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BANZAI COMBAT 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Brade (ranked 25068 p4p, 25793 weight class) and Kasey Crawford (ranked 547 p4p, 568 weight class). Brade comes to the cage accompanied by King Crimson - The Letters. Kasey Crawford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Arthur Brade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brade takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Arthur Brade has been cut.
Brade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Brade is rocked!
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Crawford backs away, Brade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford thuds a left hand into Brade's body.
Brade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crawford.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Brade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Brade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
and Brade counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brade, pushing him back against the cage.
Brade is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brade blocks a body shot from Crawford.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brade after a bit of a struggle.
Arthur Brade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasey Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford is looking to break free of the clinch but Brade has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brade is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brade controlling the action here for a moment.
Brade is breathing heavily.
Crawford wants to take the fight to the mat but Brade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crawford tries a body shot but Brade blocks it.
Crawford can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Brade has the dominant position.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Brade has him pressed against the cage.
Brade effectively controlling the action here.
Brade looking to slow down the pace here.
Crawford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brade's elbow.
Brade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brade prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brade as Crawford tries to tie him up.
Crawford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brade manages to break the clinch.
Kasey Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brade wants it to stay on the feet.
Brade is looking to counter punch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Brade circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brade misses the target.
Brade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Brade avoids it well.
Brade tried to counter with a leg kick but Crawford avoided it.
Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brade keeps the fight on the outside.
Brade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crawford scores with a sloppy right hand. Brade should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Brade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Brade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Brade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
Brade could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Brade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Brade moves out of range.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Brade counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kasey Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Brade's cut.
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.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
and Brade counters with a left to the body.
Brade walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kasey Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Brade counter with a right hand.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Brade circles away.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brade counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Brade to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Brade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Brade counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Brade to acknowledge the strikes.
 Crawford is rocked!
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Brade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford misses with a lunging right hand
and Brade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crawford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brade.
Brade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crawford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brade counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford moves to clinch but Brade breaks away
and Brade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brade dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brade went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brade.
Brade ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Brade tried to counter with a leg kick but Crawford avoided it.
Crawford misses with a hook. Brade ducked under it nicely.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Brade counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt
and Brade counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Brade counters with a thumping low kick.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brade.
Brade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Brade counters with a leg kick.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Brade counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford swings for the body but Brade moves out of range.
Crawford throws a hook but Brade blocks it.
Crawford throws an off balance right hand
and Brade counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance but Brade moves to the side
and Brade counters with a crisp one two that drops Crawford! Brade thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Crawford to his feet! Crawford is in big trouble!
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Brade finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arthur Brade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crawford throws a sloppy body shot
and Brade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Brade counters with a low kick, right behind Crawford 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Brade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Brade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crawford misses with a hook
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Brade misses the target.
Crawford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Brade misses its target.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Brade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Brade avoids nicely.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Brade counters with a leg kick.
Brade dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Brade is looking for a counter combo.
Crawford misses with a lunging right hand
and Brade comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Crawford stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Brade is on him like rabid pit bull! Crawford slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Brade!
Arthur Brade made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nobody can touch me! I am closer to god than you Maggots!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Krueger (ranked 24502 p4p, 21984 weight class) and Steven Tiramisu (ranked 575 p4p, 561 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Tiramisu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger moves out of range of the body kick from Tiramisu.
Tiramisu throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramisu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krueger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krueger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krueger lands in his opponent's guard.
Krueger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiramisu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krueger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramisu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Krueger is now in half guard.
Krueger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tiramisu!
Krueger throwing strikes here but Tiramisu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krueger with the ground and pound from mount.
Krueger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Krueger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tiramisu tries to hold on but Krueger postures up.
Krueger content just to control the position here.
Krueger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Krueger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Krueger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tiramisu looks a forlorn figure.
Tiramisu is bucking up trying to escape but Krueger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tiramisu is rocked!
Krueger postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tiramisu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Krueger and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Krueger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonatan Augustus (ranked 5684 p4p, 5635 weight class) and Yoichi Honda (ranked 546 p4p, 543 weight class). The key to victory for Yonatan Augustus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonatan Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoichi Honda!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus digs a good hook to Honda's body.
Augustus lands with a straight right. Honda didn't see that one coming.
Augustus swinging wildly here.
Honda walks into a jab.
Honda walks into a jab.
Augustus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Augustus.
No luck for Honda with that takedown attempt.
Augustus lands a nice shot that snaps Honda's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
Honda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augustus.
Augustus lands the left hand.
