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C329: Cheese vs Green PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 802 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Black Heart (ranked 64 p4p, 93 weight class). Zemin comes into the arena with 부모님 은혜 blaring out of the sound system. 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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14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Heart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin drives through and clinches with Heart against the cage.
Zemin just leaning against Heart, taking a breather.
Heart avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Zemin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heart up against the cage.
A short right from Zemin.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart is looking to control Zemin's arms but Zemin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heart has his back to the cage.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Heart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zemin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin trying to land knees to the body.
Heart stalling.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heart blocking some punches.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
Heart trying to stall but Zemin improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart slowing the pace effectively.
Heart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heart slowing the pace effectively.
Heart misses with an elbow over the top.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart looking to throw knees to the head but Zemin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heart is trying to maintain a safe position but Zemin gets an underhook and turns Heart into the cage.
Zemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin dodges an elbow strike from Heart.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zemin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zemin's brow.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zemin is leaning against Heart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Heart stalling against the cage.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Zemin stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
The fighters circling - Zemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zemin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Heart.
Heart forces Zemin back against the cage and clinches.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heart blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Zemin gets through Heart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heart stalling.
Zemin looking to throw knees to the head but Heart is blocking nicely.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with an elbow over the top.
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Heart is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Heart looking to throw knees to the head but Zemin is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Zemin to work.
Heart is trying to maintain a safe position but Zemin gets an underhook and turns Heart into the cage.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heart stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart looking to slow down the pace here.
Heart stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Black Heart.
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Heart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heart is looking to control Zemin's arms but Zemin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heart has his back to the cage.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heart blocks it with crossed arms.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart controlling the action here for a moment.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Black Heart has been cut.
Zemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heart's elbow.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zemin.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Heart.
Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Heart blocks it.
Heart blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Heart is trying to drag Zemin to the mat but Zemin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Heart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zemin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zemin pushes Heart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin dodges an elbow strike from Heart.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Heart'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. This is the final round!
Zemin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heart counters with a series of strikes. Zemin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zemin darts in and clinches Heart up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Heart's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but Heart blocks it.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart trying to control the position but instead, Zemin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heart into the cage.
Zemin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Heart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zemin lands a left hand.
Heart stalling in the clinch.
Heart tries to stall but Zemin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heart blocking some punches.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Heart leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Heart scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zemin avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Zemin avoids the damage to the body.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heart takes a shot to the head.
Heart misses with a knee strike.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zemin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zemin lands a left hand.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Zemin landing knees to the body.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart has Zemin pressed against the cage.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zemin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heart can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zemin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.
Black Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zemin avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zemin, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 313 p4p, 417 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 21 p4p, 27 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bualuang tried to score with a low kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bualuang cracks Apollo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Apollo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bualuang.
Apollo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Apollo moves into the clinch.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo breaks from the clinch.
Bualuang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Apollo lands a jab to Bualuang's midsection.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bualuang.
Apollo lands a really nice looking cross but Bualuang seems unphased.
Apollo slips a jab from Bualuang.
Apollo gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Bualuang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollo works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
A short right from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with a left to the head.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Bualuang's head.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollo.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo misses with some punches.
Apollo breaks from the clinch.
Apollo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apollo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
A right hand to the body from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bualuang.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bualuang lands an uppercut.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apollos head.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bualuangs head.
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
Bualuang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
A short right from Bualuang on the inside.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Apollo.
Bualuang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo is working Bualuang over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Apollo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo gets through Bualuang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Bualuang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apollo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Apollo counters with a leg kick.
Apollo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bualuang throws out a loose jab but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang wants to clinch.
It looked like Apollo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apollo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang cracks Apollo with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Apollo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bualuang misses the shot to the body.
Apollo is looking to counter punch.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo staying out of range there.
Apollo stuns Bualuang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bualuang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apollo lands an overhand right.
Apollo cracks Bualuang with a good jab.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Apollo has Bualuang up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bualuang.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
Lindsay Apollo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang misses with a body punch.
Apollo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Apollo tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Apollo breaks from the clinch.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bualuang can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a crisp jab.
Bualuang misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Bualuang's head back.
Apollo drives through and clinches with Bualuang against the cage.
A short left from Bualuang.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Apollo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bualuang.
A short uppercut from Bualuang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Bualuang's ribcage. Bualuang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bualuang.
Bualuang is breathing heavily.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Apollo presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Apollo.
Apollo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bualuangs head.
A short right from Apollo.
Apollo lands a nice uppercut.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Bualuang back against the cage.
Apollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Bualuang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apollo pushes Bualuang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apollo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo is looking to clinch but Bualuang is avoiding it.
