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DMMA 388: Barbosa v Easterly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Lesage (ranked 1713 p4p, 3220 weight class) and Tom Huller (ranked 216 p4p, 380 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robbie Lesage has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robbie Lesage seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Lesage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Huller!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huller looks to throw the jab but Lesage is out of range.
Lesage works over Huller's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Huller misses the target.
Lesage misses with an uppercut.
Huller misses the shot to the body.
Lesage misses with a looping right.
Jab from Huller.
Tom Huller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lesage defends well and Huller ends up having to push Lesage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Huller feints and as Lesage raises his hands in defense, Huller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Lesage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huller works over Lesage with some ground and pound from guard.
Lesage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huller is aware though and is defending well.
Lesage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesage is looking for a triangle but Huller pushes his legs off easily.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huller throwing strikes from guard but Lesage blocks nicely.
Huller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huller scoring with some ground and pound.
Huller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huller postures up in Lesage's guard and throws a big left but Lesage blocks it.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huller throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesage controls Huller momentarily but Huller frees himself.
Huller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lesage's head.
Lesage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huller is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesage has wrist control.
Huller landing some decent shots from guard.
Huller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huller throwing strikes from guard but Lesage blocks nicely.
Huller lands a couple of digs.
Lesage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Huller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lesage.
Lesage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huller finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesage's head.
Lesage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huller jabs at Lesage's body.
Huller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesage counters with a series of strikes. Huller will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Huller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesage.
Lesage ducks under a wild hook from Huller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huller keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesage dips to his left and cracks Huller with an uppercut!
Lesage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesage.
Huller digs a good body shot into Lesage's ribs.
Huller takes one to the chin there.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesage.
Lesage connects with a looping right hand.
Huller moves out of range of the strikes.
Huller shoots in for a double leg but Lesage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huller digs a good hook to Lesage's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Huller. That snapped Lesage's head back.
Huller lands a jab to Lesage's midsection.
Huller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesage's head backwards.
Huller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesage.
Huller keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesage.
Huller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huller slips under a jab from Lesage.
Robbie Lesage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lesage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lesage is trying to keep Huller in close.
Huller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huller stands up over Lesage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huller lands a couple of elbows.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huller postures up and lands a big shot to Lesage's brow.
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huller postures up and lands a big shot to Lesage's brow.
Huller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lesage has momentary wrist control but Huller slips an elbow through the middle.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huller arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lesage's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Huller!
After the fight, Tom Huller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambalaya Jones (ranked 2908 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Richard Long (ranked 282 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jambalaya Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Long!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips under a jab from Long.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crimson Crow Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Long pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Long stalling.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Long lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Long is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Long.
Richard Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Long has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long connects with a leg kick.
Long tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long slips a straight right by Jones.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
A chopping leg kick lands by Long.
Long lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Long to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jambalaya Jones!
A victorious Jambalaya Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chike Obi (ranked 2591 p4p, 2901 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 259 p4p, 281 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chike Obi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chike Obi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Obi saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obi throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Obi connects with a body shot.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele connects with a right hand. Obi shakes it off.
Obi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Obi checks a leg kick.
Obi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele feints and then cracks Obi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obi down.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Obi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obi scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Obi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obi throws a one two combo.
Obi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Obi catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Obi connects with a crisp jab.
Obi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obi.
Perkele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obi.
Obi swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Obi lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obi scores with a punch to the head.
Obi checks a low kick from Perkele.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Obi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Obi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
A big left from Obi misses.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele lands a slapping body shot.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Obi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Obi throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele throws a leg kick
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
A punch lands to the side of Obi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obi throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obi checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Obi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi lands with a straight right. Perkele didn't see that one coming.
Obi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkele on the side of the head.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Obi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
As Perkele tries to get set, Obi tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkele manages to avoid the attempt.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Obi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Obi.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chike Obi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Obi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkele. Perkele obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Obi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obi.
Obi lands a nice shot that snaps Perkele's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obi checks a leg kick.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obi misses with a few strikes there.
Perkele throws a hook but Obi avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a hook but Obi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perkele scrambles back to his feet.
Obi sizes up Perkele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Obi as he checks the leg kick.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele throws a head kick but Obi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi misses with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele dodges the punch combination from Obi.
Perkele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obi lands a body shot.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
Obi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Obi.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Perkele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obi checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a series of wild punches.
Obi defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele lands a jab-cross combination.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Obi misses with a straight left.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Obi.
Perkele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chike Obi is winning the standup battle so far.
Obi missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele throws a fast counter high kick but Obi manages to duck under it in time.
Sloppy strikes from Obi. Those never looked like landing.
Perkele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a nice leg kick.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
Obi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
A low kick lands for Perkele.
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Obi misses.
