Jafar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jafar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vuce's head.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
Jafar is looking to clinch but Vuce is avoiding it.
Vuce moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to keep at a distance but Vuce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Vuce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar holds him up against the ropes and eventually Vuce drops back down to his feet.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Vuce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vuce jumps guard but Jafar stands there with Vuce around his waist. Vuce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vuce working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jafar to keep the fight standing.
Vuce pushes Jafar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vuce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Jafar cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Vuce pulls guard effortlessly.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Vuce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jafar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vuce, up you get!
Vuce tries a low kick but Jafar avoids it.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar connects with a looping right hand.
Jafar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vuce wants to counter with a clinch but Jafar pushes him away.
Vuce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Jafar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar shoots for a double leg takedown but Vuce sprawls well. He's pushed Jafar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vuce is looking for the big counter here.
Vuce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vuce misses with a wild combination.
Jafar instigates a clinch.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vuce decides to pull guard.
Jafar distracts Vuce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar trying to control but Vuce is working from the bottom.
Jafar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jafar misses with a left hand
and Vuce counters with a shoot takedown. Jafar fights it but they end up in guard.
Jafar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce lands a couple of elbows.
Jafar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vuce works over Jafar with some ground and pound from guard.
Jafar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vuce throws a big right hand that misses.
Vuce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vuce preventing the sweep.
Vuce cracks Jafar with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vuce.
Vuce is looking to work some ground and pound but Jafar has wrist control.
Jafar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vuce.
Vuce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vuce stands up over Jafar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jafar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jafar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jafar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vuce keeps the fight on the outside.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jafar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jafar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Jafar forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Vuce.
A short left from Vuce.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Vuce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vuce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Vuce tries to clinch but Jafar moves out of range.
Jafar misses with a jab to the body
and Vuce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jafar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vuce is fending him off so far but Jafar persists. Nope, Vuce circles away and we're back to standing.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jafar scores with a shot to the body.
Vuce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vuce slips under a jab.
Vuce is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Leo Vuce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jafar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jafar scores with a shot to the body.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vuce darts in and clinches Jafar up against the ropes.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes.
Nuri Jafar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jafar stands and steps away. Vuce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vuce swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vuce tries to clinch but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jafar lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Nuri Jafar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jafar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Savage Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 1864 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Dingleberry Jones (ranked 110 p4p, 145 weight class). Jones has chosen Hell Yeah as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Chester Drawers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chester Drawers 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Drawers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Drawers down.
Drawers avoids the head kick by Jones.
Drawers tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drawers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Drawers advances to full mount.
Drawers pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Drawers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Drawers loaded up on that one.
Drawers fails to take his opponent's back.
Jones wants to hold on but Drawers pushes him away.
Drawers is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Drawers takes Jones's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jones is in trouble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drawers working for a choke but Jones is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drawers seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Drawers 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.
Jones is trying to break free.
Drawers is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jones has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Drawers has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jones taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Drawers doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chester Drawers!
Our winner, Chester Drawers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 796 p4p, 959 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 116 p4p, 136 weight class). McDonnell has chosen AC/DC Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johannes Tulikoura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
A punch combination from Tulikoura misses.
Tulikoura misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura throws a good cross that connects.
Tulikoura cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Tulikoura.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
McDonnell slips a jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura strikes.
McDonnell with the counter takedown but Tulikoura avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonnell under the eye.
Tulikoura digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
Tulikoura throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Tulikoura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Tulikoura lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulikoura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tulikoura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tulikoura. McDonnell shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura works McDonnell's body with a nice hook.
Tulikoura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tulikoura looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Tulikoura lands a jab to McDonnell's midsection.
Johannes Tulikoura is winning the standup battle so far.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura misses with a kick to the body.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
Tulikoura takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Tulikoura takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McDonnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
Tulikoura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tulikoura lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tulikoura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tulikoura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
McDonnell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McDonnell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tulikoura has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tulikoura, as that shot connected.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulikoura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura throws a low kick, looking for McDonnell's leg but McDonnell calmly moves out of range.
