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BANZAI COMBAT 119 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico Lin (ranked 3870 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Draymond Green (ranked 290 p4p, 265 weight class). Draymond Green will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145
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Brawler
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draymond Green!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
Lin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Well, if Green is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Lin is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Green.
 Lin is rocked!
Lin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Lin out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Green goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Draymond Green!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Zhang (ranked 2543 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Kyle Bush (ranked 149 p4p, 132 weight class). Malaki Zhang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Bush!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
Bush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhang scores with a nice right hand.
Bush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhang.
Bush changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zhang clinches.
Zhang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhang has Bush up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhang stops a takedown attempt from Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhang.
Zhang manages to break the clinch.
Zhang throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhang. That snapped Bush's head back.
Malaki Zhang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhang gets caught napping as Bush dives in and scores a takedown. Zhang manages to retain guard.
Zhang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bush drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bush seems to have locked his on tight now - Zhang screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bush, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kyle Bush!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Riker (ranked 2920 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Kai Asakura (ranked 167 p4p, 114 weight class). Riker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soulfly - Pain. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asakura! But no joy.
Riker fails with the takedown
and Asakura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Asakura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Riker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Asakura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riker looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Riker gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Riker regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura is looking to stand up but Riker won't let him.
Riker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Asakura passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura wants to stand but Riker has his arm trapped.
A lull in the action here as Asakura stalls from top position.
Riker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riker tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Riker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riker is not content to let Asakura control the position.
Asakura tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Riker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asakura wants to free his trapped foot but Riker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riker is holding on to half guard well.
Riker moves into full guard.
Riker wants to sweep but no luck.
Asakura is looking to stand up but Riker won't let him.
Riker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Asakura defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Riker has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Asakura is looking to defend but Riker has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Asakura! Riker pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Asakura taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Riker!
William Riker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mando Morin (ranked 2235 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Boo Boo (ranked 264 p4p, 290 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mando Morin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo clinches with his opponent.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Boo blocks it.
Morin trying to stall but Boo improves his position.
Boo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morin crunches a lovely knee into Boo's ribcage.
Boo effectively controlling the action here.
Boo misses with some punches.
Morin stalling.
Morin'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.
Boo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morin's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boo.
Boo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morins head.
Boo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Boo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boo is defending well for now.
Morin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boo is keeping busy.
Boo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morin looking to throw knees to the head but Boo is blocking nicely.
Boo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morin or not.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Boo struggles to land a body shot inside as Morin controls his hands.
Boo is stalling here.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boo avoiding damage.
Boo scores with a hook to the body.
Boo tries to work over Morin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boo trying to stall but Morin improves his position.
Morin blocks a body shot from Boo.
Boo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boo is defending well for now.
Morin'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.
Boo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Boo looks winded!
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morin lands a nice knee to the body.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Boo taking a breather.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boo stalling against the cage.
Morin working Boo over with knees to the body.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boo avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morin.
Morin lands a knee to the head.
Morin with a knee to the head.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boo tries a body shot but Morin blocks it.
Boo misses with the head strike.
Morin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo managing to block the knees to the body from Morin.
Boo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morin landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morin obliges.
Morin scores with a knee to the head.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morin up against the cage.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mando Morin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boo throws a shot from downtown. Morin moves away and avoids it.
Morin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Boo.
Boo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Morin to counter with a crisp jab.
Boo throws a hook but Morin avoids it easily.
Morin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boo.
Morin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boo throws a right and a left that Morin avoids nicely.
Morin ducks under a wild hook from Boo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin connects with a body shot.
Boo Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo missing with a left hand there. Morin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boo throws out the jab.
Morin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Boo.
Morin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morin.
Boo misses with a left hand
and Morin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morin.
Boo'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.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boo is breathing heavily.
Boo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boo effectively controlling the action here.
Morin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Boo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morin stalling in the clinch.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Boo blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boo can't find room to land a body shot as Morin controls the action.