Obi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Obi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses.
Obi throws a sloppy body shot
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Obi slips under a jab from Perkele.
Obi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Perkele throws a low kick but Obi avoids it.
Obi misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele connects with a right hand. Obi shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Obi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Obi moved out of range.
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 Chike Obi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkele lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
Perkele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obi throws out a powerful jab.
Obi throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws the left hand but Obi avoids the punch easily.
Obi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perkele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obi scrambles back to his feet.
Obi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Obi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obi checks a low kick from Perkele.
A leg kick checked by Obi.
Obi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Obi takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Obi tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Obi misses.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obi throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Obi scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Obi blocks the low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Obi.
Obi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Perkele lands.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkele tries to score with a low kick but Obi moves his leg out of the way.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Obi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele lands a head shot.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
Obi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perkele.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
Obi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Obi throws a right and a left that Perkele avoids nicely.
Obi moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Obi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters with a left and a right that stings Obi.
Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Obi saw that one coming.
Obi blocks a jab.
Obi throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele moves forwards but Obi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obi lands with a shot to the body.
Obi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obi misses with a looping right.
Obi misses with a looping right.
Obi lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Obi checks it
and Obi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obi.
Perkele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obi swinging wildly here.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obi.
Obi misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Obi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obi scores with a jab. Perkele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi lands with a shot to the body.
Obi scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Obi's head but Obi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chike Obi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chike Obi!
Chike Obi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ispa Perkele stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym I guess.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porridge Wog (ranked 1601 p4p, 3039 weight class) and Kristian Kent (ranked 201 p4p, 361 weight class). Kristian Kent has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Porridge Wog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Kent!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Porridge Wog has been cut.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wog misses the shot to the body.
Kristian Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent tests Wog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kent moves away.
Wog rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Kent stops a takedown attempt from Wog.
Wog has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kent is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wog fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porridge Wog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wog tries for a takedown but Kent manages to get underhooks.
Kent stops a takedown attempt from Wog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wog is trying to pull guard but Kent has him pressed against the cage.
Wog jumps guard and drags Kent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kent gets to his feet. Wog looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kent misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent scores with a one two! Wog had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Wog is rocked!
Wog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kent.
Oh Wog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wog doesn't seem bothered though.
and Kent counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wog! He's just covering up as Kent starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristian Kent!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight Jones (ranked 1841 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Matt Bond (ranked 195 p4p, 202 weight class). Matt Bond has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Light Weight Jones's chin.
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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Weight Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Bond!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones checks the leg kick.
Bond throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Bond only half commits.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bond throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Bond fights it but they end up in guard.
Bond looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bond looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bond defends it well.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bond is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond checks a leg kick nicely.
Bond throws a body kick that misses.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bond misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Bond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bond feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bond.
Bond tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bond blocks a body shot from Jones.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bond to keep the fight standing.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Bond has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bond working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Bond's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bond being controlled here, momentarily.
Bond had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Bond has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Bond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones distracts Bond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bond is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bond's guard.
Bond keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Bond throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bond has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jones is looking to defend but Bond has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jones! Bond pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jones taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Bond!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Soprano (ranked 2251 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Cameron McNab (ranked 283 p4p, 225 weight class). Cameron McNab has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulie Soprano's chin.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron McNab!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McNab.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
McNab looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soprano is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNab working the head and body with strikes.
McNab is staying tight to Soprano's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soprano is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNab controlling the position from side mount.
McNab working the ground and pound.
McNab passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Soprano!
Soprano gets back to half guard.
McNab is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soprano is not content to let McNab control the position.
Still in half guard, McNab seems content to control.
Soprano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soprano.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McNab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
Soprano wants to sweep here but McNab controlling him for the moment.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
McNab is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McNab is working Soprano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McNab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soprano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNab throwing strikes but missing.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McNab trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNab tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Soprano working for a triangle but McNab defends it easily.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing McNab from controlling successfully.
McNab might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soprano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McNab controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Soprano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soprano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McNab wants to control but Soprano is keeping busy.
Soprano wants to pass the guard but McNab is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNab is pressing down on Soprano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron McNab dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McNab throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
McNab looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Soprano!
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
Soprano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soprano is not content to let McNab control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McNab controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Soprano is looking for a sweep.
McNab takes a little break here. Soprano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cameron McNab has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNab cracks Soprano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McNab lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Soprano is working to avoid the ground and pound but McNab connects with a decent elbow.
Soprano is looking to regain half guard here but McNab keeps moving and retains side control.
McNab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McNab scores with punches from side control.
McNab remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
McNab cracks Soprano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soprano is rocked!
Soprano is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Soprano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soprano is working hard here to advance position.
