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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 1476 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Ryuji Hatakenaka (ranked 134 p4p, 193 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryuji Hatakenaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatakenaka wants to slow Amrani down by chopping away at his legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hatakenaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Amrani.
Hatakenaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amrani.
Amrani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WillyQuay MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hatakenaka blocks a jab.
Amrani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatakenaka throws a lazy right hand but Amrani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka staying out of range there.
Hatakenaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amrani misses with a straight left.
Hatakenaka looks to throw the jab but Amrani is out of range.
Good exchange - Hatakenaka coming out on top.
Hatakenaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatakenaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amrani moves in looking to clinch but Hatakenaka pushes him off.
A jab from Amrani misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Hatakenaka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amrani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatakenaka momentarily.
Hatakenaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hatakenaka.
Amrani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amrani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amrani is looking to clinch.
Hatakenaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Amrani checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Hatakenaka.
Amrani gets a clinch.
A short left from Amrani.
Hatakenaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatakenaka has a couple of punches blocked by Amrani.
Amrani lands with a left to the head.
Amrani digs a right hand into Hatakenaka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatakenaka's gas tank.
Hatakenaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Amrani blocks a body shot from Hatakenaka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amrani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amrani lands an uppercut.
Hatakenaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatakenaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Amrani throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatakenaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatakenaka is leaning against Amrani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amrani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatakenaka lands a shoulder strike.
Hatakenaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatakenaka tries to throw a body punch but Amrani avoids it by throwing Hatakenaka back against the cage.
Hatakenaka prevents a body shot from Amrani.
Hatakenaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Amrani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatakenaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hatakenaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amrani backwards.
Amrani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatakenaka or not.
Hatakenaka tries to work over Amrani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amrani misses with the head strike.
Amrani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Amrani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amrani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amrani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amrani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amrani works on Hatakenaka's body with a couple of short punches.
Amrani scores with a hook to the body.
Hatakenaka looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amrani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatakenaka backwards.
Hatakenaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amrani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amrani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amrani scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatakenaka.
Hatakenaka misses with some punches.
Hatakenaka misses with a body punch.
Amrani manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Amrani has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hatakenaka doesn't defend quickly enough and Amrani has managed to lock this one up! Can Hatakenaka escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Amrani on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ibrahim Amrani!
Ibrahim Amrani managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Detweiler (ranked 1356 p4p, 1061 weight class) and Bruce Kiwi (ranked 165 p4p, 137 weight class). Kiwi has chosen Reaper as his entrance music. Bart Detweiler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bart Detweiler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiwi with a nice cross.
Kiwi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiwi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Detweiler in his tracks.
A cross from Kiwi lands.
Kiwi scores with a nice strike.
Detweiler takes the fight into the clinch.
Detweiler breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Kiwi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Detweiler throws a right and a left that Kiwi avoids nicely.
Kiwi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Detweiler.
Kiwi looks to land a combination but Detweiler avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Detweiler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Detweiler.
Detweiler staying out of range there.
Detweiler avoids the head kick by Kiwi.
A low kick lands for Kiwi.
Kiwi dodges the punch combination from Detweiler.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Kiwi.
Detweiler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Detweiler blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiwi blocks a head kick by Detweiler.
Kiwi misses with a left hand
and Kiwi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Detweiler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiwi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kiwi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler rushes Kiwi and presses him up against the cage.
Kiwi prevents a body shot from Detweiler.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Detweiler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Kiwi.
Detweiler with a nice cross.
Kiwi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiwi thumps Detweiler with a low kick.
Kiwi throws a sloppy head kick and Detweiler moves out of range easily.
It looked like Detweiler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Detweiler wants to clinch.
Kiwi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Detweiler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiwi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiwi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiwi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Detweiler has managed to clinch.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Detweiler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Detweiler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Detweiler blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Detweiler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi pushes Detweiler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Detweiler blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler blocks an uppercut.
Detweiler manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Kiwi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiwi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Detweiler.
A big left from Kiwi misses.
Detweiler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiwi throws a poor cross that misses
and Detweiler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiwi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiwi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Detweiler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiwi loads up on a big right hand but Detweiler slips the punch.
Kiwi stuns Detweiler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiwi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Detweiler throws out the jab.
Kiwi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi misses with a left hand
and Detweiler counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Detweiler's sensitive parts.
Detweiler throws a lazy right hand but Kiwi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Kiwi.
Detweiler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiwi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Detweiler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kiwi moves out of range as Detweiler strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kiwi! But no joy.
