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SYN 866 Al Din vs. Whymer 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 745 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Sergey Objedkov (ranked 43 p4p, 87 weight class). Pique kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Piranha. Juan Pique had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
Pique throws a looping overhand right but Objedkov ducks down to avoid it.
Objedkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Objedkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pique scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pique connects with a right hand. Objedkov shakes it off.
Objedkov moves into range and clinches up with Pique.
Pique prevents the takedown attempt.
Objedkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pique scores with a jab. Objedkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Objedkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Objedkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pique fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pique moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Objedkov digs a good body shot into Pique's ribs.
Good exchange - Objedkov coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Objedkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Objedkov wants to clinch
and Pique counters with a straight right hand.
Objedkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pique to the mat! Pique manages to get full guard.
Pique uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Pique shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Pique misses the target.
Juan Pique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
Nice straight punches there by Objedkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Objedkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Objedkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pique can pounce on him.
Pique throws the left hand but Objedkov avoids the punch easily.
Objedkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Objedkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Objedkov tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Pique misses
and Objedkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Objedkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Pique misses with a kick to the body.
Objedkov moves in looking to clinch but Pique pushes him off.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pique tried to counter with a leg kick but Objedkov avoided it.
Objedkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pique gets caught napping as Objedkov dives in and scores a takedown. Pique manages to retain guard.
Pique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pique trying to keep a closed guard but Objedkov is proving a slippery customer.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov wants to control from the top but Pique keeps moving.
Pique pulls Objedkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Objedkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Objedkov.
Objedkov trying to control but Pique is working from the bottom.
Pique working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Objedkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pique lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Objedkov gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pique.
Pique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pique is working Objedkov over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pique.
Pique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pique working aggressively here.
Pique digs a right hand into Objedkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Objedkov's gas tank.
Objedkov is trying to drag Pique to the mat but Pique just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Objedkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Objedkov is trying to drag Pique to the mat but Pique just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Objedkov's elbow.
Pique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
Pique lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique working aggressively here.
Pique stops a takedown attempt from Objedkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pique scores with a decent looking hook.
Objedkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sergey Objedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Objedkov misses with a hook
and Pique counters with a thumping low kick.
Objedkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Pique sprawls well. He's pushed Objedkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pique tried to score with a low kick but Objedkov checks it.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Objedkov's shoulder, as Objedkov tries to avoid the shot.
Pique throws a body kick that misses.
Objedkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Objedkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Pique lands a nice looking body shot.
Pique lands a nice shot that snaps Objedkov's head back.
A jab lands there for Pique.
 Objedkov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique scores with a push kick.
Objedkov jabs Pique right on the nose. Pique blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Objedkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Objedkov is looking to clinch.
Objedkov throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
Objedkov wants to clinch up but Pique keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Objedkov. Beautiful body shot.
Pique cracks Objedkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Objedkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Objedkov throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Objedkov.
Objedkov throws out a counter right but Pique avoids it with no problem.
Pique misses with a hook. Objedkov ducked under it nicely.
Pique gets caught napping as Objedkov dives in and scores a takedown. Pique manages to retain guard.
Pique pushes Objedkov off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Objedkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pique thows a body kick. Objedkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Objedkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Objedkov throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
Objedkov takes one to the chin there.
Pique connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Objedkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pique finish him?
Pique cracks a nice hook into Objedkov's ribs.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Objedkov.
Objedkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Pique has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Objedkov's head but Objedkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Objedkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Objedkov connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Objedkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Pique bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Objedkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Objedkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Objedkov shoots for a takedown but Pique saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juan Pique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Objedkov.
Pique misses the jab.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Objedkov throws out the jab.
Pique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Objedkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juan Pique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov misses with a hook. Pique ducked under it nicely.
Objedkov misses with an uppercut
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Objedkov throws a right hand that misses
and Pique counters with an inside leg kick.
Objedkov misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pique scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pique moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Objedkov misses with a straight left.
Pique scores with a jab.
Pique just misses with a punch to the body.
Objedkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Objedkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Objedkov moves out of range of the leg kick from Pique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Objedkov has a takedown stuffed.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pique slaps away a takedown attempt from Objedkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Objedkov gets the takedown into side control.
Juan Pique overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pique can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique gets back to half guard.
Pique wants to improve his position but Objedkov is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pique is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pique is trying to maintain the position but Objedkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pique avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Objedkov.
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.
Pique trying to hold on to Objedkov's head to control him but Objedkov postures up.
Objedkov wants to control but Pique is keeping him busy.
Pique wants to get back to full guard.
Objedkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pique taking some punishment here, with Objedkov in his half guard.
Pique is looking for a sweep. Objedkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pique slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pique is trying to keep Objedkov in close.
Objedkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique trying to control the position.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Objedkov takes one to the chin there.
Pique looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Pique finds it's way through Objedkov's defenses.