Apollo tries to keep at a distance but Bualuang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Bualuang's ribcage. Bualuang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Apollo.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo is leaning against Bualuang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Bualuang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Apollo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bualuang's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bualuang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Bualuang sees coming a mile off.
Bualuang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
A head kick from Apollo lands but Bualuang takes it in his stride.
Bualuang is looking to clinch.
Bualuang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bualuang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
Bualuang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Apollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Apollo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bualuang just manages to avoid it.
Bualuang with a hook.
Apollo misses with a looping right.
Bualuang throws the kick towards the body but Apollo avoids it.
Bualuang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bualuang throws out a counter right but Apollo avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo scores with a body shot.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apollo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bualuang in his tracks.
Bualuang tries to clinch up
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Bualuang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apollo is out of range and Bualuang settles back down.
Apollo scores with a spinning back kick!
Apollo misses with a hook. Bualuang ducked under it nicely.
Apollo lands a nice shot that snaps Bualuang's head back.
Apollo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo is looking to counter punch.
Apollo connects with a jab.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bualuang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bualuang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Apollo has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Apollo.
Bualuang tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apollo.
Apollo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bualuang misses with a wild body shot.
Lindsay Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apollo loads up on a big right hand but Bualuang slips the punch.
Bualuang throws out a counter right but Apollo avoids it with no problem.
Apollo clinches up against the cage.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Apollo back against the cage.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Apollo.
A right hand to the body from Apollo.
Apollo works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Apollo lands a shot to the body.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo digs a right hand into Bualuang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bualuang's gas tank.
Apollo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bualuang struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Bualuang's ribcage. Bualuang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Apollo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apollo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
A victorious Lindsay Apollo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 357 p4p, 610 weight class) and Eli Pope (ranked 46 p4p, 75 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mcgee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No More Hot Dogs. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Pope!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with a left hand
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgee loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Pope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Pope misses
and Mcgee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcgee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgee is just out of range.
Mcgee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
It looked like Mcgee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgee's efforts to push away.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Mcgee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Mcgee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgee.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgee blocks a body shot from Pope.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope connects with a right hand. Mcgee shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee misses with a two punch combination.
Pope throws out a counter right but Mcgee avoids it with no problem.
Pope slips a straight right by Mcgee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pope.
Mcgee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pope avoids a kick to the body.
Pope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 Mcgee is rocked!
 It looks like Rockwell Mcgee has been cut.
Pope tries to clinch but Mcgee moves away
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mcgee sprawling to the canvas! Mcgee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pope finish him?!
Oh Mcgee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pope looks to land a combination but Mcgee avoids it well.
Mcgee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pope sends Mcgee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pope is motioning to the referee to let Mcgee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgees head.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee moves away from the strike by Pope.
Mcgee misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgee has time to react.
Mcgee slips a jab and a cross from Pope.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pope jabs Mcgee right on the nose. Mcgee blinks but takes it well.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcgee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pope clinches up against the cage.
Mcgee seems to have got his legs back now.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee blocks an uppercut.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pope misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope rushes Mcgee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying to break the clinch but Pope is controlling him.
Pope misses with some punches.
Mcgee tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgee is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Mcgee is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Pope.
Pope has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mcgee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pope can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
Pope working aggressively here.
Mcgee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope clinches up against the cage.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee is looking to break free of the clinch but Pope has double underhooks.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Pope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Mcgee.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Pope doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgee circles away.
Mcgee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Pope dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pope connects with a single shot there.
Pope tries to land a body kick
and Mcgee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcgee counters with a right hand to the body.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mcgee looks to land a right hand but Pope moved out of range.
Pope wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope wants to clinch up but Mcgee keeps it at a distance.
Mcgee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Pope coming out on top.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Mcgee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Mcgee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Mcgee.
Pope misses with a hook
and Mcgee counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope misses with a right hand
and Mcgee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcgee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eli Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcgee misses with a left hand
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcgee should have avoided that one.
Pope throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgee looks to land a left hand but Pope moved out of range nicely.
Mcgee drops his hands momentarily and Pope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgee moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope tries to clinch but Mcgee moves away
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pope drives through and clinches with Mcgee against the cage.
Mcgee blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope is leaning against Mcgee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pope won't allow it.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Mcgee's head.
Mcgee tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgee breaks the clinch.
Pope misses with a double jab.
Pope throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgee moves out of range easily.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Mcgee is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Mcgee tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgee's efforts to push away.
Pope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope has Mcgee pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockwell Mcgee's cut is getting worse.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope has Mcgee pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Pope takes a swing at Mcgee's ribcage but misses.
Mcgee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope thows a leg kick but Mcgee checks it
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Pope.
Pope darts in trying to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a good low kick that Pope was not able to check.
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Mcgee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pope throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee'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. This is the final round!