Morin blocks a body shot from Boo.
Boo working aggressively here.
Morin tries a knee to the head but Boo blocks it.
Morin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boo avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Morin.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Morin.
Mando Morin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo has a couple of punches blocked by Morin.
Morin with a knee to the head.
Boo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boo avoids the damage to the body.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boo misses with a punch to the body.
Boo throws a punch but it's blocked by Morin.
Morin scores a nice knee to the body.
Morin lands a knee to the head.
Morin is trying to maintain a safe position but Boo gets an underhook and turns Morin into the cage.
Morin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morin throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mando Morin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Boo misses.
Morin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boo can do to turn this around?
A big right from Boo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morin misses the target.
Boo connects with a body shot.
Morin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo misses with a body shot.
Boo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morin staying out of range there.
Morin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boo closes the distance and clinches.
Boo stalling.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
Morin misses with a knee strike.
Morin blocking some punches.
Boo pushes Morin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Boo.
Boo gets through Morin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boo just leaning against Morin, taking a breather.
Boo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Boo.
Boo misses with a punch to the body.
Boo lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morin up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Boo - that landed with a thud.
Boo lands with a left to the head.
Morin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boo avoids the damage to the body.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Morin working Boo over with knees to the body.
Morin missing with knees to the body.
Boo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boo is defending well for now.
Morin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Boo.
Boo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boo lands a hook that snaps the head of Morin backwards.
Morin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boo gets through Morin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morin takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Boo.
Boo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Boo.
Boo working hard to break the clinch.
Boo lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo tries to work over Morin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Morin tries to stall but Boo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boo blocks it with crossed arms.
Morin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boo Boo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morin misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Boo as the two fighters clinch.
Boo pushes Morin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Boo.
Boo scores with a hook to the body.
Boo is working Morin over against the cage.
Mando Morin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boo scores with a shot to the side of Morin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Boo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mando Morin!
Mando Morin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Black (ranked 1395 p4p, 782 weight class) and Borislav Marusic (ranked 103 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borislav Marusic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Marusic misses.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black misses the jab.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic scores with a jab to the body.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Marusic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marusic throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marusic misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic avoids it easily.
Marusic lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marusic blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baron Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marusic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Marusic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Marusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Black misses.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marusic slips a jab from Black.
Marusic moves away from the strike by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Marusic looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marusic trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marusic.
Marusic controlling the action here.
Marusic is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marusic works his way into side control.
An elbow from Marusic crashes against the mat.
Marusic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marusic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marusic working the ground and pound from side control.
Marusic is staying tight to Black's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Marusic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marusic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marusic tries to move to mount but Black blocks the move with his legs.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marusic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws the left hand but Marusic avoids the punch easily.
Marusic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
Marusic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marusic or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black throwing a counter right hand but Marusic manages to avoid it.
Marusic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with a right hand
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Marusic had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Black misses.
A nice side step and Marusic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp 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!
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marusic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlack.
Marusic defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Borislav Marusic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marusic under the eye.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marusic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black throws out a loose jab but Marusic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Black misses.
Black throws a hook but Marusic blocks it.
Marusic throws a shot to the body.
Marusic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Black quickly recovers to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Marusic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marusic moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Marusic looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marusic landing punches.
Black wants to hold on but Marusic pushes him away.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marusic on the ground.
Marusic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marusic lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Marusic.
Marusic lands a heavy elbow.
Marusic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marusic wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marusic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Marusic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Black is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Black and Marusic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Marusic taking a breather here.
Black stops Marusic from passing to mount.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a left hand
letting Marusic counter with a right hand.
Marusic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Baron Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marusic blocks a jab.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black slips under a jab.
Marusic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Marusic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black moves out of range as Marusic strikes.
Marusic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marusic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Black backs off Marusic throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marusic finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black misses with a hook. Marusic ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with a hook
and Marusic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic staying out of range there.
Marusic lands the left hand.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marusic connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Marusic moves out of range as Black strikes.
