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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjy Button (ranked 2847 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Gazali Koekemoer (ranked 354 p4p, 380 weight class). 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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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjy Button!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gazali Koekemoer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koekemoer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Button waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koekemoer.
Button avoids the head kick by Koekemoer.
Button moves into the clinch.
Koekemoer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Button moves into the clinch successfully.
Button breaks from the clinch.
Button lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Koekemoer stuffs the takedown attempt from Button. Button gets slowly back to his feet.
Button looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koekemoer misses with a kick to the body.
Button tries a head kick but it misses.
Koekemoer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Button with a poor takedown
and Koekemoer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Button pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Button tries a head kick but it misses.
Koekemoer's coach down at Besta-Fera Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koekemoer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer leaves Button with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Button. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Button throws a combination. Koekemoer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koekemoer misses with a head kick.
Koekemoer throws a sloppy head kick
and Button counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Button does no damage.
Koekemoer misses with a looping left.
Koekemoer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Button tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koekemoer defends well and Button ends up having to push Koekemoer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Button's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koekemoer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Koekemoer misses.
Koekemoer lands with a hook. Button tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer throws a hook but Button blocks it.
Button swinging wildly here.
Koekemoer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koekemoer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Button scores with a three punch combo!
Button lands a left and a right that send Koekemoer crashing to the mat, dazed. Button thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Koekemoer is rocked!
Button drives through and clinches with Koekemoer against the cage.
Koekemoer is still on wobbly legs! Can Button finish him?
Button breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koekemoer.
Koekemoer get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Koekemoer stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Button runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjy Button!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjy Button thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Boltzmann (ranked 2576 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Fezzik Montoya (ranked 300 p4p, 321 weight class). Montoya has chosen The Other thing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludwig Boltzmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws the left hand but Boltzmann avoids the punch easily.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Montoya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boltzmann momentarily.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montoya is looking to chop away at Boltzmann's legs.
Boltzmann throws a big shot that misses.
Boltzmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Montoya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boltzmann misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann looks for the body kick but Montoya saw that one coming.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boltzmann throws a quick counter kick to the body but Montoya avoids it.
Boltzmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann scores with the left hand. Montoya knows he should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Montoya 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.
Montoya scores with a shot to the body.
Montoya tries a low kick but Boltzmann avoids it.
Boltzmann dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Montoya fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boltzmann to the ground. Montoya is now in Boltzmann's guard.
Boltzmann pulls Montoya in to control the position.
Boltzmann's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boltzmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montoya.
Montoya drops back looking for a leg! Boltzmann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boltzmann manages to kick Montoya off! Montoya jumps back into Boltzmann's guard.
Montoya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Boltzmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boltzmann has Montoya pulled in close to control his posture.
Montoya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boltzmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boltzmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montoya.
Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ludwig Boltzmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya lands with an overhand left.
Montoya forces Boltzmann back against the cage and clinches.
Boltzmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Boltzmann won't allow it.
Boltzmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montoya lands a nice looking body shot.
Boltzmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Boltzmann.
Montoya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montoya missing with a left hand there. Boltzmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Montoya or perhaps it was just good defense by Boltzmann, which made it look bad.
Ludwig Boltzmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fezzik Montoya.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boltzmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boltzmann ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann slips a jab from Montoya.
Montoya shoots in and bounces Boltzmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boltzmann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boltzmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montoya.
Boltzmann is pulling down on Montoya's head. It's preventing any offense from Montoya, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Boltzmann keeps moving.
Montoya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fezzik Montoya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boltzmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boltzmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montoya with the counter takedown but Boltzmann avoids it easily.
Boltzmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montoya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boltzmann's hands.
Montoya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montoya has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Montoya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Montoya throws some wild stikes that Boltzmann manages to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann holds on for dear life, controlling Montoya's posture momentarily.
Boltzmann prevents Montoya from taking his back.
Montoya with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann tries to hold on but Montoya postures up.
Fezzik Montoya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boltzmann is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boltzmann tries to hold on but Montoya pushes him away.
Montoya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boltzmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montoya on the ground.
Boltzmann is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Montoya pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Montoya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boltzmann is squirming around, avoiding Montoya's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya goes for an armbar but Boltzmann turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boltzmann.
Montoya working for submissions but it's allowed Boltzmann to get to half guard.