Honda walks into a jab.
Augustus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Augustus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus clobbers Honda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Honda tries to clinch up but Augustus circles away and keeps his distance.
Augustus lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Augustus finds it's target.
Augustus lands a jab to the nose.
Augustus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Honda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Augustus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Augustus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Honda moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus scores with a jab to the head.
Honda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Augustus finds it's way round the side to connect with Honda's head.
Yonatan Augustus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Augustus's head coaches at The 3rd Precinct that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Honda throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scores with a jab. Honda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Honda as he checks the leg kick.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
Honda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Augustus stuffs the takedown attempt from Honda. Honda gets slowly back to his feet.
Honda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honda slips a jab from Augustus.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yonatan Augustus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoichi Honda.
Honda moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Augustus. That snapped Honda's head back.
Honda closes the distance and clinches up with Augustus, looking for a takedown. Honda pushes Augustus against the cage but Augustus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Honda takes one to the chin there.
Honda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Augustus to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honda in his tracks.
Honda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Augustus lands a jab to Honda's midsection.
Augustus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Augustus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Augustus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yonatan Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Augustus.
Honda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Augustus connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustus circles away.
Honda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Honda showed some decent athleticism there.
Honda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
Honda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Honda controlling the pace.
Augustus is doing well to control the position and prevent Honda from advancing to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus is pressing down on Honda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yonatan Augustus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Augustus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Augustus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hondas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Honda blocks a jab.
Yoichi Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Augustus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honda clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Honda misses with some punches.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Augustus lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Augustus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honda can do to turn this around?
Honda avoiding damage as Augustus throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Augustus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augustus blocks an uppercut.
Augustus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augustus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Honda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Augustus up against the cage.
Honda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Augustus to keep the fight standing.
Yonatan Augustus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoichi Honda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the cage.
Augustus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Honda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Augustus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Augustus.
Augustus lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda goes for a takedown attempt but Augustus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Augustus lands with an overhand left.
Honda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Augustus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Augustus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honda scrambles back to his feet.
Honda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Honda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus is pulling down on Honda's head. It's preventing any offense from Honda, at least for the moment.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus looking for a sweep. Not yet Augustus, not yet.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Honda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augustus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Augustus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honda tries to clinch there but Augustus circles away.
Augustus catches Honda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Honda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Augustus scores with a nice head shot.
Augustus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Honda's head backwards.
Honda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Honda lands in his opponent's guard.
Honda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Augustus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yonatan Augustus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Augustus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yonatan Augustus is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Honda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Honda stops Augustus from getting back to his feet.
Honda thows a huge punch but Augustus dodges it nicely.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
Honda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Augustus defends it well.
Augustus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda wants to stand but Augustus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yonatan Augustus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Augustus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Augustus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honda doesn't seem bothered though.
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
Augustus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Augustus scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Augustus.
Sloppy strikes from Augustus. Those never looked like landing.
Augustus cracks Honda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Honda moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Augustus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Augustus gets caught flat footed, as Honda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Honda looking to pass the guard.
Honda wants to stand but Augustus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to stand up but Honda isn't so interested in that idea.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Augustus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Augustus scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Augustus but Augustus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Augustus.
Honda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Augustus clinches with his opponent.
Augustus prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoichi Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda wants to break free but Augustus has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonatan Augustus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Augustus, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonatan Augustus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdelaziz Zabib (ranked 5463 p4p, 4964 weight class) and Desidido Mohabal (ranked 514 p4p, 492 weight class). Desidido Mohabal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdelaziz Zabib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Desidido Mohabal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohabal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mohabal tries to sprawl but Zabib drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zabib seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mohabal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Abdelaziz Zabib!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gento Watkins (ranked 4324 p4p, 4565 weight class) and Oswaldo Guerra (ranked 469 p4p, 475 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gento Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra has managed to clinch.
Guerra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watkins is defending well for now.
Guerra drops Watkins with a big knee straight up the middle! Watkins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Gento Watkins has been cut.
Guerra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra throwing strikes but missing.
Watkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watkins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra stops Watkins from standing up.
Guerra wants to pass the guard but Watkins is keeping the position.
Watkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Watkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guerra wants to pass the guard but Watkins is keeping the position.
Guerra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerra is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watkins is trying to keep Guerra in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guerra has closed the distance and engaged Watkins in a clinch.
Watkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guerra gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guerra breaks the clinch.
Watkins finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Guerra's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Watkins falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oswaldo Guerra!