Kiwi throws a shot from downtown. Detweiler moves away and avoids it.
Detweiler throws a big counter combination but Kiwi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Detweiler misses with a looping right.
Kiwi looks to land a left hand but Detweiler moved out of range nicely.
Detweiler throwing a counter right hand but Kiwi manages to avoid it.
Detweiler 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi throws a body kick that misses.
Detweiler is looking to counter punch.
Detweiler takes one to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands with a right hand.
Detweiler slips under a jab from Kiwi.
Kiwi dips to his left and cracks Detweiler with an uppercut!
Kiwi throws a body punch but Detweiler moves out of range.
Kiwi lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiwi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Detweiler throws a lazy right hand but Kiwi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Detweiler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Detweiler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiwi throws the left hand but Detweiler avoids the punch easily.
Kiwi throws a hook to the side of Detweiler's head but Detweiler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Detweiler as he checks the leg kick.
Kiwi throws a combination that misses
and Detweiler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands with a kick to the temple. Detweiler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Detweiler tries to clinch up but Kiwi circles away and keeps his distance.
Detweiler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler throws an overhand right that lands on Kiwi's shoulder, as Kiwi tries to avoid the shot.
Detweiler misses with a two punch combination.
Kiwi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Detweiler misses the target.
Kiwi misses with a hook
and Detweiler counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Kiwi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Detweiler tries to clinch
and Kiwi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiwi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Detweiler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
That's time! Detweiler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Detweiler throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiwi.
Kiwi punishes Detweiler's body with a nice straight punch.
Detweiler throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Kiwi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiwi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiwi throws a right hand that misses
and Detweiler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Detweiler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiwi throws a hook to the side of Detweiler's head but Detweiler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiwi misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Detweiler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Kiwi is predictable there
and Detweiler counters with a series of strikes that sends Kiwi to the canvas! Detweiler follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
 Kiwi is rocked!
Kiwi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Detweiler defends it easily.
Kiwi is still in real trouble! Can Detweiler finish him?
Detweiler loads up on a big left hand. Kiwi felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Detweiler looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kiwi can't hide his disappointment, as Detweiler celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Detweiler!
A relieved looking Bart Detweiler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bruce Kiwi had this to say: 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 1288 p4p, 1136 weight class) and Bob Probert (ranked 115 p4p, 102 weight class). Probert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DNA. 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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Probert lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
Probert misses with a head kick.
Markkanen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Probert manages to circle out of the way.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert thumps Markkanen with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Markkanen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Markkanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Markkanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Markkanen misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Probert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Markkanen controls his hands.
Probert cracks Markkanen with a nice body shot.
Markkanen missing with knees to the body.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert is trying to stall.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Probert lands a body punch.
Markkanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
A short left from Markkanen.
Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Markkanen controls his hands.
Markkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Probert as the two fighters clinch.
Markkanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Probert scores with a leg kick.
Markkanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Probert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Probert.
Probert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markkanen.
Probert connects with an inside leg kick.
Probert throws a leg kick
and Markkanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Markkanen.
Markkanen missing with knees to the body.
Probert lands with a right to the head.
Probert stalls.
Probert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Markkanen.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Markkanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Markkanen working hard to break the clinch.
Probert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Probert has Markkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Markkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert pushes Markkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Probert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Markkanen controls his hands.
Probert lands a shoulder strike.
Probert blocks an uppercut.
Probert tries a body shot but Markkanen blocks it.
Probert is trying to stall.
Probert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Markkanen breaks the clinch.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Markkanen controls the action.
Probert looking to stall.
Markkanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Markkanen tries to throw a body punch but Probert avoids it by throwing Markkanen back against the cage.
Probert lands a right hand.
Markkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
As Probert tries to get set, Markkanen tries to push him back and clinch up but Probert manages to avoid the attempt.
Markkanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Probert.
Markkanen walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert throws an off balance right hand
letting Markkanen counter with a right hand.
Markkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Probert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Markkanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Markkanen.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Probert has Markkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Markkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probert presses Markkanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Markkanen blocking some punches.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Probert is pushing Markkanen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Probert digs a right hand underneath Markkanen's ribcage. Markkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Probert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Markkanen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Probert - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert has Markkanen pressed against the cage.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Markkanen controls the action.
Markkanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Markkanen lands a left hand.
Probert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Markkanen prevents a body shot from Probert.