Soprano manages to get back to half guard.
McNab drops an elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNab scores with a big shot! Soprano's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Soprano! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron McNab!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riel Proh (ranked 998 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 124 p4p, 281 weight class). Tobi Bensol will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol misses with a hook. Proh ducked under it nicely.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol looks to land a left hand but Proh moved out of range nicely.
Bensol throws a shot to the body.
Proh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Proh.
Bensol just misses with a punch to the body.
Proh connects with a right hand. Bensol shakes it off.
Proh lunges at Bensol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bensol's hand.
Proh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bensol sprawls well. Bensol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Proh gets slowly back to his feet.
Proh looking to score a takedown here. Bensol is defending well but Proh drives through and ends up in Bensol's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Bensol controlling Proh's posture.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Bensol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bensol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bensol has his hands on Proh's head, controlling the position.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Proh stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Proh stands and throws Bensol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Proh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bensol wants to control but Proh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is trying to buck Proh off.
Proh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bensol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bensol is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Proh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Proh looks up at the clock and then as Bensol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Proh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Proh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Proh throws an elbow but Bensol slips to the side and avoids it well.
Proh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Proh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bensol is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bensol dodges the ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol is trying to get back to half guard.
Proh tries to score with some ground and pound. Bensol controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bensol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Proh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is still trying to improve position.
Proh cracks Bensol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Proh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bensol down.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bensol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bensol moves into full guard.
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!
Bensol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Proh's guard.
Proh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Proh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bensol wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Proh misses with a looping left.
Proh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bensol is fending him off so far but Proh persists. Nope, Bensol circles away and we're back to standing.
Proh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bensol to the ground. Proh is now in Bensol's guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bensol is on top in guard.
Bensol wants to pass the guard but Proh is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh trying to control the position here.
Proh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bensol can do to turn this around?
Bensol trying to control the position from guard on top but Proh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bensol controls the pace.
Bensol trying to control but Proh is working from the bottom.
Proh controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Bensol won't allow Proh to sweep him here.
Proh is pulling down on Bensol's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Riel Proh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bensol wants to control from the top but Proh keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Proh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proh shoots and misses
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
Proh throws a body punch but Bensol moves out of range.
A big right from Bensol misses.
Proh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bensol.
Bensol looks to throw the jab but Proh is out of range.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol throws a looping overhand right but Proh ducks down to avoid it.
Proh 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.
Proh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bensol.
Proh loads up on a big right hand but Bensol slips the punch.
Proh gets a takedown into half guard.
Proh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bensol is looking to improve his position.
Bensol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Proh working over Bensol with some ground and pound. Bensol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bensol wants to improve his position but Proh is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Proh drops an elbow to the side of Bensol's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bensol is pressing down on Proh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Proh stops Bensol from standing up.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Bensol blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bensol looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Proh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bensol trying to get back to full guard but Proh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Proh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Proh raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bensol dips to his left and cracks Proh with an uppercut!
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol ducks under a wild hook from Proh.
Bensol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proh misses with a wild body shot.
Proh slips a jab from Bensol.
Proh misses with an uppercut.
Proh lands with a hook. Bensol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bensol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Proh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bensol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh tries for a takedown but Bensol circles away easily
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bensol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bensol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Proh moves out of range of the strikes.
Proh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bensol circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh scores with a takedown into Bensol's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bensol keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Bensol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
Bensol keeping full guard, as Proh tries to pass.
Bensol can't keep his opponent in guard - Proh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tobi Bensol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bensol's head.
Proh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bensol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bensol has hold of Proh's hands but Proh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bensol is looking for a sweep. Proh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bensol wants to get back to his feet.
Proh wants to control but Bensol is keeping him busy.
Bensol gets full guard.
Proh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensol is keeping the position for now.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is looking to stand up but Proh isn't so interested in that idea.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bensol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Proh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bensol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bensol's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh preventing the sweep.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Proh manages to get himself to full guard.
Proh controlling the position.
Bensol looking to sit in guard and control but Proh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bensol trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Proh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Proh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Proh!
A less than humble Riel Proh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 1200 p4p, 2076 weight class) and Tim Holmberg (ranked 153 p4p, 245 weight class). Tim Holmberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Kong's chin.
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Holmberg!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmberg tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmberg swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmberg staying out of range there.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Holmberg finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Holmberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Holmberg cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Tim Holmberg has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holmberg has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Holmberg misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Holmberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmberg with a jab.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holmberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kong walks into a straight right hand from Holmberg.
Holmberg looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Holmberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a head kick that drops Holmberg to the mat! Holmberg scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Holmberg is rocked!
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!
Holmberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a right hand from hell and Holmberg is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Francois LaFleur (ranked 944 p4p, 1675 weight class) and Ching Chong Chongching (ranked 119 p4p, 205 weight class). LaFleur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebellion. Jean Francois LaFleur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Francois LaFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ching Chong Chongching!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Chongching.
An attempted straight right counter from LaFleur misses the target.
LaFleur misses with a hook
and Chongching counters with a stiff right hand.
LaFleur ducks under a wild hook from Chongching.
A little feinted left hand from LaFleur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chongching throws a shot from downtown. LaFleur moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from LaFleur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chongching misses the jab.
Chongching throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LaFleur throws the left hand but Chongching avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chongching throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaFleur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chongching throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LaFleur counters with a nice uppercut.
Chongching lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaFleur circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from LaFleur misses the target.
LaFleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chongching moves away.
Chongching throws out a counter right but LaFleur avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chongching throws a hook but LaFleur blocks it.
LaFleur is looking to counter punch.
Ching Chong Chongching seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chongching throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chongching swings widly with a right hand
and LaFleur counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chongching! LaFleur lets Chongching back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chongching is rocked!
LaFleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chongching throws out the jab.
Chongching looks up at the clock. Bad move! LaFleur lands a right hand from hell, dropping Chongching. LaFleur pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Francois LaFleur!
A victorious Jean Francois LaFleur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 545 p4p, 841 weight class) and Holden Easterly (ranked 66 p4p, 103 weight class). Junior Barbosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Holden Easterly 's chin.
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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Easterly .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easterly 's brow.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice elbow.
Barbosa stalls.
Easterly effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Easterly blocks an elbow strike.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Easterly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Easterly can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterly .
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa motions for Easterly to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Barbosa catches Easterly right on the button with a cross.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Easterly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
Easterly misses the shot to the body.
Easterly blocks a leg kick.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Easterly misses with a wild body shot.
Easterly swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Easterly 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.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Easterly avoids it.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Easterly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Easterly moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Easterly throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Easterly checks it
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Easterly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Easterly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Easterly throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Easterly .
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Easterly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Easterly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Easterly throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Easterly gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa looks to clinch
letting Easterly counter with a right hand.
Easterly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Easterly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Easterly misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Easterly misses.
Easterly throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Easterly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Easterly .
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Easterly 's legs.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Easterly jabs at Barbosa's body.
Easterly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Easterly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Easterly ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easterly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Easterly 's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Easterly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short right from Easterly .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Easterly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Easterly blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Easterly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Easterly misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
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.
Easterly moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Easterly missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Easterly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterly manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly scores with a hook.
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Easterly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Easterly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Easterly moved out of range.
Easterly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Easterly .
Easterly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Easterly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Easterly throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly slips under a jab.
Easterly scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Easterly misses with a straight right.
Barbosa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Easterly moved out of range.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easterly lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Easterly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterly throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Easterly avoids it well.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A jab from Easterly finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Easterly gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Easterly .
Easterly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Easterly misses with the head strike.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Easterly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Easterly breaks the clinch.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterly works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Easterly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa moves forwards but Easterly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Easterly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Easterly scores with a body shot.
Easterly scores with a shot to the body.
Easterly looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Easterly lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Easterly .
Easterly misses with an uppercut.
Easterly lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Easterly .
Easterly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Easterly lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa works over Easterly 's head and body with a nice combination.
Easterly lands a head shot.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Easterly with a jab.
Easterly lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Easterly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Easterly - just one landing.
Easterly connects with a solid leg kick.
Easterly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Easterly pushes him off.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Easterly throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Easterly scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Easterly catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly 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.
Easterly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Easterly lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Easterly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Easterly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Easterly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easterly swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa has Easterly pressed against the cage.
Easterly can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Easterly avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easterly s head.
A short uppercut from Easterly .
Easterly blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Easterly stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to stall but Easterly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easterly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Easterly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Easterly wants to stall.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Easterly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Easterly avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbosa.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Easterly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa tries to stall but Easterly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Easterly on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Easterly .
Easterly lands a shot to the body.
Easterly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easterly scores with a nice head shot.
Easterly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holden Easterly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Easterly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easterly lands a jab to the nose.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa moves forwards but Easterly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Easterly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easterly .
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Easterly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Easterly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Easterly .
Easterly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa defending well as Easterly loads up on a big left hand.
Easterly looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Easterly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws a hook but Easterly blocks it.
Easterly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Easterly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easterly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Easterly coming out on top.
Easterly just misses with a punch to the body.
Easterly scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Easterly .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Easterly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Easterly avoids the elbow strike from Barbosa, against the cage.
Easterly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Easterly lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Easterly wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Easterly struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Easterly misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Easterly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easterly 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Easterly !
Holden Easterly took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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