Tulikoura connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McDonnell slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
McDonnell with the counter takedown but Tulikoura avoids it easily.
Tulikoura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura throws a body kick.
McDonnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura strikes.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonnell.
Tulikoura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tulikoura controls McDonnell momentarily but McDonnell frees himself.
McDonnell gets to his feet. Tulikoura looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
McDonnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tulikoura. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Tulikoura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Tulikoura looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
Tulikoura looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura lands a nice hook to McDonnell's body. McDonnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tulikoura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Tulikoura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Nice shot lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
McDonnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonnell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura misses the jab.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Cory McDonnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulikoura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tulikoura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
In his post fight interview, Johannes Tulikoura 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 Tommy Walcott (ranked 804 p4p, 802 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 97 p4p, 96 weight class). Diogo Jimenez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 31 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Jimenez misses with a body kick.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Walcott throws a right hand that Jimenez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimenez also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimenez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walcott misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
A cross from Jimenez lands.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Jimenez does it's job there.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Walcott clinches up against the ropes.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott lands a nice knee to the body.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a body punch.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Jimenez to work.
Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez blocks an elbow strike.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimenez punishes Walcott's body with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez darts in and clinches Walcott up against the ropes.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Walcott misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jimenez swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Walcott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Jimenez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Jimenez controls the action.
Jimenez tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
Walcott misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott lands a nice knee to the body.
Walcott missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jimenez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jimenez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott misses with a knee to the head.
Walcott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Walcott.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Jimenez dodges an elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
Walcott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
Jimenez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Walcott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jimenez throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimenez.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Walcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jimenez tries a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Jimenez.
Tommy Walcott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jimenez scores with a body shot.
Walcott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walcott staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez lands with a cross.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Walcott tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Jimenez.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Jimenez throws a counter combo.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Walcott misses with a double jab.
Walcott throws a lazy head kick
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimenez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jimenez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jimenez works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body. Walcott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimenez.
An inside leg kick lands from Jimenez.
Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimenez misses the body punch
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walcott scores with a one two! Jimenez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walcott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walcott thinking.
Walcott takes one on the button.
Jimenez lands a jab-cross combination.
Jimenez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Walcott with an uppercut!
Walcott scores with a decent looking hook.
Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jimenez misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jimenez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Jimenez throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez is looking to land body kicks.
Walcott cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Walcott didn't see that one coming.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Walcott wants to clinch up but Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Walcott does no damage.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Walcott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Walcott.
Jimenez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jimenez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Walcott didn't see that one coming.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimenez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walcott scores a nice knee to the body.
Walcott pushes Jimenez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez misses with some punches.
Jimenez looking for a takedown.
Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott moves into the clinch successfully.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Walcott missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jimenez or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Jimenez back against the ropes.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Jimenez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Walcott.
Walcott throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jimenez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Jimenez lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Walcott trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Jimenez blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 shot in the inside from Jimenez.
Tommy Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez working aggressively here.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Jimenez stalling.
Jimenez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with an elbow strike.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
Jimenez avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.
Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jimenez blocks an elbow strike from Walcott.
Jimenez tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walcotts head.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott gets underhooks to prevent Jimenez's takedown attempt.
Jimenez is trying to drag Walcott to the mat but Walcott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Tommy Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Jimenez back against the ropes.
Walcott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jimenez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez is leaning against Walcott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with a shoulder strike.
Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Jimenez.
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diogo Jimenez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jimenez throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jimenez 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 391 p4p, 810 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 55 p4p, 108 weight class). Horiguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Japanese Imperial Army Death March. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Wrexham .
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wrexham drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Wrexham 's front leg but catches the back leg as Wrexham tries to avoid it.