Markkanen manages to break the clinch.
Probert throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Odin Markkanen has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Probert, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probert is looking to slow Markkanen down with leg kicks.
A big left from Markkanen misses.
Bob Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markkanen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Probert. Probert obviously looking to wear him down.
Markkanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Markkanen is looking to counter the offense by Probert and move into the clinch.
Markkanen lands with a nice body kick.
Markkanen looks to land a body kick but Probert moved away.
Probert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Markkanen misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Probert fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Markkanen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert feints and then cracks Markkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Markkanen down.
Probert tests Markkanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Markkanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markkanen checks a leg kick.
Probert closes the distance and clinches.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Probert.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Markkanen controls his hands.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Markkanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Probert - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Markkanen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.
Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Probert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Markkanen.
Probert appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert scores with a shot to the body.
Markkanen moves in looking to clinch but Probert pushes him off.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odin Markkanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Probert throws a body punch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Odin Markkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markkanen walks into a jab.
Probert throws a predictable looking body shot
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probert throws a body shot but no joy.
Markkanen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Probert manages to circle out of the way.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
Probert digs a good hook to Markkanen's body.
Markkanen walks into a stiff left hand from Probert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen takes a swing at Probert's ribcage but misses.
Probert is looking to chop away at Markkanen's legs.
Markkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Probert appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Markkanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markkanen checks a leg kick.
Markkanen attempts a counter takedown but Probert avoids it well and moves away.
Markkanen moves into the clinch.
Markkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Probert.
 It looks like Bob Probert has been cut.
Probert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Probert clinches up with Markkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Probert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Markkanen's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Probert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Markkanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob Probert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Markkanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Markkanen throws a quick counter head kick but Probert was just out of range.
Probert blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probert misses with a hook
and Markkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Markkanen rather than just go for the knockout.
A lazy left from Probert finds it's target.
Probert has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Probert connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
Markkanen forces Probert back against the cage and clinches.
Markkanen misses with the head strike.
Markkanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Probert taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Probert.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert tries to throw a body punch but Markkanen avoids it by throwing Probert back against the cage.
Markkanen is leaning against Probert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markkanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Markkanen slips the punch.
Probert lands with a cross.
Markkanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Probert misses.
Markkanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Markkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Probert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Markkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert misses with a double jab
and Markkanen counters with a head kick that drops Probert!
Probert is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markkanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Probert is still in real trouble! Can Markkanen finish him?
Markkanen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Probert covers up, he's hurt! Markkanen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Markkanen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Markkanen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Markkanen!
Odin Markkanen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Bob Probert stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marek Cervenka (ranked 1056 p4p, 870 weight class) and Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 99 p4p, 78 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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22 - 16 - 1 |
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World class MT
Very strong |
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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 24 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuguego throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Fuguego closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cervenka to the mat! Cervenka manages to get full guard.
Fuguego trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervenka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervenka wants to stand but Fuguego is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego postures up and lands a big shot to Cervenka's brow.
Fuguego trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervenka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cervenka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fuguego misses with a hook.
Fuguego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cervenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuguego misses with a body shot.
Fuguego misses the jab.
It looked like Cervenka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuguego throws a front kick aimed at Cervenka's knee but Cervenka avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cervenka misses the target.
Fuguego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cervenka under the eye.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Fuguego moved out of range nicely.
Fuguego throws out a counter right but Cervenka avoids it with no problem.
Marek Cervenka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Cervenka lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuguego.
Cervenka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuguego on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuguego takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Cervenka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cervenka.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka lands the left hand.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Fuguego saw that one coming.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
Cervenka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cervenka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuguego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuguego.
Cervenka dips to his left and cracks Fuguego with an uppercut!
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuguego slips under a jab.
Cervenka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fuguego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Fuguego's shoulder, as Fuguego tries to avoid the shot.
Fuguego jabs Cervenka right on the nose. Cervenka blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Fuguego throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuguego misses the jab.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Fuguego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cervenka is out of range and Fuguego settles back down.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuguego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cervenka under the eye.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuguego throws a big shot that misses.
Fuguego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervenka.
The fighters circling - Fuguego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuguego jabs Cervenka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good work by Cervenka as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka lunges at Fuguego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuguego's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervenka misses with a hook. Fuguego ducked under it nicely.
Fuguego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cervenka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cervenka misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Fuguego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuguego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Fuguego's head but Fuguego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuguego is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuguego moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Cervenka finds it's target.