A very excited looking Oswaldo Guerra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Amir (ranked 5418 p4p, 3627 weight class) and Roundel Scoot (ranked 531 p4p, 427 weight class). Hassan Amir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roundel Scoot!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scoot tries to sprawl but Amir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amir controlling the action here.
Amir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scoot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amir is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scoot is trying to get back to full guard.
Scoot tries to kick Amir off but Amir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scoot enables Amir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scoot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Amir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Amir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scoot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scoot being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Amir stops Scoot from standing up.
Amir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amir throws a lazy body kick
and Scoot counters with a straight right hand.
Scoot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scoot moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Scoot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scoot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amir with a body shot.
Scoot gets caught flat footed, as Amir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Scoot looking for a sweep. Not yet Scoot, not yet.
Amir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scoot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scoot is looking to stand up but Amir isn't so interested in that idea.
Amir wants to pass the guard but Scoot is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir won't allow Scoot to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scoot told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Amir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amir misses with a takedown attempt - Scoot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Amir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amir shoots in for a double leg but Scoot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan Amir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amir fails with the takedown.
Amir misses with a combination
enabling Scoot to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hassan Amir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scoot with a jab.
Scoot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scoot slaps away a takedown attempt from Amir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scoot stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Amir slips under a jab.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amir appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scoot avoids the head kick by Amir.
It seemed like Scoot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scoot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amir throws a front kick aimed at Scoot's knee but Scoot avoids it well.
Scoot stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Amir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scoot scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoot works Amir's body with a nice hook.
Scoot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scoot lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Amir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amir.
Scoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Amir throws an off balance right hand
and Scoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Scoot.
Amir throws a looping overhand right but Scoot ducks down to avoid it.
Amir throws a lazy head kick
and Scoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amir fails with the takedown
and Scoot counters with a stiff right hand.
Roundel Scoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amir throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Scoot misses its intended target.
Scoot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scoot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amir throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scoot lands a jab.
Scoot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scoot connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Scoot.
Amir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scoot throws out the jab.
Amir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scoot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amir with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scoot did well to prevent Amir getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scoot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scoot is looking for a sweep. Amir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scoot is looking for a sweep. Amir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amir is pressing down on Scoot's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scoot is holding on for now.
Scoot tries to roll over but Amir keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Further stalling from Amir.
Scoot won't allow Amir to pass to mount.
Scoot is looking for a sweep. Amir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Amir is looking to advance position but Scoot won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roundel Scoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Amir tries for a takedown but Scoot circles away easily
and Amir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scoot gets caught napping as Amir dives in and scores a takedown. Scoot manages to retain guard.
Amir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amir is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoot wants to stand but Amir is controlling the position.
Amir is stalling in the full guard.
Scoot keeping full guard, as Amir tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scoot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amir.
Scoot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scoot digs a good body shot into Amir's ribs.
Hassan Amir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scoot counters with a stiff right hand.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amir misses with a double jab
and Scoot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amir thinking.
Scoot lands a right hook to the body.
Amir has his takedown stuffed
and Scoot counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Amir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Amir misses.
Amir moves forwards but Scoot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Amir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scoot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amir.
Roundel Scoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoot lands a body shot.
Scoot jabs at Amir's body.
Amir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scoot enables Amir to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scoot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amir won't allow Scoot to sweep him here.
Scoot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amir controls the pace.
Scoot can't keep his opponent in guard - Amir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir not doing much here.
Scoot tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Amir manages to move to mount!
Scoot is trying to escape the mount.
Hassan Amir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scoot tries to hold on but Amir postures up.
Scoot is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roundel Scoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scoot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roundel Scoot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wei Bak (ranked 5191 p4p, 3485 weight class) and Left Path (ranked 520 p4p, 412 weight class). Left Path has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Left Path!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
Path looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Path swings away with a body shot that misses
and Path takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bak throws a head kick that misses.
Bak misses with a head kick.
Path on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bak lands a nice shot that snaps Path's head back.
Path walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Path. Bak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bak.
Path stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bak.
Path misses the shot to the body.
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Path.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bak connects with the punch.
Path throws out a loose jab but Bak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Path misses with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Bak.
Bak misses with a looping right.
Bak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Bak.
Path looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
A punch combination from Bak misses.
Bak lands a jab to Path's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak slips a straight right by Path.
Bak misses with a low kick.
Path doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Path misses with a straight right.
Bak misses with a head kick.
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Path moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bak throws a series of punches but Path moves out of range.
Bak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Path's head.
Path's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bak under the eye.
