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DMMA 385: Kostov v Burgess PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dharya Bhate (ranked 3368 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Alkiviadis Samaras (ranked 274 p4p, 192 weight class). Bhate comes to the cage accompanied by Diwali Madness. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dharya Bhate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alkiviadis Samaras!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samaras at a distance.
Samaras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhate throws out the jab.
Samaras only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bhate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samaras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bhate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samaras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhate throws out the jab.
Bhate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Samaras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bhate jabs at Samaras's body.
Bhate moves away from the strike by Samaras.
Bhate checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bhate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras misses with a hook.
Bhate checks the leg kick.
Samaras throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Bhate misses its target.
Samaras misses with a leg kick
and Bhate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate lands a slapping body shot.
Samaras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samaras misses with a looping right.
Dharya Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate lands with an overhand left.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Samaras.
Samaras stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Samaras.
Samaras takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate avoids the body shot from Samaras.
Samaras with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Samaras misses.
Samaras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bhate throws a body punch but Samaras moves out of range.
Samaras tries a quick counter leg kick but Bhate is wise to it.
Bhate punishes Samaras's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Samaras.
Nice straight punches there by Samaras. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Samaras.
Bhate slips a jab from Samaras.
Samaras throws a right hand that misses
and Bhate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samaras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhate dips to his left and cracks Samaras with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate works Samaras's body with a nice hook.
Bhate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Samaras.
Samaras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Samaras throws a low kick but Bhate avoids it.
Samaras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhate.
Bhate jabs at Samaras's body.
Samaras takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bhate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Samaras lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bhate doesn't seem phased though.
Bhate misses with an uppercut.
Bhate walks into a straight right hand from Samaras.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samaras throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bhate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Bhate has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhate. Samaras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samaras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Samaras throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bhate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samaras thinking.
Bhate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bhate throws a hook but Samaras blocks it.
Samaras is looking to slow Bhate down with leg kicks.
Bhate with a nice cross.
Bhate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samaras counters with a right hand to the body.
Samaras rushes Bhate and presses him up against the cage.
Bhate blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samaras.
Bhate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samaras struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhate controls his hands.
Samaras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Dharya Bhate will probably get the nod.
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.
Samaras throws a body punch but Bhate moves out of range.
That kick from Samaras tenderised Bhate's leg. Bhate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bhate is looking to wear down Samaras with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samaras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Samaras takes a swing at Bhate's ribcage but misses.
Samaras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samaras digs a good body shot into Bhate's ribs.
Bhate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samaras. Bhate does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Bhate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate throws a jab but it's blocked by Samaras.
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samaras swings for the body but Bhate moves out of range.
Samaras throws out a loose jab but Bhate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samaras throws a head kick but Bhate moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bhate. Beautiful body shot.
Bhate throws a body punch but Samaras moves out of range.
Samaras throws a low kick but Bhate moves out of range easily.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samaras lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Bhate.
Samaras scores with a nice body kick.
Samaras is looking to slow Bhate down with leg kicks.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaras moves away.
Samaras takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dharya Bhate is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samaras connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Samaras.
Samaras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samaras! But no joy.
Samaras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bhate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaras moves away.
Samaras throws a hook but Bhate avoids it easily.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Bhate punishes Samaras's body with a nice straight punch.
Samaras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samaras.
Samaras connects with a single shot there.
Bhate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samaras's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bhate 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.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Samaras scores with a jab. Bhate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Bhate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Samaras. That one must have hurt.
Samaras moves into range and connects with a jab.
Samaras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate backing away here, and Samaras unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samaras misses with an uppercut. Bhate saw that one coming.
Samaras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samaras swings for the body but Bhate moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samaras lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samaras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Samaras just misses with a punch to the body.
Samaras motions for Bhate to come forward. Samaras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samaras misses with a straight left.
Samaras tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bhate to counter with a crisp jab.
Samaras misses the jab.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bhate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhate cracks Samaras with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samaras digs a good body shot into Bhate's ribs.
Bhate slips a jab from Samaras.
Samaras chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samaras swinging wildly here.
Samaras lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate throws a shot from downtown. Samaras moves away and avoids it.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samaras is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samaras misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Samaras finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Samaras.
Samaras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Samaras misses with the combination.
Bhate tries to move into range but Samaras moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samaras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bhate's head backwards.
Samaras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bhate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bhate thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Bhate is rocked!
Bhate scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bhate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Samaras 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samaras lands a leg kick that knocks Bhate off balance momentarily.