A swing and a miss from Marusic.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Marusic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Marusic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Marusic moves away and avoids it.
Marusic slips under a jab.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marusic slips under a jab from Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Marusic swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
A left lands for Marusic.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marusic.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic lands a glancing blow to the side of Black's head.
Marusic looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marusic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Marusic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marusic.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marusic works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Marusic throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marusic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marusic! But no joy.
Marusic moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Marusic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Marusic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marusic throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic scores with a decent looking hook.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic really 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.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Marusic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marusic scores with a body shot.
Marusic digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marusic throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Marusic cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marusic.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Marusic throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Black with a hook.
A big left from Marusic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Marusic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black misses with an uppercut. Marusic saw that one coming.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Black slips a jab from Marusic.
Black misses with a looping right.
Marusic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Marusic scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Marusic finds it's target.
Marusic goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black looks to land a left hand but Marusic moved out of range nicely.
Black takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic throws a counter combo.
A big right from Black misses.
Black slips under a jab.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Marusic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Marusic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marusic working away.
Marusic is chipping away with strikes.
Marusic takes a little break here. Black wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Borislav Marusic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marusic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Marusic is working Black over with some ground and pound from side control.
Black parries the strikes from Marusic easily there. Marusic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Black to escape.
Marusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Black is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marusic working away.
Marusic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marusic lands an elbow.
Marusic trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Marusic throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Black taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Marusic dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Baron Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borislav Marusic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot by Marusic.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Marusic slips a straight right by Black.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marusic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marusic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marusic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marusic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Marusic can't control as he wanted to and Black manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black trying to hold on to Marusic's head to control him but Marusic postures up.
Marusic tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Marusic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Black is not content to let Marusic control the position.
Black won't allow Marusic to pass to mount.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Marusic wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Marusic wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Marusic thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Marusic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic content to control rather than advance.
Black is staying active underneath Marusic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marusic clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black misses with a body shot.
Marusic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marusic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Black prevents Marusic from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black tries to buck Marusic off but Marusic is having none of it.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Marusic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marusic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marusic happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Marusic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marusic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic! Borislav Marusic retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Andolini (ranked 1852 p4p, 320 weight class) and Faarooq Rahim (ranked 239 p4p, 47 weight class). Valentino Andolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentino Andolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faarooq Rahim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahim shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andolini is trying to defend but Rahim finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andolini won't allow Rahim to pass to mount.
Rahim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rahim wants to control but Andolini is keeping him busy.
Andolini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rahim on the ground.
Rahim thows a huge punch but Andolini dodges it nicely.
Rahim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rahim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rahim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim thows a huge punch but Andolini dodges it nicely.
Rahim wants to pass to mount but Andolini is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andolini is not content to let Rahim control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rahim working over Andolini with some ground and pound. Andolini looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andolini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahim.
Rahim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andolini keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rahim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rahim wants to control but Andolini is keeping him busy.
Rahim working Andolini over with strikes.
Rahim lands with a punch from half guard.
Rahim with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andolini is refusing to be controlled, as Rahim sits in half guard.
Rahim with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rahim works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rahim lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rahim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim wants to control the pace but Andolini is squirming around nicely.
Rahim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rahim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Andolini is bucking up trying to escape but Rahim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rahim tries to control but Andolini wriggling away.
Andolini definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andolini tries to lock up and control but Rahim gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andolini is looking to improve his position but Rahim isn't that keen on the idea.
Rahim thowing shots but they're missing.
Rahim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rahim wants to control the pace but Andolini is squirming around nicely.
Andolini avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rahim.
Andolini is working to get back to half guard.
Rahim landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andolini tries to reverse the position but Rahim maintains control.
Rahim controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rahim tries to clinch there but Andolini circles away.
Rahim scores with a punch to the head.
Rahim defending well as Andolini loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Andolini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Andolini.