Path misses with an uppercut. Bak saw that one coming.
We've been told by Bak's head coaches at Rising Sun Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Path swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Path thows a left - swing and a miss!
Path throws a body shot but no joy.
Bak lands a high kick!
A big right from Path misses.
Path missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bak throws a push kick but Path slaps the foot to one side.
Path slips a jab and a cross from Bak.
Path looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
Bak throws a lazy head kick
and Path counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bak moves out of range as Path strikes.
Bak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Path looks to move away, Bak throws a big counter combo but Path just gets out of the way.
Path moves out of range of the body kick from Bak.
Path throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Path throws out a loose jab but Bak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Path misses with a straight left.
Path on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Path avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Path appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Path tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bak was well out of range. Poor timing from Path.
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Path moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Path takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bak misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Path.
Path misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Path misses with a combination
and Bak counters with a one-two to the body.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Bak.
Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Path.
Bak swings for the body but Path moves out of range.
Path swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Path pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Path throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Path swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
Bak seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Bak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Path takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bak moves out of range as Path strikes.
Bak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Path might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bak has got the better of the exchanges.
Path blocks a head kick by Bak.
A punch combination from Bak misses.
Bak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Path can do to turn this around?
Bak lands a jab-cross combination.
Bak scores with a head kick.
Path scores with a jab to the body.
Bak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Path takes a swing at Bak's ribcage but misses.
Bak misses with a head kick.
Path pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Path is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path scores with a jab to the head.
Bak misses with a hook.
Path's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bak connects with a single shot there.
Bak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Path throws out the jab.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Path misses with a hook.
Path tests Bak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Path fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Path throws a right hand that misses
and Bak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Path misses with the combination.
Bak throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bak.
Bak throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Bak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak missing with a left hand there. Path was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wei Bak is winning the standup battle so far.
Bak misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Path was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Path.
Bak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Path is out of range.
Path swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bak takes a swing at Path's ribcage but misses.
Path looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Path throws a shot to the body.
Bak ducks under a wild hook from Path.
Bak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bak throws a head kick that misses.
Path looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Path misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bak misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Path.
Bak moves out of range of the strikes.
Wei Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bak scores with a head kick.
Path throws a nice looking combination but Bak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Path walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bak.
Bak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Path.
Path throws a lazy right hand but Bak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bak is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bak slips a jab from Path.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Path.
Path let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Path fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bak manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Path throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bak went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak staying out of range there.
Path moves out of range of the body kick from Bak.
Path misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Bak misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Path tests Bak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Path misses with the combination.
Bak defending well as Path loads up on a big left hand.
Bak is looking to counter punch.
Bak tries a head kick but it misses.
Path looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Path throws a shot from downtown. Bak moves away and avoids it.
Path misses with a hook.
Bak throws a big counter combination but Path scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Path. Those never looked like landing.
Bak throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wei Bak will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Path misses with a straight right.
Bak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Path jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Bak.
Path throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Path connects with a body shot.
Path works Bak's body with a nice hook.
Bak throws a head kick but Path moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak throws a front kick aimed at Path's knee but Path avoids it well.
Path now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick
and Path counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Bak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Path. Bak does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak throws a head kick but Path moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Path avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
Path throws a counter combo.
Bak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Path throws out the jab.
Bak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bak throws a series of punches but Path moves out of range.
Path tries to bum rush Bak with a series of wild strikes but Bak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Path misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bak misses with a body shot.
Bak misses with an uppercut.
Bak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Path misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bak.
Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Path.
Path swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Path throws a hook to the side of Bak's head but Bak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bak blocks a jab.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bak is looking for a counter combo.
Bak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Path is able to avoid easily.
Path ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Path checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Path swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Left Path has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Path connects with a body shot.
Bak thows a leg kick but Path checks it
and Path counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Path misses.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Path moves out of range easily.
Path throws a body shot but no joy.
Path tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bak was well out of range. Poor timing from Path.
As Path backs away, Bak returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak connects with a crisp jab.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Path looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
Path has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Path ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Path throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
Path throws a series of punches but Bak avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Path misses.
Path misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bak.
A head kick misses from Bak.
Bak throws a leg kick which misses Path's front leg but catches the back leg as Path tries to avoid it.
Bak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Path ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Bak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Path throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wei Bak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bak connects with a solid leg kick.
Bak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Path.
Path misses with a looping right.
Bak avoids the body shot from Path.
Bak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Path.
A big right from Path misses.