Samaras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhate was well out of range. Poor timing from Samaras.
Nice straight punches there by Bhate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bhate.
Bhate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Samaras is just out of range.
Bhate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate just misses with a punch to the body.
Samaras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Samaras misses.
Bhate swings for the body but Samaras moves out of range.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Samaras shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Bhate misses the target.
Good shot there by Samaras.
Samaras will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bhate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Samaras is just out of range.
Bhate connects with a crisp jab.
Bhate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Samaras just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Samaras.
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bhate scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Samaras misses
and Bhate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bhate seems to have got his legs back now.
Bhate scores with a hook to the body. Samaras takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhate lands a nice hook to Samaras's body. Samaras takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate misses with a body shot
and Samaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Samaras finds it's target.
Samaras needs to keep his hands up - Bhate had a free shot at his head there.
Bhate blocks a head kick by Samaras.
Samaras is looking to chop away at Bhate's legs.
Samaras lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alkiviadis Samaras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samaras has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alkiviadis Samaras!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayinde Adeyemi (ranked 1431 p4p, 2371 weight class) and Marcos Manteiga (ranked 183 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ayinde Adeyemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Manteiga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manteiga throws an off balance right hand
and Adeyemi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manteiga tries a body shot but Adeyemi blocks it.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manteiga avoids it.
Manteiga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manteiga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adeyemi's brow.
I was talking to Adeyemi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manteiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manteiga is defending well for now.
Manteiga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adeyemi's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manteiga.
Manteiga told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Manteiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manteiga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Ayinde Adeyemi has been cut.
Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manteiga is defending well for now.
Adeyemi scores a nice knee to the body.
Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Manteiga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adeyemi or not.
Manteiga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adeyemi.
Manteiga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adeyemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeyemi blocks a body shot from Manteiga.
Adeyemi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manteiga lands an elbow inside.
Manteiga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manteiga throws an elbow that misses.
Adeyemi working aggressively here.
Manteiga lands an elbow just above Adeyemi 's eye.
Adeyemi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adeyemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manteiga is defending well for now.
Adeyemi missing with knees to the body.
Manteiga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adeyemi blocking some punches.
Manteiga lands a nice elbow.
Adeyemi throws a head punch that misses.
Manteiga blocks an uppercut.
Manteiga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Manteiga on the inside.
Adeyemi trying to land knees to the body.
Manteiga misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manteiga throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manteiga avoids it.
Manteiga misses with a body punch.
Manteiga pushes off an throws an elbow but Adeyemi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adeyemi lands a right hand.
Manteiga throws an elbow that misses.
Manteiga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi lands a good knee to the midsection. Manteiga won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adeyemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manteiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adeyemi prevents a body shot from Manteiga.
Adeyemi trying to land knees to the body.
Adeyemi dodges an elbow strike from Manteiga.
Manteiga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manteiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Adeyemi.
Adeyemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manteiga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manteiga can't find room to land a body shot as Adeyemi controls the action.
Adeyemi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adeyemi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manteiga avoids it.
Adeyemi tries a body shot but Manteiga blocks it.
Adeyemi dodges an elbow strike from Manteiga.
Manteiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manteiga throws a hook but Adeyemi avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Adeyemi misses
and Manteiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adeyemi catches Manteiga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick from Manteiga lands but Adeyemi takes it in his stride.
Adeyemi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adeyemi is rocked!
and Manteiga counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Adeyemi! He's just covering up as Manteiga starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Manteiga!
A very excited looking Marcos Manteiga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 2818 p4p, 3612 weight class) and Stuart Burrows (ranked 193 p4p, 232 weight class). Fukumitsu comes to the cage accompanied by help_urself. Burrows has chosen Baba O'Riley as his entrance music. Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu 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 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu rushes Burrows and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch.
Burrows looks to land a right hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throwing a counter right hand but Burrows manages to avoid it.
Fukumitsu moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Fukumitsu rushes Burrows and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burrows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fukumitsu'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.
Burrows jumps guard but Fukumitsu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fukumitsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fukumitsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burrows thuds a left hand into Fukumitsu's body.
Burrows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukumitsu moves away.
Burrows needs to keep his hands up - Fukumitsu had a free shot at his head there.
Fukumitsu drives through and clinches with Burrows against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws a head punch that misses.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Burrows takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up.
Burrows jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows moves away
and Burrows counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook.
Burrows lands with an uppercut that bounces Fukumitsu off the cage and back into range.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up but Burrows circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Burrows on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukumitsu has managed to clinch.
Fukumitsu lands a shoulder strike.
Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu connects with a single shot there.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows moves away
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu moves in looking to clinch but Burrows pushes him off.
Fukumitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrows circles away.
Burrows throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukumitsu throws out the jab.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Burrows counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fukumitsu lands with an uppercut that bounces Burrows off the cage and back into range.
Burrows lands a nice looking body shot.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up.
Burrows dips to his left and cracks Fukumitsu with an uppercut!
Fukumitsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fukumitsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Fukumitsu.
Burrows throws a shot from downtown. Fukumitsu moves away and avoids it.
Burrows misses with an uppercut. Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Fukumitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burrows lands with a good body shot.
Fukumitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fukumitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fukumitsu has closed the distance and engaged Burrows in a clinch.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but Fukumitsu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Burrows.
Fukumitsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows missing with a left hand there. Fukumitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows moves away
and Burrows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burrows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burrows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burrows throws a hook to the side of Fukumitsu's head but Fukumitsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Burrows slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Burrows takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fukumitsu blocks a jab.
Burrows scores with a shot to the body.
Stuart Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up but Burrows circles away and keeps his distance.
Fukumitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burrows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows connects with a right hand. Fukumitsu shakes it off.
Burrows fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up but Burrows circles away and keeps his distance.
Fukumitsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fukumitsu wants to clinch.
Burrows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burrows lands a head shot.
Fukumitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Burrows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burrows circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burrows counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fukumitsu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fukumitsu staying out of range there.
Burrows throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fukumitsu on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burrows misses with a looping left.
Burrows on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Fukumitsu finds it's target.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up.
Fukumitsu closes the distance but Burrows moves to the side
enabling Burrows to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrows lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burrows with a nice cross.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Burrows.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Fukumitsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fukumitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fukumitsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows throws a looping overhand right but Fukumitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Fukumitsu moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Burrows throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fukumitsu counters with a two punch combo.
Fukumitsu slips under a jab from Burrows.
Fukumitsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
Burrows misses with a left hand
and Fukumitsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burrows lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Burrows.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fukumitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burrows throws an off balance right hand
letting Fukumitsu counter with a right hand.
Burrows cracks Fukumitsu with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fukumitsu.
Burrows misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stuart Burrows seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukumitsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burrows connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fukumitsu scrambles back to his feet.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu wants to clinch up but Burrows keeps it at a distance.
Burrows takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukumitsu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Burrows swats away the attempt to clinch by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fukumitsu lands a glancing blow to the side of Burrows's head.
Burrows throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukumitsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fukumitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrows.
Burrows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukumitsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrows.
Fukumitsu moves forwards but Burrows connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burrows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fukumitsu clinches with his opponent.
Fukumitsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows is having none of it.
Burrows scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fukumitsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burrows slips under a jab.
Fukumitsu throws a shot from downtown. Burrows moves away and avoids it.
Burrows scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fukumitsu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
Burrows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fukumitsu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fukumitsu moves into the clinch.
Burrows has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fukumitsu uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burrows is proving hard to escape from.
Burrows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burrows looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fukumitsu wants to stand but Burrows is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Burrows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burrows takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu takes one on the button.
Fukumitsu forces Burrows back against the cage and clinches.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrows takes a shot to the head.
Fukumitsu misses with the head strike.
Burrows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burrows jumps guard but Fukumitsu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burrows lands a jab.
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Fukumitsu slips the punch.
Burrows missing with a left hand there. Fukumitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukumitsu gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrows.
Burrows jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fukumitsu walks away with a smile on his face. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Burrows.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burrows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burrows swats away the attempt to clinch by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Burrows avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu tries to clinch but Burrows is having none of it.
Donk. Fukumitsu catches Burrows right on the button with a cross.
Fukumitsu closes the distance and pushes Burrows back into the cage.
Burrows ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burrows no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fukumitsu wants to get up but he can't break Burrows's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burrows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fukumitsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burrows is proving hard to escape from.
Burrows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fukumitsu defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to sweep but no luck.
Burrows has a closed guard, preventing Fukumitsu from standing up.
Burrows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fukumitsu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fukumitsu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burrows working for a triangle but Fukumitsu defends it easily.
Fukumitsu wants to stand but Burrows has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows wants to sweep here but Fukumitsu controlling him for the moment.
Fukumitsu wants to stand but Burrows has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burrows working for a triangle but Fukumitsu defends it easily.
Fukumitsu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burrows's guard.
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.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fukumitsu in his tracks.
Burrows jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fukumitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burrows throws out a loose jab but Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Burrows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukumitsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fukumitsu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fukumitsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrows momentarily.