Nice combo by Wrexham ! Oh, that's hurt him - Horiguchi falls to the canvas and Wrexham follows him into side control.
Horiguchi is rocked!
It looks like Akaro Horiguchi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wrexham is staying tight to Horiguchi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wrexham trying to control the position but Horiguchi is working away.
Wrexham tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham laying and praying for a moment but Horiguchi takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wrexham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horiguchi keeps working.
Wrexham trying to control the pace.
Horiguchi wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horiguchi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Horiguchi working for a triangle but Wrexham defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wrexham trying to control the position from guard on top but Horiguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi digs a good hook to Wrexham 's body.
Wrexham tries to clinch up.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses.
Wrexham tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wrexham tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrexham on the side of the head.
Horiguchi closes the distance and pushes Wrexham back into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wrexham .
Wrexham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Horiguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horiguchi blocks the elbow strike.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horiguchi blocks an elbow strike from Wrexham .
Horiguchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horiguchi jumps guard but Wrexham stands there with Horiguchi around his waist. Horiguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Wrexham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrexham .
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrexham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrexham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wrexham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wrexham forces Horiguchi back against the ropes and clinches.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the ropes.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horiguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham lands a hook that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Wrexham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horiguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Horiguchi lands a left hand.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wrexham rushes Horiguchi and presses him up against the ropes.
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham avoids the elbow strike from Horiguchi, against the ropes.
Horiguchi scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Horiguchi lands a body punch.
Horiguchi tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Horiguchi back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Horiguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horiguchi lands with a right to the head.
Horiguchi tries to land a knee to the head but Wrexham blocks with his arms.
Horiguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horiguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Horiguchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrexham is keeping busy.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Horiguchi finds it's target.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Wrexham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Wrexham blocks the body kick.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Wrexham ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham throws a big counter combination but Horiguchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Wrexham misses with a wild combination.
Wrexham tries to clinch up but Horiguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrexham throws a right hand that Horiguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Horiguchi also avoids with ease.
Horiguchi lands with a straight right. Wrexham didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham ducks right into an uppercut from Horiguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham moves in looking to clinch but Horiguchi pushes him off.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
Horiguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but Wrexham avoids it.
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a hook.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Wrexham avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wrexham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wrexham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wrexham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Horiguchi.
Wrexham fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wrexham .
Wrexham is looking to wear down Horiguchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wrexham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Wrexham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wrexham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horiguchi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
As Horiguchi looks to move away, Wrexham throws a big counter combo but Horiguchi just gets out of the way.
Wrexham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Wrexham saw that one coming.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
It seemed like Horiguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrexham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
Wrexham misses with a few strikes there.
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham misses with a double jab.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Wrexham ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horiguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Horiguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
Wrexham clinches with his opponent.
Horiguchi avoids the elbow strike from Wrexham , against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wrexham throws an elbow but misses.
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horiguchi avoiding damage as Wrexham throws knees to the body.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Horiguchi controls the action.
Horiguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Horiguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
That's time! Wrexham 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horiguchi dips to his left and cracks Wrexham with an uppercut!
Horiguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Wrexham in the body.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wrexham 's sensitive parts.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham throws a sloppy head kick
and Horiguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horiguchi.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrexham is looking to clinch.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham wants to clinch up but Horiguchi keeps it at a distance.
Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Wrexham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Horiguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horiguchi unleashes a big counter combination but Wrexham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wrexham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wrexham tries to keep at a distance but Horiguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wrexham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrexham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horiguchi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrexham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horiguchi blocks an elbow strike from Wrexham .
Horiguchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi managing to block the knees to the body from Wrexham .
Horiguchi blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Wrexham .
Horiguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wrexham .
Knees to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the ropes.
Wrexham scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrexham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wrexham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horiguchi's brow.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrexham lands an uppercut.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Wrexham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horiguchi is defending well for now.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Wrexham misses with an elbow over the top.
Horiguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrexham .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
Wrexham avoids a wild elbow strike from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Horiguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Wrexham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrexham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wrexham drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Wrexham counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wrexham throws a head kick that misses.
Wrexham misses with a double jab.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wrexham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wrexham throws a quick counter head kick but Horiguchi was just out of range.
Wrexham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horiguchi. Horiguchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Wrexham ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrexham connects with a nice looking jab.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the head.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Wrexham tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Wrexham 's leg but Wrexham calmly moves out of range.
Wrexham checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akaro Horiguchi.
I think Horiguchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Our winner, Akaro Horiguchi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 366 p4p, 295 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 49 p4p, 39 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roy Whitaker enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis lunges at Whitaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whitaker 's hand.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Whitaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitaker throws a head kick but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lacplesis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Lacplesis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Whitaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker moves out of range as Lacplesis strikes.
Lacplesis lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
A clash of legs there as Lacplesis blocks the low kick.
Lacplesis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacplesis moves out of range as Whitaker throws a body kick.
As Whitaker tries to get set, Lacplesis tries to push him back and clinch up but Whitaker manages to avoid the attempt.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
A big left from Lacplesis misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whitaker duly obliges.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
A low kick lands for Whitaker .
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Whitaker misses.
Lacplesis throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacplesis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lacplesis delivers a nice body kick.
Whitaker connects with a right hand. Lacplesis shakes it off.
Lacplesis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a low kick, right behind Whitaker 's knee.
Lacplesis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Whitaker wants to slow Lacplesis down by chopping away at his legs.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lacplesis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lacplesis doesn't seem phased though.
Lacplesis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Whitaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Lacplesis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lacplesis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whitaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker .
Whitaker keeps Lacplesis at a distance using the push kick.
Lacplesis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lacplesis dips to his left and cracks Whitaker with an uppercut!
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Lacplesis is looking to slow Whitaker down with leg kicks.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Lacplesis checks it.
Lacplesis looks to land a right hand but Whitaker moved out of range.
Whitaker defending well as Lacplesis loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Whitaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whitaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacplesis misses the target.
Lacplesis scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Lacplesis misses.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Lacplesis off the ropes and back into range.
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker looks for the body kick but Lacplesis saw that one coming.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up but Whitaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker . Whitaker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Whitaker , right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Whitaker scores with a push kick.
Lacplesis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.
Whitaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lacplesis. That did some damage!
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Whitaker blocks the low kick.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a front kick that sends Lacplesis stumbling back into the ropes.
A lazy left from Whitaker finds it's target.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Whitaker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitaker motions for Lacplesis to come forward. Whitaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Lacplesis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Lacplesis staying out of range there.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker connects with a body shot.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker .
Lacplesis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Lacplesis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Lacplesis seems unphased.
Whitaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Lacplesis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacplesis throws a low kick, looking for Whitaker 's leg but Whitaker calmly moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Lacplesis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacplesis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitaker ducks right into an uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the body.
Whitaker throws a push kick but Lacplesis slaps the foot to one side.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker throws a leg kick which misses Lacplesis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lacplesis tries to avoid it.
Lacplesis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Whitaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis walks into a jab.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Whitaker . Beautiful body shot.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up.
Whitaker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Whitaker lands with a right hand.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Whitaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whitaker throws a body kick that misses.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis tried to score with a low kick but Whitaker checks it.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacplesis counters with an inside leg kick.
Lacplesis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whitaker throws a low kick but Lacplesis moves out of range easily.
Lacplesis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitaker at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a jab to Whitaker 's midsection.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker tries to work over Lacplesis's front leg with a kick but Lacplesis checks it.
It looked like Lacplesis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacplesis. Lacplesis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis is looking to slow Whitaker down with leg kicks.
Whitaker swings for the body but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitaker .
Whitaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker blocks a jab.
Whitaker thows a body kick. Lacplesis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lacplesis lands a nice shot that snaps Whitaker 's head back.