Sergey Objedkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Objedkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Objedkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Objedkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pique circles away.
Objedkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
Pique looks to land a left hand but Objedkov moved out of range nicely.
Pique lands a nice shot that snaps Objedkov's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Objedkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Objedkov misses
and Pique makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Objedkov really felt that one!
Pique connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pique takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Objedkov slips a jab from Pique.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Objedkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Objedkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pique pushes Objedkov away with a front kick.
Objedkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Pique.
Objedkov misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Objedkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Juan Pique.
Well Pique 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
After winning the bout, Juan Pique thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torvik (ranked 901 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Sergey Makarov (ranked 120 p4p, 217 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Makarov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makarov.
Makarov goes for a double leg but Torvik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Torvik continues to drive forward.
Makarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torvik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torvik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torcida MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sven Torvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Makarov.
Makarov dives in and grabs Torvik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torvik pushes down on Makarov's head and hops out.
Makarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torvik is looking for a counter combo.
Makarov ducks right into an uppercut from Torvik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov has his takedown stuffed
and Torvik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torvik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov has a takedown stuffed.
Makarov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Makarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torvik swivels and escapes.
Torvik is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makarov shoots and misses
and Torvik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makarov thinking.
Makarov looks winded!
Torvik lands a jab to Makarov's midsection.
Makarov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torvik misses with a hook. Makarov ducked under it nicely.
Torvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makarov.
Makarov tries to clinch but Torvik moves away
and Torvik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Torvik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Makarov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov has a takedown stuffed.
Sven Torvik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makarov defending well as Torvik loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torvik. That's going to slow Makarov down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torvik.
Nice takedown defense from Torvik. No joy for Makarov on that attempt.
Makarov fails with the takedown.
Makarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torvik's waist but Torvik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makarov off to one side.
Makarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makarov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makarov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torvik counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Torvik misses.
Torvik throws a right hand that misses
and Makarov counters with a single leg into guard. Torvik didn't expect that.
Torvik kicks Makarov off and gets to his feet.
Makarov slips under a jab from Torvik.
Makarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Torvik is looking to slow Makarov down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws the left hand but Makarov avoids the punch easily.
Makarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Makarov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Torvik!
Torvik is looking to regain half guard here but Makarov keeps moving and retains side control.
Makarov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Makarov scoring with punches from side control.
Makarov prevents Torvik from escaping the position.
Makarov working away.
Makarov landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Torvik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torvik's waist but Torvik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makarov off to one side.
Sven Torvik is winning the standup battle so far.
Torvik scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makarov or perhaps it was just good defense by Torvik, which made it look bad.
Torvik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makarov at a distance.
Makarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torvik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sven Torvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Makarov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torvik lands a big right hand that sends Makarov crashing to the mat! Torvik stays standing though and waves Makarov back to his feet!
Makarov is rocked!
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!
Makarov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torvik's waist but Torvik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makarov off to one side.
It looked like Torvik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Torvik lands a big right hand that sends Makarov crashing to the mat! Torvik stays standing though and waves Makarov back to his feet!
Makarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Torvik finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov shoots in for a takedown but Torvik shows good takedown defense.
Torvik scores with a hook to the body. Makarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makarov seems to have recovered his senses.
Torvik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torvik feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Makarov sprawling to the canvas! Makarov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torvik finish him?!
Makarov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Torvik swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 1566 p4p, 1516 weight class) and No Way (ranked 202 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 47 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Riku misses.
Way misses with a wild body shot.
Way with a jab.
Way takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way throws a solid leg kick but Riku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Way.
Riku misses with an uppercut.
Way misses with a series of wild punches.
Way throws an off balance right hand
and Riku counters with a stiff right hand.
Way forces Riku back against the cage and clinches.
Riku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Way misses with a left hand
and Riku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Way takes a swing at Riku's ribcage but misses.
Way slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Way rushes Riku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riku pushes Way back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Way backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Way pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Way lands a jab-cross combination.
Riku throws a good cross that connects.
Way falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Way tries to clinch but Riku is having none of it.
Riku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Way misses.
Way on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Way on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riku. Riku obviously looking to wear him down.
Way throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Way tries to land a body kick
and Way takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Way is rocked!
Way throws a sloppy body shot
and Riku counters with a straight right hand.
Way is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
A shot to the liver by Riku. Beautiful body shot.
Riku lands a big right hand that sends Way crashing to the mat! Riku stays standing though and waves Way back to his feet!
Riku fakes the body blow, causing Way to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Way goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazuran Riku!
A very excited looking Lazuran Riku rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Klos (ranked 1171 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 182 p4p, 196 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Klos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Our Father Enki. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeff Mma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Cal Klos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Klos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Klos throws a hook to the side of Mma's head but Mma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mma swings for the body but Klos moves out of range.
Klos throws a hook but Mma avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Mma misses with a straight right.
Klos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klos scores with a nice right hand.