Burrows paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fukumitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burrows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuart Burrows.
I've got Burrows 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Burrows!
After winning the bout, Stuart Burrows thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 648 p4p, 863 weight class) and EL Chapo (ranked 89 p4p, 109 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, EL Chapo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like EL Chapo has been cut.
Jones forces Chapo back against the cage and clinches.
Chapo is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chapo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chapo lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Chapo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chapo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chapo tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Chapo back against the cage.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chapo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
EL Chapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapo misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Chapo to counter with a crisp jab.
EL Chapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chapo misses with a wild combination.
Chapo digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Chapo ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Chapo tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jab by Jones.
Chapo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chapo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones darts in and clinches Chapo up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves to clinch but Chapo breaks away
and Chapo counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chapo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Chapo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a body punch but Chapo moves out of range.
Chapo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChapo.
Chapo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chapo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chapo misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Chapo misses.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Chapo misses with a few strikes there.
Chapo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chapo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a takedown into Chapo's guard.
Jones trying to control but Chapo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Chapo is retaining full guard.
Chapo trying to control the position here.
Jones stops Chapo from standing up.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Chapo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 wants to hit a sweep here but Chapo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
EL Chapo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on EL Chapo'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.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Chapo looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chapo sprawls and moves away.
Jones wants to clinch but Chapo slips to the side
letting Chapo counter with a right hand.
Jones is looking to clinch but Chapo is avoiding it.
Jones connects with the punch.
Chapo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chapo ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapo jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones closes the distance but Chapo moves to the side
enabling Chapo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dan Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Chapo tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up EL Chapo's cut even more.
EL Chapo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chapo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Chapo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chapo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a hook
and Chapo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Chapo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chapo.
EL Chapo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones lands a big right hand that sends Chapo crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Chapo back to his feet!
The cut above EL Chapo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chapo sprawls and moves away.
Chapo lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Chapo waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chapo avoids it really well and circles away.
Chapo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chapo misses with a head kick.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Chapo breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Chapo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chapo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chapo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chapo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chapo finish him?!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Chapo cracks Jones on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jones falls backwards against the cage. Chapo follows up with more strikes that drop Jones to his knees. Chapo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). EL Chapo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 1031 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Shaman Weaver (ranked 112 p4p, 122 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weaver's choice of entrance music: Close Your Eyes by Acen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaman Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weaver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dantes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weaver.
Weaver lands with an uppercut that bounces Dantes off the cage and back into range.
Weaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weaver missing with a left hand there. Dantes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Weaver.
Dantes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dantes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weaver.
Weaver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Weaver missing with a left hand there. Dantes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dantes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dantes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dantes takes one on the button.
Dantes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dantes wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Weaver does no damage.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Weaver ducks right into an uppercut from Dantes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver connects with a single shot there.
Dantes loads up on a big right hand but Weaver slips the punch.
Weaver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Dantes's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Weaver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weaver takes a swing at Dantes's ribcage but misses.
Edmond Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dantes misses with a head kick.
Weaver with the counter takedown but Dantes avoids it easily.
Dantes throws a leg kick but Weaver moved away.
Shaman Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weaver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weaver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dantes doesn't seem bothered though.
Dantes misses with the combination.
Dantes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weaver misses with a double jab
and Dantes counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Dantes misses.
Dantes throws a looping overhand right but Weaver ducks down to avoid it.
Dantes lands a lovely overhand right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weaver or perhaps it was just good defense by Dantes, which made it look bad.
Edmond Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaman Weaver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes misses with a double jab
and Weaver counters with a nice uppercut.
Dantes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaman Weaver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Dantes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weaver drops his hands momentarily and Dantes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dantes misses with a right hand
and Weaver counters with a nice uppercut.
Dantes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
Weaver misses with an uppercut.
Dantes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes blocks a jab.
Dantes throws a head kick but Weaver moves out of range.
Dantes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weaver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver tests Dantes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dantes scores with a jab.
Weaver walks into a stiff left hand from Dantes.
 Weaver is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Dantes and Weaver falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Dantes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edmond Dantes!
After the big win, Edmond Dantes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Nevermore Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diablo Oliveira (ranked 1242 p4p, 1992 weight class) and Lance Thorn (ranked 159 p4p, 221 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diablo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Thorn misses.
A shot to the liver by Thorn. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Thorn.
Oliveira is looking to counter the offense by Thorn and move into the clinch.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thorn struggling a bit here.