Montoya is pressing down on Boltzmann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boltzmann content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boltzmann postures up.
Montoya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montoya is on top in guard.
Boltzmann keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Montoya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montoya passes Boltzmann's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to work for an arm triangle but Boltzmann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montoya lands strikes from half guard.
Montoya is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boltzmann has managed to free his arm - good work.
Montoya is working for a submission of some sort.
Boltzmann is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fezzik Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Montoya throws a hook but Boltzmann blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Boltzmann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boltzmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montoya.
And Boltzmann counters with a quick kick to the body but Montoya blocks it.
Boltzmann tries to land a front kick but Montoya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Montoya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boltzmann swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
Boltzmann moves out of range of the body kick from Montoya.
It looked like Boltzmann was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a looping right.
Montoya tries to land a front kick but Boltzmann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Boltzmann catches Montoya right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boltzmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boltzmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montoya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Boltzmann misses the target.
Boltzmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boltzmann throws a head kick that Montoya semi-blocks.
Boltzmann misses with a looping right.
Montoya throws out a counter right but Boltzmann avoids it with no problem.
Boltzmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boltzmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya throws out the jab.
Boltzmann lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Montoya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boltzmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montoya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montoya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boltzmann is able to avoid easily.
Boltzmann lands a jab to Montoya's midsection.
Boltzmann throws a head kick but Montoya moves out of range.
Boltzmann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boltzmann checks a leg kick.
Montoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Boltzmann circles away.
Boltzmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boltzmann.
Fezzik Montoya 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.
Montoya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montoya avoids a kick to the body.
And Montoya tries to counter it with a takedown but Boltzmann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fezzik Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boltzmann misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Montoya throws a right hand that misses
and Boltzmann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boltzmann blocks a jab.
Montoya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boltzmann counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Montoya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boltzmann lands with an overhand left.
Boltzmann swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boltzmann appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boltzmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Montoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boltzmann misses with a body kick.
Montoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya swings for the body but Boltzmann moves out of range.
Boltzmann with a hook.
Ludwig Boltzmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya throws a poor cross that misses
and Boltzmann counters with a head kick that drops Montoya to the mat! Montoya scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Montoya is rocked!
A left and a right from Montoya both land. Nice combination.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Boltzmann finish him?
Boltzmann stuffs the takedown.
Montoya seems to have recovered his senses.
Ludwig Boltzmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fezzik Montoya.
Montoya misses the body punch
and Boltzmann counters with a big right hand! Oh Montoya is in trouble here! Boltzmann follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Boltzmann!
Ludwig Boltzmann thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 1749 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Uladzimir Prokopenko (ranked 255 p4p, 372 weight class). Leader comes to the cage accompanied by Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uladzimir Prokopenko!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leader moves into range and connects with a jab.
Prokopenko has his takedown stuffed
and Leader counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Leader's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Prokopenko misses with a takedown
and Leader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prokopenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prokopenko is rocked!
Master Leader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uladzimir Prokopenko.
Leader lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Prokopenko up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Leader from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Prokopenko's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Master Leader!
An out of breath Master Leader 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Adamos (ranked 1446 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Yadiel Brown (ranked 194 p4p, 228 weight class). Brown has chosen City of Angels as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadiel Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Adamos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown cracks Adamos with a good jab.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Adamos misses its intended target.
Adamos lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Yadiel Brown has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adamos avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adamos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Adamos connects with the punch.
Brown throws a head kick but Adamos moves out of range.
Brown stuns Adamos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adamos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown lands a big head kick that sends Adamos tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Adamos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Adamos is rocked!
 It looks like Adrian Adamos has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Adamos out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yadiel Brown!
Yadiel Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 1121 p4p, 2011 weight class) and Dio Nysus (ranked 146 p4p, 239 weight class). Madzarov comes to the cage accompanied by UNDER THE BRIDGE. Vasko Madzarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dio Nysus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madzarov throws a looping overhand right but Nysus ducks down to avoid it.
Madzarov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Madzarov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madzarov lands with an overhand left.
Nysus misses with a combination
and Madzarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nysus's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nysus blocks a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nysus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nysus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nysus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nysus looks winded!
A solid body kick from Madzarov.
BAM! Madzarov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Nysus like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Vasko Madzarov!