Cervenka looks to throw the jab but Fuguego is out of range.
Cervenka misses with a shot to the body
and Fuguego counters with a stiff right hand.
Cervenka tries to clinch but Fuguego is having none of it.
Cervenka dodges the punch combination from Fuguego.
It looked like Cervenka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alphonse Fuguego will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
Fuguego moves forwards but Cervenka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fuguego lands with a right hand.
Fuguego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Fuguego ducked under it nicely.
Cervenka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fuguego. Fuguego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fuguego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuguego! But no joy.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Fuguego saw that one coming.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Marek Cervenka is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a looping overhand right but Cervenka ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Fuguego.
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuguego moves away.
Fuguego gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cervenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a hook but Cervenka avoids it easily.
Fuguego moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Fuguego misses with a shot to the body
and Cervenka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fuguego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cervenka forces Fuguego back against the cage and clinches.
Fuguego is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fuguego misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cervenka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuguego.
Fuguego blocking some punches.
Fuguego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuguego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuguego tries a body shot but Cervenka blocks it.
Cervenka can't find room to land a body shot as Fuguego controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cervenka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuguego.
Cervenka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervenka.
Fuguego lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cervenka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fuguego.
Cervenka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuguego backwards.
Fuguego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cervenka is keeping busy.
Cervenka looking to throw knees to the head but Fuguego is blocking nicely.
Cervenka throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cervenkas head.
Cervenka blocks a body shot from Fuguego.
Cervenka connects with a knee to the head.
Cervenka throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuguego.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fuguego.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuguego backwards.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka blocks a body shot from Fuguego.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuguego.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but Fuguego blocks it.
Fuguego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Cervenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuguego.
Fuguego is leaning against Cervenka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuguego cracks Cervenka with a nice body shot.
Fuguego breaks the clinch.
Fuguego lands a jab to the head.
Fuguego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cervenka with a nice cross.
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!
Cervenka checks the leg kick.
Fuguego throws a hook but Cervenka blocks it.
Fuguego throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
It looked like Cervenka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Fuguego's shoulder, as Fuguego tries to avoid the shot.
Cervenka throws a shot from downtown. Fuguego moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Fuguego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cervenka checks it well.
Cervenka throwing a counter right hand but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cervenka with a nice cross.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Fuguego slips the punch.
Cervenka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Cervenka misses the target.
A big left from Fuguego misses.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Fuguego avoids the punch easily.
Fuguego ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka lands with a shot to the body.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuguego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka lands with a cross.
Fuguego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cervenka is able to avoid easily.
Cervenka throwing a counter right hand but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Fuguego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Fuguego moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuguego misses the target.
Fuguego moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Fuguego loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
Cervenka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Fuguego.
Fuguego slips a jab from Cervenka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fuguego to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuguego misses with a body shot.
Fuguego misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Cervenka misses.
Fuguego slips a jab from Cervenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Fuguego just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego scores with the left hand. Cervenka knows he should have avoided that one.
Cervenka misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuguego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cervenka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fuguego slips a straight right by Cervenka.
Cervenka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Fuguego moved out of range.
Cervenka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cervenka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cervenka throws a jab when Fuguego was well out of range.
Fuguego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Fuguego moved out of range.
Fuguego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Fuguego lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuguego just misses with a punch to the body.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Fuguego ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Fuguego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fuguego lands a body shot.
Fuguego looks to score with a jab to the body but Cervenka is just out of range.
Fuguego scores with a sloppy right hand. Cervenka should have avoided that one.
Fuguego misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Fuguego. That snapped Cervenka's head back.
Fuguego throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervenka.
A jab from Cervenka finds it's way through Fuguego's defenses.
Fuguego misses with a straight right.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cervenka throws a jab when Fuguego was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuguego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cervenka in his tracks.
Cervenka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fuguego gets the takedown into side control.
Fuguego happy to just control the position for now.
Fuguego in side control, throwing shots but Cervenka defends.
Cervenka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fuguego asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fuguego is looking to take a break and control but Cervenka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cervenka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego working the ground and pound.
Cervenka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fuguego is controlling him well.
Fuguego lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cervenka down.
Cervenka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fuguego asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fuguego wants to control but Cervenka is keeping him busy.
Fuguego is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonse Fuguego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fuguego 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 817 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 106 p4p, 174 weight class). Darongo comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ante Petric enters the cage!