Thorn trying to remain calm as Oliveira controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira with the ground and pound but Thorn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thorn moves into full guard.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Thorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Thorn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oliveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Thorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliveira has control of Thorn's left arm, preventing Thorn from doing any damage.
Thorn 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Thorn is fighting to break Oliveira's control of his arms but Oliveira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thorn throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Thorn misses.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn misses the jab.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Oliveira slips a jab from Thorn.
Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Thorn throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorn won't be happy with that.
Thorn throws Oliveira to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
Thorn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Thorn throws an off balance right hand
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thorn is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Oliveira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thorn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oliveira but great work by Thorn.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thorn taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Thorn dominated that round.
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.
Thorn misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Thorn avoids it well and moves away.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Thorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorn connects with a single shot there.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorn throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Oliveira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorn cracks Oliveira on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oliveira falls backwards against the cage. Thorn follows up with more strikes that drop Oliveira to his knees. Thorn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oliveira! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Thorn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materlak (ranked 252 p4p, 946 weight class) and Kane Thoupos (ranked 41 p4p, 129 weight class). Materlak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marzenia. Thoupos has chosen 151 Rum - JID 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Thoupos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thoupos counters with a good low kick that Materlak was not able to check.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Thoupos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thoupos 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.
Materlak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thoupos's head backwards.
Materlak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Materlak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thoupos looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
Materlak misses with a low kick.
Thoupos lands a glancing blow to the side of Materlak's head.
Thoupos cracks a nice hook into Materlak's ribs.
Thoupos throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Materlak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thoupos ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoupos throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Thoupos moved out of range nicely.
Materlak with a hook.
Thoupos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoupos.
Thoupos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Thoupos ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Thoupos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michal Materlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Materlak throws an overhand right that lands on Thoupos's shoulder, as Thoupos tries to avoid the shot.
Thoupos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thoupos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Materlak moves out of range of the body kick.
Thoupos delivers a nice body kick.
Materlak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thoupos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Thoupos misses.
Materlak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thoupos.
Thoupos sizes up Materlak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Materlak lands a jab to Thoupos's midsection.
Thoupos throws a hook but Materlak avoids it easily.
Materlak misses with a straight left.
Thoupos slips under a jab from Materlak.
A punch lands to the side of Thoupos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Thoupos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoupos cracks a nice hook into Materlak's ribs.
Materlak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thoupos.
Materlak avoids a kick to the body.
Thoupos defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Thoupos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thoupos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Materlak throws a low kick but Thoupos avoids it.
Thoupos cracks Materlak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thoupos moves out of range as Materlak strikes.
Thoupos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Materlak misses with a left hand
and Thoupos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thoupos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Materlak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thoupos is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Thoupos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Materlak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thoupos is able to avoid easily.
Thoupos moves out of range of the body kick from Materlak.
Thoupos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Materlak with a body shot.
Materlak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thoupos.
Materlak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thoupos misses with a body shot.
Materlak thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Materlak to counter with a crisp jab.
Thoupos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Materlak on the side of the head.
Materlak 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.
Materlak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thoupos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thoupos catches Materlak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Materlak throws a looping overhand right but Thoupos ducks down to avoid it.
Thoupos takes one on the button.
Materlak swings for the body but Thoupos moves out of range.
Thoupos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thoupos looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
Materlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thoupos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Materlak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thoupos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Materlak. Materlak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoupos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Materlak cracks Thoupos with a good jab.
Materlak moves out of range as Thoupos strikes.
Thoupos lands a nice hook to Materlak's body. Materlak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Materlak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thoupos counters with a nice body shot.
Thoupos scores with a jab.
Materlak misses with an uppercut
and Thoupos counters with a nice uppercut.
Materlak throws an overhand right that lands on Thoupos's shoulder, as Thoupos tries to avoid the shot.
And Thoupos responds with a good body kick, but Materlak manages to step out the way in time.
Materlak wants to slow Thoupos down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Thoupos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Materlak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Thoupos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Materlak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Materlak misses.
Thoupos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Materlak with a body shot.
Materlak feints and then cracks Thoupos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thoupos down.
Thoupos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kane Thoupos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Materlak with a nice calf kick.
Michal Materlak is winning the standup battle so far.
Materlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thoupos tries to move into range but Materlak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thoupos avoids the head kick by Materlak.
Thoupos misses with a hook. Materlak ducked under it nicely.
Materlak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Materlak there.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Thoupos.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Materlak.
A low kick from Materlak is predictable there
and Materlak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoupos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Materlak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Materlak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thoupos to score with a decent uppercut.