Our winner, Vasko Madzarov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Khinchegashvili (ranked 853 p4p, 924 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 128 p4p, 141 weight class). Weismuller has chosen Nobody Speak as his entrance music. 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 Tommy Weismuller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Khinchegashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Khinchegashvili misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Weismuller, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Khinchegashvili checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weismuller throws out a loose jab but Khinchegashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut.
Weismuller throws a jab but it's blocked by Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller looks to throw the jab but Khinchegashvili is out of range.
We've been told by Khinchegashvili's head coaches at Eastern Queens MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khinchegashvili throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weismuller lands the left hand.
Khinchegashvili throws a wild body kick that Weismuller sees coming a mile off.
Weismuller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khinchegashvili moves forwards but Weismuller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Khinchegashvili there.
A good leg kick by Khinchegashvili.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili lands a jab to the nose.
Khinchegashvili misses with a few strikes there.
Khinchegashvili tries a low kick but Weismuller avoids it.
Weismuller flicks out a counter leg kick but Khinchegashvili steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khinchegashvili has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khinchegashvili tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weismuller defending well as Khinchegashvili loads up on a big left hand.
Khinchegashvili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Weismuller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Weismuller tries a quick counter leg kick but Khinchegashvili is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Khinchegashvili misses the target.
Khinchegashvili lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khinchegashvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Weismuller misses.
Khinchegashvili jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Khinchegashvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Khinchegashvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khinchegashvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khinchegashvili throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weismuller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weismuller connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Weismuller slips a straight right by Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khinchegashvili slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Khinchegashvili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khinchegashvili ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Weismuller tries a low kick but Khinchegashvili avoids it.
Khinchegashvili misses with a body kick.
Weismuller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weismuller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khinchegashvili is out of range.
Khinchegashvili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weismuller to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Weismuller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khinchegashvili checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Weismuller there.
Khinchegashvili throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Weismuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khinchegashvili in his tracks.
Khinchegashvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller misses with a body kick.
Khinchegashvili lunges at Weismuller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weismuller's hand.
Khinchegashvili lands a jab.
Khinchegashvili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weismuller walks into a straight right hand from Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut.
Weismuller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weismuller with a hook.
Khinchegashvili finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Weismuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khinchegashvili swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Khinchegashvili is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Weismuller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller dips to his left and cracks Khinchegashvili with an uppercut!
Khinchegashvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Khinchegashvili defending well as Weismuller loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Weismuller.
Weismuller tries to work over Khinchegashvili's front leg with a kick but Khinchegashvili checks it.
Khinchegashvili throws a looping overhand right but Weismuller ducks down to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weismullers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili misses with a leg kick
and Weismuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Khinchegashvili is just out of range.
Khinchegashvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili checks a low kick from Weismuller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khinchegashvili looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Khinchegashvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Weismuller is just out of range.
Khinchegashvili avoids the body shot from Weismuller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Weismuller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Weismuller finds it's way through Khinchegashvili's defenses.
A nice combination there by Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili scores with a jab to the head.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Weismuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khinchegashvili manages to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khinchegashvili there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weismuller lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller misses with a wild body shot.
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khinchegashvili throwing a counter right hand but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khinchegashvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Weismuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller throws a good cross that connects.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khinchegashvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller loads up on a big right hand but Khinchegashvili slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khinchegashvili. That's going to slow Weismuller down.
Khinchegashvili lands a jab to the head.
Khinchegashvili moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khinchegashvili.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weismuller! But no joy.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Khinchegashvili checks the leg kick.
Khinchegashvili loads up on a big right hand but Weismuller slips the punch.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut. Weismuller saw that one coming.
Weismuller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khinchegashvili with a body shot.
Khinchegashvili scores with a nice head shot.
Weismuller connects with a body shot.
Weismuller moves out of range as Khinchegashvili throws a body kick.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weismuller misses with a hook. Khinchegashvili ducked under it nicely.
Weismuller staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Weismuller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weismuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Khinchegashvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller throws a solid leg kick but Khinchegashvili takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khinchegashvili duly obliges.
Khinchegashvili staying out of range there.
Khinchegashvili misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Weismuller responds with a good body kick, but Khinchegashvili manages to step out the way in time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller cracks Khinchegashvili with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Khinchegashvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Khinchegashvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller throws a big shot that misses.
Weismuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Khinchegashvili scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Weismuller there.
Weismuller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a jab when Khinchegashvili was well out of range.
Khinchegashvili looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Weismuller lands with a cross.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Khinchegashvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Khinchegashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Weismuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Weismuller lands a slapping body shot.
Weismuller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khinchegashvili.
A telegraphed right hand from Weismuller misses the target.
Khinchegashvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weismuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weismuller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weismuller! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller lands a jab to the nose.
Weismuller cracks Khinchegashvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller feints and then cracks Khinchegashvili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khinchegashvili down.
Khinchegashvili looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut. Weismuller saw that one coming.
Khinchegashvili missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khinchegashvili moves out of range of the body kick.
Weismuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller drops his hands momentarily and Khinchegashvili takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weismuller slips a straight right by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Khinchegashvili misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Khinchegashvili checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khinchegashvili lands a jab.
Weismuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weismuller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Weismuller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Weismuller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khinchegashvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khinchegashvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weismuller.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Khinchegashvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Khinchegashvili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weismuller misses with a looping right.
Weismuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weismuller throws a hook but Khinchegashvili avoids it easily.
Khinchegashvili throws a hook but Weismuller blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khinchegashvili moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weismuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khinchegashvili on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut. Weismuller saw that one coming.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khinchegashvili looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Khinchegashvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
The fighters circling - Weismuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weismuller moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Weismuller misses.
Khinchegashvili drops his hands momentarily and Weismuller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khinchegashvili is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khinchegashvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weismuller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Weismuller throws a lazy right hand but Khinchegashvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weismuller with a jab.
David Khinchegashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Weismuller 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.
The fighters circling - Khinchegashvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khinchegashvili missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khinchegashvili throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khinchegashvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weismuller at a distance.
Weismuller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Weismuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weismuller moves away from the strike by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili drops his hands momentarily and Weismuller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weismuller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Khinchegashvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weismuller to score with a decent uppercut.
Khinchegashvili tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weismuller is able to avoid easily.
Weismuller misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khinchegashvili scoring well with a low kick there.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Weismuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weismuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut. Weismuller saw that one coming.
Khinchegashvili looks for the body kick but Weismuller saw that one coming.
Weismuller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Weismuller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weismuller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khinchegashvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Khinchegashvili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weismuller misses with a wild body shot.
Khinchegashvili misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Weismuller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Weismuller. That snapped Khinchegashvili's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a solid leg kick.
Weismuller slips a straight right by Khinchegashvili.
Weismuller tries a quick counter leg kick but Khinchegashvili is wise to it.
Weismuller misses with a right hand
enabling Khinchegashvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Khinchegashvili throws an overhand right that lands on Weismuller's shoulder, as Weismuller tries to avoid the shot.
Khinchegashvili checks a low kick from Weismuller.
Weismuller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weismuller slips a jab from Khinchegashvili.
Nice defenses there by Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khinchegashvili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Khinchegashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Weismuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weismuller 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Osuna (ranked 1320 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 173 p4p, 197 weight class). Joaquin Osuna is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joaquin Osuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osuna throws a wild body kick that Mineiro sees coming a mile off.
Osuna checks a low kick from Mineiro.
Osuna is looking to chop away at Mineiro's legs.
Osuna looks to throw the jab but Mineiro is out of range.
Elinho Mineiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mineiro is looking to clinch.
Osuna is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mineiro.
Mineiro scores with a nice right hand.
Osuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mineiro circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Osuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mineiro tries to clinch up.
Osuna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mineiro manages to circle out of the way.
Mineiro tries to clinch up but Osuna circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Osuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mineiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osuna misses with an uppercut. Mineiro saw that one coming.
Mineiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Osuna.
Mineiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osuna throws a hook but Mineiro avoids it easily.
Mineiro throws a leg kick but Osuna checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Mineiro is looking to clinch.
Mineiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Osuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osuna throws a hook but Mineiro blocks it.
Mineiro misses with a body shot.
Mineiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Osuna finds it's way round the side to connect with Mineiro's head.
Mineiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Osuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mineiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Osuna, pushing him back against the cage.
Osuna lands with a light punch inside.
Mineiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osuna.
Osuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mineiro backwards.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Osuna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Osuna manages to break the clinch.
Osuna misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mineiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mineiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Osuna to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mineiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Osuna scrambles back to his feet.
Osuna misses the jab.
Osuna scores with a hook to the body. Mineiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mineiro moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osuna.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Osuna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Osuna has him pressed against the cage.
Joaquin Osuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elinho Mineiro.
Osuna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mineiros head.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Osuna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Osuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osuna jabs at Mineiro's body.
Osuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mineiro throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Osuna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mineiro looks winded!
Mineiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Elinho Mineiro has been cut.
Osuna throws a shot from downtown. Mineiro moves away and avoids it.
Mineiro wants to counter the offense by Osuna and move into the clinch position.
Mineiro defending well as Osuna loads up on a big left hand.
Mineiro blocks a jab.
Mineiro tries to clinch there but Osuna circles away.
Osuna throws a shot from downtown. Mineiro moves away and avoids it.
Osuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Osuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mineiro wants to clinch up but Osuna keeps it at a distance.
Osuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Mineiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osuna throws a body punch but Mineiro moves out of range.
Mineiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mineiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mineiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mineiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Osuna misses with a hook.
Mineiro tries to clinch up but Osuna circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Mineiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Osuna misses with an uppercut. Mineiro saw that one coming.
Mineiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mineiro closes the distance and clinches.
Mineiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Osuna seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mineiro can turn it around.
Mineiro pulls guard.
Mineiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Osuna defends it easily.
Mineiro working for a triangle but Osuna defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Osuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elinho Mineiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mineiro tries for a takedown but Osuna circles away easily
and Osuna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mineiro! Osuna lets Mineiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mineiro is rocked!
Mineiro leaves his chin hanging out and Osuna seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mineiro crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Osuna!
A very excited looking Joaquin Osuna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 720 p4p, 1396 weight class) and Will Smif (ranked 101 p4p, 178 weight class). Lancaster's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slipknot - I Am Hated. 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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Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster takes one to the chin there.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster gets tackled into the cage by Smif. Smif maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Smif.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smif tries to circle away but Lancaster has him pinned against the cage.
Lancaster fails to pull guard.
Smif tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smif gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster dives in and grabs Smif's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smif pushes down on Lancaster's head and hops out.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Smif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smif fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smif.
Smif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smif as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smif attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Smif cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smif tries to clinch but Lancaster is having none of it.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Smif avoids it well and moves away.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smif.
Lancaster attempts a counter takedown but Smif avoids it well and moves away.
Lancaster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smif throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lancaster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster prevents Smif from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lancaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smif wants to stand but Lancaster is controlling the position.
Lancaster works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lancaster is keen to just control but Smif is a slippery customer.
Smif keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smif is refusing to be controlled, as Lancaster sits in half guard.
Lancaster takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working over Smif with some ground and pound. Smif looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lancaster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lancaster working over Smif with some ground and pound. Smif looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smif is trying to stand up here but Lancaster is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smif tries to kick Lancaster off but Lancaster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smif walks into a straight right hand from Lancaster.
Lancaster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smif sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smif lands with a good body shot.
Smif tries to clinch but Lancaster is having none of it.
Smif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Smif.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smif cracks Lancaster with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smif has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lancaster to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick from Smif.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Smif closes the distance and pushes Lancaster back into the cage.
Lancaster has hold of one of Smif's legs. Smif is fighting the takedown attempt but Lancaster gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smif wants to stand but Lancaster is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Smif dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown but Smif shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smif darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Smif.
Smif throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smif doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
Smif getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smif rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lancaster tries to counter with a takedown but Smif is quick to defend against it.
Smif throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif looks to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lancaster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster throwing strikes from guard but Smif blocks nicely.
Lancaster postures up in Smif's guard and throws a big left but Smif blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif is looking to stand back up but Lancaster counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smif.
Smif is trying to escape back to his feet but Lancaster uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lancaster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lancaster wants to control but Smif is keeping him busy.
Lancaster landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lancaster landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smif wants to get back to his feet but Lancaster drags him back down.
Shane Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smif taking a bit of punishment here - Lancaster scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster landing strikes.
Smif is pushing Lancaster's head away, looking to escape. Lancaster manages to hold on to the position though.