Whitaker misses with a hook. Lacplesis ducked under it nicely.
Lacplesis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lacplesis looks to throw the jab but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker misses with the combination.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis lands a nice hook to Whitaker 's body. Whitaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lacplesis's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Whitaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis jabs Whitaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy head kick and Whitaker moves out of range easily.
Lacplesis lands with a straight right. Whitaker didn't see that one coming.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Lacplesis avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a big counter head kick but Lacplesis avoids it with no problem.
Whitaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lacplesis.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Whitaker misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitaker throws a right hand that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whitaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Lacplesis.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.
Lacplesis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whitaker is looking to chop away at Lacplesis's legs.
Lacplesis throws a low kick, looking for Whitaker 's leg but Whitaker calmly moves out of range.
Lacplesis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lacplesis duly obliges.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Lacplesis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Lacplesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Nice shot lands for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
A telegraphed right hand from Lacplesis misses the target.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lacplesis scores with the left hand. Whitaker knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head but Lacplesis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whitaker just manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacplesis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Lacplesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a hook but Lacplesis blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Lacplesis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Lacplesis blocks the leg kick.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Lacplesis avoids it well.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the body
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whitaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a leg kick that knocks Lacplesis off balance momentarily.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacplesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker looks to land a body kick but Lacplesis moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Lacplesis avoids it with no problem.
Whitaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Lacplesis throws the left hand but Whitaker avoids the punch easily.
Whitaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Lacplesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Lacplesis checks it.
Whitaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker scores with a head kick. Lacplesis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lacplesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis lands with a hook. Whitaker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whitaker connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Lacplesis.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker throws a hook but Lacplesis avoids it easily.
Lacplesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whitaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Whitaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whitaker cracks a nice hook into Lacplesis's ribs.
Whitaker throws a hook but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Whitaker avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Humors Lacplesis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll 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.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Lacplesis ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Lacplesis finds it's way through Whitaker 's defenses.
Lacplesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacplesis.
Whitaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Lacplesis slips the punch.
Good work by Lacplesis as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Lacplesis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitaker .
A slapping leg kick lands for Lacplesis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lacplesis moves into range and clinches up with Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Whitaker lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacplesis lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Lacplesis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacplesis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lacplesis.
Whitaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lacplesis finds it's way round the side to connect with Whitaker 's head.
Lacplesis avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitaker .
Lacplesis throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker lands a front kick.
Whitaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lacplesis moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Whitaker .
Lacplesis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whitaker 's efforts to push away.
Lacplesis tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Whitaker is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Lacplesis.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Whitaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lacplesis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Lacplesis.
Whitaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whitaker misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker stalls.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Whitaker blocks it.
Roy Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
Lacplesis tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitaker lands a nice uppercut.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that 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!
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker lands with a left to the head.
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lacplesis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whitaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Whitaker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Lacplesis seems unphased.
Whitaker throws a push kick but Lacplesis slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whitaker .
Lacplesis cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lacplesis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lacplesis lands with a good body shot.
Whitaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lacplesis is keeping busy.
Whitaker controlling the action here for a moment.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker throws a hook but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lacplesis at a distance.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Lacplesis slips under a jab.
Whitaker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacplesis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lacplesis cracks Whitaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Lacplesis down.
Nice defenses there by Whitaker .
Whitaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lacplesis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Lacplesis in the body.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Whitaker throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacplesis.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the body
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker throws a sloppy head kick and Lacplesis moves out of range easily.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
Whitaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Whitaker misses with a hook. Lacplesis ducked under it nicely.
Whitaker lands a head kick!
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Whitaker throws a fast counter high kick but Lacplesis manages to duck under it in time.
Whitaker lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Lacplesis.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker needs to keep his hands up - Lacplesis had a free shot at his head there.
Lacplesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
Whitaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Jab from Whitaker .
Good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Whitaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacplesis. Lacplesis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lacplesis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whitaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitaker gets tackled into the ropes by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitaker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker is the new lightweight champion!
Roy Whitaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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