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darongo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Petric misses the shot to the body.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Petric's legs.
Darongo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Petric.
Darongo blocks a jab.
Darongo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petric was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
A big left from Petric misses.
Petric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Petric misses its intended target.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric misses with a straight left.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petric loads up on a big right hand but Darongo slips the punch.
Petric is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Darongo moves away and avoids it.
Petric takes one on the button.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
Darongo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darongo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petric there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Darongo misses.
Some wild striking there from Petric.
Darongo thuds a left hand into Petric's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric tries to bum rush Darongo with a series of wild strikes but Darongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Darongo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Darongo.
Darongo lands a big right hand that sends Petric crashing to the mat! Darongo stays standing though and waves Petric back to his feet!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darongo, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Petric. Those never looked like landing.
Darongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darongo.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darongo counters with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Darongo as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Ante Petric's cut even more.
Darongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petric circles away quickly and effectively.
Darongo throws a front kick that sends Petric stumbling back into the cage.
Petric looks winded!
Petric staying out of range there.
Darongo scores with a nice strike.
Darongo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric 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.
Darongo misses with the combination.
Petric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Darongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petric swings for the body but Darongo moves out of range.
Petric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darongo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darongo is looking to counter punch.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Darongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petric swings widly with a right hand
and Darongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darongo works Petric's body with a nice hook.
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!
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric throws a lazy uppercut
and Darongo counters with an outside leg kick.
Darongo misses with a looping left.
Petric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Darongo counters with a straight right hand.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
Petric misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Ante Petric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ante Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petric.
A counter left hand to the body from Darongo misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Darongo.
Darongo misses with a body kick.
Petric digs a good hook to Darongo's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petric missing with a left hand there. Darongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darongo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petric on the side of the head.
Petric misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Petric 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.
Darongo throws a lazy right hand but Petric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Darongo is out of range.
Petric throws a looping overhand right but Darongo ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petric.
Ronan Darongo is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Darongo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petric.
Darongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Darongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric throws a right hand that misses
and Darongo counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Petric misses.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petric.
Petric defending well as Darongo loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Darongo thumps Petric with a low kick.
Petric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petric misses the jab.
Petric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darongos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darongo staying out of range there.
Darongo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petric throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.
Darongo slips under a jab from Petric.
Darongo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petric just manages to avoid it.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Petric.
Darongo is looking to counter punch.
Darongo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darongo avoids the body shot from Petric.
Petric throws a hook to the side of Darongo's head but Darongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petric throws a poor cross that misses
and Darongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Petric misses with a hook
and Darongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ante Petric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darongo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Darongo misses the target.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darongo.
Darongo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ante Petric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ronan Darongo!
Ronan Darongo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 487 p4p, 536 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 44 p4p, 50 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Chai misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Chai throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Chai defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
As Smith backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Smith motions for Chai to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Smith looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Smith lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Smith's head back.
Chai digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Chai.
Smith 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.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Chai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chai.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Chai steps away.
Chai lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith scores with a one two! Chai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai 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.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai misses with a looping left.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith walks into a jab.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a hook.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Chai down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Chai sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith cracks Chai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Smith blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith scores with a head kick.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith 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.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Chai lands.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chai jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Smith takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a low kick as Chai jumps back.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Smith.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with a straight right.
And Smith responds with a good body kick, but Chai manages to step out the way in time.
Smith blocks a jab.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lands a high kick!
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Smith feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Chai lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeong Hoon Chai.
Well Chai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
Jeong Hoon Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 116 p4p, 266 weight class) and Masa Saitoh (ranked 16 p4p, 40 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by TOP OF MY GAME. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Okoro.
Saitoh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okoro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saitoh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saitoh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saitoh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okoro wriggles free and stands up.
Okoro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saitoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saitoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoro counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Masa Saitoh has been cut.
Saitoh closes the distance and clinches.
Saitoh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh is trying to push Okoro away but Okoro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okoro.
Saitoh lands an uppercut.
Saitoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saitoh avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Saitoh tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saitoh tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Saitoh.
Saitoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoro's elbow.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoro pushes Saitoh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saitoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saitoh misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Saitoh.
Saitoh takes a shot to the head.
Saitoh tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saitoh tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro looking to throw knees to the head but Saitoh is blocking nicely.
Okoro misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a shot to the side of Saitoh's head.