Materlak lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materlak connects with the punch.
A low kick from Thoupos is predictable there
and Materlak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thoupos cracks Materlak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoupos needs to keep his hands up - Materlak had a free shot at his head there.
Thoupos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Thoupos.
A swing and a miss from Thoupos.
Materlak throws a hook but Thoupos avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Thoupos scores with a push kick.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoupos moves away.
Thoupos throws a shot from downtown. Materlak moves away and avoids it.
Thoupos misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thoupos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thoupos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Materlak.
The fighters circling - Materlak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoupos.
Thoupos misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thoupos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Materlak throws a low kick, looking for Thoupos's leg but Thoupos calmly moves out of range.
Thoupos misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Materlak checks a low kick from Thoupos.
Thoupos ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
Thoupos takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Thoupos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Materlak.
Thoupos misses the body punch
and Thoupos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thoupos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Materlak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thoupos slips a jab from Materlak.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Thoupos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Materlak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thoupos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thoupos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thoupos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thoupos slips a jab and a cross from Materlak.
Thoupos looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thoupos scores with a jab to the body.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thoupos. That did some damage!
Materlak misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Materlak misses.
A lazy left from Thoupos finds it's target.
Thoupos throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Materlak does it's job there.
Materlak throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Thoupos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoupos scores with the left hand. Materlak knows he should have avoided that one.
Materlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoupos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Materlak ducks under a wild hook from Thoupos.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Thoupos moves away and avoids it.
Thoupos ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
Materlak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Thoupos.
Materlak throws a jab when Thoupos was well out of range.
Materlak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Materlak swings widly with a right hand
and Thoupos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Materlak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Materlak throwing a counter right hand but Thoupos manages to avoid it.
Materlak throws an overhand right that lands on Thoupos's shoulder, as Thoupos tries to avoid the shot.
Thoupos scores with a hook.
Materlak throws a lazy uppercut
and Thoupos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Michal Materlak will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Materlak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thoupos lunges at Materlak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Materlak's hand.
Materlak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thoupos takes one to the chin there.
Thoupos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thoupos slips a straight right by Materlak.
Thoupos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Materlak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thoupos scores with a hook.
Materlak staying out of range there.
Materlak throws a hook but Thoupos blocks it.
Materlak throws a jab when Thoupos was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak blocks a low kick nicely.
Thoupos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Materlak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thoupos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Materlak. That did some damage!
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Thoupos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoupos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
A big right from Thoupos misses.
A good leg kick by Materlak.
Thoupos misses with a looping left.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thoupos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Materlak scores with a hook to the body. Thoupos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thoupos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Nice defenses there by Materlak.
Materlak throwing a counter right hand but Thoupos manages to avoid it.
Materlak slips a straight right by Thoupos.
Thoupos connects with an inside leg kick.
Thoupos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Materlak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thoupos throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Materlak thows a leg kick but Thoupos checks it
and Thoupos counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materlak throws a front kick aimed at Thoupos's knee but Thoupos avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Thoupos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Thoupos. Beautiful body shot.
Materlak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thoupos slips a straight right by Materlak.
Thoupos avoids the body shot from Materlak.
Materlak staying out of range there.
Materlak throwing a counter right hand but Thoupos manages to avoid it.
Thoupos pushes Materlak away with a front kick.
Materlak thuds his right hand into Thoupos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thoupos moves out of range as Materlak strikes.
Materlak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thoupos.
Materlak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoupos moves away.
It seemed like Thoupos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos looks to land a body kick but Materlak moved away.
Thoupos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Materlak misses.
Thoupos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Materlak.
Thoupos 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.
Materlak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Materlak slips a straight right by Thoupos.
Materlak missing with a left hand there. Thoupos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Thoupos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Thoupos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thoupos misses the shot to the body.
Thoupos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Materlak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thoupos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Materlak.
Materlak throwing a counter right hand but Thoupos manages to avoid it.
Thoupos scores with a nice strike.
Materlak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Materlak's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos misses with a looping right.
Thoupos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thoupos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoupos.
Materlak tries to clinch but Thoupos moves out of range.
Thoupos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Materlak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thoupos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Materlak misses with a left hand
and Thoupos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materlak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
Thoupos scores with a jab to the body.
Thoupos throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Materlak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thoupos slips a straight right by Materlak.
Materlak scores with the left hand. Thoupos knows he should have avoided that one.
Materlak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thoupos counters with a nice uppercut.
Thoupos staying out of range there.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoupos was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kane Thoupos.