Rahim looks to land a right hand but Andolini moved out of range.
Andolini looks to throw the jab but Rahim is out of range.
Andolini misses with a wild body shot.
Andolini just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andolini defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Andolini misses the target.
Rahim ducks under a wild hook from Andolini.
Rahim wants to counter with a clinch but Andolini pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andolini circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Andolini. No joy for Rahim on that attempt.
Andolini throwing a counter right hand but Rahim manages to avoid it.
Valentino Andolini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faarooq Rahim.
Andolini throws a hook but Rahim blocks it.
Rahim cracks Andolini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rahim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahim has managed to clinch.
Rahim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rahim wants to control but Andolini is keeping him busy.
Faarooq Rahim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andolini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahim.
Andolini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andolini tries to get out of the position.
Rahim trying to control from half guard but Andolini is working away.
Rahim is taking a breather. Andolini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rahim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andolini holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rahim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andolini keeps working.
Rahim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andolini defending well though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andolini misses with a straight right.
A big right from Andolini misses.
Rahim blocks a jab.
Andolini ducks under a wild hook from Rahim.
Andolini misses with a straight right.
Rahim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rahim shoots in for a takedown but Andolini shows good takedown defense.
Rahim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andolini is in trouble now - Rahim has advanced to mount!
Rahim controlling from the full mount.
Rahim wants to control the pace but Andolini is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andolini is bucking up trying to escape but Rahim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rahim avoids the attempt from Andolini to control.
Rahim landing strikes from the mount and Andolini is in trouble!
Rahim raining down shots from the mount!
Rahim controlling the pace for now.
Rahim looking to control but Andolini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahim with shots to the head and body - Andolini looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rahim with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahim misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Andolini can't escape the position.
Rahim looking to control but Andolini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rahim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andolini haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rahim controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rahim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andolini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentino Andolini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andolini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andolini walks into a left hand.
Andolini misses with a straight right.
Valentino Andolini is winning the standup battle so far.
Andolini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahim tries to free his leg and advance position but Andolini is retaining full guard.
Andolini keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rahim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rahim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim lands a couple of digs.
Andolini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andolini keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim postures up and lands a big shot to Andolini's brow.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Andolini keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rahim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Andolini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rahim wants to control from the top but Andolini keeps moving.
Andolini being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andolini keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
Rahim looking to sit in guard and control but Andolini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rahim has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Andolini has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andolini trying to control the action but Rahim is working from the bottom.
Andolini tries to advance to mount but Rahim denies him.
Rahim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andolini looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rahim is avoiding damage well.
Rahim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andolini off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahim tries to keep control of the position but Andolini is staying busy.
Rahim connects with a big shot to the side of Andolini's head.
Rahim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rahim punishes Andolini with strikes from the back mount.
Andolini biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Rahim lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Andolini hold on?!
Rahim lands a shot to the head.
Andolini avoids the strikes from Rahim.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Rahim is working the ground and pound. Can Andolini escape?
And that's the end of the fight!
Faarooq Rahim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rahim 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faarooq Rahim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimar Kinkead (ranked 968 p4p, 502 weight class) and Lawson Serrano (ranked 113 p4p, 64 weight class). Kinkead kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Sunshine. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimar Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawson Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Serrano.
Serrano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serrano.
Kinkead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Serrano misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinkead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serrano.
Kinkead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Serrano shoots in but Kinkead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Serrano with that takedown attempt.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinkead's head.
Kinkead is trying to get back to full guard.
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kinkead has a hand on Serrano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Serrano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kinkead hang on?
Kinkead wants to get back to his feet.
Serrano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Serrano lands a heavy elbow.
Kinkead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kinkead holds on for dear life, controlling Serrano's posture momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead regains half guard.
Kinkead looking for submissions off his back.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kinkead is not content to let Serrano control the position.
Serrano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinkead knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead tries to roll over but Serrano keeps him under control.