Saitoh goes for a takedown attempt but Okoro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kobe Okoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro cracks Saitoh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okoro connects with a crisp jab.
Okoro looks to land a left hand but Saitoh moved out of range nicely.
Saitoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okoro.
Saitoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saitoh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okoro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saitoh pushes Okoro up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh misses with a body punch.
Okoro working aggressively here.
Okoro blocking some punches.
Saitoh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okoros head.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Saitoh.
Saitoh tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saitoh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okoro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Okoro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saitoh. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh misses with a looping right.
Okoro misses with a hook. Saitoh ducked under it nicely.
Okoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okoro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoro takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Saitoh throws a looping overhand right but Okoro ducks down to avoid it.
Okoro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okoro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saitoh moves away.
Okoro connects with an inside leg kick.
Masa Saitoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro misses with the body kick
and Saitoh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saitoh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saitoh closes the distance and clinches up with Okoro, looking for a takedown. Saitoh pushes Okoro against the cage but Okoro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Saitoh misses.
Saitoh needs to keep his hands up - Okoro had a free shot at his head there.
Okoro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saitoh goes for a double leg but Okoro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okoro continues to drive forward.
Okoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Saitoh scores with a nice strike.
Okoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saitoh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoro throws a body punch but Saitoh moves out of range.
A nice side step and Saitoh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saitoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okoro scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh gets a double leg takedown into Okoro's guard.
Saitoh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okoro has Saitoh pulled in close to control his posture.
Saitoh chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoro is adopting a defensive guard.
Saitoh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saitoh lands a couple of elbows.
Saitoh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okoro seems keen to control Saitoh's posture.
Okoro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kobe Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Okoro. No joy for Saitoh on that attempt.
Kobe Okoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
Okoro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saitoh shoots and misses
and Okoro counters with a left to the body.
Saitoh 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.
Saitoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okoro to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Masa Saitoh's cut even more.
Okoro misses with a body kick.
Okoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saitoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saitoh misses with an uppercut
and Okoro counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Okoro. No joy for Saitoh on that attempt.
Saitoh is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kobe Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saitoh throws a jab when Okoro was well out of range.
Okoro lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okoro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saitoh swings widly with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
Okoro throws the left hand but Saitoh avoids the punch easily.
Okoro tries to clinch but Saitoh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh cracks Okoro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Okoro misses with a low kick as Saitoh jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Saitoh misses.
Okoro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saitoh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoro.
Saitoh misses with a hook
and Okoro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saitoh's knee momentarily.
Okoro misses with a looping right.
Saitoh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okoro scores with a nice right hand.
The cut above Masa Saitoh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Saitoh misses.
Saitoh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okoro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saitoh thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Okoro misses with a double jab.
Saitoh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okoro with a body shot.
Masa Saitoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okoro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okoro throws a jab when Saitoh was well out of range.
Saitoh loads up on a big right hand but Okoro slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Okoro misses its target.
Okoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Saitoh.
Saitoh slips a jab from Okoro.
Okoro moves away from the strike by Saitoh.
Okoro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saitoh doesn't manage to clinch there - Okoro circles away.
Saitoh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Okoro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saitoh is in Okoro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro managing to control the position.
Saitoh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saitoh wants to control from the top but Okoro keeps moving.
Okoro trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saitoh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okoro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okoro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Okoro keeps Saitoh at a distance using the push kick.
Saitoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okoro!
Okoro slaps away a takedown attempt from Saitoh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okoro sends Saitoh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Okoro is motioning to the referee to let Saitoh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Saitoh is rocked!
and Okoro counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Saitoh! He's just covering up as Okoro starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Okoro!
A very excited looking Kobe Okoro 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 50 p4p, 51 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 10 p4p, 11 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Body Count - Body Count's in the House. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai thuds a left hand into Sanford's body.
Chai misses with the combination.
Sanford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanford counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chai! Sanford lets Chai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Ghost Chai has been cut.
Chai misses with the combination.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Sanford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Sanford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Sanford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chai 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.
Chai avoids the head kick by Sanford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Sanford slips a straight right by Chai.
It appears Sanford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sanford is looking to close the distance but Chai sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sanford crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sanford is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ghost Chai!
An out of breath Ghost Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Dewitt (ranked 16 p4p, 21 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Dewitt comes to the cage accompanied by Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shida throws a lazy uppercut
and Dewitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida avoids the head kick by Dewitt.
Despite the aggression on Shida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Dewitt.
