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BANZAI COMBAT 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kin Kon (ranked 4537 p4p, 5370 weight class) and Hagler Hearns (ranked 313 p4p, 346 weight class). Kin Kon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hagler Hearns's chin.
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KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kin Kon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hagler Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kon closes the distance and clinches.
Kon tightens his grip and picks Hearns up, before dumping him to the ground. Hearns manages to land in guard.
Kon is in close to Hearns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hearns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kon is aware though and is defending well.
Hearns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kon landing with the ground and pound.
Hearns has his foot on Kon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kon works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hearns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kon has managed to get both his arms back between Hearns's legs - danger averted.
Kon landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hearns wants to improve his position but instead Kon has moved into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearns wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kon lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Kon there.
Hearns moves into full guard.
Kon wants to control from the top but Hearns keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hearns's head.
Kon scoring with some ground and pound.
 Hearns is rocked!
Kon postures up and lands a big shot to Hearns's brow.
Hearns is still in real trouble! Can Kon finish him?
Kon arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hearns's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kin Kon!
Kin Kon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petros Petritis (ranked 4606 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Stephen Barton (ranked 488 p4p, 495 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petros Petritis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Barton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petritis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barton.
Petritis connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Stephen Barton has been cut.
Petros Petritis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petritis lands a nice shot that snaps Barton's head back.
Barton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Petritis. That snapped Barton's head back.
Barton misses with a body kick.
Petritis throws a nice looking combination but Barton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petritis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petritis tests Barton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Stephen Barton's cut even more.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but Petritis shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Barton with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petritis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Petritis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petritis.
Petritis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petritis thuds a left hand into Barton's body.
Petritis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petritis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barton somewhat.
Petros Petritis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Barton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Barton misses.
Barton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Petritis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petritis works the jab nicely.
Petritis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Stephen Barton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Petritis throws out a powerful jab.
Barton is rocked!
Petritis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Petritis. That snapped Barton's head back.
Barton is still on wobbly legs! Can Petritis finish him?
Stephen Barton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Petritis drops Barton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barton looks back up at him and smiles so Petritis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barton shoots for a takedown but Petritis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barton seems to have recovered his senses.
Petritis misses with an uppercut. Barton saw that one coming.
Oooooh!!! Petritis has knocked Barton down with a huge combo! Petritis steps away and waves a wobbly Barton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stephen Barton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petros Petritis!
Petros Petritis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raiju Trovao (ranked 4779 p4p, 4474 weight class) and Manresa Sanchez Roman (ranked 401 p4p, 384 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raiju Trovao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manresa Sanchez Roman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trovao throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez Roman's shoulder, as Sanchez Roman tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez Roman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez Roman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trovao.
Trovao moves away from the strike by Sanchez Roman.
Trovao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez Roman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trovao as he jumps to the side.
Trovao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez Roman's sensitive parts.
Trovao looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez Roman is just out of range.
Trovao cracks Sanchez Roman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez Roman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trovao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez Roman tries to clinch up.
Trovao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trovao throws a right and a left that Sanchez Roman avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez Roman is looking to clinch.
It looked like Trovao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trovao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trovao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez Roman. Sanchez Roman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick from Trovao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez Roman throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Trovao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez Roman.
Sanchez Roman shoots in and gets a takedown into Trovao's guard.
Sanchez Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Trovao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trovao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez Roman stopping the sweep attempt from Trovao.
Trovao is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trovao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez Roman defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez Roman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trovao throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez Roman won't allow Trovao to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trovao is looking for a triangle but Sanchez Roman pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez Roman postures up.
Sanchez Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trovao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trovao keeping full guard, as Sanchez Roman tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trovao throws a one two combo.
Trovao lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez Roman off balance momentarily.
Trovao avoids the head kick by Sanchez Roman.
Trovao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trovao wants to slow Sanchez Roman down by chopping away at his legs.