Mma looks to land a left hand but Klos moved out of range nicely.
Klos with a jab.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma moves away from the strike by Klos.
A jab from Mma finds it's way through Klos's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klos misses with a straight left.
Mma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klos throws a jab when Mma was well out of range.
Klos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mma scores with a jab to the body.
Klos scores with a one two! Mma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jeff Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Klos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mma.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mma.
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!
Some wild striking there from Klos.
Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mma as he avoids it easily.
Klos throws a combination that misses
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Klos tries to bum rush Mma with a series of wild strikes but Mma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mma misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Klos. That snapped Mma's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mma.
Mma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Klos will feel that in the morning.
Klos moves away from the strike by Mma.
Mma just misses with a punch to the body.
Klos lands a nice shot that snaps Mma's head back.
Klos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mma.
Klos misses with a combination
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Mma.
Mma throws the left hand but Klos avoids the punch easily.
Mma connects with a leg kick.
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Klos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klos looks to throw the jab but Mma is out of range.
Mma looks to throw the jab but Klos is out of range.
Klos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos tries for a takedown but Mma circles away easily
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Klos throws a big shot that misses.
Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mma cracks Klos with a good jab.
Klos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mma keeps Klos at a distance using the push kick.
Klos misses with an uppercut. Mma saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mma! But no joy.
Klos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mma scores with a jab.
Mma throws a jab when Klos was well out of range.
Klos throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
Klos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Mma moves away from the strike by Klos.
Mma looks for the body kick but Klos saw that one coming.
Klos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klos checks it well.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Klos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mma lands with a nice combination. Klos backs away looking to recover.
Klos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mma wants to get back to his feet but Klos drags him back down.
Klos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mma some visible discomfort.
Mma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Klos is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mma is avoiding damage well.
Mma is trying to buck Klos off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Mma will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mma slaps away a takedown attempt from Klos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Mma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mma counters with a good low kick that Klos was not able to check.
Klos defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Klos avoids a kick to the body.
Mma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mma keeps Klos at a distance using the push kick.
Mma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Mma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klos doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mma counter with a right hand.
Mma cracks Klos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klos walks into a jab.
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!
Klos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma swings for the body but Klos moves out of range.
Mma thuds his right hand into Klos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klos misses with an uppercut
and Mma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klos throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
Klos avoids a kick to the body.
Klos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klos connects with a single shot there.
Mma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Klos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Klos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mma slaps away a takedown attempt from Klos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Mma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Klos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klos with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Klos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mma misses.
Mma slips under a jab from Klos.
Mma scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mma.
Mma scores with a sloppy right hand. Klos should have avoided that one.
Mma misses with a body kick.
Mma is looking to land body kicks.
Mma scores with a sloppy right hand. Klos should have avoided that one.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klos misses with a hook.
Mma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klos. That did some damage!
Klos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mma.
A little feinted left hand from Klos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klos misses with a series of wild punches.
Mma misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Mma.
Klos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klos throws a big shot that misses.
Klos swings widly with a right hand
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klos was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Mma throws an overhand right that lands on Klos's shoulder, as Klos tries to avoid the shot.
Mma misses with a wild body shot.
Mma connects with a right hand. Klos shakes it off.
Klos moves out of range of the body kick.
Klos throws a lazy uppercut
and Mma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klos fails to land with a series of punches.
Klos cracks Mma with a good jab.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Klos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos avoids the body shot from Mma.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mma circles away quickly and effectively.
As Klos backs off Mma throws a huge counter combo but Klos manages to avoid it all.
Klos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klos was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Mma misses with a straight left.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klos misses with a hook. Mma ducked under it nicely.
Mma scores with a leg kick.
Mma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mma misses with an uppercut. Klos saw that one coming.
Mma slaps away a takedown attempt from Klos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab from Mma.
A big right from Klos misses.
Klos misses with a lunging right hand
and Mma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mma tries to move into range but Klos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Mma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Klos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mma's hands.
Klos misses with a straight right.
Mma throws a hook but Klos blocks it.
Klos slips under a jab from Mma.
Mma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klos.
Mma misses with a hook
letting Klos counter with a right hand.
Klos ducks right into an uppercut from Mma.
Klos cracks Mma with a good jab.
Jeff Mma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
A slow jab from Klos misses its intended target.
Klos shoots in but no luck this time.
Mma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mma misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Mma as Klos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Klos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Mma misses.
Mma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klos's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Klos in his tracks.
Mma throws a leg kick but Klos checks it.
Klos lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Klos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mma misses the jab.
Klos cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Mma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Klos does no damage.
Mma lands a head shot.
Mma delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Mma misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos throws a hook but Mma blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mma. Klos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klos tries for a takedown but Mma circles away easily
and Mma counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma scores with a hook.
Klos blocks a jab.
Mma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klos's head.
Some wild striking there from Klos.
Klos throws an off balance right hand
and Mma counters with a good low kick that Klos was not able to check.
