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Event:
RH31
Date: Jun 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Hooper scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Piru rushes Hooper and presses him up against the ropes.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooper lands with a straight right. Piru didn't see that one coming.
Piru needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Piru rushes Hooper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Piru.
Piru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piru is pushing Hooper up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hooper tries to circle away but Piru has him pinned against the ropes.
Hooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Piru breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper scores with a one two! Piru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T1#
Hooper scores with a head kick.
Piru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Piru unleashes a big counter combination but Hooper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hooper.
Piru digs a good body shot into Hooper's ribs.#CL2#
Piru moves into range and clinches up with Hooper.
Hooper tries a knee to the head but Piru blocks it.
#BC2#
Piru breaks from the clinch.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses
and Piru counters with a body kick.
Piru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hooper throws a head kick that half lands.
Piru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Piru moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooper wants to break free but Piru has control.
Piru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T2#
Hooper can't break the clinch.
Piru lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Piru moves into range and clinches up with Hooper.
The referee calls for Piru to work.
Piru digs a right hand underneath Hooper's ribcage. Hooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piru with a knee to the head.
Hooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piru stalling.
Hooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hooper is trying to break the clinch but Piru has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Piru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
Hooper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hooper jabs Piru right on the nose. Piru blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ape Piru will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Piru moves forwards but Hooper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Piru rushes Hooper and presses him up against the ropes.
Piru is pushing Hooper up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hooper tries to break the clinch but Piru is controlling the position.
Hooper takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Hooper fails to land.
Piru lands an uppercut.
Hooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piru lands a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Hooper is rocked!#BC2#
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooper misses with a kick to the body.
Hooper jabs Piru right on the nose. Piru blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Piru moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Hooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hooper up against the ropes.
Piru keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hooper's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Piru's brow.
Piru stalling.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hooper is looking to break free of the clinch but Piru has double underhooks.
Hooper tries to circle away but Piru has him pinned against the ropes.
Piru lands an uppercut.
Hooper working aggressively here.
Hooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hooper.
Hooper lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooper misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Piru gets a clinch.
Hooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Hooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Piru avoids the head kick by Hooper.
#CL2#
Piru closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piru.
Piru lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper is trying to force a seperation but Piru has the dominant position.
Piru lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piru.
A frustrated look appears on Hooper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piru scores a nice knee to the body.
Piru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piru. #BC2#
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ape Piru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Hooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hooper.
A nice side step and Piru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Piru moves into the clinch.
Piru is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Piru.
Hooper is trying to break the clinch but Piru is controlling him.
Hooper can't break the clinch.
Hooper tries to break free but Piru pushes him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Piru lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Piru both land. Nice combination.
Oh Hooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piru on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Piru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hooper seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Hooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piru stalling the fight.
Piru has Hooper pressed against the ropes, preventing Hooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hooper is trying to break free.#BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch.
Hooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hooper - that will leave a mark!
Hooper dips to his left and cracks Piru with an uppercut!
Hooper throws a right hand that Piru ducks under and follows up with a left that Piru also avoids with ease.
Hooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Piru holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooper misses with a wild combination.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Piru slips the punch.
Piru walks into a jab.#T2##CL2#
Piru closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Piru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Piru avoids the head kick by Hooper.
Hooper works over Piru's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Hooper lands an overhand right.
Piru connects with a high kick.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooper misses with a double jab.
Piru staggers Hooper with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Hooper looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Piru is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ape Piru!
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Event:
RH21
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Takemura scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Takemura.
A combination from Piru does no damage.
Takemura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A lazy left from Takemura finds it's target.
Takemura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piru backs up against the ropes.
Takemura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takemura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takemura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Takemura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takemura.
Takemura lands a nice hook to Piru's body. Piru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piru swinging wildly here.
Takemura connects with a body shot.
Takemura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Piru backs up against the ropes.
Takemura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Piru moves to clinch but Takemura breaks away
and Piru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takemura punishes Piru's body with a nice straight punch.
Takemura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takemura connects with a nice looking jab.
Piru scores with a leg kick.
Piru misses with a body kick.
Piru takes one to the chin there.
Takemura misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu Takemura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takemura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura digs a good hook to Piru's body.
Piru looks winded!
Piru moves in looking to clinch but Takemura pushes him off.
Takemura lands with a right hand.
Takemura scores with a hook to the body. Piru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takemura lands a head shot.
Piru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takemura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Piru throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takemura counters with a straight right hand.
Piru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piru needs to keep his hands up - Takemura had a free shot at his head there.
Takemura cracks Piru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Takemura is working the combinations to good effect here.
Piru misses with a hook to the body
and Takemura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takemura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takemura lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Takemura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takemura lands with an overhand left.
Takemura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Piru. Piru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takemura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Piru gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Piru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takemura lands a really nice looking cross but Piru seems unphased.
Takemura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takemura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Takemura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryu Takemura is winning the standup battle so far.
Takemura scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Takemura.
Piru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takemura.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura scores with a sloppy right hand. Piru should have avoided that one.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piru is breathing heavily.#T1#
Piru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Takemura.
Takemura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piru wants to clinch up but Takemura keeps it at a distance.
Piru tries to clinch up but Takemura circles away and keeps his distance.
Takemura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piru walks into a jab.