Pope wants to clinch but Mcgee slips to the side
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings Pope.
Pope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pope misses with a left hand
and Mcgee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcgee.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Mcgee throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Pope is rocked!
Eli Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Mcgee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgee throws a big counter combination but Pope scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope scores with a hook to the body. Mcgee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope forces Mcgee back against the cage and clinches.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Mcgee misses with a looping left.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mcgee misses its target.
Pope throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope tries to clinch up but Mcgee circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcgee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with an inside leg kick.
Mcgee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle, before Pope throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mcgee's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pope lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eli Pope!
Eli Pope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 148 p4p, 476 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 19 p4p, 56 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Assndrop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Kasamsun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assndrop doesn't seem phased though.
Kasamsun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assndrop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assndrop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Assndrop blocks nicely.
Kasamsun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kasamsun puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Assndrop is trying to maintain the position but Kasamsun is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kasamsun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasamsun working over Assndrop with some ground and pound. Assndrop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kasamsun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assndrop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Assndrop is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun not doing much here.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasamsun thows a huge punch but Assndrop dodges it nicely.
Kasamsun is nestled in close to Assndrop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kasamsun is controlling the pace.
Kasamsun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kasamsun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasamsun connects with a nice short shot to Assndrop's temple.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kasamsun controlling the action here.
Assndrop is trying to get back to full guard.
Assndrop is breathing heavily.
Kasamsun controlling the action here.
Assndrop is in trouble now - Kasamsun has advanced to mount!
Kasamsun breaks from Assndrop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is desperately trying to improve his position but Kasamsun has a good base and remains in mount.
Kasamsun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kasamsun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Assndrop taking shots to the head.
Assndrop taking shots to the head.
Assndrop is bucking up trying to escape but Kasamsun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kasamsun tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun landing punches.
Assndrop is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun lands a big shot to the head and Assndrop winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Irong Kasamsun!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Irong Kasamsun waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 212 p4p, 410 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 34 p4p, 58 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuzaka. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila checks the leg kick.
Keisuke Matsuzaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Matsuzaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avila throws out a counter right but Matsuzaka avoids it with no problem.
Avila missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila looks to land a right hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avila.
It looked like Matsuzaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Avila.
Avila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matsuzaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Avila keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avila appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
Matsuzaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avila lands with a nice body kick.
Matsuzaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Avila takes a swing at Matsuzaka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka throws a series of strikes that have Avila backpedaling.
Avila tries to clinch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Avila thows a leg kick but Matsuzaka checks it
and Matsuzaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a left hand
and Avila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuzaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avila wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Avila checks a leg kick.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsuzaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila rushes Matsuzaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Avila - that landed with a thud.
Avila landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Avila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsuzaka's efforts to push away.
Matsuzaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila throws a lazy right hand but Matsuzaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
Avila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsuzaka throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matsuzaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avila misses with a kick to the body.
Matsuzaka connects with a body shot that sends Avila's belly button to the back.
Matsuzaka throws an off balance right hand
and Avila counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Avila.
Avila blocks the elbow strike.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
Avila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsuzaka.
Avila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Avila scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsuzaka is breathing heavily.
Avila lands an uppercut.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Avila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsuzaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avila or not.
Avila lands with a short shot to the head.
Avila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Avila.
Avila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avila working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Avila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Avila - that landed with a thud.
Avila misses with a knee strike.
Avila pushes Matsuzaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Avila.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Avila.
A body shot lands from Avila.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Matsuzaka throws a sloppy body shot
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
enabling Avila to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avila.
Matsuzaka tries to land a body kick
and Avila counters with a stiff right hand.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avila throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka tries to keep at a distance but Avila has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsuzaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avila misses with some punches.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsuzaka avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila connects with a knee to the head.
Avila misses with some punches.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Avila.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Avila.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow that misses.
Matsuzaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Avila works on Matsuzaka's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avila pushes Matsuzaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matsuzaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avila's brow.
Matsuzaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Julian Avila seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Avila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Matsuzaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Julian Avila has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Avila on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matsuzaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with some punches.
Avila looking to throw knees to the head but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Matsuzaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avila takes a shot to the head.
Matsuzaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Matsuzaka there.
A jab from Matsuzaka misses.
Avila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuzaka tried to score with a low kick but Avila checks it.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avila.
Avila checks a low kick from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
Avila wants to counter the offense by Matsuzaka and move into the clinch position.
Matsuzaka staying out of range there.
Matsuzaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook.
Avila wants to counter with a clinch but Matsuzaka pushes him away.
Avila lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsuzaka off the cage and back into range.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Avila misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsuzaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Avila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuzaka.
Avila is trying to counter with his kicks.
Avila moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Avila checks it well.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Avila throws a lazy right hand but Matsuzaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka takes one to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka drops his hands momentarily and Avila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Avila fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsuzaka in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Avila's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Avila connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Matsuzaka.