Check out the look on Lancaster's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smif tries to escape but Lancaster is in control.
Lancaster working the ground and pound.
Lancaster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lancaster cracks Smif with a big right hand but Smif just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smif wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lancaster fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lancaster has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lancaster cracks Smif with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smif really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster lands a strong strike to the head of Smif. That's dazed him! Lancaster looking to finish here. Smif is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lancaster lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Lancaster!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Lancaster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 838 p4p, 787 weight class) and Toke Axelsen (ranked 109 p4p, 103 weight class). Axelsen has chosen Slipknot - The Virus of Life as his entrance music. Butch Cassidy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toke Axelsen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Axelsen as he checks the leg kick.
Axelsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassidy was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsen.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Cassidy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cassidy throws a big shot that misses.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axelsen. That did some damage!
Cassidy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Axelsen.
Cassidy clobbers Axelsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Axelsen.
Axelsen 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.
Cassidy misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsen. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsen misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Axelsen throws the left hand but Cassidy avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Axelsen tenderised Cassidy's leg. Cassidy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Axelsen staying out of range there.
Axelsen checks a leg kick.
Axelsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsen slips a straight right by Cassidy.
Butch Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cassidy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axelsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsen.
Axelsen works Cassidy's body with a nice hook.
Axelsen scores with a hook to the body. Cassidy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cassidy throws a hook but Axelsen avoids it easily.
Axelsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cassidy dodges the punch combination from Axelsen.
Cassidy throws a hook to the side of Axelsen's head but Axelsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cassidy staying out of range there.
Cassidy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassidy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsen misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Axelsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Axelsen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cassidy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy scores with a body shot.
Cassidy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Axelsen.
Axelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
Cassidy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cassidy misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Axelsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cassidy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Axelsen scrambles back to his feet.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Axelsen loads up on a big right hand but Cassidy slips the punch.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Axelsen works Cassidy's body with a nice hook.
Cassidy connects with a single shot there.
Axelsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassidy misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Axelsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cassidy avoids the head kick by Axelsen.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Cassidy scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Axelsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Cassidy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Axelsen misses.
Cassidy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Cassidy coming out on top.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the head.
Axelsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Axelsen throws a jab when Cassidy was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassidy misses the target.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Axelsen looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Cassidy lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Axelsen is looking for the big counter here.
Cassidy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsen. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Axelsen avoids the punch easily.
Cassidy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy cracks Axelsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cassidy misses with a looping left.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Axelsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cassidy to score with a decent uppercut.
Axelsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassidy misses with a body shot
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cassidy.
Axelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Axelsen slips the punch.
Axelsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axelsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Axelsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassidy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassidy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassidy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cassidy throws a wild body kick that Axelsen sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassidy.
Axelsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cassidy lands a slapping body shot.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut.
Axelsen looks to land a left hand but Cassidy moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that round.
That's time! Cassidy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cassidy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
Axelsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Axelsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Cassidy looks to land a right hand but Axelsen moved out of range.
Axelsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Cassidy.
Cassidy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Axelsen.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassidy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Axelsen ducks down to avoid it.
Axelsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cassidy staying out of range there.
Cassidy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axelsen can do to turn this around?
Axelsen throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassidy lands with an overhand left.
Axelsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Axelsen throws a big shot that misses.
Axelsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassidy circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Axelsen is out of range and Cassidy settles back down.
Axelsen throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a shot from downtown. Cassidy moves away and avoids it.
Cassidy is looking to score with low kicks.
Cassidy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Axelsen's head.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassidy cracks Axelsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cassidy swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Axelsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cassidy to score with a decent uppercut.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axelsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Axelsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassidy swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Axelsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Axelsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cassidy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Axelsen works Cassidy's body with a nice hook.
Cassidy slips a jab and a cross from Axelsen.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Axelsen misses with a body shot.
Axelsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsen throws a hook to the side of Cassidy's head but Cassidy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Axelsen ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Axelsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassidy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axelsen momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Axelsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Axelsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cassidy moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cassidy with a hook.
Axelsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Cassidy should have avoided that one.
Axelsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Axelsen scores with a four punch combination!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Axelsen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cassidy has got the better of the exchanges.
Cassidy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by Cassidy as he connects with a hook.
Axelsen misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cassidy misses with a leg kick.
Axelsen misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cassidy. Beautiful body shot.