Nice body punch from Mma.
Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klos.
Klos throws a combination that misses
and Mma counters with a nice body shot.
Mma misses the shot to the body.
Mma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Mma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mma circles away.
Mma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Klos moved out of range.
It looked like Klos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mma misses with a straight left.
Klos slips under a jab from Mma.
Klos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mma circles away.
Cal Klos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klos.
Mma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klos on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Klos.
Nice defenses there by Mma.
A bone on bone clash there as Klos blocks the leg kick.
Mma slips under a jab from Klos.
Mma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klos throws out the jab.
Mma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mma dips to his left and cracks Klos with an uppercut!
A jab from Mma misses.
Klos is looking to counter punch.
Mma lands with a hook. Klos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Klos misses the target.
Mma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klos moves out of range of the body kick.
Klos avoids the body shot from Mma.
Mma missing with a left hand there. Klos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klos throws a jab when Mma was well out of range.
Mma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klos.
Jeff Mma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klos looks to throw the jab but Mma is out of range.
Mma flicks out a counter leg kick but Klos steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Mma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mma 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Cal Klos spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight wasn't my night, but I'll be back soon to kick some ass. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dinu (ranked 1289 p4p, 407 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 175 p4p, 60 weight class). Ryan Dinu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dude Dudeson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinu looks to land a combination. Dudeson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dudeson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dinu is out of range.
Dudeson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dinu has hold of Dudeson's hands but Dudeson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dudeson wants to take a breather but Dinu is having none of it.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but Dinu defending well.
Dudeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dinu's head.
Dudeson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dinu sees it coming and defends easily.
Dudeson prevents Dinu from standing back up.
Dudeson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dudeson throwing shots but Dinu is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinu wants to get back to his feet.
Dudeson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dudeson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dudeson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dudeson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dinu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dudeson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dudeson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dudeson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dinu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dudeson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dinu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dudeson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dinu's waist but Dinu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dudeson off to one side.
Dinu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudeson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudeson can't get the takedown.
Dudeson has Dinu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan Dinu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Dudeson.
Dinu lands a body punch.
Dinu lands a shoulder strike.
Dinu looking to slow down the pace here.
Dinu lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dinu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dinu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dudeson has Dinu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dudeson can't get the takedown.
Dinu lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dinu.
Dudeson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinu prevents it.
Dudeson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dinu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dudeson looks winded!
Dudeson has Dinu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dudeson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinu prevents it.
Dinu stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Dinu.
Dudeson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudeson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dinu is defending well.
Dinu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dinu stops a takedown attempt from Dudeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dinu is working Dudeson over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dudeson is rocked!
Dinu lands an uppercut.
Dudeson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinu finish him?
Dinu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dudeson with a big uppercut! Dudeson tries to clinch up but Dinu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dudeson to the mat! Dudeson covers up and Dinu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Dinu!
Ryan Dinu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dude Dudeson stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 334 p4p, 433 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 56 p4p, 66 weight class). Jones Jr comes into the arena with The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones blaring out of the sound system. Zaadha has chosen On A Roll as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaadha cracks a nice hook into Jones Jr's ribs.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaadha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zaadha's guard.
Zaadha is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones Jr dives into side control.
Jones Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaadha keeps working.
We've been hearing that Jones Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones Jr laying and praying for a moment but Zaadha takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jones Jr thows a huge punch but Zaadha dodges it nicely.
Jones Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zaadha to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Zaadha wants to get back to his feet but Jones Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zaadha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaadha presses Jones Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from Jones Jr.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Jones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a damaging elbow.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Zaadha.
Jones Jr lands a right hand.
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!
Jones Jr prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Jones Jr.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jones Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to work over Jones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones Jr.
Zaadha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike from Zaadha.
Jones Jr tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Jones Jr back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha is leaning against Jones Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones Jr tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha pushes Jones Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaadha has double underhooks.
Jones Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaadha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones Jr lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones Jr is trying to trip Zaadha. He has hold of a leg but Zaadha is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones Jr persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones Jr won't allow Zaadha to get back to his feet.
Zaadha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaadha keeping full guard, as Jones Jr tries to pass.
Zaadha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones Jr's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr is looking for a sweep.
Zaadha trying to control the action but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones Jr is not content to let Zaadha control the position.
Jones Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaadha swings widly with a right hand
and Jones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaadha throws a right hand that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jones Jr checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Jones Jr misses the shot to the body.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha is looking to chop away at Jones Jr's legs.
Jones Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Zaadha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones Jr is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaadha.
Jones Jr with a hook.
Jones Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Zaadha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jones Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Nice shot by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Jones Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zaadha cracks Jones Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaadha tests Jones Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Zaadha lands.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Zaadha slips the punch.
Zaadha cracks a nice hook into Jones Jr's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Jones Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Zaadha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones Jr's knee momentarily.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zaadha jabs Jones Jr right on the nose. Jones Jr blinks but takes it well.