Serrano wants to pass to mount but Kinkead is defending the position.
Kinkead is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Serrano lands a nice short elbow.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano working the head and body with strikes.
Kinkead manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano stands up over Kinkead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Serrano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kinkead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinkead has his foot on Serrano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serrano works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinkead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Serrano is controlling him.
Kinkead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano distracts Kinkead with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kinkead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serrano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serrano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lawson Serrano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kinkead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinkead wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinkead attempts a counter takedown but Serrano avoids it well and moves away.
Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Serrano looks for a takedown but Kinkead sprawls well.
Kinkead is looking to counter the offense by Serrano and move into the clinch.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kinkead misses the target.
Serrano dives in for a single leg takedown but Kinkead sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kinkead tries to counter with a takedown but Serrano is quick to defend against it.
Kinkead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serrano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kinkead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Serrano defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Serrano trying to control but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
Kinkead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serrano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Serrano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kinkead tries to improve position but can't.
Serrano working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kinkead can't do much from the bottom here.
Serrano trying to control the action but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
Serrano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kinkead down.
Serrano is working Kinkead over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kinkead sneaks back into half guard.
Serrano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinkead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Serrano manages to mount him!
Kinkead taking shots to the head.
Kinkead wants to control but Serrano is having none of it.
Serrano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Serrano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano raining down shots from the mount!
Serrano looking to finish Kinkead with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kinkead!
Kinkead is rocked!
Lawson Serrano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serrano prevents Kinkead from getting the reversal.
Oh Kinkead is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serrano cracks Kinkead with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
Lawson Serrano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Duboulay (ranked 252 p4p, 555 weight class) and Eja Igwe (ranked 23 p4p, 44 weight class). Duboulay comes to the cage accompanied by World On Fire. Eja Igwe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Duboulay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eja Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe throws out a loose jab but Duboulay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duboulay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Duboulay moves out of range as Igwe strikes.
Duboulay moves away from the strike by Igwe.
Igwe connects with a single shot there.
Igwe throws a looping overhand right but Duboulay ducks down to avoid it.
Duboulay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Igwe sprawls and moves away.
Duboulay ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igwe misses with a left hand
and Duboulay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duboulay.
Duboulay preventing the sweep.
Duboulay tries to stand but Igwe is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe has control of Duboulay's left arm, preventing Duboulay from doing any damage.
Igwe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Igwe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duboulay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Igwe's guard.
Duboulay won't allow Igwe to sweep him here.
Igwe is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big right from Igwe misses.
Igwe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duboulay counters with a shoot takedown. Igwe fights it but they end up in guard.
Igwe is looking to stand back up but Duboulay counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Igwe.
Igwe trying to control here.
It looks like Duboulay is going to stand back up.
Igwe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Igwe controlling the position well.
Duboulay tries to stand and escape but Igwe is controlling the position.
Igwe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duboulay tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Igwe.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Igwe misses with a straight right.
Duboulay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Igwe throws out the jab.
Duboulay feinted with a counter takedown.
Igwe lands with a hook. Duboulay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duboulay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Igwe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duboulay scrambles back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Igwe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duboulay sprawling to the canvas! Duboulay rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Igwe finish him?!
Duboulay is rocked!
Igwe misses with an uppercut.
Oh Duboulay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duboulay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Igwe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eja Igwe 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.
Igwe throws a head kick but Duboulay moves out of range.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duboulay seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Igwe misses the target.
Duboulay attempts a counter takedown but Igwe avoids it well and moves away.
Duboulay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igwe.
Duboulay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Igwe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duboulay's hands.
Duboulay staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igwe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Duboulay moves away and avoids it.
Eja Igwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duboulay ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Duboulay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Igwe throws an off balance right hand
and Duboulay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Duboulay wants to stand and escape but instead Igwe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Duboulay is wriggling around but Igwe manages to pass to half guard.
Igwe tries to stand and escape but Duboulay is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe is keen to just control but Duboulay is a slippery customer.