Avila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Avila scores with a jab. Matsuzaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsuzaka digs a good hook to Avila's body.
Matsuzaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands an overhand right.
Avila misses with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the body
and Avila counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avila clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Avila.
Knees to the body from Avila.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avila.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Avila scores with a nice short uppercut.
Avila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avila lands with a right to the head.
Matsuzaka misses with the head strike.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Avila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsuzaka is defending well for now.
Avila missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Avila.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila works on Matsuzaka's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila lands with a right to the head.
Matsuzaka misses with the head strike.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Avila struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Avila.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka working aggressively here.
Avila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Avila misses with a punch to the body.
Avila with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Avila throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Avila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avila.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka managing to block the knees to the body from Avila.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avila.
Avila misses with some punches.
Avila working Matsuzaka over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Avila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matsuzaka or not.
Matsuzaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Avila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsuzaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsuzaka avoids it.
Matsuzaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Avila has double underhooks.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuzaka controls his hands.
Avila looking to throw knees to the head but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Avila lands a body shot in the clinch.
Avila lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avila.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Avila avoids the elbow strike from Matsuzaka, against the cage.
Matsuzaka working hard to break the clinch.
Avila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Avila landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
A short right from Avila.
Avila tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the head.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the head.
Avila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsuzaka's elbow.
Avila scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka is rocked!
Avila works on Matsuzaka's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Avila.
Avila lands a nice shot to the body.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Avila.
Avila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matsuzaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Avila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Matsuzaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Avila.
Avila lands a knee to the head.
Avila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Avila - that landed with a thud.
Julian Avila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Avila.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Avila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 207 p4p, 804 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 23 p4p, 77 weight class). Ferkingstad comes to the cage accompanied by Try That In A Small Town. Demenok has chosen The Moby Dick Speech as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rukter Demenok enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
enabling Demenok to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demenok moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Demenok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Ferkingstad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demenok doesn't seem phased though.
Ferkingstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Demenok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ferkingstad lands a jab to the head.
Demenok wants to land a leg kick but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Demenok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demenok.
Demenok scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demenok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
Demenok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferkingstad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Ferkingstad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demenok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferkingstad scores with a jab.
Ferkingstad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferkingstad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Ferkingstad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demenoks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
Demenok slips under a jab from Ferkingstad.
A low kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a kick to the body
and Demenok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demenok lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demenok slips under a jab from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Demenok.
Ferkingstad wants to slow Demenok down by chopping away at his legs.
Demenok pushes Ferkingstad away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
It seemed like Demenok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferkingstad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demenok takes one on the button.
Ferkingstad throws a wild body kick that Demenok sees coming a mile off.
Ferkingstad throws a right hand that misses
and Demenok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Demenok throws a good cross that connects.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Ferkingstad moves out of range as Demenok strikes.
Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok misses the jab.
Ferkingstad throws a series of punches but Demenok moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Ferkingstad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Demenok just manages to avoid it.
Demenok scores with a spinning back kick!
Demenok lands a jab to Ferkingstad's midsection.
Ferkingstad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferkingstad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Ferkingstad throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferkingstad as he connects with a hook.
Demenok misses with a hook.
Demenok lands with a kick to the ribs.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Demenok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
Demenok misses the jab.
Ferkingstad scores with a body shot.
Ferkingstad looks to land a right hand but Demenok moved out of range.
Demenok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok delivers a nice body kick.
Ferkingstad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Demenok misses with a straight left.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick.
Demenok jabs at Ferkingstad's body.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
That kick from Ferkingstad tenderised Demenok's leg. Demenok is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Demenok checks it.
Demenok throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferkingstad lands with a straight right. Demenok didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Ferkingstad, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Ferkingstad lands.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Demenok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demenok down.
Ferkingstad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferkingstad lands a nice shot that snaps Demenok's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Demenok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demenok needs to keep his hands up - Ferkingstad had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Demenok.
Nice shot lands for Demenok.
Demenok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferkingstad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Demenok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demenok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demenok throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
Ferkingstad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ferkingstad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Demenok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferkingstad moves out of range as Demenok strikes.
Demenok avoids a kick to the body.
Demenok blocks a head kick by Ferkingstad.
A slow jab from Ferkingstad misses its intended target.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Demenok's head but Demenok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demenok lands a head kick!
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok is looking to slow Ferkingstad down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok avoids the body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demenok is able to avoid easily.
Demenok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick that knocks Demenok off balance momentarily.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Ferkingstad wants to land a leg kick but Demenok is out of range.
Ferkingstad tests Demenok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad with the inside leg kick.
Demenok throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
Demenok tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demenok's head backwards.