Zaadha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr checks a leg kick.
Jones Jr lands an overhand right.
Zaadha tried to score with a low kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Zaadha misses with a body shot.
Zaadha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ri Zaadha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ri Zaadha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaadha throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr moves forwards but Zaadha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaadha takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jones Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Zaadha lands a leg kick that knocks Jones Jr off balance momentarily.
Zaadha throws a front kick that sends Jones Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Jones Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaadha connects with the punch.
Zaadha slips under a jab.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Jones Jr slips the punch.
Zaadha needs to keep his hands up - Jones Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Zaadha thuds a left hand into Jones Jr's body.
Zaadha misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha throws a jab when Jones Jr was well out of range.
Jones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Zaadha lands a jab to Jones Jr's midsection.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Zaadha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaadha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zaadha connects with a crisp jab.
Zaadha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Jones Jr.
The fighters circling - Zaadha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Zaadha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zaadha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Zaadha.
Jones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Zaadha tenderised Jones Jr's leg. Jones Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaadha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr backing away here, and Zaadha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Zaadha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaadha pushes Jones Jr away with a front kick.
Zaadha lands a leg kick that knocks Jones Jr off balance momentarily.
Jones Jr defending well as Zaadha loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaadha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaadha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Zaadha misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Zaadha lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaadha scores with a leg kick.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones Jr has time to react.
Zaadha punishes Jones Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Ri Zaadha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaadha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaadha, as that shot connected.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Zaadha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ri Zaadha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaadha.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the body.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaadha in his tracks.
Jones Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Nice body kick there by Zaadha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr checks a low kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
Jones Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaadha.
Zaadha connects with the punch.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaadha on the side of the head.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Zaadha saw that one coming.
Zaadha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaadha throws a jab when Jones Jr was well out of range.
Zaadha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jim Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.
Jones Jr moves forwards but Zaadha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
Jones Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaadha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaadha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Zaadha lands with a right hand.
Jones Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaadha.
Zaadha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Jones Jr lands with a good body shot.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ri Zaadha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaadha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
Ri Zaadha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 576 p4p, 516 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 71 p4p, 64 weight class). Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Finger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger with a hook.
A left lands for Patriot.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finger lands with a straight right. Patriot didn't see that one coming.
Patriot moves out of range of the strikes.
Patriot scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finger dodges the punch combination from Patriot.
Finger takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses.
Finger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Finger misses.
Patriot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Finger misses with a straight right.
Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patriot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patriot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot scores with a hook.
Patriot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finger misses with a hook.
Patriot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Patriot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger thuds a left hand into Patriot's body.
A big left from Finger misses.
Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Finger misses with a right hand
and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finger throws an off balance right hand
and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Finger backs away, Patriot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Finger checks the leg kick.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patriot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finger.
Patriot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Patriot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Finger misses with a left hand
and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Finger moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Finger - just one landing.
Finger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finger misses with an uppercut
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patriot cracks Finger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finger scores with a nice head shot.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger connects with a body shot.
Finger misses the jab.
Patriot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot scores with a nice strike.
Patriot tests Finger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Patriot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finger lands with an overhand left.
Finger throws a poor cross that misses
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely.
Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finger throws a body punch but Patriot moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patriot misses with a hook.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Patriot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patriot scores with a leg kick.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Nice straight punches there by Patriot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Patriot.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Patriot misses with an uppercut.
Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Patriot's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot.
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Finger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patriot with a nice cross.
Patriot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Finger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Finger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
 It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finger!
Patriot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patriot tries to work over Finger's front leg with a kick but Finger checks it.
Patriot slips under a jab from Finger.
Patriot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Patriot appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finger connects with a single shot there.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patriot throws a head kick but Finger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Finger.
Finger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finger misses the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patriot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patriot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finger eats them both and turns towards Patriot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Patriot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger sizes up Patriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Finger fails to land with a series of punches.
Patriot feints and then cracks Finger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finger down.
Finger connects with a jab.
Finger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finger blocks a jab.
Patriot scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Patriot.
Both fighters circling a little - Patriot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Finger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot slips a straight right by Finger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Patriot is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finger takes one to the chin there.
Patriot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finger jabs at Patriot's body.
Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot with a hook.
Patriot feints a jab promting Finger to slip. Patriot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patriot throws a hook but Finger avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patriot circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick from Patriot, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Patriot there.
Patriot connects with an inside leg kick.
Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Finger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Patriot has got the better of the exchanges.
Patriot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patriot fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finger just manages to avoid it.
Patriot lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Patriot misses.
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Patriot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Gorgon Patriot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Finger misses.
Finger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patriots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Finger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Finger.
An inside leg kick lands from Patriot.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finger slips a jab from Patriot.
Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finger. That did some damage!
Patriot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patriot scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patriot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patriot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger drops his hands momentarily and Patriot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patriot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Patriot slips a straight right by Finger.