Duboulay wants to get back to his feet.
Duboulay has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Duboulay won't allow Igwe to pass to mount.
Duboulay wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Igwe is controlling the pace.
Igwe wants to free his trapped foot but Duboulay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duboulay wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Igwe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Duboulay attempts a counter takedown but Igwe avoids it well and moves away.
Vincent Duboulay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duboulay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duboulay ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Duboulay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Igwe lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe misses the jab.
Duboulay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Igwe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duboulay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igwe.
Duboulay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Igwe throws a jab when Duboulay was well out of range.
Duboulay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duboulay slips under a jab from Igwe.
Igwe catches Duboulay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Duboulay moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice straight punches there by Igwe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Igwe.
Igwe catches Duboulay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eja Igwe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Igwe scores with a punch to the head.
Igwe closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Duboulay out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eja Igwe!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pope Callixtus (ranked 318 p4p, 46 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 30 p4p, 4 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pope Callixtus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pope Callixtus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pope Callixtus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch but Callixtus is having none of it.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young wants to clinch.
Callixtus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callixtus swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Callixtus misses with a hook.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Callixtus finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Young wants to clinch up but Callixtus keeps it at a distance.
Callixtus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callixtus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young wants to clinch up but Callixtus keeps it at a distance.
Callixtus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callixtus looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Callixtus.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callixtus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Callixtus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Callixtus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callixtus closes the distance and clinches.
Callixtus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Callixtus manages to end up in side control.
Callixtus happy to just control the position for now.
Young is trying to improve his position.
Callixtus working away.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Callixtus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Young is looking for a sweep. Callixtus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callixtus trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Young is trying to control the position but Callixtus postures up.
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Callixtus has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Callixtus manages to pass to side control!
Young is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Callixtus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Young won't allow Callixtus to pass to mount.
Young tries to roll over but Callixtus keeps him under control.
Young looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Callixtus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callixtus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Callixtus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Callixtus wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Callixtus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Callixtus has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to control but Callixtus postures up.
Young regains half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Callixtus 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.
Young is looking to clinch but Callixtus is avoiding it.
A jab from Callixtus misses.
Callixtus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Callixtus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Young throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Callixtus escapes and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Young trying to remain calm as Callixtus controls from the top position.
Young wants to control but Callixtus postures up.
You can see the frustration on Young's face as Callixtus controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to bench press Callixtus off him but Callixtus keeps the position.
Callixtus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Pope Callixtus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is trying to control Callixtus's posture but Callixtus avoids it.
Young isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Callixtus passes into side control, despite Young's attempt to control the position.
Callixtus working away.
Callixtus gets to mount! Young was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is having none of it.
Callixtus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callixtus wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Callixtus controlling the pace for now.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus postures up.
Callixtus tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Callixtus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young regains half guard.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Callixtus not doing much here.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Young is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Young working for submissions but it's allowed Callixtus to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Callixtus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Callixtus prevents Young from improving his position.
Young is looking to control Callixtus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Callixtus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young wants to control the position but Callixtus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Young trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Young is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Callixtus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Callixtus misses with a hook.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Callixtus has managed to clinch.
Callixtus has Young pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Callixtus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Young tumbling to the mat - Callixtus dives into Young's guard.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Callixtus passes into side control.
Callixtus working away.
Callixtus advances to full mount.
Callixtus controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callixtus pulls his head out easily.
Young is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Callixtus jumps into side control!
Young is trying to get back to half guard.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young trying to remain calm as Callixtus controls from the top position.
Young tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Callixtus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Young wants to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Callixtus has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callixtus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callixtus controlling his opponent.
Young wants to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Callixtus controlling his opponent.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Callixtus has a good base and remains in mount.
Young just holding on.
Callixtus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Callixtus keeps him under control.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Callixtus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Callixtus tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young is looking to control Callixtus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Callixtus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callixtus moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Callixtus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callixtus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Callixtus!
Pope Callixtus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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