Demenok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferkingstad takes a step back to recover.
Ferkingstad cracks a nice hook into Demenok's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad thuds his shin into the meat of Demenok's side.
Ferkingstad misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferkingstad lands with a right hand.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demenok slips under a jab from Ferkingstad.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferkingstad.
Demenok blocks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Demenok moved out of range nicely.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Demenok scores with the left hand. Ferkingstad knows he should have avoided that one.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferkingstad slips under a jab from Demenok.
Ferkingstad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Demenok checks it
and Demenok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demenok moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
Ferkingstad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Ferkingstad backs off Demenok throws a huge counter combo but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it all.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Ferkingstad takes one to the side of the head.
Demenok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
A low kick from Ferkingstad misses
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Ferkingstad finds it's target.
Ferkingstad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok missing with a left hand there. Ferkingstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Demenok misses with an uppercut. Ferkingstad saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demenok's hands.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the head.
Demenok lands a nice shot that snaps Ferkingstad's head back.
Ferkingstad defending well as Demenok loads up on a big left hand.
Ferkingstad throws a series of punches but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok thows a body kick. Ferkingstad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferkingstad throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok lands an overhand right.
Demenok throws a chopping leg kick but Ferkingstad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferkingstad loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Demenok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
Demenok drops his hands momentarily and Ferkingstad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demenok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demenok misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Ferkingstad finds it's target.
Ferkingstad catches Demenok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Demenok moved out of range nicely.
Ferkingstad staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ferkingstad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Demenok swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferkingstad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demenok - the referee stops the clock and Ferkingstad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demenok. Ferkingstad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok lands a nice looking body kick.
Demenok walks into a left hand.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferkingstad.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ferkingstad walks forward, straight into a front kick from Demenok.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Demenok.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferkingstad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
Ferkingstad throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Demenok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ferkingstad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ferkingstad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferkingstad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad dips to his left and cracks Demenok with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok is looking to chop away at Ferkingstad's legs.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferkingstad lands with a hook. Demenok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demenok scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Demenok checks it
and Demenok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferkingstad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice body kick.
Demenok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Ferkingstad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demenok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferkingstad checks it well.
It appears Ferkingstad was looking to counter with a kick there.
Demenok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferkingstad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Demenok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Ferkingstad lands with an uppercut that bounces Demenok off the cage and back into range.
Demenok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferkingstad's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Demenok misses.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands a jab to the nose.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Demenok moves his leg out of the way.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demenok delivers a nice body kick.
Demenok punishes Ferkingstad's body with a nice straight punch.
Demenok thuds a left hand into Ferkingstad's body.
Ferkingstad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demenok gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Demenok.
Ferkingstad throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
and Demenok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demenok throws a hook but Ferkingstad avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferkingstad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demenok on the side of the head.
Demenok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ferkingstad tries a low kick but Demenok avoids it.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick as Demenok jumps back.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demenok! But no joy.
Demenok drops his hands momentarily and Ferkingstad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Ferkingstad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferkingstad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Demenok scores with a jab.
Demenok wants to slow Ferkingstad down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferkingstad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferkingstad is looking to chop away at Demenok's legs.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferkingstad.
It looked like Ferkingstad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demenok.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demenok misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping left.
Demenok swinging wildly here.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick.
Demenok walks into a left hand.
Demenok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferkingstad avoids a kick to the body.
Ferkingstad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demenok. That did some damage!
Ferkingstad is looking to slow Demenok down with leg kicks.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Demenok.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad dips to his left and cracks Demenok with an uppercut!
Demenok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Ferkingstad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad.
Well Ferkingstad 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Our winner, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jones (ranked 47 p4p, 215 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 6 p4p, 35 weight class). Benny is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Benny.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benny.
Benny has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
letting Benny counter with a right hand.
Benny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones lands a jab to Benny's midsection.
Jones misses with the combination.
Benny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Benny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benny misses with a low kick.
Benny fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Benny avoids the damage to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
It seemed like Benny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benny throws a one two combo.
Benny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benny moves away from the strike by Jones.
Benny thinks about the counter body kick.
Benny misses with a leg kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benny feints a counter leg kick.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Benny is out of range.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Benny moves away and avoids it.
Benny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Benny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny counters with a nice uppercut.
Benny connects with a jab.
Benny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Benny catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Benny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benny misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benny. Benny obviously looking to wear him down.
Benny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benny wants to clinch.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses with a lunging right hand
and Benny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones rushes Benny and presses him up against the cage.
Benny has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Benny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Benny sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones is trying to control the position but Benny postures up.
Benny stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls Benny in close to prevent any damage.