Trovao thumps Sanchez Roman with a low kick.
Trovao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez Roman.
Trovao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez Roman tries to clinch up.
Sanchez Roman looks for a takedown but Trovao sprawls well.
Raiju Trovao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manresa Sanchez Roman.
Sanchez Roman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trovao lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez Roman seems unphased.
Sanchez Roman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trovao lands a nice hook to Sanchez Roman's body. Sanchez Roman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez Roman is still on wobbly legs! Can Trovao finish him?
Sanchez Roman wants to clinch up but Trovao keeps it at a distance.
Trovao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trovao drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sanchez Roman right on the button. Sanchez Roman goes down! Trovao follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Trovao gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiju Trovao!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trae Taylor (ranked 4706 p4p, 4561 weight class) and Enu Deathcrush (ranked 269 p4p, 266 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trae Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enu Deathcrush!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathcrush tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deathcrush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taylor is looking for a counter combo.
Deathcrush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trae Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enu Deathcrush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathcrush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Deathcrush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deathcrush throws out the jab.
Taylor is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathcrush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deathcrush throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Deathcrush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Deathcrush thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deathcrush on the ground.
Deathcrush controlling the pace.
Deathcrush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deathcrush is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in trouble now - Deathcrush has advanced to mount!
Deathcrush looking to control and managing it successfully.
Deathcrush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Deathcrush is working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deathcrush fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Deathcrush jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taylor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Deathcrush passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Taylor!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Deathcrush working for a submission but Taylor is keeping him at bay.
Deathcrush lands with some strikes.
Deathcrush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deathcrush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Deathcrush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Deathcrush with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deathcrush landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush working the ground and pound effectively.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Deathcrush content just to control the position here.
Deathcrush lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deathcrush is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Deathcrush extends the arm and Taylor is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enu Deathcrush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riziki Bara (ranked 4578 p4p, 4617 weight class) and Frankie Novak (ranked 457 p4p, 458 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riziki Bara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Novak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Novak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bara sprawls well initially but Novak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bara is looking for a sweep. Novak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Novak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Novak winds up and cracks Bara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bara's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Novak rolls with it to try and escape but Bara cranks on the arm and Novak is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riziki Bara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roundel Scoot (ranked 4528 p4p, 4619 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 442 p4p, 447 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roundel Scoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn rushes Scoot and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scoot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vovchanchyn throws an elbow but misses.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn stalls.
Vovchanchyn throws an elbow that misses.
Scoot managing to block the knees to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scoot avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Scoot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn - that landed with a thud.
Scoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Scoot blocks an elbow strike.
Scoot trying to stall but Vovchanchyn improves his position.
Vovchanchyn gets through Scoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Vovchanchyn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Scoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scoot avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scoot.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Vovchanchyn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scoot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scoot is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Vovchanchyn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vovchanchyn lands a left hand.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scoots head.
Vovchanchyn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Scoot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Vovchanchyn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Scoot avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scoot up against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Scoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
Vovchanchyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scoot avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scoot tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vovchanchyn throws an elbow but misses.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Scoot blocks it.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn lands with a left to the head.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn is stalling here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scoot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws an elbow that misses.
Vovchanchyn'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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scoot managing to block the knees to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scoot is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn lands an elbow inside that Scoot shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vovchanchyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scoot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scoot wants to stall.
Scoot avoids the elbow strike from Vovchanchyn, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Scoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Scoot avoids a wild elbow strike from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn prevents Scoot from breaking the clinch.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scoot.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scoot is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scoot avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Roundel Scoot has been cut.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn gets through Scoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Scoot being controlled against the cage.
Scoot wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scoot blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a body shot.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scoot avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scoot is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roundel Scoot's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn moves in looking to clinch but Scoot pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scoot, pushing him back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scoot.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Scoot is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scoot is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scoot avoiding damage as Vovchanchyn throws knees to the body.