Finger looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
Patriot tries to land a leg kick but Finger saw it coming and moves away.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Patriot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot throws a head kick but Finger moves out of range.
Patriot fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Finger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Finger misses.
Patriot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finger can do to turn this around?
Finger misses with a looping left.
Patriot throws a quick counter kick to the body but Finger avoids it.
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
Finger connects with a crisp jab.
Patriot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patriot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patriot digs a good hook to Finger's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger walks into a stiff left hand from Patriot.
A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patriot lands a jab-cross combination.
Patriot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patriot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patriot throws a jab when Finger was well out of range.
Patriot looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Nice shot by Finger.
Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
A nice leg kick from Patriot, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patriot lands a slapping body shot.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finger. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patriot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finger. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patriot clobbers Finger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Finger works the jab nicely.
Finger misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
An attempted straight right counter from Patriot misses the target.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Finger misses.
Patriot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Finger.
Finger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patriot doesn't seem bothered though.
Patriot lands the left hand.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Finger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger.
Finger swings widly with a right hand
letting Patriot counter with a right hand.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger staying out of range there.
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patriot scores with a nice right hand.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Finger.
Patriot lands a leg kick that knocks Finger off balance momentarily.
Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it.
Finger misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Finger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finger misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patriot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Finger misses with a looping left.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Finger 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!
Patriot connects with the punch.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Finger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patriot scores with a jab to the body.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Patriot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Middle Finger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Patriot throws a leg kick which misses Finger's front leg but catches the back leg as Finger tries to avoid it.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patriot.
Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range.
Patriot lands an overhand right.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Finger throws a body shot but no joy.
Finger misses with the combination.
Finger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Patriot tenderised Finger's leg. Finger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finger moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot.
Nice cross by Patriot.
Finger misses with a looping right.
A cross from Finger lands.
A lazy left from Patriot finds it's target.
Patriot works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Patriot.
Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patriot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patriot blocks a jab.
Patriot lands a glancing blow to the side of Finger's head.
Nice uppercut there from Patriot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot connects with an inside leg kick.
Patriot moves away from the strike by Finger.
The crowd cheers as Patriot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finger doesn't seem phased though.
Finger misses with a looping right.
Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finger misses the jab.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patriot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patriot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Patriot throwing a counter right hand but Finger manages to avoid it.
Patriot moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Patriot.
Patriot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot connects with a solid leg kick.
Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Finger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patriot with a nice cross.
Patriot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorgon Patriot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patriot 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot!
After winning the bout, Gorgon Patriot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Middle Finger spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 563 p4p, 838 weight class) and Simon Gustafsson (ranked 81 p4p, 111 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niska.
Gustafsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niska defends it well.
A big left from Niska misses.
Gustafsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niska scores with a jab. Gustafsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Gustafsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Niska pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Niska tries to work over Gustafsson's front leg with a kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Niska misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niska finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustafsson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska misses the shot to the body.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gustafsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Niska defending against the ground and pound.
Gustafsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gustafsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Niska has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gustafsson but great work by Niska.
Niska trying to control the action but Gustafsson is working from the bottom.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Niska off him but Niska keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is still trying to improve position.
Gustafsson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Gustafsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking to regain half guard here but Niska keeps moving and retains side control.
Gustafsson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gustafsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Niska off and has taken his back!
Niska is taking damage to the body and head.
Gustafsson not allowing Niska to control his hands.
Niska is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gustafsson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Niska! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gustafsson gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simon Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 49 p4p, 127 weight class) and Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 8 p4p, 23 weight class). Branca comes to the cage accompanied by original score medley. Namasuzuki has chosen Stand By Me- Ben King as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namasuzuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Namasuzuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Branca.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Branca.
Branca checks a leg kick.
Branca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Namasuzuki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Namasuzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Namasuzuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Namasuzuki connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Namasuzuki misses the jab.
Branca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Branca avoids the body shot from Namasuzuki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki defending well as Branca loads up on a big left hand.
Namasuzuki with a nice calf kick.
Branca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Namasuzuki catches Branca right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Namasuzuki moves away.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Namasuzuki.
A lazy left from Branca finds it's target.
Namasuzuki with the inside leg kick.
Namasuzuki takes a swing at Branca's ribcage but misses.
Namasuzuki avoids the body shot from Branca.
Branca tries to land a body kick
and Namasuzuki counters with a low kick, right behind Branca 's knee.
Namasuzuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branca at a distance.
Namasuzuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Branca takes a swing at Namasuzuki's ribcage but misses.
Branca checks a low kick from Namasuzuki.
It looked like Branca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Namasuzuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca slips a jab from Namasuzuki.
As Namasuzuki backs away, Branca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Namasuzuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Branca is looking to counter with a body kick.
Branca throws a poor cross that misses
and Namasuzuki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Namasuzuki.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Namasuzuki.
Branca misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Namasuzuki.