I think Thoupos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wood Chuck (ranked 306 p4p, 180 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 47 p4p, 25 weight class). Chuck comes to the cage accompanied by Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuck cracks Doctore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doctore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chuck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doctore .
Chuck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doctore tries to counter with a clinch but Chuck shakes him off and moves away.
Doctore blocks a jab.
Doctore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chuck throws a lazy uppercut
and Doctore counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Chuck misses.
Nice body punch from Chuck.
Doctore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chuck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chuck misses with a lunging right hand
letting Doctore counter with a right hand.
Doctore 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chuck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doctore scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Chuck blocks the low kick.
Chuck digs a good hook to Doctore 's body.
Doctore clinches up with Chuck and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck is trying to break free.
Chuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctore .
Doctore tries to stall but Chuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chuck's efforts to push away.
Chuck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doctore lands a nice uppercut.
Doctore crunches a lovely knee into Chuck's ribcage.
Doctore prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Doctore .
Chuck scores with a shot to the side of Doctore 's head.
Chuck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chuck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chuck wants to break free but Doctore has control.
A short right from Doctore on the inside.
Doctore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chuck tries to break free but Doctore pushes him back against the cage.
Doctore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chuck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doctore can turn it around.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike.
Chuck lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck can't find room to land a body shot as Doctore controls the action.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck pushes Doctore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doctore misses with the head strike.
Chuck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chuck misses with a punch to the body.
Doctore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chuck's elbow.
Doctore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chuck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Doctore .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chuck is looking to break free of the clinch but Doctore has double underhooks.
Doctore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuck is trying to push Doctore away but Doctore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chuck prevents a body shot from Doctore .
Doctore has a couple of punches blocked by Chuck.
Doctore landing knees to the body.
Doctore scores with a shoulder strike.
Doctore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck wants to break free but Doctore has control.
Doctore trying to land knees to the body.
Chuck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chuck swings wildly with an uppercut but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doctore obliges.
A right hand to the body from Chuck.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chuck.
Doctore pushes Chuck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doctore lands with a right to the head.
Doctore gets underhooks to prevent Chuck's takedown attempt.
Chuck is breathing heavily.
Chuck prevents a body shot from Doctore .
Doctore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doctore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuck backwards.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Chuck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doctore is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wood Chuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chuck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore scores with a knee to the head.
Doctore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chuck backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck struggles to land a body shot inside as Doctore controls his hands.
Doctore lands with a light punch inside.
Chuck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chuck connects with the punch.
Doctore throws a hook but Chuck avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Doctore .
Doctore defending well as Chuck loads up on a big left hand.
Doctore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuck.
Doctore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuck's corner calls for a 1-2. Chuck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doctore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Chuck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oenomaus Doctore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuck slips under a jab.
Chuck attempts a counter takedown but Doctore avoids it well and moves away.
Chuck looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doctore clinches up against the cage.
Doctore looking to slow down the pace here.
Chuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doctore effectively controlling the action here.
Chuck is trying to drag Doctore to the mat but Doctore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chuck is looking for a takedown.
Doctore scores with a shoulder strike.
Chuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doctore gets underhooks to prevent Chuck's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wood Chuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doctore lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuck won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doctore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doctore lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuck won't want to take too many of those.
Doctore working Chuck over with knees to the body.
Doctore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuck wants to get back to striking at distance but Doctore won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doctore lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuck won't want to take too many of those.
Doctore pushes Chuck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doctore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doctore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doctore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chuck's elbow.
Doctore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doctore working Chuck over with knees to the body.
A short right from Doctore on the inside.
A short uppercut from Doctore .
Chuck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doctore lands with a left to the head.
Doctore '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.
A frustrated look appears on Chuck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chuck working hard to break the clinch.
Doctore scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Doctore .
Chuck is trying to break the clinch but Doctore has him pressed against the cage.
Chuck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doctore has him pressed against the cage.
Doctore scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chuck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doctore pushes Chuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Doctore .
Chuck goes for a takedown attempt but Doctore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doctore misses with a looping right.
Chuck ducks right into an uppercut from Doctore .
Doctore is looking to slow Chuck down with leg kicks.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Chuck.
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore .
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore .
Chuck attempts a counter takedown but Doctore avoids it well and moves away.
Chuck misses the shot to the body.
Chuck sets himself, and Doctore steps forward looking for the clinch! Chuck avoids it this time.
Chuck throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore 's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Chuck misses with a body shot.
Doctore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
Chuck throws a big shot that misses.
Chuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doctore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuck throws a poor cross that misses
and Doctore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Doctore throws a looping overhand right but Chuck ducks down to avoid it.