Benny slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Benny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benny trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Benny from controlling successfully.
Benny is stalling in the full guard.
Benny advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but D.C. Benny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Benny.
Good body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Benny misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a right hand.
Benny has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Benny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benny throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Benny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benny.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny connects with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Benny misses
and Jones counters with a nice right hand that sends Benny toppling to the canvas! Benny scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jones finish him?!
Benny is rocked!
It looks like D.C. Benny has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benny misses with a straight right.
Benny is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benny throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Benny back into the cage.
Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benny jumps guard but Jones stands there with Benny around his waist. Benny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones pushes Benny against the cage. Jones is working some dirty boxing. Jones pushes off with a quick right hook! Benny goes down! Benny tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jones moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Jones!
An intense looking Mason Jones took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Chin. Power.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 24 p4p, 132 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. Magnificent Chulalongkorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Roberto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto darts in and clinches Chulalongkorn up against the cage.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chulalongkorn blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chulalongkorn avoids it.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard.
Roberto wants to get up but he can't break Chulalongkorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chulalongkorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chulalongkorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roberto is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto wants to get up but he can't break Chulalongkorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chulalongkorn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roberto has passed into half guard!
Roberto wants to stand up but Chulalongkorn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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.
Chulalongkorn is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Roberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberto wants to clinch up but Chulalongkorn keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn gets tackled into the cage by Roberto. Roberto maintains the clinch.
Chulalongkorn prevents a body shot from Roberto.
Still in the clinch, Roberto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chulalongkorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roberto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulalongkorns head.
Chulalongkorn pulls guard effortlessly.
Roberto wants to stand but Chulalongkorn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roberto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chulalongkorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a triangle here but Roberto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a sweep.
Chulalongkorn looks to move to half guard but instead Roberto has passed into mount! Damn!
Roberto is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chulalongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
It looked like Chulalongkorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberto has managed to clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn blocks an uppercut.
Roberto misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Paulo Roberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Chulalongkorn lands a left hand.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chulalongkorn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chulalongkorn.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberto walks away with a smile on his face. Chulalongkorn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn tries to keep at a distance but Roberto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberto lands an elbow just above Chulalongkorn 's eye.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Chulalongkorn's ribcage. Chulalongkorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulalongkorn won't want to take too many of those.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chulalongkorn avoids the damage to the body.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Chulalongkorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Roberto lands with a short shot to the head.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Chulalongkorn won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberto.
Still in the clinch, Chulalongkorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberto to keep the fight standing.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Roberto stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto pushes Chulalongkorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with a knee strike.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn gets control of Roberto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chulalongkorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Roberto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roberto moves into the clinch.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Roberto.
Roberto lands a shoulder strike.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn managing to block the knees to the body from Roberto.
Roberto crunches a lovely knee into Chulalongkorn's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roberto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chulalongkorn is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulalongkorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looking for a guillotine here but Roberto defends easily.
Roberto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roberto closes the distance but Chulalongkorn moves to the side
and Roberto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Chulalongkorn circles away.
Chulalongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberto.
Chulalongkorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto wants to clinch.
Roberto clinches up with Chulalongkorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberto is working Chulalongkorn over against the cage.
Roberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto lands with a left to the head.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto misses with some punches.
Chulalongkorn pulls Roberto into guard.
Chulalongkorn has an active guard here but Roberto has managed to pass into half guard.
Paulo Roberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chulalongkorn controls his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberto gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto looking to throw knees to the head but Chulalongkorn is blocking nicely.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberto to keep the fight standing.
Roberto missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn is trying to pull guard but Roberto has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberto lands a damaging elbow.
Roberto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn blocking some punches.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice uppercut.
Roberto lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roberto.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Chulalongkorn is rocked!
Chulalongkorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Chulalongkorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberto misses with some punches.
Roberto lands a hook that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Roberto throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chulalongkorn pushes Roberto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulalongkorns head.
Roberto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roberto lands a nice elbow.
Roberto digs a right hand underneath Chulalongkorn's ribcage. Chulalongkorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roberto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roberto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto misses with some punches.
A short right from Chulalongkorn.
Roberto misses with the head strike.
Roberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the head.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Chulalongkorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull guard.
Chulalongkorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn dodges an elbow strike from Roberto.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn misses with some punches.
Roberto works on Chulalongkorn's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Chulalongkorn.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto tries a knee to the head but Chulalongkorn blocks it.
Chulalongkorn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberto.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roberto uses from the top position.
Roberto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chulalongkorn is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Roberto dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good exchange - Roberto coming out on top.
Magnificent Chulalongkorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto wants to clinch.
Roberto clinches with his opponent.
Chulalongkorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chulalongkorn is defending well for now.