Branca punishes Namasuzuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Branca scores with a jab. Namasuzuki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Namasuzuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Branca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Branca moves away from the strike by Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki cracks a nice hook into Branca's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Namasuzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Branca.
Namasuzuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Branca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Namasuzuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Branca.
Namasuzuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branca appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Namasuzuki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branca is out of range.
Namasuzuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Branca doesn't seem bothered though.
Namasuzuki scores with a hook to the body. Branca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Branca missing with a left hand there. Namasuzuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Namasuzuki misses the shot to the body.
Pupuki Namasuzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namasuzuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Branca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a lazy right hand but Namasuzuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Branca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Namasuzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Namasuzuki avoids a kick to the body.
Joao Cajo Branca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branca ducks under a wild hook from Namasuzuki.
Branca misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Namasuzuki. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branca swings widly with a right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Namasuzuki throws a shot to the body.
Namasuzuki slips under a jab from Branca.
Namasuzuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Branca misses its intended target.
Namasuzuki closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupuki Namasuzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Branca misses with a kick to the body.
Branca lands an overhand right.
Namasuzuki with a hook.
Namasuzuki cracks a nice hook into Branca's ribs.
Branca tests Namasuzuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Namasuzuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Branca misses with a lunging right hand
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namasuzuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Branca!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Branca's face as Namasuzuki controls the position.
Namasuzuki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca wants to control but Namasuzuki postures up.
Branca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Namasuzuki advances to full mount.
Namasuzuki looking to control but Branca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Branca wants to hold on but Namasuzuki pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Namasuzuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Branca regains half guard.
Namasuzuki slows the pace down in half guard.
Branca is controlling Namasuzuki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca wants to control but Namasuzuki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Namasuzuki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Namasuzuki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Namasuzuki stops Branca from getting back to his feet.
Branca is trying to control but can't.
Namasuzuki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Branca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Namasuzuki tries a quick counter leg kick but Branca is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Branca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Branca throws a shot to the body.
Namasuzuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Namasuzuki lands with a right hand.
Namasuzuki lands with a straight right. Branca didn't see that one coming.
Pupuki Namasuzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Namasuzuki moves out of range as Branca strikes.
Namasuzuki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Namasuzuki misses
and Branca counters with a series of strikes. Namasuzuki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Branca throws a looping overhand right but Namasuzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Branca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Branca quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Namasuzuki lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pupuki Namasuzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Branca moves out of range as Namasuzuki strikes.
Branca throws a head kick that misses
and Namasuzuki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Namasuzuki trying to control the action but Branca is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Namasuzuki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Namasuzuki prevents Branca from improving his position.
Branca gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Namasuzuki manages to get himself to full guard.
Namasuzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Branca manages to get himself to full guard.
Branca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca controls Namasuzuki momentarily but Namasuzuki frees himself.
Namasuzuki passes into half guard.
Branca trying to hold on to Namasuzuki's head to control him but Namasuzuki postures up.
Branca is defending against the submission attempts here by Namasuzuki.
Branca is trying 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.
Namasuzuki is stalling here. Branca is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Namasuzuki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Branca has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Branca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Branca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Namasuzuki keeps working.
Branca working away.
Branca in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Namasuzuki tries to bench press Branca off him but Branca keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Namasuzuki is looking for a sweep. Branca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Namasuzuki is pressing down on Branca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Branca looking to sit in guard and control but Namasuzuki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Namasuzuki looking to pass the guard.
Joao Cajo Branca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Branca wants to sweep here but Namasuzuki controlling him for the moment.
Namasuzuki trying to control but Branca is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Branca working a defensive guard here.
Namasuzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Branca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namasuzuki being controlled here momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branca looking for subs off his back but Namasuzuki has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pupuki Namasuzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Namasuzuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pupuki Namasuzuki!
An out of breath Pupuki Namasuzuki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 2 p4p, 42 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Al Din comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING BACK. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Just Whymer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whymer.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Din is just out of range.
Al Din is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Al Din blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Din works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Whymer thows a leg kick but Al Din checks it
and Al Din counters with a nice body kick.
Al Din missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Al Din.
Al Din dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whymer. That did some damage!
Al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer throws out a counter right but Al Din avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Din. That's going to slow Whymer down.
Al Din motions for Whymer to come forward. Al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Din scores with a sloppy right hand. Whymer should have avoided that one.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Al Din was looking to counter with a kick there.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Whymer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whymer throws a right hand that misses
and Al Din counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Din walks into a straight right hand from Whymer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Whymer backs away, Al Din returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Din throws the kick towards the body but Whymer avoids it.
Al Din has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whymer.
Al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whymer throws a counter combo.
Al Din misses with a left hand
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Al Din.
Whymer scores with a jab. Al Din acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Al Din misses with the body kick
and Whymer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whymer drops Al Din with a beautiful combination! Al Din stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whymer is looking for the KO!