Path throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bak.
Bak with the inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Path in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Path throws a jab when Bak was well out of range.
Path misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Left Path.
Well Bak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wei Bak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 3367 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Giovanni Santos (ranked 405 p4p, 442 weight class). Narimanbeyov comes into the arena with Heiwa Sanka blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Narimanbeyov.
 It looks like Giovanni Santos has been cut.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Narimanbeyov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Narimanbeyov misses.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos tries to clinch but Narimanbeyov moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narimanbeyov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Narimanbeyov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narimanbeyov swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narimanbeyov throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Narimanbeyov connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narimanbeyov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narimanbeyov. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narimanbeyov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Narimanbeyov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Narimanbeyov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Narimanbeyov Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Santos is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taqor Narimanbeyov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Ballin (ranked 3203 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Daniel Yergin (ranked 385 p4p, 477 weight class). Patrick Ballin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Yergin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yergin cracks Ballin with an open hand slap.
Yergin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ballin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yergin.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Yergin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yergin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballin, not yet.
Ballin is working hard here to advance position.
Yergin lands a couple of elbows.
Ballin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yergin manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballin advances to half guard.
Ballin is looking to advance position but Yergin won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yergin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin content to control rather than advance.
Yergin wants to get back to full guard.
Ballin slips a nice elbow through Yergin's hands, connecting with Yergin's forehead.
Yergin looking for submissions off his back.
Yergin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ballin wants to pass the guard but Yergin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yergin wants to improve his position but Ballin is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yergin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yergin looking for submissions off his back.
Ballin controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yergin tries to roll over but Ballin keeps him under control.
Yergin is pressing down on Ballin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yergin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yergin is trying to control the position but Ballin postures up.
Ballin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin wants to pass the guard but Yergin is keeping the position.
Ballin pushing down on Yergin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ballin trying to pass the guard but Yergin defending well.
Yergin trying to control but Ballin postures up.
Ballin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ballin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yergin tries to get to full guard but Ballin has control of the leg.
Yergin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yergin wants to improve his position but Ballin is controlling well.
Ballin wants to pass to mount but Yergin is defending the position.
Ballin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ballin continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yergin trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Ballin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yergin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yergin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ballin lands a big uppercut and Yergin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yergin looks OK. Ballin waves Yergin back to his feet!
Yergin is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Yergin has been cut.
Ballin slips under a jab.
Yergin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Ballin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yergin seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yergin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yergin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Yergin.
Ballin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yergin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yergin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballin.
Yergin defending well as Ballin loads up on a big left hand.
Yergin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballin counters with a straight right hand.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yergin circles away quickly and effectively.
Yergin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Yergin 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.
Ballin loads up on a big right hand but Yergin slips the punch.
Patrick Ballin is winning the standup battle so far.
Yergin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin moves away from the strike by Yergin.
No joy there for Ballin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yergin looking to score a takedown here. Ballin is defending well but Yergin drives through and ends up in Ballin's guard.
Yergin chips away with some ground and pound.
Yergin looking to pass the guard.
Ballin keeping moving, preventing Yergin from controlling successfully.
Ballin keeping full guard, as Yergin tries to pass.
Ballin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yergin is one step ahead there.
Ballin is trying to keep Yergin in close.
Patrick Ballin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballin managing to control the position.
Yergin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballin is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballin pulls Yergin in close to prevent any damage.
Yergin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yergin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ballin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballin has Yergin pulled in close to control his posture.
Yergin is in close to Ballin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yergin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yergin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Yergin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ballin's head.
Ballin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yergin passes Ballin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yergin is looking for a kimura here.
Ballin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yergin throws a strike but Ballin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yergin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ballin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ballin has escaped and now he's on top!
Yergin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ballin stays in close to Yergin's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yergin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ballin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballin passes Yergin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Yergin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballin throws a hook but Yergin avoids it easily.
Yergin throws out a counter right but Ballin avoids it with no problem.
Yergin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yergin lands a nice hook to Ballin's body. Ballin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yergin misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ballin misses.
Ballin lands with a nice body punch.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yergin.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yergin.
Yergin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballin works Yergin's body with a nice hook.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yergin is just out of range.
Yergin walks into a jab.
Ballin measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yergin! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Patrick Ballin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Broken Hope (ranked 4572 p4p, 2798 weight class) and Katsuo Tahara (ranked 495 p4p, 343 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Katsuo Tahara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 London, Broken Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuo Tahara!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hope finds it's way through Tahara's defenses.