Takemura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piru walks into a left hand.
Takemura lands with an uppercut that bounces Piru off the ropes and back into range.
Takemura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takemura with a jab.
Piru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Piru has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Takemura throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Takemura works the jab nicely.
Piru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takemura finds it's way round the side to connect with Piru's head.
Piru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piru takes one on the button.
Piru tries to clinch
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Takemura's corner calls for a 1-2. Takemura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takemura.
Piru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Piru pushes Takemura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Piru with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Takemura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Takemura dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Takemura there.
Takemura cracks Piru with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Piru darts in trying to clinch
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryu Takemura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takemura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piru doesn't seem bothered though.
Takemura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piru takes one to the chin there.
Piru fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Piru does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piru moves to clinch but Takemura breaks away
and Takemura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Piru misses with a two punch combination.
Piru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takemura connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Piru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takemura scores with a three punch combo!
Takemura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Takemura!
Takemura clobbers Piru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Piru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Piru is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piru is still on wobbly legs! Can Takemura finish him?
Piru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Takemura - just one landing.
Takemura lands a slapping body shot.
Takemura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piru seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Piru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takemura with a jab.
Takemura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takemura lands with a good body shot.
Takemura scores with a jab to the body.
Takemura with a nice cross.
Takemura digs a good hook to Piru's body.
Piru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takemura finds it's way round the side to connect with Piru's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piru closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takemura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Piru in his tracks.
Ape Piru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu Takemura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takemura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piru can do to turn this around?
Takemura cracks Piru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takemura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takemura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Takemura!
Post fight, an emotional Ryu Takemura said 'I'd kill him if the referee let me..'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Piru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Piru turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bonner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Piru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Piru's back!#SUB#
Bonner is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bonner is trying to stick to Piru's back but Piru is turning into Bonner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bonner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Piru.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonner controlling Piru's posture.
Bonner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonner wants to sweep but no luck.
Piru distracts Bonner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Bonner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Piru defends it easily.#T1##SUB#
Bonner working for a triangle but Piru defends it easily.
Bonner wants to sweep but no luck.
Piru is pushing down on Bonner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonner is fighting to maintain full guard but Piru has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bonner trying to control but Piru postures up.
Piru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bonner wants to improve his position but Piru is controlling well.
Piru is thwarting Bonner's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Piru stops Bonner from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Bonner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Piru is pressing down on Bonner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bonner is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonner is looking for a sweep. Piru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piru tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bonner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Piru seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Piru working Bonner over with strikes.
Piru wants to free his trapped foot but Bonner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piru wants to control but Bonner is keeping him busy. #T3#
Bonner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonner is working hard here to advance position.
Piru wants to pass to mount but Bonner is defending the position.
Piru controlling the action here.
Bonner controlling the position well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piru is looking to advance position but Bonner won't allow it.
Bonner really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonner is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Piru has closed the distance and engaged Bonner in a clinch.
Piru's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Piru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Piru closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bonner's guard.#ES#
Bonner has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Piru is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ape Piru dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bonner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piru throws a sloppy head kick and Bonner moves out of range easily.
Bonner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piru as he jumps to the side.
Piru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Piru defends well and Bonner ends up having to push Piru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Piru shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Piru was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bonner tries to buck Piru off but Piru is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Piru controlling the action here.
Piru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Piru is keen to just control but Bonner is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Piru is working for a kimura but Bonner is defending it quite comfortably.
Piru takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonner trying to control but Piru postures up.
Bonner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bonner is trying to get back to full guard.
Bonner moves into full guard.
Bonner wants to sweep but no luck.
Piru looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Piru tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonner is retaining full guard.
Piru preventing the sweep. #T3#
Bonner looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Bonner clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Piru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ape Piru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bonner enables Piru to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bonner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Piru is breathing heavily.
Piru trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ape Piru has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Bonner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Piru defends it easily.
Piru wants to pass the guard but Bonner is keeping the position.
Bonner trying to control the position.
#T4#
Piru scoring with some ground and pound.
Piru trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piru wants to pass the guard but Bonner is keeping the position.
Piru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonner's guard. #ES#
Bonner has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Piru is on him like a limpet, forcing Bonner back against the cage.
Piru stalling against the cage.
#TD2#
Piru has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bonner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
Bonner is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ape Piru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Piru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piru lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Piru has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bonner regains guard immediately.
Bonner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piru stays in close to Bonner's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner wants to hit a switch here but Piru passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bonner there!
Bonner tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Bonner tries to hold on but Piru postures up.
Bonner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Piru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonner wants to improve his position but Piru is controlling well.
Bonner controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Piru connects with a nice short shot to Bonner's temple. #T2#
Piru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bonner trying to hold on to Piru's head to control him but Piru postures up.
Bonner is staying active underneath Piru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bonner wants to improve his position but Piru is controlling well.
#SUB#
Bonner actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Piru is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bonner is trying to stand back up but Piru is controlling him
#T3#
Bonner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Piru has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bonner is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Piru controlling his opponent.
Piru prevents Bonner from getting the reversal.#SUB2#
Piru is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bonner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bonner shrugs it off.
Piru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piru is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
Bonner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bonner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bonner wants to control but Piru is having none of it.
Piru prevents Bonner from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonner taking shots to the head.
Clifford Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ape Piru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ape Piru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ape Piru!
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