Cassidy looks to throw a body kick
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cassidy.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Axelsen throws out a counter right but Cassidy avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Cassidy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Axelsen doesn't seem phased though.
Cassidy misses with a body shot.
Axelsen tries to score with a low kick but Cassidy moves his leg out of the way.
Cassidy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axelsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Cassidy misses.
Axelsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Axelsen lands a jab to the nose.
Cassidy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cassidy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Axelsen throws a leg kick which misses Cassidy's front leg but catches the back leg as Cassidy tries to avoid it.
Cassidy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cassidy is out of range.
Cassidy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy looks to land a left hand but Axelsen moved out of range nicely.
Cassidy lands the left hand.
Axelsen jabs Cassidy right on the nose. Cassidy blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Cassidy. That snapped Axelsen's head back.
Cassidy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axelsen.
Cassidy throws a body shot but no joy.
Axelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassidy throws a hook to the side of Axelsen's head but Axelsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsen moves out of range as Cassidy throws a body kick.
Axelsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Butch Cassidy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cassidy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Axelsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axelsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cassidy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassidy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cassidy throws a leg kick but Axelsen moved away.
Axelsen throws the left hand but Cassidy avoids the punch easily.
Axelsen throws an overhand right that lands on Cassidy's shoulder, as Cassidy tries to avoid the shot.
Axelsen throws a jab when Cassidy was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Axelsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Axelsen slips a jab from Cassidy.
Axelsen throws a jab when Cassidy was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassidy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsen. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cassidy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axelsen can pounce on him.
A jab from Cassidy does it's job there.
Axelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Axelsen digs a good hook to Cassidy's body.
Cassidy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cassidy lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsen.
Cassidy misses with a hook. Axelsen ducked under it nicely.
Axelsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cassidy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Cassidy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cassidy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Axelsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Axelsen tries to move into range but Cassidy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Axelsen avoids the punch easily.
Axelsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Cassidy misses.
Axelsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Axelsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axelsen swings for the body but Cassidy moves out of range.
Axelsen throws an overhand right that lands on Cassidy's shoulder, as Cassidy tries to avoid the shot.
Axelsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassidy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axelsen moves out of range as Cassidy strikes.
Axelsen cracks Cassidy with a good jab.
Cassidy throws a hook but Axelsen avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Axelsen.
Axelsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen misses with a body kick.
Axelsen throws a chopping leg kick but Cassidy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsen missing with a left hand there. Cassidy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toke Axelsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butch Cassidy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a hook but Cassidy blocks it.
Nice jab there from Axelsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cassidy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Axelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Axelsen misses with a head kick.
Axelsen misses the shot to the body.
Axelsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cassidy scores with a nice strike.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Axelsen misses.
Cassidy swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Nice cross by Axelsen.
Cassidy jabs Axelsen right on the nose. Axelsen blinks but takes it well.
Axelsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Axelsen drops his hands momentarily and Cassidy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Axelsen avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Axelsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Axelsen lands a jab.
Cassidy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws the kick towards the body but Axelsen avoids it.
Axelsen with a hook.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Cassidy misses.
Axelsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy cracks Axelsen with a good jab.
Cassidy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Axelsen.
Cassidy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsen.
Cassidy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Axelsen.
Cassidy cracks Axelsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Axelsen throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassidy moves out of range as Axelsen strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Axelsen blocks the leg kick.
Axelsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cassidy scores with a leg kick.
Cassidy connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cassidy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cassidy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axelsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassidy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axelsen tries to score with a low kick but Cassidy moves his leg out of the way.
Axelsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cassidy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axelsen on the side of the head.
Axelsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassidy scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Axelsen misses.
Cassidy scores with a jab.
Cassidy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Axelsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
Axelsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassidy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassidy lands a jab to Axelsen's midsection.
Cassidy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Axelsen.
Cassidy swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Cassidy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassidy 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Cassidy!
Butch Cassidy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Higgins (ranked 394 p4p, 422 weight class) and Roger Penrose (ranked 56 p4p, 60 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Higgins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Penrose!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penrose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Higgins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Higgins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penrose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Higgins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Higgins throws a leg kick but Penrose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Penrose tests Higgins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penrose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Higgins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penrose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penrose gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Higgins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Higgins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penrose counters by clinching up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Higgins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins has a couple of punches blocked by Penrose.