Hope digs a good hook to Tahara's body.
Hope lands a right hook to the body.
Tahara misses with a body kick.
Tahara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tahara shoots in looking for a takedown. Hope tries to sprawl out of it but Tahara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tahara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hope sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tahara somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hope misses.
Tahara throws a big counter head kick but Hope avoids it with no problem.
Hope throws a body shot but no joy.
Tahara shoots in looking for a takedown but Hope manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tahara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope throws a series of punches but Tahara avoids them all with ease.
Hope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hope sizes up Tahara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hope listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tahara misses with a body punch
enabling Hope to counter with a crisp jab.
Hope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahara momentarily.
Hope misses with a series of wild punches.
Tahara's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tahara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hope lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tahara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hope.
Tahara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Hope, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hope as Tahara shoots in.
Tahara gets a double leg takedown into Hope's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahara is fighting to break Hope's control of his arms but Hope is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tahara gets to his feet - Hope follows without any prompting.
Tahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope throws a right hand that Tahara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tahara also avoids with ease.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahara misses with the body kick
and Hope counters with a stiff right hand.
Hope misses with an uppercut.
Hope is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hope throws a lazy right hand but Tahara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Hope scores with the left hand. Tahara knows he should have avoided that one.
Tahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope connects with a looping right hand.
Hope lands a nice hook to Tahara's body. Tahara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hope connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tahara. Tahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Tahara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hope's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hope duly obliges.
Hope definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahara throws a shot from downtown. Hope moves away and avoids it.
Hope appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tahara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hope on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hope tries to get out of the position.
Tahara happy to just control the position for now.
Hope can't do much from the bottom here.
Tahara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broken Hope dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tahara wants to clinch up but Hope keeps it at a distance.
Hope was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tahara fails with the takedown.
Hope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tahara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hope is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tahara can do to turn this around?
Hope connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Hope.
Hope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope misses with a hook. Tahara ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tahara is defended easily by Hope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara misses the jab.
Broken Hope is winning the standup battle so far.
Tahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Hope counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tahara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hope tries to avoid it but Tahara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hope to the ground. Hope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope scores with the left hand. Tahara knows he should have avoided that one.
Hope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahara manages to avoid it.
Tahara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hope leaves Tahara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hope with a hook.
Hope cracks Tahara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taharas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tahara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hope avoids the head kick by Tahara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hope circles away.
Hope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tahara under the eye.
Hope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hope wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope throws a combination. Tahara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tahara.
Tahara throws a hook but Hope blocks it.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
Hope lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tahara is defended easily by Hope.
Hope swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hope.
Nice takedown defense from Hope. No joy for Tahara on that attempt.
Hope scores with a hook to the body. Tahara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tahara gets a takedown into half guard.
Hope has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tahara is on him like a limpet, forcing Hope back against the cage.
Hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katsuo Tahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tahara blocks a jab.
Broken Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahara throws a head kick but Hope moves out of range.
Tahara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hope avoids a kick to the body.
Hope closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt - Hope sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Hope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broken Hope dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tahara misses with a takedown
and Hope counters with a left to the body.
Hope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahara.
Hope connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tahara momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Hope.
Tahara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tahara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hope counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hope connects with a nice looking jab.
Tahara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hope makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahara with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hope counter with a right hand.
Broken Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Tahara.
Hope cracks Tahara with an open hand slap.
Tahara is rocked!
Tahara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hope counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tahara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tahara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hope lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hope sprawls well. Hope wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Hope - just one landing.
Hope cracks Tahara with an open hand slap.
Hope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahara moves away.
Tahara slips a jab from Hope.
Tahara tries to move into range but Hope moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tahara with a poor takedown
enabling Hope to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope cracks Tahara with a good jab.
Tahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hope finish him?
Tahara misses with a takedown attempt
and Hope counters with a straight right hand.
Tahara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.
Hope lands with a shot to the body.
Broken Hope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Tahara steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hope.
Tahara seems to have recovered his senses.
Hope scores with a jab to the head.
Tahara is looking to clinch.
Hope lands a nice looking body shot.
Tahara slips a straight right by Hope.
Hope scores with a body shot.
Tahara throws a leg kick but Hope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hope.
Hope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahara doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hope throws a good cross that connects.
Tahara dives in and grabs Hope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hope pushes down on Tahara's head and hops out.
Hope scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tahara in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Hope.
Hope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tahara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hope but Hope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Hope on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hope's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hope duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Broken Hope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hope, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broken Hope!
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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