Roberto gets through Chulalongkorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn gets control of Roberto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chulalongkorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chulalongkorn has his foot on Roberto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto wants to stand but Chulalongkorn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a triangle but Roberto pushes his legs off easily.
Paulo Roberto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two 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.
Chulalongkorn looking for subs off his back but Roberto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Roberto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chulalongkorn takes one on the button.
Roberto defending well as Chulalongkorn loads up on a big left hand.
Roberto has managed to clinch.
Roberto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chulalongkorn tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chulalongkorn is leaning against Roberto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberto.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulalongkorn has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Roberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnificent Chulalongkorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chulalongkorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Roberto prevents a body shot from Chulalongkorn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Roberto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto is the new featherweight champion!
Paulo Roberto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 5 p4p, 39 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bloodaxe checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bloodaxe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Jiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking body shot.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking body kick.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Jiang misses with a left hand
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bloodaxe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bloodaxe moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe scores with a hook.
Bloodaxe connects with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
Bloodaxe wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiang won't allow it.
Jiang prevents Bloodaxe from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Jiang throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Bloodaxe.
Nice shot lands for Bloodaxe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick that knocks Jiang off balance momentarily.
Bloodaxe takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Bloodaxe tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloodaxe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
Jiang swings for the body but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe tests Jiang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiang doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Jiang throws the left hand but Bloodaxe avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jiang finds it's way through Bloodaxe's defenses.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Bloodaxe throws a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Jiang coming out on top.
Bloodaxe is rocked!
Jiang rushes Bloodaxe and presses him up against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe gets through Jiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Jiang lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jab, jab by Bloodaxe - just one landing.
Bloodaxe scores with the left hand. Jiang knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping right.
Jiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bloodaxe scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jiang.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiang! But no joy.
Jiang misses with a hook to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang ducks right into an uppercut from Bloodaxe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Bloodaxe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jiang tries to clinch up
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bloodaxe checks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang checks a low kick from Bloodaxe.
Jiang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gunnar Bloodaxe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloodaxe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jiang under the eye.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick that misses.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Jiang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bloodaxe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang wants to clinch.
Bloodaxe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Jiang.
Jiang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang blocks a jab.
Jiang misses with a hook to the body
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Jiang scores with a jab.
Bloodaxe with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Jiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bloodaxe on the side of the head.
Jiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bloodaxe, as that shot connected.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
Jiang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bloodaxe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Jiang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloodaxe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Jiang moved away.
Jiang with a nice calf kick.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Bloodaxe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jiang doesn't seem phased though.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang throws a hook but Bloodaxe avoids it easily.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Bloodaxe circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiang is looking to slow Bloodaxe down with leg kicks.
Bloodaxe with the inside leg kick.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
Jiang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
Jiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiang.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Jiang misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jiang counters with a body kick.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice strike.
Jiang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a jab to the nose.
Jiang throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Jiang misses.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodaxe jabs Jiang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiang catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Bloodaxe.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang with a nice cross.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiang blocks the leg kick.
Jiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang swinging wildly here.
Bloodaxe lunges at Jiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jiang's hand.
Jiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy right hand. Jiang should have avoided that one.
Jiang throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang misses with a body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jiang is predictable there
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
Bloodaxe digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Jiang misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Jiang misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Bloodaxe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloodaxe.
Jiang slips a jab from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiang's head.
Bloodaxe lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Jiang blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiang misses with a jab to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Jiang.
Jiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Bloodaxe's leg. Bloodaxe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang wants to counter with a clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him away.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodaxe throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's time! Bloodaxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Jiang takes one to the chin there.
Bloodaxe lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiang off the cage and back into range.
Bloodaxe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiang.
Bloodaxe sizes up Jiang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bloodaxe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiang on the side of the head.
Jiang tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Jiang's body. Jiang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiang misses the target.
Bloodaxe with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bloodaxe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jiang throws a body punch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bloodaxe misses its intended target.
Bloodaxe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jiang. That did some damage!
Jiang connects with a body shot that sends Bloodaxe's belly button to the back.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiang.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
Jiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws out a loose jab but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a double jab
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiang doesn't seem bothered though.
Jiang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Jiang was well out of range.
Bloodaxe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bloodaxe is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jiang can do to turn this around?
Jiang dips to his left and cracks Bloodaxe with an uppercut!
Jiang lands a slapping body shot.
Bloodaxe connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bloodaxe. That snapped Jiang's head back.
Bloodaxe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jiang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloodaxe.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jiang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jiang tries to clinch up.
Bloodaxe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang tries to land a body kick
and Jiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe is looking to slow Jiang down with leg kicks.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang tries to counter with a clinch but Bloodaxe shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Bloodaxe misses
and Jiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bloodaxe thinking.