Shida throws a big shot that misses.
Dewitt lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dewitt moves out of range as Shida strikes.
Dewitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Dewitt.
Shida misses with a head kick.
Dewitt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Dewitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Shida connects with a solid leg kick.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a lunging right hand
and Dewitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dewitt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Dewitt is looking to counter punch.
Shida misses the body punch
and Dewitt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dewitt misses with a looping left.
Dewitt lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Shida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a double jab
and Dewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dewitt works Shida's body with a nice hook.
Dewitt throws a lazy head kick
and Shida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shida throws a lazy right hand but Dewitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dewitt looks to clinch
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Dewitt misses with a shot to the body
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Dewitt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dewitt counters with a right hand to the body.
It looks like Dewitt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dewitt has Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewitt tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Dewitt back against the cage.
Dewitt tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dewitt working aggressively here.
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!
Shida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewitt staying out of range there.
Dewitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shida, pushing him back against the cage.
Dewitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Howie Dewitt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dewitt lands with a nice body kick.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Dewitt.
Shida throws a sloppy body shot
and Dewitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dewitt misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida connects with an inside leg kick.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
Shida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shida misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida misses with a two punch combination.
Dewitt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dewitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shida.
Shida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shida misses with the body kick
enabling Dewitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Dewitt tries to clinch up but Shida circles away and keeps his distance.
Dewitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Shida misses
and Dewitt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dewitt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dewitt stuns Shida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dewitt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Howie Dewitt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shida misses with a double jab
and Dewitt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida avoids the body shot from Dewitt.
Shida is looking for the big counter here.
Dewitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shida.
Dewitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shida can pounce on him.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dewitt lands with a nice body punch.
Shida throws a hook but Dewitt avoids it easily.
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dewitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shida in his tracks.
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 Howie Dewitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dewitt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shida throws a poor cross that misses
and Dewitt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dewitt. Shida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dewitt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dewitt.
Dewitt has Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt lands an uppercut.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dewitt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
Dewitt tries to clinch up but Shida circles away and keeps his distance.
Dewitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Shida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeda Shida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dewitt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dewitt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dewitt.
Dewitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shida misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida delivers a nice body kick.
Shida throws a jab when Dewitt was well out of range.
Dewitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Dewitt clinches with his opponent.
Shida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dewitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dewitt throws a lazy head kick
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Dewitt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dewitt tries to clinch
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida throws the left hand but Dewitt avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida lands with a nice body punch.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Dewitt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
That's time! Dewitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Shida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dewitt misses with a looping left.
Shida throws a poor cross that misses
and Dewitt counters with a two punch combo.
Dewitt throws a head kick that misses.
Shida throws an overhand right that lands on Dewitt's shoulder, as Dewitt tries to avoid the shot.
Dewitt thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt moves into the clinch.
Dewitt misses with the head strike.
Dewitt lands with a light punch inside.
Shida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida tries to circle away but Dewitt has him pinned against the cage.
Dewitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dewitt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shida is looking to break free of the clinch but Dewitt has double underhooks.
Shida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dewitt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dewitt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt tries to clinch up.
Dewitt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shida misses with an uppercut.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
Shida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt wants to clinch
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Dewitt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shida.
Dewitt has closed the distance and engaged Shida in a clinch.
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewitt avoids the head kick by Shida.
And Dewitt counters with a quick kick to the body but Shida blocks it.
Dewitt darts in trying to clinch
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt tries to clinch but Shida moves out of range.
Shida steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dewitt moves to clinch but Shida breaks away
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dewitt looks to clinch
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Howie Dewitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shida looks to throw a body kick
and Dewitt counters with a nice body shot.
Dewitt blocks a low kick nicely.
Shida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dewitt wants to clinch
and Shida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida avoids the head kick by Dewitt.
Dewitt pushes Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dewitt tries to land a body kick
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Shida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dewitt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida throws a leg kick
letting Dewitt counter with a right hand.
Shida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dewitt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dewitt misses
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Dewitt finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Dewitt moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Dewitt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dewitt's head.
Shida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dewitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dewitt wants to clinch.
It seemed like Shida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Dewitt lands but Shida takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Dewitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shida defending well as Dewitt loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt slips under a jab.
Shida swats away the attempt to clinch by Dewitt.
Shida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dewitt with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shida 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Takeda Shida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Howie Dewitt had this to say: 'That is NOT how you do it. I need time to think about my future.'.
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