Scoot managing to block the knees to the body from Vovchanchyn.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Scoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scoot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vovchanchyn just leaning against Scoot, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn pushes Scoot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vovchanchyn lands with a right to the head.
Scoot blocks the elbow strike.
Scoot is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Scoot blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scoot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Scoot.
Scoot wants to get back to striking at distance but Vovchanchyn won't allow it.
Roundel Scoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovchanchyn lands with a left to the head.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scoot avoids it.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vovchanchyn stalls.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scoot avoids it.
Scoot tries to break free but Vovchanchyn pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage.
Vovchanchyn slowing the pace effectively.
Vovchanchyn stalls.
The crowd are getting on Vovchanchyn's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scoot is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Vovchanchyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scoot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scoot is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Scoot controls the action.
Vovchanchyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scoot avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn has Scoot pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vovchanchyn pushes off an throws an elbow but Scoot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vovchanchyn scores a nice knee to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scoot can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vovchanchyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scoot's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Scoot controls the action.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vovchanchyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vovchanchyn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 4641 p4p, 4475 weight class) and Ippo Makunochi (ranked 450 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masutatsu Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ippo Makunochi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunochi scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Masutatsu Oyama has been cut.
Oyama forces Makunochi back against the cage and clinches.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Makunochi's ribcage. Makunochi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makunochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makunochi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makunochi looking to slow down the pace here.
Oyama tries to throw a body punch but Makunochi avoids it by throwing Oyama back against the cage.
Makunochi is trying to break the clinch but Oyama is controlling him.
Makunochi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makunochi is trying to break the clinch but Oyama has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Makunochi working hard to break the clinch.
Oyama can't find room to land a body shot as Makunochi controls the action.
Oyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makunochi backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Oyama.
Makunochi is trying to maintain a safe position but Oyama gets an underhook and turns Makunochi into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunochi managing to block the knees to the body from Oyama.
The referee calls for Oyama to work.
Oyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makunochi can't get the takedown.
Makunochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
Oyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Makunochi avoids the damage to the body.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Makunochi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makunochi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunochi managing to block the knees to the body from Oyama.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike.
Oyama is pressed up against the cage. Makunochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oyama down to the mat. Oyama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makunochi or perhaps it was just good defense by Oyama, which made it look bad.
Masutatsu Oyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunochi.
Makunochi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oyama sprawls well. Oyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makunochi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has Makunochi up against the cage in a clinch.
Makunochi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oyama has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Oyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Makunochi backwards.
Oyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makunochi avoids the elbow strike from Oyama, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunochi backwards.
Oyama has Makunochi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunochi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makunochi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Oyama.
Oyama throws an elbow that misses.
Oyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oyama is leaning against Makunochi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Makunochi controls his hands.
Makunochi tries to stall but Oyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makunochi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oyama has him pressed against the cage.
Oyama pushes Makunochi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makunochi tries to throw a body punch but Oyama avoids it by throwing Makunochi back against the cage.
Makunochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makunochi misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makunochis head.
Makunochi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunochi dodges an elbow strike from Oyama.
Oyama lands with a left to the head.
Oyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oyama throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makunochi tries to break the clinch but Oyama is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oyama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oyama stalling against the cage.
Oyama seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Oyama lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masutatsu Oyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masutatsu Oyama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oyama has Makunochi up against the cage in a clinch.
Oyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makunochi can do to turn this around?
Oyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makunochi managing to block the knees to the body from Oyama.
Makunochi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oyama.
Oyama throws an elbow that misses.
Makunochi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makunochi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Oyama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunochi is defending well for now.
Oyama misses with the head strike.
Oyama scores with a hook to the body.
Makunochi avoids a wild elbow strike from Oyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunochi wants to take the fight to the mat but Oyama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oyama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makunochi avoiding damage as Oyama throws knees to the body.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makunochi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oyama just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oyama.
Oyama avoiding damage as Makunochi throws knees to the body.
Oyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyama misses with a body punch.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Oyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oyama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makunochi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oyama walks away with a smile on his face. Makunochi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Masutatsu Oyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunochi.
Makunochi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi shoots in and drives through. Oyama sprawls well.
Makunochi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oyama tries to avoid it but Makunochi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oyama to the ground. Oyama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oyama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makunochi managing to block the knees to the body from Oyama.
Oyama digs a right hand underneath Makunochi's ribcage. Makunochi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oyama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunochi backwards.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike.
Oyama stalling against the cage.
Oyama trying to land knees to the body.
Oyama can't find room to land a body shot as Makunochi controls the action.
Oyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunochi is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunochi is defending well for now.
Oyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Makunochi blocks a body shot from Oyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is pressed up against the cage. Makunochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oyama down to the mat. Oyama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masutatsu Oyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Makunochi blocks the elbow strike.
Oyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oyama stalls.
Oyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makunochi.
Oyama tries to work over Makunochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makunochi is trying to pull guard but Oyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makunochi's defenses.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike.
Oyama cracks Makunochi with a nice body shot.
Makunochi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi tries to pull guard but Oyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Makunochi drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makunochi.
Oyama trying to land knees to the body.
Oyama trying to land knees to the body.
Oyama lands a shot to the body.
Makunochi can't get the takedown.
Oyama stalling in the clinch.
Makunochi avoids the elbow strike from Oyama, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oyama lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masutatsu Oyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masutatsu Oyama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oyama moves into range and clinches up with Makunochi.
Oyama tries a body shot but Makunochi blocks it.
Oyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makunochi's elbow.
Makunochi tries to pull guard but Oyama holds him up against the cage and eventually Makunochi drops back down to his feet.
Makunochi blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Masutatsu Oyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Oyama lands with a light punch inside.
Makunochi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oyama gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunochi is trying to pull guard but Oyama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Masutatsu Oyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippo Makunochi.
Oyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunochi's efforts to push away.
Oyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunochi is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama tries to work over Makunochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyama throws an elbow that misses.
Oyama keeps control of Makunochi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike from Oyama.
Makunochi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oyama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Oyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makunochi is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makunochi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oyama leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike from Oyama.
Makunochi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oyama just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makunochi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makunochi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oyama after a bit of a struggle.
Makunochi tries to break free but Oyama pushes him back against the cage.
Oyama is pressed up against the cage. Makunochi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oyama down to the mat. Oyama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makunochi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makunochi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oyama digs a right hand into Makunochi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makunochi's gas tank.
Makunochi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oyama presses Makunochi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oyama is working Makunochi over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Oyama.
Makunochi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Oyama.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oyama.
Makunochi managing to block the knees to the body from Oyama.
Oyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Makunochi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oyama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunochi avoids it.
Oyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makunochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makunochi avoiding damage as Oyama throws knees to the body.
Makunochi blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Makunochi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Makunochi avoids the damage to the body.
Oyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Oyama.
Makunochi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oyama walks away with a smile on his face. Makunochi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oyama takes the fight into the clinch.
Makunochi letting Oyama take a breather here.
Oyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunochi is defending well for now.
Oyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ippo Makunochi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oyama lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masutatsu Oyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oyama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masutatsu Oyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Leo (ranked 4994 p4p, 4967 weight class) and Baron Black (ranked 277 p4p, 276 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Leo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Black!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Leo lands.
Leo lands with a good body shot.
Leo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leo scrambles back to his feet.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black tries to counter by closing the distance.
Leo moves away from the strike by Black.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leo on the side of the head.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Black lands with a cross.
Black misses with a hook.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Leo.
Leo throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leo takes one to the chin there.
Black lands with a cross.
Leo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black 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.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leo blocks a jab.
Leo misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Black slows down the pace here.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo blocks a body shot from Black.
Black tries a body shot but Leo blocks it.
Black pushes Leo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a body punch.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black has Leo pushed against the cage.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leo.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
Leo scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Good body shot from Black.