Penrose pushes Higgins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penrose lands with a right to the head.
Penrose throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
Penrose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Higgins lands a nice shot to the body.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Higgins.
Higgins working aggressively here.
Penrose has a couple of punches blocked by Higgins.
Higgins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penrose tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Higgins scores with a hook to the body.
Higgins wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Higgins.
Higgins works on Penrose's body with a couple of short punches.
Penrose looks winded!
Higgins lands with a light punch inside.
Penrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Penrose fails to land.
Higgins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
Higgins works on Penrose's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Higgins.
Higgins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Higgins.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penrose blocks a body shot from Higgins.
Penrose is stalling here.
Higgins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penrose up against the cage.
Penrose is trying to stall.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
Higgins misses with some punches.
Higgins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Penrose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penrose lands a left hand.
Penrose slows down the pace here.
Higgins tries to work over Penrose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penrose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Higgins lands with a light punch inside.
Penrose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Penrose lands a hook that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Penrose misses with the head strike.
Penrose trying to stall but Higgins improves his position.
Higgins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Higgins swings wildly with an uppercut but Penrose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Higgins.
Penrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penrose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Higgins.
A short right from Higgins on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penrose fails to land.
Penrose looking to slow down the pace here.
Higgins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Higgins blocks an uppercut.
Penrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins throws a hook but Penrose blocks it.
Penrose avoids the body shot from Higgins.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Penrose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Higgins with a body shot.
Higgins with a jab.
Higgins works the jab nicely.
Penrose lands with a kick to the ribs.
Higgins moves out of range of the body kick from Penrose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Higgins dominated that round.
That's time! Higgins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Higgins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liam Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Higgins moves out of range of the body kick from Penrose.
Higgins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Higgins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Penrose.
Penrose looks to score with a jab to the body but Higgins is just out of range.
Higgins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penrose clinches up against the cage.
Higgins lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penrose misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins tries to stall but Penrose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Higgins lands a hook that snaps the head of Penrose backwards.
Penrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penrose misses with a punch to the body.
Penrose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penrose misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins can't find room to land a body shot as Penrose controls the action.
Penrose misses with some punches.
Higgins misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins misses with a body punch.
Penrose blocking some punches.
Higgins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Higgins blocks a body shot from Penrose.
Higgins has Penrose pressed against the cage, preventing Penrose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penrose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Higgins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penrose can do to turn this around?
Penrose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
Higgins blocks an uppercut.
Penrose misses with the head strike.
Penrose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Higgins has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penrose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Penrose.
Penrose working aggressively here.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
Penrose prevents a body shot from Higgins.
A left hand lands to the body for Penrose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
Penrose blocks an uppercut.
Higgins misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penrose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Higgins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higgins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Higgins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Higgins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Higgins.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Higgins.
Penrose is breathing heavily.
Higgins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Higgins - that landed with a thud.
Liam Higgins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Higgins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Higgins lands with a light punch inside.
Higgins digs a right hand into Penrose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penrose's gas tank.
A short left from Higgins.
Higgins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Higgins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Higgins lands a nice uppercut.
Penrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penrose misses with a punch to the body.
Higgins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penrose.
Higgins lands with a left to the head.
Higgins lands a left hand.
Higgins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Higgins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Higgins lands with a right to the head.
Higgins pushes Penrose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Higgins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Higgins.
Higgins tries to work over Penrose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Higgins struggles to land a body shot inside as Penrose controls his hands.
Higgins works on Penrose's body with a couple of short punches.
Higgins lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Higgins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Higgins lands a shoulder strike.
Higgins slows down the pace here.
Higgins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Higgins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Higgins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Higgins.
Penrose has a couple of punches blocked by Higgins.
Higgins scores with a shot to the side of Penrose's head.
Penrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Higgins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penrose goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Higgins lands a big uppercut and Penrose crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Penrose looks OK. Higgins waves Penrose back to his feet!
Penrose is rocked!
Higgins misses with a low kick as Penrose jumps back.
Penrose is still on wobbly legs! Can Higgins finish him?
Higgins lands with a good body shot.
Penrose seems to have recovered his senses.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penrose moves away.
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!
Higgins is stalking Penrose. Penrose circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Higgins, and it's lights out! Penrose really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Higgins!
Liam Higgins retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Liam Higgins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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