Bloodaxe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Jiang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe had his way with Da Jiang in that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jiang throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
As Jiang backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bloodaxe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang throws a hook to the side of Bloodaxe's head but Bloodaxe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodaxe lands a head shot.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Jiang.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a double jab
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bloodaxe.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Bloodaxe.
Jiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Bloodaxe sets himself, and Jiang steps forward looking for the clinch! Bloodaxe avoids it this time.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Jiang ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jiang on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
Bloodaxe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bloodaxe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloodaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bloodaxe cracks Jiang with a good jab.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe wants to slow Jiang down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Jiang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Jiang moves into the clinch.
Bloodaxe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Da Jiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodaxe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jiang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bloodaxe.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang stalls.
Bloodaxe is trying to break free.
Bloodaxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodaxe wants to break free but Jiang has control.
Jiang misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Bloodaxe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Bloodaxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodaxe tries to circle away but Jiang has him pinned against the cage.
Bloodaxe working hard to break the clinch.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Oh Bloodaxe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiang lands with a light punch inside.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloodaxe avoids it.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe seems to have got his legs back now.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bloodaxe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Gunnar Bloodaxe retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Gunnar Bloodaxe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 2 p4p, 55 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Cheese's entrance music is The Midnight NAMBLA. A fine choice. Green has chosen This Is Beetle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to move into range but Cheese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green slips a straight right by Cheese.
Cheese throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
And Green responds with a good body kick, but Cheese manages to step out the way in time.
Green attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Cheese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Cheese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese blocks a jab.
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green lands with a kick to the temple. Cheese shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cheese throws a leg kick
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Cheese lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Green.
Green feints and then cracks Cheese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheese down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Cheese counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Donk. Green catches Cheese right on the button with a cross.
Cheese swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Cheese misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cheese slips a jab from Green.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese misses with a combination
and Green counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a straight left.
Cheese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese moves into the clinch.
Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Cheese with a nice calf kick.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Green cracks Cheese with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cheese darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Cheese has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese with a nice calf kick.
Cheese throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Green appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Green moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
Green throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids the head kick by Cheese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Green looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
Green slips a jab from Cheese.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cheese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Cheese throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
A countering left hand to the body from Green misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a solid body kick.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Cheese backing away here, and Green unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lester Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cheese wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
A cross from Cheese lands.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That kick from Cheese tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cheese tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Cheese. That snapped Green's head back.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Cheese misses
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese misses with a combination
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese slips under a jab from Green.
Cheese misses with a kick to the body
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Cheese's defenses.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
Green keeps Cheese at a distance using the push kick.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green jabs at Cheese's body.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese slips a jab from Green.
Green works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Cheese misses with a straight left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheese tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese connects with a leg kick.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Cheese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green misses with a low kick.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Cheese throws a sloppy body shot
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Green lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
Cheese steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Cheese digs a good hook to Green's body.
Green works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Green jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Lester Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Cheese closes the distance and clinches.
Cheese lands a nice uppercut.
Cheese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Green.
Cheese cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheese is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheese throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Green counters with an outside leg kick.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Cheese has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheese there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green checks a leg kick.
Donk. Green catches Cheese right on the button with a cross.
Green moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
Green misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Cheese is predictable there
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Cheese tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Green releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Green misses.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Cheese, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cheese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheese.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Cheese throws a quick counter kick to the body but Green avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Cheese cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheese.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
Green scores with a nice body kick.
Green thows a body kick. Cheese tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a leg kick.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green misses with a leg kick
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a jab.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Cheese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cheese is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Cheese cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Cheese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
A punch combination from Cheese misses.
Cheese needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cheese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Cheese.
Cheese wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheese.
Cheese scores with a nice head shot.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green thuds a left hand into Cheese's body.
Cheese blocks the body kick.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Green tenderised Cheese's leg. Cheese is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese darts in trying to clinch
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a leg kick that misses.
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheese's knee momentarily.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheese has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese blocking some punches.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Cheese blocks the body kick.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Green saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Green dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Cheese throws a leg kick that misses.
Cheese slips a jab from Green.
Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cheese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Cheese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese blocks the body kick.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green takes a shot to the head.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cheese throws a body shot but no joy.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Green misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green tries to move into range but Cheese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Cheese lands a nice looking kick to the body. Green takes a step back to recover.
Cheese catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green misses with a looping right.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Cheese misses
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Lester Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Cheese throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cheese with a body shot.
Cheese lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheese throws a big counter combination but Green scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a nice kick to the body.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green slips a jab from Cheese.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back.
Cheese lands with a kick to the temple. Green shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Green scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lester Green.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Green!
Lester Green is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Lester Green, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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