Leo struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Leo swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo working aggressively here.
Leo breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Black.
Leo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Leo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Black is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice shot by Black.
Leo throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black avoids the body shot from Leo.
Leo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Leo misses the target.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leo misses with a straight right.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leo.
Leo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black works Leo's body with a nice hook.
Leo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Black misses.
Leo throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A combination from Leo does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leo. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leo slips under a jab.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leo.
Leo ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Leo misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leo swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leo.
Black is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Black misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leo doesn't seem phased though.
Leo with a nice cross.
Black cracks Leo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leo takes one to the chin there.
 Leo is rocked!
Leo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Leo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Leo.
Leo seems to have got his legs back now.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips a straight right by Leo.
Leo sets himself, and Black steps forward looking for the clinch! Leo avoids it this time.
Leo misses with a looping right.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leo momentarily.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black has Leo up against the cage in a clinch.
Leo wants to break free but Black has control.
Baron Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black leaning against his opponent.
Black avoiding damage.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has Leo pressed against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is working Leo over against the cage.
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leo backwards.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leo up against the cage.
Leo blocks an elbow strike from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Leo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Black.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black'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.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leo in his tracks.
Freaky Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black stuns Leo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Leo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leo misses with a straight left.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Leo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Leo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leo throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Leo stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leo throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Leo throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo misses with a body punch.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Leo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Leo tries to tie him up.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leo or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leo can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Leo looking to stall.
Black blocking some punches.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Leo controls the action.
Leo letting Black take a breather here.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Black takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leo lands a body punch.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leo throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leo up against the cage.
Leo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leo trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leo into the cage.
Leo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leo has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an elbow inside that Leo shrugs off.
It looks like Freaky Leo has been cut.
Leo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Leo misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Leo avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Leo stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Leo misses with the head strike.
Black cracks Leo with a nice body shot.
Leo misses with a punch on the inside.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black prevents a body shot from Leo.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Black.
Leo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baron Black.
Well Black 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Black!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Welch (ranked 3974 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Micah Kim (ranked 246 p4p, 219 weight class). Welch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Red Light. Micah Kim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Baron Welch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micah Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Welch. Welch gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Kim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kim lands in his opponent's guard.
Welch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim 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.
Welch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Welch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Welch has escaped and now he's on top!
Welch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Welch cracks Kim with a solid left hand.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Welch defends easily.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Welch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Welch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Welch landing with the ground and pound.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Welch defends easily.
Welch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Welch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim looks winded!
Welch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Welch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Welch with a nice head shot there.
Welch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Welch with a nice head shot there.
Welch is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Welch pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Welch connects with a couple of short punches.
Welch landing with the ground and pound.
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welch passes Kim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welch connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Welch works his way into full mount!
Welch lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch with good strikes from the mount here!
Welch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Welch controlling the position easily from mount.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welch landing strikes from the mount and Kim is in trouble!
Welch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Welch working Kim over with strikes here.
Welch working Kim over with strikes here.
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
Kim is in a horrible position here. Welch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Welch dominating with strikes here.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Welch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Welch dives in for a single leg takedown but Kim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Welch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Welch is looking for a takedown.
Kim looking to stall.
Welch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baron Welch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim looks for a takedown but Welch sprawls well.
Welch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kim sprawls well initially but Welch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Welch has control of the leg.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welch connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Welch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kim!
Welch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Welch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Welch with the ground and pound from mount.
Welch looking to finish Kim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kim!
Welch lands a big shot there that rocks Kim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kim is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kim is rocked!
Welch with a couple of short strikes.
Kim is still in real trouble! Can Welch finish him?
Welch landing punches.
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
Welch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Welch is landing with some decent strikes but Kim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Welch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kim looks a forlorn figure.
Baron Welch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welch has hold of Kim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Welch lands a big shot there that rocks Kim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Welch lands a big elbow.
Welch looking to secure an arm triangle but Kim defends it well.