Al Din clobbers Whymer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
Whymer stuns Al Din with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
The fighters circling - Whymer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Din avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Al Din misses.
Whymer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whymer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din throws a big shot that misses.
Al Din swinging wildly here.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whymer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Din throws a jab but it's blocked by Whymer.
Whymer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Whymer misses with a hook. Al Din ducked under it nicely.
Al Din takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whymer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Din throws out the jab.
Whymer staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer misses with a straight right.
Whymer throws a shot from downtown. Al Din moves away and avoids it.
Al Din throws a quick counter kick to the body but Whymer avoids it.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Whymer feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Din in the body.
Al Din tries to work over Whymer's front leg with a kick but Whymer checks it.
Al Din throws a leg kick but Whymer checks it.
Al Din throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Din misses with a hook
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Al Din moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
Al Din avoids the head kick by Whymer.
As Whymer backs away, Al Din returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer thuds a left hand into Al Din's body.
Whymer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whymer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Din misses with a looping left.
Al Din throws an overhand right that lands on Whymer's shoulder, as Whymer tries to avoid the shot.
Whymer lands a nice looking body kick.
Just Whymer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Al Din counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whymer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Din thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whymer if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Whymer.
Whymer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Din is out of range.
A head kick misses from Whymer.
Al Din swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Din moves away.
It looked like Al Din wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Din keeps Whymer at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Din.
Whymer feints a jab promting Al Din to slip. Whymer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Al Din slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Badr Al Din's cut is getting worse.
Whymer lands a leg kick that knocks Al Din off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer drops his hands momentarily and Al Din takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Just Whymer has been cut.
Al Din misses with the body kick
and Al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Al Din feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Al Din throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Al Din throws the left hand but Whymer avoids the punch easily.
Whymer throws a lazy body kick
and Al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Din throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A punch lands to the side of Whymer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Din scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Din takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whymer throws a body punch but Al Din moves out of range.
Whymer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al Din counters with an outside leg kick.
Whymer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Din appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whymer scoring well with a low kick there.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Al Din ducks down to avoid it.
As Whymer looks to move away, Al Din throws a big counter combo but Whymer just gets out of the way.
Whymer lands with a nice body kick.
Al Din misses with a lunging right hand
and Whymer counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Al Din blocks the low kick.
It looked like Al Din wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whymer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whymer tried to score with a low kick but Al Din checks it.
Whymer throws a sloppy head kick and Al Din moves out of range easily.
Whymer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Din. That did some damage!
Whymer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Din.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whymer throws a series of punches but Al Din avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Din connects with a body shot.
Al Din throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Whymer responds with a good body kick, but Al Din manages to step out the way in time.
Al Din fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whymer checks it well.
Al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Whymer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whymer throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a good, hard body kick but Al Din shrugs it off.
Al Din will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Al Din moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses
enabling Al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Al Din on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whymer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer wants to slow Al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Din throws a poor cross that misses
and Whymer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Whymer!
Al Din throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Din takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whymer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whymer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whymer misses with an uppercut
and Al Din counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Whymer misses.
Whymer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Whymer backs away, Al Din returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whymer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Din is able to avoid easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Al Din might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whymer is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Whymer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer throws the left hand but Al Din avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Din misses the target.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Whymer scores with a push kick.
Al Din takes a swing at Whymer's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whymer.
Whymer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whymer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Din.
Whymer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Din.
Al Din moves away from the strike by Whymer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Din looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Din throws a hook to the side of Whymer's head but Whymer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Al Din, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Din throws a low kick but Whymer moves out of range easily.
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Al Din slips the punch.
Al Din is looking to counter with a body kick.
Whymer connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Al Din throws a solid leg kick but Whymer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Din.
Al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Al Din avoids it.
Al Din throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Al Din.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Din scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Whymer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Din is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Al Din moved out of range nicely.
Al Din thumps Whymer with a low kick.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Din thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whymer.
Al Din takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Din has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whymer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din avoids the head kick by Whymer.
Al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Al Din throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whymer counters with an outside leg kick.
Whymer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whymer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whymer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Din connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whymer scrambles back to his feet.
Whymer misses with a right hand
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badr Al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Din lands a jab.
Whymer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whymer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whymer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whymer.
Al Din has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whymer finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Din's head.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses
and Al Din counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Whymer is predictable there
and Al Din counters with a body kick that stops Whymer in his tracks momentarily.
Al Din throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Din lands a jab to the nose.
Whymer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Din throws the left hand but Whymer avoids the punch easily.
Whymer tries to work over Al Din's front leg with a kick but Al Din checks it.
Whymer throws a head kick but Al Din moves out of range.
It looked like Al Din wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Whymer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Al Din moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Whymer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Din shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Al Din scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Din misses the target.
Whymer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Just Whymer.
Well Whymer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
Just Whymer is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Just Whymer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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