Chuck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doctore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Doctore .
Doctore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chuck throws a lazy uppercut
and Doctore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctore .
Chuck misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Doctore .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck struggles to land a body shot inside as Doctore controls his hands.
Doctore prevents Chuck from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Doctore .
Chuck is rocked!
Chuck breaks from the clinch.
Oh Chuck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Doctore - that's a beauty! Chuck is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Doctore can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oenomaus Doctore !
Oenomaus Doctore 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 76 p4p, 155 weight class) and Axton Burgess (ranked 10 p4p, 21 weight class). Kostov comes to the cage accompanied by Гио Пика - Буйно Голова. Burgess has chosen I Can Only Count to Four as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgess.
Burgess throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
Burgess misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
Burgess misses with a left hand
and Kostov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess looks to land a right hand but Kostov moved out of range.
Kostov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.
Kostov defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov slips under a jab from Burgess.
It looked like Kostov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burgess.
Burgess misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
Kostov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Burgess as he connects with a hook.
Burgess misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kostov misses the target.
Kostov defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
Kostov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a right hand
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Burgess throws a sloppy body shot
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgess throws the left hand but Kostov avoids the punch easily.
Burgess misses the body punch
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burgess throws a push kick but Kostov slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kostov blocks a head kick by Burgess.
Kostov thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kostov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kostov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgess misses with a left hand
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burgess scores with a nice right hand.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice body kick.
Burgess throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burgess 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 Kostov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kostov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Burgess backs away, Kostov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kostov is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Burgess was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burgess.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Axton Burgess will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Kostov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgess takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kostov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess misses with a hook. Kostov ducked under it nicely.
Kostov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burgess just manages to avoid it.
Burgess misses with a body shot
and Kostov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burgess turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kostov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looks like Kostov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kostov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
As Burgess backs away, Kostov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Kostov tenderised Burgess's leg. Burgess is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burgess thows a leg kick but Kostov checks it
enabling Kostov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgess manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Burgess releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kostov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pavel Kostov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgess can pounce on him.
Kostov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burgess throws a hook but Kostov blocks it.
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kostov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostov.
Kostov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Burgess misses.
Kostov is looking to counter punch.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Burgess.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burgess makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgess manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Burgess on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Burgess misses the target.
Kostov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgess swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Pavel Kostov will probably get the nod.
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.
Kostov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burgess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Burgess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgess swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kostov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgess lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kostov's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burgess.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess misses with a hook. Kostov ducked under it nicely.
Kostov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Kostov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
It looked like Kostov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burgess.
Burgess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgess throws a leg kick but Kostov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kostov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burgess misses with a body kick.
Burgess misses with an uppercut
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Burgess misses
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Kostov.
Burgess connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burgess throws a lazy right hand but Kostov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a lazy body kick
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Kostov tenderised Burgess's leg. Burgess is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgess moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Burgess misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kostov swings for the body but Burgess moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burgess misses with a head kick.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
Burgess jabs Kostov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kostov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burgess slips under a jab.
Burgess counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Burgess stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostov.
Burgess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Kostov.
A low kick from Burgess misses
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Burgess lands a nice hook to Kostov's body. Kostov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burgess takes a swing at Kostov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
Burgess misses with a kick to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice body kick.
Burgess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov throwing a counter right hand but Burgess manages to avoid it.
Burgess misses with an uppercut
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burgess bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kostov's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws the left hand but Kostov avoids the punch easily.
Kostov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burgess throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burgess scores with a nice strike.
Kostov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgess. Burgess obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kostov slips under a jab from Burgess.
A little feinted left hand from Kostov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Axton Burgess will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burgess looks to throw a body kick
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Kostov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burgess avoids it.
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Kostov throwing a counter right hand but Burgess manages to avoid it.
Burgess misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Axton Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess throws an overhand right that lands on Kostov's shoulder, as Kostov tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov counters with a thumping low kick.
Burgess on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kostov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burgess ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Kostov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws an off balance right hand
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burgess misses with a jab to the body
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostov.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a nice leg kick.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Kostov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess jabs at Kostov's body.
Burgess lands with a nice body kick.
Burgess throws a low kick but Kostov moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Kostov misses its target.
Burgess misses with a leg kick
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burgess throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a hook.
Burgess throws a leg kick
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Burgess tenderised Kostov's leg. Kostov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kostov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burgess.
Kostov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kostov lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Pavel Kostov, 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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