Welch breaks from Kim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Welch cracks Kim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Welch lands a big shot there that rocks Kim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Welch trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
Welch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kim can't escape the position.
Welch looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim is trying to escape the mount.
Welch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kim tries to reverse the position but Welch maintains control.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Welch lands with some strikes.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
Welch with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is desperately trying to improve his position but Welch has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welch looking to finish Kim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kim!
Welch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Welch lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Welch unloading with bombs!
Welch unloading with bombs!
Welch dominating with strikes here.
Welch working the ground and pound effectively.
Welch trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
Welch lands a couple of good shots and Kim has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welch lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Welch is looking to control Kim but Kim is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kim tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Welch looking to score a takedown here. Kim is defending well but Welch drives through and ends up in Kim's guard.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Welch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Welch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welch connects with a couple of short punches.
Kim has an active guard here but Welch has managed to pass into half guard.
Welch is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch working Kim over with strikes.
Welch trying to control the pace.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Welch wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim is not content to let Welch control the position.
Welch working Kim over with strikes.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Welch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Welch is pressing down on Kim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kim is holding on for now.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Welch in particular looking to stall.
Welch trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Welch working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Welch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Welch raining down hammerfists from mount.
Welch lands a couple of good shots and Kim has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kim covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Welch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Welch.
Welch has the hooks in. Kim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welch loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kim hold on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Welch lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Kim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Welch!
Welch has the hooks in. Kim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Kim do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Welch is punishing Kim with some ground and pound.
Good control from Welch.
Kim is keeping busy.
Welch has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kim.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kim is taking damage to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Welch or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
Kim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Welch defends it well.
Welch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Welch.
Welch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
Kim is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Welch content to control rather than advance.
Welch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kim!
Welch lands with some strikes.
Welch lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Kim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Welch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Welch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Welch working Kim over with strikes here.
Welch looking to secure an arm triangle but Kim defends it well.
Kim slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Welch is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Welch working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welch lands strikes from half guard.
Welch working the head and body with strikes.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim taking some punishment here, with Welch in his half guard.
Welch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Welch drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Welch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Welch is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Welch drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Welch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Welch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
Welch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Welch lands with a punch from half guard.
Welch trying to mount his opponent but Kim defends it.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
Welch wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
Kim looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Welch pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Kim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Welch raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim taking shots to the head.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Welch is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kim can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Welch lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch had his way with Micah Kim in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Welch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Welch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Welch lands strikes from half guard.
Welch wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welch pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welch connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Welch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Welch lands strikes from half guard.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Welch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Welch sits in half guard.
Welch moves nicely into side control.
Welch scoring with punches from side control.
Kim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Welch is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Kim is working for a kimura but Welch is defending it quite comfortably.
Welch is controlling Kim's trapped leg to prevent Kim from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Welch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Welch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Welch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Welch defends well.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
Welch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kim working for a triangle but Welch defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Welch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Welch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Welch content to stall in guard here.
Welch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Kim's brow.
Welch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Welch has managed to get both his arms back between Kim's legs - danger averted.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Welch passes into half guard.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Welch has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welch connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple.
Welch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Welch working Kim over with strikes.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baron Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Welch seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kim has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Welch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:43
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:42
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Welch!
Baron Welch is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Ribeiro (ranked 2824 p4p, 5535 weight class) and Jerome Archer (ranked 342 p4p, 529 weight class). Archer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whip Your Head. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashton Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Archer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Archer misses.
Archer misses with a double jab.
Archer tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ribeiro cracks Archer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Jerome Archer has been cut.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Archer moves into the clinch.
Archer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Archer manages to end up in side control.
Archer working away.
Ribeiro manages to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro is pressing down on Archer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ribeiro managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro pushes a forearm under Archer's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Archer is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ashton Ribeiro!
After winning the bout, Ashton Ribeiro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jerome Archer stepped up to the mic, saying 'My bad pimps.'.
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